After Maxey saw Big Butt get into position, he immediately lofted the ball into the post with a steady pass.
Embiid then got a chance to go to work with his back to the basket down low.
Although... he had no intention of using his post-up skills to finish the play~~
After receiving the ball, he quickly turned and adjusted his position, turning from a post-up stance to face the basket before launching his attack.
He slowly dribbled, then used a floating-ball crossover to throw off his defender before suddenly following up with a wide Crossover Step. He then took advantage of the movement to drive toward the baseline.
And that wasn't all!
Before Davis could get his feet in position, Big Butt quickly followed with a between-the-legs pullback. Then he gathered the ball and leaped up, shooting a jumper from near the zero-degree angle.
For a big man, that whole sequence of moves was exceptionally fluid.
Embiid also had a remarkably soft touch on the finish. His slightly fading jumper looked incredibly steady.
AD, his defender, watched Big Butt shoot. After asking himself honestly, he had to admit he couldn't match that speed or range of motion.
Sure enough, a moment later, he heard the ball swish through the net behind him.
Big Butt scored another two!
Still, that kind of basket didn't faze either the Thunder Team or AD himself.
They both knew he couldn't keep playing that way for long.
Even Chen, a guard, was constantly criticized by a slew of commentators and so-called experts for relying on sudden stops and bursts, which they claimed would wear his body down before long.
And Embiid was even bigger.
In both weight and size, Big Butt was the Pro Max version of Chen Xi.
At that size, how many