The Philadelphia 76ers' Joel Embiid is excited to take part in his second All-Star Weekend, but it isn't what, but rather who he's looking forward to playing alongside that excites him the most. The Sixers center was chosen as the starting five-man within the Eastern Conference and later selected by Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry for his team.

Apparently, the admiration is mutual.

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“I'm excited to play with Steph. He's one of the best, if not the best shooter in the game right now, so I want to see what it's like when he gets hot and when he goes on streaks where he just makes everything, him and Klay (Thompson),” said Embiid, according to Alysha Tsuji of USA TODAY Sports' For The Win. “I'm excited to play with those kinds of shooters because as a big man, on a nightly basis, you play against teams and they double team you. You want shooters to be around you. I want to see what it's like to have those type of guys that get hot and just go on a streak and go crazy, so I'm excited to play with Steph.”

Embiid has had the luxury of playing alongside one of the best shooters in the league in J.J. Redick, but on Sunday night, he will get to have his chance to play next to the best shooting backcourt in the league with dynamite marksmen in Curry and Thompson — both shooting over 40 percent from beyond the arc and around the 50 percentile from the floor.

With stakes on the line — a purse for winning the game, money for charity, and personal bragging rights — Embiid will be sure to reap the most out of his All-Star teammates, especially two dead-eye shooters in Curry and Thompson.