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Former top-three draft pick Jahlil Okafor is getting another shot at finding a home in the NBA. The Indiana Pacers have signed Okafor to a training camp deal, according to The Athletic’s Shams Charania. Former No. 3 pick Jahlil Okafor has …
The forgotten man of the 2015 NBA Draft is continuing his hoops career. Eurohoops confirms this week that former lottery pick Jahlil Okafor is on the verge of a move to Europe. Spanish basketball team Basket Zaragoza is reportedly working to finalize …
Jahlil Okafor has a sprained ankle and is expected to miss 1-2 weeks, according to a report. Okafor sprained his ankle late in the New Orleans Pelicans’ preseason game against the Bulls in Chicago on Sunday. He went for an MRI which showed the …
Jahlil Okafor suffered an ankle injury in his preseason debut with the New Orleans Pelicans on Sunday. Okafor left the Pelicans’ game against the Bulls in Chicago after spraining his ankle tripping over a player. He was seen on crutches after …
Jahlil Okafor will be looking to prove next season that he was worthy of being the No. 3 overall pick in the 2015 NBA Draft, and New Orleans is the first stop on what he hopes will be a career revival tour. ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reports …
Jahlil Okafor isn’t holding back now that he is officially out of Philadelphia. Addressing reporters on Monday, the Brooklyn Nets center admitted that he wasn’t in game shape and blamed his ex-team, the Philadelphia 76ers, for it. …
Isaiah Thomas knows what it feels like to be disrespected by your team, and now he is standing up for Jahlil Okafor now that Okafor is facing the same. Thomas took to Twitter on Thursday to call out the Philadelphia 76ers over their treatment of the …
It’s clear that center Jahlil Okafor’s days with the Philadelphia 76ers are numbered — but they’re not just going to let him walk for nothing. Though Okafor has sought buyout talks with the Sixers, ESPN’s Adrian …
Jahlil Okafor badly wants a buyout from the Philadelphia 76ers, and the Boston Celtics are a possible destination for him if he receives it. The problem is Philly isn’t too keen on the idea of a buyout. The Sixers on Tuesday declined …
The Philadelphia 76ers on Tuesday decided not to pick up their fourth-year option on Jahlil Okafor, which could have a ripple effect. The New York Times’ Marc Stein reports that Okafor could now seek a contract buyout from Philly after the team …
Jahlil Okafor survived the 2017 trade deadline and most of the summer without being dealt by Philadelphia, but he’s far from out of the woods. Sixers head coach Brett Brown said Wednesday that the team will once again gauge “what’s …
Jahlil Okafor is making an effort to get into better shape entering the upcoming NBA season. CSN Philly’s Jessica Camerato spoke with Okafor at the Sixers Shore Tour Thursday and says the third-year center is down 20 pounds from his weight …
Many are surprised that Jahlil Okafor has lasted this long in a Philadelphia 76ers uniform, and that apparently includes even Okafor himself. Speaking with reporters on Tuesday, the 21-year-old big man was asked if he has thought about the …
Jahlil Okafor has seen the video that went viral during the week of his poor defensive effort on Wednesday, and he has an explanation for it. In short, Okafor acknowledges he was tired at that point in the game, though he defends himself by saying he …
If you thought the Philadelphia 76ers were done trying to trade big men after shipping Nerlens Noel to Dallas, think again. According to Adrian Wojnarowski of the Vertical, the Sixers continue to seek a trade involving Jahlil Okafor even after …
Jahlil Okafor is on the trade block as he has been for the past year, and it sounds like the Chicago Bulls are trying to work their way into the mix. The Vertical’s Adrian Wojnarowski says the Bulls have been trying to push for a trade of …
