Joel Embiid has increased his PER up from 33.1 last week to 34.2 this week ahead of Nikola Jokic at No. 2. Embiid has a TS% of .646 against a usage rate of 37.5.

NBA PER (Week 8):
1. Joel Embiid: 34.2
2. Nikola Jokic: 31.8
3. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander: 30.6
4. Giannis Antetokounmpo: 29.6
5. Tyrese Haliburton: 27.3
6. Luka Doncic: 26.9
7. Anthony Davis: 25.5
8. LeBron James: 24.9
9. Kevin Durant: 24.2
10. Devin Booker: 23.8
11. Kawhi Leonard: 22.7
12. Zion Williamson: 22.5
13. De'Aaron Fox: 22.4
14. Bam Adebayo: 22.4
15. Trae Young: 22.2
16. Mark Williams: 22.1
17. Donovan Mitchell: 21.9
18. Damian Lillard: 21.6
19. Nicolas Claxton: 21.6
20. Tyrese Maxey: 21.5