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NBA Draft 2018: Joel Embiid really doesn't want to be compared to these picks

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Joel Embiid is the king of owning the narrative, and he is making a push at owning the NBA Draft story from afar Thursday.

With Michael Porter Jr.'s fall to No. 14 in the draft to the Nuggets, there were plenty of comparisons made to Embiid because of the medical history both players had coming out of college.

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Embiid doesn't want to be compared to Porter though.

"Keep my name out of this lol," Embiid tweeted.

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