<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/pacers-news-jahlil-okafor-draws-attention-in-first-nba-appearance-since-2021');   ga('set', 'title', 'Pacers’ Jahlil Okafor draws attention in first NBA appearance since 2021');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Pacers-news-Jahlil-Okafor-draws-attention-in-first-NBA-appearance-since-2021.jpg"></figure><h1>Pacers’ Jahlil Okafor draws attention in first NBA appearance since 2021</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-02-11T21:28:47-08:00">February 11th, 9:28pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-02-11T21:28:47-08:00">February 11th, 9:28pm</time><address><a href="https://letterboxd.com/splooshpuhrty/films/by/your-rating/">Jedd Pagaduan</a>Jedd Pagaduan is a certified Clippers and Gunners fan, which means he's a very sports-traumatized individual. He now writes about sports instead as a form of therapy.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Indiana Pacers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>In a testament to his perseverance, Jahlil Okafor was finally able to make his return to the NBA nearly four years after playing his last game in the league. On Tuesday night, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/pacers-news-indiana-adds-ex-76ers-no-3-pick">Okafor suited up for the Indiana Pacers</a>, playing three minutes of garbage time in what ended up being a 128-115 defeat to the New York Knicks.</p><p>Okafor entered the NBA back in 2015 and was the second overall pick of the draft, selected by the Philadelphia 76ers. It was a bit poetic for him to return to the NBA and face off against the number one pick of that year, Karl-Anthony Towns. And while Okafor may not have met the expectations many had for him coming out of Duke, the fact that he was able to return to the NBA is already a major win in the eyes of fans.</p><p>“Good to see Jahlil Okafor back in the NBA,” X user @Fantasticslack <a href="https://x.com/Fantasticslack/status/1889511320891826508" rel="noopener">wrote</a>.</p><p>“Did I just see Jahlil Okafor??? Wow that’s wassup man,” @OnMahThrone <a href="https://x.com/OnMahThrone/status/1889511161428607209" rel="noopener">added</a>.</p><p>“Jahlil Okafor vs KAT in 2025 Telling someone that in 2015, they would’ve expected it… but now?” @KingBacca22x <a href="https://x.com/KingBacca22x/status/1889509503944597757" rel="noopener">furthered</a>.</p><p>Okafor, of course, was an emergency depth signing for the Pacers amid the injury to Myles Turner. The 29-year-old center was playing very well for Indiana’s G-League affiliate, averaging 18.6 points, 9.5 rebounds, and 2.9 assists in 15 games, earning himself a call-up as a result.</p><p>It’s not quite clear just how big of a role Okafor can fashion for himself on the Pacers even with Turner out due to injury. But with Obi Toppin functioning as the team’s backup center at the moment, there is a chance that Okafor can earn himself some real rotation minutes depending on the matchup.</p><h2><b>The rise and fall of Pacers’ Jahlil Okafor</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Pacers-center-Jahlil-Okafor-15-defends.jpg"><figcaption>© Trevor Ruszkowski-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Jahlil Okafor was supposed to be one of the crown jewels of the Philadelphia 76ers’ infamous “Trust the Process” rebuild in the mid-2010s. But Okafor’s game was quickly outmoded upon his return to the NBA. A traditional back-to-the-basket center did not have much of a place in the modern game anymore, and Okafor did not have the defensive or athletic tools to impact the game far beyond his ability to put the ball through the basket.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-news-jahlil-okafor-former-top-draft-pick-new-team">Okafor did receive plenty of chances</a> to prove himself through his first six years in the league, but no other team gave him a shot after he flamed out by the end of the 2020-21 season. But he’s only 29 years of age, so there could very well be a chance that he finds a niche role with the Pacers.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Pacers’ Jahlil Okafor draws attention in first NBA appearance since 2021

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/pacers-news-myles-turner-reveals-jahlil-okafor-reason-for-avoiding-duke-commitment');   ga('set', 'title', 'Pacers’ Myles Turner reveals Jahlil Okafor reason for avoiding Duke commitment');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Pacers-news-Myles-Turner-reveals-Jahlil-Okafor-reason-for-avoiding-Duke-commitment.jpg"></figure><h1>Pacers’ Myles Turner reveals Jahlil Okafor reason for avoiding Duke commitment</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-09-16T17:44:32-07:00">September 16th, 5:44pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-09-16T17:46:31-07:00">September 16th, 5:46pm</time><address><a>Nick Meyer</a>Nick Meyer is a sports writer for ClutchPoints based in the Metro Detroit area. He has covered everything from Major League Baseball to the NFL, UFC, and College Football.