Jahlil Okafor is expected to sign with Guangsha in the Chinese Basketball Association, sources tell Emiliano Carchia of Sportando.
The 26-year-old center appeared in 27 games for the Pistons last season, averaging 5.4 points and 2.4 rebounds in 12.9 minutes per night. He was traded in September to the Nets, who waived him five days later. He signed a non-guaranteed contract with the Hawks for training camp, but was released before the season began.
The Sixers selected Okafor with the third pick in the 2015 draft, but he only lasted a little more than two seasons in Philadelphia before being traded to Brooklyn. He also spent two seasons with the Pelicans, but was never able to approach the numbers he put up in his first season when he averaged 17.5 points and 7.0 rebounds per game and earned first team All-Rookie honors.
Trust the process!
Well he has been freed. He really would have been a decent player if he was drafted a decade sooner. Could have been like a Greg Monroe/Drew Gooden type of career.
Or the sixers didn’t play games with him and others. The process has failed some
Proves duke players don’t do much outside of college .
Grant Hill?
Derrick Rose?
Kyrie?
Brandon Ingram?
Mason Plumlee? (kidding)
Not a lot of championship level players came out of Duke. Kyrie is the best player to win a championship in the Coach K era. I think Battier and Ferry and Quinn are the only others.
drose. as i’m watching the memphis cincy game.
D. Rose?
Jason Tatum?
Come to Australia
I thought Bulls might take another chance on a local product and see if he can serviceably back up Vooch.
not guangsha. guangdong tigers lol.
Is Enes Kanter gonna talk crap to him online now?