Philly was miserable last year, so PGs numbers reflected that: PG had his most complete season ever 2 years ago and finally showed he was ready to carry and be the man in the playoffs. If embiid hadn't fallen apart a long with apparently all their team chemistry, they should have been playing and probably beating NY in this year's conference finals. As it was, they missed that mark by miles.
Anyway, Kawahi has been status quo for as long as he's been in LA, if he happens to be playing in a given year it's a surprise. Take PG over that any day, Kawahi hasn't added much except years to his game.