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Indiana Pacers’ center Myles Turner is one of the best and most unheralded big men in the entire NBA. Meanwhile former Duke star Jahlil Okafor is out of the NBA, signing a deal <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-news-jahlil-okafor-former-top-draft-pick-new-team" rel="noopener">to play in Spain</a> recently.</p><p>Star Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton got <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/team-usa-news-tyrese-haliburton-steve-kerr-quarterback-comments" rel="noopener">a ‘quarterback’ comparison</a> from Team USA coach Steve Kerr that bodes well for the 2023-2024 NBA season. The star center Turner had a startling prediction that will <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/pacers-news-myles-turners-bold-tyrese-haliburton-indiana-prediction-will-hype-up-fans'" rel="noopener">fire up Indiana basketball fans</a>.</p><p>On Saturday it was revealed that Turner, who attended the University of Texas to play for the Longhorns, didn’t always have the Lone Star State in mind. He originally had designs on playing for Coach K and the Duke Blue Devils, but those plans were changed when he made a realization that would change his fate as the number two high school basketball prospect in the nation at the time.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">“Duke was like the dream school then Jahlil [Okafor] committed… He's the no. 1 player, I'm the no. 2 player. In my head I'm like 'well sh*t, why would I go team up with him? I’m trying to see him.'"</p><p>—Myles Turner </p><p>(via "Run Your Race, <a href="https://twitter.com/TidalLeague?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@TidalLeague</a>) <a href="https://t.co/ysXU2Bqx8d">pic.twitter.com/ysXU2Bqx8d</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1703182627036098819?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 16, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Turner and the Pacers are expected to be a dark horse contender in the Eastern Conference this season. With strong play on the inside from Turner, outside shooting from Haliburton and Buddy Hield, and a young team that has been making strides in recent years, the ingredients are there for a playoff run.</p><p>Turner is still just 27 years old and put up over 18 points per game last season for Indiana. He <a href="https://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/3133628/myles-turner" rel="noopener">shot nearly 55%</a> from the field and snagged nearly 8 rebounds for the Pacers while improving his three-point percentage to over 37, up from 33 percent the previous season.</p><p>The budding star Turner won’t be mistaken for Nikola Jokic anytime soon, but he has outlasted his former rival Okafor and appears poised to take the next step in his career under Head Coach Rick Carlisle.</p><p>The hope for Pacers fans is that he has staying power, and more tricks up his sleeve, heading into a crucial season for a proud Eastern Conference franchise.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Pacers’ Myles Turner reveals Jahlil Okafor reason for avoiding Duke commitment

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He specializes mainly in soccer, basketball, and baseball. When Quinn isn't producing content for CP, he's writing predictions across the European soccer and NBA world for bettors at Sports Betting Dime, one of the fastest-growing sports betting sites in North America.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Atlanta Hawks are giving Jahlil Okafor another chance in the NBA. After getting waived by the Brooklyn Nets earlier this month following a trade from the Detroit Pistons, the Hawks have now signed Okafor to a non-guaranteed deal for the upcoming season. <a href="https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania/status/1438537666564435969">Via Shams Charania of The Athletic</a>:</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Free agent center Jahlil Okafor is signing a non-guaranteed deal with the Atlanta Hawks, sources tell <a href="https://twitter.com/TheAthletic?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">@TheAthletic</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/Stadium?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">@Stadium</a>.</p><p>— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) <a href="https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania/status/1438537666564435969?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">September 16, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>This could definitely not work out for both parties, but after all, Okafor is a former No. 3 overall pick who still has potential. In 2020/21 with the Pistons, the big man played in just 27 games due to a knee injury, averaging 5.4 points on 12.9 minutes per night. In fact, across the last seasons, he’s featured in just 57 games.