In Okafor, the Pacers are getting a 6-10, back-to-the-basket post player. Okafor is shooting 21.1% from 3 on 1.3 attempts per game with the Mad Ants, so his forte is definitely closer to the basket.

As a rookie on a tanking 76ers team still in the early stages of its "Trust the Process" era, Okafor started 48 of the 53 games he appeared in as a rookie in 2015-16 and averaged 17.5 points and 7 ...

Jahlil Okafor was the third pick in the 2015 NBA Draft by the Philadelphia 76ers. The former Duke superstar had been seen as a player with All-Star potential.

Shams Charania: Former No. 3 pick Jahlil Okafor has agreed to a training camp deal with the Indiana Pacers, agent Daniel Hazan of Hazan Sports Management told @TheAthletic . Okafor, first team All-… ...

Okafor, the No. 3 draft pick in 2015, lost his spot to Joel Embiid in Philadelphia but now has the opportunity to develop in Brooklyn. By Harvey Araton Jahlil Okafor Headed to Nets in Trade With 76ers ...

The Atlanta Hawks today announced the team has signed Johnny Hamilton, A.J. Lawson, Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot and Jahlil Okafor. Per team policy, terms of the agreements were not disclosed. Hamilton ...

Getty Image. Jahlil Okafor Is ‘Taking Ownership’ Of His Career In New Orleans. Martin Rickman Editorial Director, Sports + DIME Twitter. November 27, 2019.

Okafor had a career year last season, especially when asked to fill in after Anthony Davis' trade demand saga began. He is more than capable of matching his per-36 and per-100 averages while ...

Long before he got his first tattoo, Jahlil Okafor knew exactly what it would be. He always said if he was going to get inked there was only one image that would fit him: that of his mother ...

Jahlil Okafor’s NBA journey is at a crossroads, a startling situation for the former third overall pick of the 2015 draft. The 6-foot-11 center was the nation's top high school recruit in his ...

So the 6-foot-11, 255-pound guy off the Nets bench just might be wearing a “Hi, I’m Jahlil” sticker on the front of his jersey for a while. The Nets and Jahlil Okafor are still going through ...