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James on his impressions of Embiid: 'I'm no GM'

    by Keith Pompey
    Published 

Cleveland Cavaliers standout LeBron James let it be known that he's not a general manager when asked Saturday to give an early impression of 76ers center Joel Embiid.

"It's great to just see him healthy on the floor, but I don't know. I'm no GM," James said before the morning shootaround for that night's game against the Sixers at Wells Fargo Center.

"I don't really like … I'm not a GM," James added. "They picked him for a reason.  [Embiid is] a huge body. He can shoot the three, great footwork. It's just good to see him out on the floor for the 76ers' franchise, but I don't get paid right now to scout guys. Maybe a few years when I'm done."

Embiid heads into the matchup averaging 17.3 points and 2.0 blocks.

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