Sixers, Joel Embiid agree to three-year max contract extension: 'I want to be here the rest of my career'

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NBA superstar Joel Embiid is now tied to the Philadelphia 76ers for the foreseeable future. 

The team and Embiid have agreed to a contract extension worth an estimated $193 million, according to multiple reports.

The center has become one of the most dominant players in the NBA. He was named the league MVP following his standout 2023 season. Embiid also won a gold medal with Team USA earlier this year at the Paris Olympics.

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Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid reacts during Game 3 of the first-round playoff series against the New York Knicks at Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia on April 25. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

The extension includes a player option for the 2028-29 season, sources told The Associated Press. Embiid, a seven-time NBA All-Star, shared a photo of himself signing a contract alongside Sixers team owner Josh Harris.

"I want to be here the rest of my career. I love this community and everything you’ve given me and my family," Embiid wrote Friday on social media. "There is a lot more work to do. You guys deserve a championship and I think we’re just getting started."

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Embiid, who dropped a franchise-record 70 points against the San Antonio Spurs last season, signed off with the familiar 76ers hashtag, "#trusttheprocess."

Joel Embiid of Team USA looks on before the Olympic game against the Serbian Men's National Team at the Stade Pierre Mauroy in Paris on July 28. (Jesse D. Garrabrant/NBAE via Getty Images)

Embiid inked a $196 million extension ahead of the 2021 season. The