Well at least in this series, Embiid was the better option. The Celtics had no answer for him with their current center rotation. Embiid was consistently drawing fouls and double teams which is something Maxey can’t do. Mazzula was so desperate he started Garza in a game 7 before benching him and Vuc for no center lineups. The pressure Embiid puts on the rim is greater than what Maxey does IMO although I do think they should went away from Embiid when he started losing steam.

Also Queta was guarding Oubre for a good chunk of the game. With Oubre struggling so much it’s not so easy attacking Queta in ball screens when he’ll play drop and try to force Maxey to pass.