</p><p>The Hawks have their main man at center in Clint Capela, but past him, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/atlanta-hawks/roster">their depth is limited at the position</a>. Okafor could prove to be a solid backup when Capela needs a rest. The former Duke standout’s best campaign came way back in his rookie season in 2015/16, putting up 17.5 points and 7.0 rebounds per contest. He’s also capable of playing power forward if need be.</p><p>Okafor is still just 25-years-old as well. There’s more left in the tank but it will simply come down to if he can stay healthy enough. But if he can’t prove his worth with the Hawks, then Okafor could find himself on waivers once again.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Hawks giving Jahlil Okafor a chance

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He lives with his wife and two dogs. He is a huge Southern California sports fan and a retired member of the Fresno State drumline.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>For months, rumors have swirled regarding Brooklyn Nets veteran center DeAndre Jordan and where he will end up as a split was more than likely bound to happen for the veteran. Well, we have an answer and another NBA trade.</p><p><a href="https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1433889032291954691">According to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN,</a> Jordan is headed to the Detroit Pistons.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">ESPN Sources: Brooklyn is trading C DeAndre Jordan, four future-second round picks and $5.78M to Detroit for Jahlil Okafor and Sekou Doumbouya. Pistons plan to work through a buyout on two-years, $20M owed Jordan; Nets will save $47M in salary and tax on deal.</p><p>— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) <a href="https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1433889032291954691?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">September 3, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>In exchange, the Pistons are sending Jahlil Okafor to the Nets to join Kevin Durant and company, for now at least. The Pistons are also receiving Sekou Doumbouya and four future picks in a nice haul for Detroit.</p><p>But, according to Woj, the Pistons are likely to work out on a buyout for Jordan, leaving his next team up in the air with <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-rumos-3-reasons-deandre-jordan-makes-zero-sense-for-la/">rumors circulating</a> about the Los Angeles Lakers being one potential option.</p><p>A buyout was always likely, and the Nets might be inclined to keep Okafor on the roster and received another young player in Sekou Doumbouya as well just to get rid of Jordan.</p><p>After the Nets brought in Paul Millsap and Patty Mills, not to mention re-signing Blake Griffin and apparently being linked to LaMarcus Aldridge in his NBA return, this move makes a ton of sense for Brooklyn as they get rid of Jordan’s contract.</p><p>Now, where is Jordan headed after his buyout with the Pistons?</p><p> </p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Nets trade DeAndre Jordan to Pistons for Jahlil Okafor

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '');   ga('set', 'title', 'Jahlil Okafor agrees to 2-year deal with Pistons');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Pistons-news-Jahlil-Okafor-agrees-to-2-year-deal-with-Detroit.jpg"><figcaption>ClutchPoints</figcaption></figure><h1>Jahlil Okafor agrees to 2-year deal with Pistons</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2020-11-20T16:28:04-08:00">November 20th, 4:28pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2020-11-20T16:28:45-08:00">November 20th, 4:28pm</time><address><a>Christopher Denson</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Big man Jahlil Okafor has agreed to become the newest member of the Detroit Pistons. He joins the team on a two-year deal, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Free agent center Jahlil Okafor has agreed to a two-year deal with the Detroit Pistons, sources tell ESPN.</p><p>— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) <a href="https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1329938585043267584?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">November 21, 2020</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>The 6-foot-11 center is coming off a decent year with the New Orleans Pelicans, which surely helped increase his value on the free agent market this offseason. He averaged 8.1 points along with 4.2 rebounds per game on only 15.6 minutes per game. With the Pelicans not having much of an identity at the center position, Okafor was able to make the most of his time through only 30 games last season. He battled a few injuries during his time with New Orleans, however, which hindered his production at times.</p><p>After getting off to a magnificent start his rookie season with the Philadelphia 76ers, Okafor’s production has steadily declined as the years have went on. The Pistons are in the midst of revamping their frontcourt after signing Mason Plumlee on Friday as well. Both Plumlee and Okafor will likely see interchangeable minutes at the center spot alongside Blake Griffin.</p><p>Newly hired general manager Troy Weaver is obviously attempting to trend in a different direction versus what the team has been able to accomplish in the past. 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Jahlil Okafor agrees to 2-year deal with Pistons

