Jahlil Okafor had to break everything. Chicago high school superstar, he saw himself compared to Tim Duncan and Hakeem Olajuwon. With a hint of Shaquille O’Neal. In short, a young man supposed to give back to the pivots their letters of nobility. Except that this time no longer exists. And he came to the pros in 2015, days after the Golden State Warriors’ debut title.
Third pick in the draft, the massive and technical interior slammed 17 points and 7 rebounds for his debut with the Philadelphia Sixers. But since then, it’s been the stampede. From a future star, he has become a player of duty and even one day a player. A man at the end of the bench. Nets, Pelicans, Pistons… franchises have been linked. Without it being done in place.
Transferred to Brooklyn, Jahlil Okafor will not evolve with Kevin Durant, James Harden and Company. The leaders preferred to cut it despite the lack of meat and size on post five. And so here is the player forced to look for a place urgently a few weeks before the resumption.
The Nets have waived center Jahlil Okafor.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) September 9, 2021
It’s more and more complicated. Okafor is only 25 years old and he is clearly not a bad basketball player. But his profile does not correspond at all to the needs of the big league. With glaring shortcomings in defense and strengths that are not particularly sought after. You may have to think about coming to Europe …
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