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.

During his time suiting up for the Nets, Okafor wore only jersey No. 4 and put up 6.4 points and 2.9 rebounds per game.

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 ...

Coming out of New Jersey’s St. Patrick High School, ... and his arrival as one of the first stars in Nike’s remodeled EYBL grassroots circuit. ... Jahlil Okafor, 2014.

Jahlil Okafor, who was the third pick in the 2015 NBA Draft by the Philadelphia 76ers, has signed with a team in Spain. Ben Stinar | Jul 17, 2023. News Former NBA 3rd Overall Pick Signs With Team ...

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 ...

Jahlil Okafor is reportedly part of the wave of NBA players who are changing their jersey numbers to honor the late Kobe Bryant. The Pelicans center wears No. 8 but plans to switch his number soon ...

New Orleans center Jahlil Okafor isn’t sure yet what uniform number he’ll wear the rest of this season for the Pelicans, but he joined Dinwiddie and Ross in deciding to give up No. 8.

Anthony Davis' path to stardom began at a small school in Chicago that didn’t make stars. He calls it 'surreal' and says he never takes it for granted.

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 ...

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 ...

After making his Nets debut Friday in Toronto, Jahlil Okafor will have to wait at least another game for his Brooklyn debut — or perhaps longer. Okafor did not play in Sunday’s 109-97 loss to ...