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '');   ga('set', 'title', 'Jahlil Okafor’s issues played key role in Sixers’ firing of Sam Hinkie, death of The Process');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Jahlil-Okafor_s-issues-played-key-role-in-firing-of-Sam-Hinkie-death-of-The-Process-1.jpg"></figure><h1>Jahlil Okafor’s issues played key role in Sixers’ firing of Sam Hinkie, death of The Process</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2020-02-21T08:15:14-08:00">February 21st, 8:15am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2020-02-21T08:15:14-08:00">February 21st, 8:15am</time><address><a>Paolo Songco</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/adnw_request?placement=1709097162682630_1935907953334882&amp;adtype=banner300x250" width="300" height="250"></iframe></figure></header><p>Right now, New Orleans Pelicans big man Jahlil Okafor has settled in as a backup center on a promising team. Not so long ago, though, he was widely considered as a potential cornerstone after being selected third overall by the Philadelphia 76ers back in 2015. Unfortunately, things went poorly for Okafor with the Sixers.</p><p>Some of the problems Okafor faced off the court turned out to be one of the main reasons why former Sixers general manager Sam Hinkie got the boot in 2016, according to an upcoming book by Bleacher Report’s Yaron Weitzman titled “Tanking to the Top: The Philadelphia 76ers and the most audacious process in the history of professional sports.”</p><p>Okafor had a nice rookie campaign with the Sixers, but injuries, poor defense, and highly publicized personal issues were what ultimately led to his downfall. Then just 20 years of age, the former Duke standout reportedly had a drinking problem, and there were several notable incidents outside of bars late at night. Hinkie was blamed for his inability to take control of his player, which ultimately led to Hinkie’s eventual firing.</p><p>Via <a href="https://www.truehoop.com/p/the-ballad-of-sam-hinkie?token=eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjoxNjkxNTY4LCJwb3N0X2lkIjoyODY1OTQsIl8iOiJ1S05rViIsImlhdCI6MTU4MjI5MjkyOCwiZXhwIjoxNTgyMjk2NTI4LCJpc3MiOiJwdWItNTk3MyIsInN1YiI6InBvc3QtcmVhY3Rpb24ifQ.4Ea_kpTF8GL4QwUo4fX9qm5RnBjHIVEb5t7e-TUochw">Henry Abbott of True Hoop:</a></p><blockquote>A flood of critical media followed, and there were signs Hinkie had lost [team co-owner Joshua] Harris’s support, too. Soon, Weitzman reports, Harris deployed one of his preferred law firms, Mintz Levin, to depose Hinkie, [head coach Brett] Brown, and three other team executives: “They were asked about protocols and systems. They were asked who knew what, and when, and what each person did with that information.”</blockquote><p>Hinkie began his stint with the Sixers in 2013 and is widely credited for starting The Process in Philadelphia. He built the team from the ground up, taking a very deliberate and methodical approach. He was unable to see out what he started, though, as he parted ways with the franchise after just three years at the helm. Based on this narrative above, Okafor’s situation played a key role in Hinkie’s abrupt exit, which resulted in Bryan Colangelo taking over.</p><figure class="op-tracker"><iframe><script>  (function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i['GoogleAnalyticsObject']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){  (i[r].q=i[r].q||[]).push(arguments)},i[r].l=1*new Date();a=s.createElement(o),  m=s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];a.async=1;a.src=g;m.parentNode.insertBefore(a,m)  })(window,document,'script','https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js','ga');  ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', 'auto');  ga('set', 'campaignSource', 'Facebook');  ga('set', 'campaignMedium', 'Instant Article');  ga('set', 'title', ia_document.title);  ga('send', 'pageview');</script><iframe>    <script type="text/javascript">        window._taboola = window._taboola || [];        _taboola.push({            article: 'auto',            ref_url: 'http://instantarticles.fb.com'        });        !function (e, f, u, i) {            if (!document.getElementById(i)) {                e.async = 1;                e.src = u;                e.id = i;                f.parentNode.insertBefore(e, f);            }        }(document.createElement('script'),            document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0],            'https://cdn.taboola.com/libtrc/clutchpoints-clutchpoints/trk.js',            'tb_loader_script');        if (window.performance) {          if (typeof window.performance.mark == 'function') {            window.performance.mark('tbl_ic');          }        }    </script>    </iframe></iframe></figure></article>    </body></html>

