Embiid "feels" more American than most guys people would try and point this out for. I'm guessing since he played HS ball and college ball in the states, but he doesn't really feel like an international player to me. Similar to Hakeem and Duncan both playing for team USA. Ewing moved to the US in HS too, he's not considered international.
That's kinda why the Perk take for MVP felt a little out of nowhere to me too. Most the guys he was insinuating would vote for MVP because of that I felt like would most likely lean towards the more American player rather than a Serbian. Unless he literally believed voters were voting solely on tan-ness lol.