Former Philadelphia 76ers big man Jahlil Okafor finds a new NBA G League team.
The NBA G League will expand for the 2024-2025 NBA season. Next year, the league will welcome the Valley Suns, an affiliate of the. He lands on the roster after his rights with the league sat with the Sixers’ affiliate, Delaware Blue Coats, a team he wasn’t competing with over the past season. Instead, Okafor has been overseas.
The former Duke product was a high-end pick in 2015. After averaging 17 points and nine rebounds during his freshman season with the Blue Devils, Okafor became the third-overall pick in the draft, landing with the rebuilding Sixers. During that season, Okafor averaged 51 percent from the field, scoring 18 points per game, and coming down with seven rebounds per outing. The following year, Okafor saw his playing time decrease by roughly seven minutes, which affected his production.
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