Jahlil Okafor’s issues played key role in Sixers’ firing of Sam Hinkie, death of The Process

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '');   ga('set', 'title', 'Pelicans GM reveals what’s different with Jahlil Okafor now compared to when he played with Nets');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure data-feedback="fb:likes"><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/jah.jpg"><figcaption>CP</figcaption></figure><h1>Pelicans GM reveals what’s different with Jahlil Okafor now compared to when he played with Nets</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2019-10-08T22:00:59-07:00">October 8th, 10:00pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2019-10-08T22:00:59-07:00">October 8th, 10:00pm</time><address><a>Virgil Villanueva</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/adnw_request?placement=1709097162682630_1935907953334882&amp;adtype=banner300x250" width="300" height="250"></iframe></figure></header><p>New Orleans Pelicans general manager Trajan Langdon had a chance to observe Jahlil Okafor as the center drifted from the Brooklyn Nets to where he is now. Langdon noted that Okafor is much more confident now than in his stint with the Nets.</p><p>To recall, Okafor played 26 games with the Nets in the 2017-18 season. Langdon was a member of the team’s front office back then, and during that time, he noticed that the former third overall pick lacked poise and wasn’t in the best shape of his career.</p><p>In May 2019, Langdon was named general manager of the Pelicans, which allowed him to cross paths once again with Okafor. This time, Langdon said that the 23-year-old is in a great mental and physical state.</p><blockquote>“He’s in a place where he’s primed to succeed,” Langdon said, per <a href="https://www.nba.com/pelicans/news/pelicans-2019-preseason-profile-jahlil-okafor">Jim Eichenhofer of Pelicans.com</a>. “I think he’s in a good mental state. When we had him in Brooklyn, I don’t think he was nearly as confident as a player as he is now. When you talk to him (now), what stands out is the way he rededicated himself and really worked on his body last summer. So in the last calendar year, he’s been able to keep his physique and keep his shape, which I think was huge in the way he performed (last) season, especially in the last couple months.”</blockquote><p>Okafor is now part of the young and loaded Pelicans squad that boasts the likes of Zion Williamson, Lonzo Ball, Brandon Ingram and Jrue Holiday. They’re all young and hungry — the perfect situation that Okafor as he looks to revitalize his young career.</p><figure class="op-tracker"><iframe><script>  (function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i['GoogleAnalyticsObject']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){  (i[r].q=i[r].q||[]).push(arguments)},i[r].l=1*new Date();a=s.createElement(o),  m=s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];a.async=1;a.src=g;m.parentNode.insertBefore(a,m)  })(window,document,'script','https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js','ga');  ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', 'auto');  ga('set', 'campaignSource', 'Facebook');  ga('set', 'campaignMedium', 'Instant Article');  ga('set', 'title', ia_document.title);  ga('send', 'pageview');</script><iframe>    <script type="text/javascript">        window._taboola = window._taboola || [];        _taboola.push({            article: 'auto',            ref_url: 'http://instantarticles.fb.com'        });        !function (e, f, u, i) {            if (!document.getElementById(i)) {                e.async = 1;                e.src = u;                e.id = i;                f.parentNode.insertBefore(e, f);            }        }(document.createElement('script'),            document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0],            'https://cdn.taboola.com/libtrc/clutchpoints-clutchpoints/trk.js',            'tb_loader_script');        if (window.performance) {          if (typeof window.performance.mark == 'function') {            window.performance.mark('tbl_ic');          }        }    </script>    </iframe></iframe></figure></article>    </body></html>

Pelicans GM reveals what’s different with Jahlil Okafor now compared to when he played with Nets

