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NBA Rumors: Bulls, 76ers & Pelicans in Talks About a Jahlil Okafor Trade
Two teams are off the table, which limits the options for the Philadelphia 76ers as they try to trade away the disappointing Jahlil Okafor. Right now it looks like the Chicago Bulls and New Orleans Pelicans are the remaining options for them.
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NBA Rumors: Philadelphia 76ers Can’t Keep Embiid, Noel & Okafor Together
The time for the Philadelphia 76ers to trade someone in their cadre of centers is coming. Joel Embiid isn’t going anywhere. That leaves Jahlil Okafor and especially a frustrated Nerlens Noel available for movement.
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NBA Rumors: Bucks Interested in Signing or Trade for a Wing Player
The Milwaukee Bucks are going to be without Khris Middleton for six months or more after their leading scorer last season tore his hamstring. The Bucks are already calling up teams to see who is available, as the free agency market doesn’t really offer a proper solution.
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NBA Rumors: Philadelphia 76ers, Jahlil Okafor, Nerlens Noel & the Inevitable Trade
As the NBA preseason approaches, it still seems like the Philadelphia 76ers have too crowded of a frontcourt. At some point, they’re likely to move either Jahlil Okafor or Nerlens Noel, but for some reason they’re waiting, perhaps planning to drag this thing until the deadline.
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Philadelphia 76ers Season Preview: Drowning in Big Men, Considering Tanking Again
Two questions need answering by the Philadelphia 76ers as the head into the 2016-2017 NBA Season: Should tanking continue to be their strategy, and out of their big men crop that includes Joel Embiid, Ben Simmons, Nerlens Noel, Jahlil Okafor and Dario Saric, who should stay and who should leave?
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NBA Rumors: 76ers Should Trade Jahlil Okafor, Nerlens Noel, or Both
The Philadelphia 76ers might be stalling, but it’s quite clear they won’t be able to carry on for much longer with five big men who all expect to be starters and be a meaningful part of the team. From the looks of things now, trading Nerlens Noel or Jahlil Okafor, if not both, makes the most sense.
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17 Most Important NBA Players in 2015-2016
There are many storylines worth following in every NBA season. The players that deserve more focus than others in 2015-2016 consist of LeBron James and Kevin Durant for obvious reasons, but also LaMarcus Aldridge with the San Antonio Spurs bringing him to be their man of the future, Russell Westbrook who has to deal with a partner once again, Anthony Davis trying to become more than just the “next big thing” and Stephen Curry, coming off winning the MVP and the NBA championship, facing the hangover year that can go either way.
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NBA Summer League, Day 3 – Marcus Smart & Dante Exum Outshine Rookies; Jahlil Okafor Not Bad Either
The third day of the NBA Summer League meant spreading out to other locations. Games were still going on in Orlando, with Myles Turner, Mario Hezonja, Aaron Gordon, Mitch McGary, Justise Winslow and Stanley Johnson doing well as usual, while in Salt Lake City Jahlil Okafor had a nice debut, while Marcus Smart and Dante Exum stole the show from the rookies in the other game.
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NBA Rumors – Los Angeles Lakers, Sacramento Kings & Orlando Magic Negotiations Massive DeMarcus Cousins, Nikola Vucevic & Draft Picks Trade
In an interesting, multi-sided developing story, the Los Angeles Lakers are trying to complete a trade with the Sacramento Kings for DeMarcus Cousins, which will also involve the Orlando Magic, Nikola Vucevic and the right to draft Jahlil Okafor.
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NBA Rumors – New York Knicks Only Interested in Drafting Jahlil Okafor
With the fourth overall pick in the 2015 NBA Draft, it seems the New York Knicks aren’t torn between multiple options. They want to draft Jahlil Okafor out of Duke, or no one at all, which means trading the pick away.