NBA Big Board 5.0: Joel Embiid center of attention

(Note: Arrows indicate movement up and down since last Big Board; * indicates player is new addition.)

Chris Mannix | Mar 28, 2014

NBA Big Board 5.0: Joel Embiid center of attention /

Kansas center Joel Embiid missed the last six games of his freshman season with a back injury. — Kansas center Joel Embiid missed the last six games of his freshman season with a back injury :: Greg Nelson/SI

(Note: Arrows indicate movement up and down since last Big Board; * indicates player is new addition.)

Published Mar 28, 2014

CHRIS MANNIX

Chris Mannix is a senior writer at Sports Illustrated covering the NBA and boxing beats. He joined the SI staff in 2003 following his graduation from Boston College. Mannix is the host of SI's "Open Floor" podcast and serves as a ringside analyst and reporter for DAZN Boxing. He is also a frequent contributor to NBC Sports Boston as an NBA analyst. A nominee for National Sportswriter of the Year in 2022, Mannix has won writing awards from the Boxing Writers Association of America and the Pro Basketball Writers Association, and is a longtime member of both organizations.