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '');   ga('set', 'title', 'Report: The 76ers will likely trade either Nerlens Noel or Jahlil Okafor');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/noel-okafor-thumb-size.jpg"><figcaption>Bill Streicher/USA TODAY Sport</figcaption></figure><h1>Report: The 76ers will likely trade either Nerlens Noel or Jahlil Okafor</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2016-05-27T16:10:24-07:00">May 27th, 4:10pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2020-04-27T21:28:16-07:00">April 27th, 9:28pm</time><address><a>Aram Cannuscio</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/adnw_request?placement=1709097162682630_1935907953334882&amp;adtype=banner300x250" width="300" height="250"></iframe></figure></header><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/tag/nerlens-noel/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Nerlens Noel</a> and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/tag/jahlil-okafor/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Jahlil Okafor</a> have played together for all of one year so far. The thought is that Okafor and Noel can’t work together as neither of them can really spread the floor and the paint would simply be too clogged. The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/tag/sixers/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Philadelphia 76ers</a> and their staff are unsure if it’s time to call the trial a complete failure, but they may want to give it a go for another year.</p><p>Chad Ford of ESPN went on 97.3 ESPN radio the other day to <a href="https://www.csnphilly.com/the700level/chad-ford-high-likelihood-sixers-trade-jahlil-okafor-or-nerlens-noel" rel="noopener noreferrer">discuss the possibility</a> of the 76ers moving Nerlens Noel or Jahlil Okafor before the draft:</p><blockquote>“I think that there’s a very high likelihood, that whether it’s to move up in the draft or use them to grab a free agent in a sign and trade or just to a trade, that you will not see the Nerlens Noel-Jahlil Okafor pairing at the start of next season. I think that they’ll gauge the interest of both players. I think that there might be a slight preference for Noel, to keep him around with the Sixers, and I think you might be right, there might be a slight, better value for Okafor out on the market, but I think everyone agrees that that combination of those two players doesn’t necessarily work.The Sixers needs to pick up assets, especially if they’re gonna go ahead and do a Ben Simmons or Brandon Ingram with the first pick in the draft. Then they’re gonna need those assets to start to fill out their backcourt, because the 24th pick and [the 26th pick], you’re not finding starters. I’m not even sure that you’re necessarily finding rotation players at that back end of the draft that are gonna make big impact, so they’re gonna have to do that via free agency or via trade, and I think either Okafor or Noel — I don’t think they’ll trade both — but one of those two is probably their best trade chip.”</blockquote><p>All of this really depends on who the 76ers draft with the 1st overall pick. If they decide to go with <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/tag/brandon-ingram/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Brandon Ingram</a>, they’ll be filling a need at SF. Keeping Noel and Okafor might be the right thing to do given there is no guarantee yet with <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/tag/joel-embiid/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Joel Embiid</a>. The prudent decision would be to not move either of them and try it out with the both of them for one more year.</p><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/jahlil-noel-bench.jpg"><figcaption>Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><p>On the other hand, if the 76ers decide to draft Ben Simmons with the 1st pick, trading either Noel or Okafor will have to be done. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/tag/ben-simmons/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Ben Simmons</a> is a power forward in today’s NBA. There’s no reason for Philadelphia to keep Okafor, Noel, Simmons, and Embiid. That won’t work out. If the 76ers pick Simmons, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/76ers-leaning-toward-ben-simmons-with-the-number-one-pick/" rel="noopener noreferrer">which they seem to be leaning towards</a>, then trading Okafor or Noel for a top-five pick might be the best option.