Jahlil Okafor

It seems like the New Orleans Pelicans big man, Jahlil Okafor, has injured his right ankle. Okafor was seen leaving the United Center on crutches after the team’s preseason loss to the Chicago Bulls. According to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN, Okafor was scheduled to undergo an X-ray and an MRI on the ankle after the [...]

It has been a rough few years for Jahlil Okafor after an impressive rookie season for the 76ers in which he averaged 17 points and seven rebounds per game. The No. 3 pick of the 2015 NBA Draft was left in basketball purgatory in Philadelphia for a few seasons before finally being given a fresh [...]

Jahlil Okafor has a new home, and he couldn’t be happier about it. As reported by ESPN.com’s Zach Lowe, the Philadelphia 76ers agreed to send the 22-year-old big man, who was drafted third overall in 2015, along with Nik Stauskas to the Brooklyn Nets in exchange for Trevor Booker: [tweet https://twitter.com/ZachLowe_NBA/status/938879083320102912] [tweet https://twitter.com/ZachLowe_NBA/status/938879271967297539] The trade [...]

Jahlil Okafor hasn’t yet given up hope that he’ll soon escape the Philadelphia 76ers. Buried on the bench, with his fourth-year team option long since declined, he knows his future isn’t in the City of Brotherly Love. The Sixers have Joel Embiid, Dario Saric, Ben Simmons and Richaun Holmes to develop up front. Okafor’s future [...]

If Jahlil Okafor ends up on the Boston Celtics, it doesn’t sound like he’ll arrive via trade. From The Vertical’s Chris Mannix: That DPE is an interesting tool for Boston to work with. My understanding of the situation is that the Celtics would prefer to hold onto it until closer to the buyout deadline, when [...]

What’s next for the Phoenix Suns after trading Eric Bledsoe to the Milwaukee Bucks? Figuring out what to do with Greg Monroe. And then, maybe, striking a deal with the Philadelphia 76ers for Jahlil Okafor. From ESPN.com’s Adrian Wojnarowski: The possibility of a contract buyout could give the Suns freedom to be creative with an [...]

Jahlil Okafor doesn’t yet have a new home. But he might soon. And that home will probably be in Atlanta or Chicago, according to NBA.com’s David Aldridge: League sources indicate the Chicago Bulls and Atlanta Hawks are the most likely destinations for Okafor. But the Sixers are still holding out for at least a Draft [...]

The Boston Celtics refuse to give up a first-round pick for a rival player they know is unwanted by his current team, and whose value has cratered amid the NBA’ spacing revolution. Imagine that. With the Philadelphia 76ers intent on moving Okafor rather than buying him out, the Celtics have been named as a potential [...]

It doesn’t look like Jahlil Okafor will be getting the buy out he seeks. Not before the February trade deadline anyway. Though the Philadelphia 76ers declined Okafor’s fourth-year option, suggesting they’re willing to move on from him without any compensation, ESPN.com’s Adrian Wojanrowski is hearing that general manager Bryan Colangelo still wants to trade him: [...]

While the writing has been on the wall in bright red ink for some time now, the rocky marriage between the 76ers and former No. 3 pick Jahlil Okafor is officially headed to a foreseeable end. The 76ers have officially decided not to pick up the option for the final year of Jahlil Okafor’s rookie [...]