</p><p>[button width=”full” button size=”bigger” color=”custom” align=”center” textcolor=”#ffffff” texthcolor=”#ffffff” bgcolor=”#8b0000″ link=”https://clutchpoints.com/rumor-celtics-could-trade-number-three-pick-in-package-for-jahlil-okafor/”]<b>NEXT:</b> Celtics reportedly interested in trading draft pick for Jahlil Okafor[/button]</p><figure class="op-tracker"><iframe><script>  (function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i['GoogleAnalyticsObject']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){  (i[r].q=i[r].q||[]).push(arguments)},i[r].l=1*new Date();a=s.createElement(o),  m=s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];a.async=1;a.src=g;m.parentNode.insertBefore(a,m)  })(window,document,'script','https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js','ga');  ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', 'auto');  ga('set', 'campaignSource', 'Facebook');  ga('set', 'campaignMedium', 'Instant Article');  ga('set', 'title', ia_document.title);  ga('send', 'pageview');</script><iframe>    <script type="text/javascript">        window._taboola = window._taboola || [];        _taboola.push({            article: 'auto',            ref_url: 'http://instantarticles.fb.com'        });        !function (e, f, u, i) {            if (!document.getElementById(i)) {                e.async = 1;                e.src = u;                e.id = i;                f.parentNode.insertBefore(e, f);            }        }(document.createElement('script'),            document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0],            'https://cdn.taboola.com/libtrc/clutchpoints-clutchpoints/trk.js',            'tb_loader_script');        if (window.performance) {          if (typeof window.performance.mark == 'function') {            window.performance.mark('tbl_ic');          }        }    </script>    </iframe></iframe></figure></article>    </body></html>

Report: The 76ers will likely trade either Nerlens Noel or Jahlil Okafor

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '');   ga('set', 'title', 'Rumor: Celtics could trade number three pick in package for Jahlil Okafor'); 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   /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Danny-Ainge-is-back-in-Boston-as-he-recovers-from-heart-attack.jpg"></figure><h1>Rumor: Celtics could trade number three pick in package for Jahlil Okafor</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2016-05-20T17:58:34-07:00">May 20th, 5:58pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2020-05-08T08:08:54-07:00">May 8th, 8:08am</time><address><a>Dillon Reagan</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>After years and years of compiling draft picks, often trading talented young guys in their second or third seasons for more picks, it finally appears that the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/tag/sixers/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Philadelphia 76ers</a> are going to invest their time in actual players.</p><p>Or, so we thought.</p><p>According to <a href="https://boston.cbslocal.com/2016/05/19/bill-simmons-wants-boston-to-stop-talking-about-getting-kevin-durant-its-not-happening/?cid=twitter_985thesportshub" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Ringer’s Bill Simmons</a>, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/tag/celtics/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Boston Celtics</a>, who have the third overall pick in this year’s NBA draft, are going to make a run at last year’s number three pick, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/tag/jahlil-okafor/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Jahlil Okafor</a>.</p><blockquote>“I think the guy they’re going to trade for is Okafor,” Simmons told 98.5 The Sports Hub’s “Toucher &amp; Rich” on Wednesay.</blockquote><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/jahlil-okafor-sitting.jpeg"><figcaption>Brian Babineau/NBAE/Getty Images</figcaption></figure><p>Simmons makes an interesting case for why the Sixers should, and would, consider it.</p><blockquote>“That almost happened in February. And if you think about it, it makes a ton of sense for Philly. … They basically spent all these high lottery picks on big guys — <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/tag/nerlens-noel/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Nerlens Noel</a>, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/tag/joel-embiid/" rel="noopener noreferrer">(Joel) Embiid</a> … and then last year Okafor. And meanwhile the league’s gone small, and you need perimeter guys to win in the NBA.“If you’re Philly, first of all if you put <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/tag/ben-simmons/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Ben Simmons</a> with any of those guys, it doesn’t really make sense. Ben Simmons can’t shoot. He’s probably a stretch-four in the NBA and he can’t shoot, which makes him just a four. And you already have a bunch of guys who can’t shoot. So I think if you’re Philly, I just think it makes sense to trade Okafor for (the No. 3 pick) … and Philly could take <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/tag/jamaal-murray/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Jamaal Murray</a> at (No. 3), and they could take <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/tag/brandon-ingram/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Ingram</a> or Simmons at (No. 1). .. 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2024-25 SEASON STATS
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