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• Jahlil Okafor still dreams of an NBA return despite setbacks

The former No. 3 pick has been out of the NBA since the 2020-21 season when he played 27 games for the Detroit Pistons....2024
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• Pacers Waive Two Players

The Pacers have waived guard Kendall Brown and center Jahlil Okafor, a former NBA lottery pick. Indiana announced the moves in a press release. Okafor, 28, last appeared in the NBA when he played 27 games for the Pistons during the 2020-21 season. He was selected by the 76ers in 2015 and spent the first […] The post Pacers Waive Two Players appeared first on Hoops Wire....2024
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• Pacers Sign, Waive Jahlil Okafor; Brown Also Waived
The Pacers have signed veteran big man Jahlil Okafor to an Exhibit 10 contract and subsequently waived him, according to a team press release. The team has also waived Kendall Brown. Indiana’s intention to sign Okafor was reported last last month, so it was somewhat surprising it didn’t happen until later in training camp. Okafor, […]...2024
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• Former No. 3 overall NBA Draft pick gets training camp invite with Indiana Pacers

Jahlil Okafor is trying to get back to the NBA for the first time since the 2020-21 season...2024
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• Pacers Took In Some Jahlil Okafor Workouts Before Signing Him

The Pacers watched some basketball workouts from forward/center Jahlil Okafor before deciding to sign him, per Shams Charania of The Athletic. Okafor is signing a deal for training camp with a shot to make the standard roster. He could end up filling the No. 3 center spot behind Myles Turner and Isaiah Jackson, though Indiana […] The post Pacers Took In Some Jahlil Okafor Workouts Before Sig...2024
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• Former No. 3 overall pick trying for NBA comeback with Pacers

Jahlil Okafor is still just 28 years old and the Indiana Pacers are hoping he has a little life left in his game....2024
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• Joel Embiid’s decision to play for USA and not Cameroon has no room for criticism

Photo by Brian Babineau/NBAE via Getty Images Who Embiid plays for at the Olympics has become the stupidest internet argument. The 2024 Olympic games in Paris is going to be a statement for Team USA men’s basketball. Years of hearing how the “world is catching up” and one year removed from a pathetic fourth place showing at the FIBA World Cup has lit a fire under the United State to prove ...2024
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• Duke basketball’s best ever recruits of the one-and-done era, ranked

Let’s rank Duke’s best recruits of the one-and-done era after Cooper Flagg’s commitment. The Duke Blue Devils have maintained their dominance in men’s college basketball recruiting even after the retirement of Mike Krzyzewski. New head coach Jon Scheyer landed the No. 1 ranked recruiting class in the country in his first year in charge with the class of 2022, and his haul in the class of 2023 ran...2023
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• What happens next following the Patrick Williams injury?

How about Whitney Young's Jahlil Okafor? Boogie Cousins? Please, no....2021
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• Hawks cut former lottery pick, potential John Collins backup
After Gorgui Dieng suffered a hand injury on Saturday against the Memphis Grizzlies, the expectations were the Atlanta Hawks will be keeping Jahlil Okafor to back up John Collins at center. However, it seems Nate McMillan and Co. have other plans after the team waived the former lottery pick on Monday. Okafor, the third overall […] The post Hawks cut former lottery pick, potential John Colli...2021
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• Pistons center Jahlil Okafor undergoes knee surgery
The Detroit Pistons center Jahlil Okafor has undergone surgery to clean the lateral meniscus in his left knee. Okafor is expected to miss 6-8 weeks. Per the Detroit News, “Okafor, 25, signed with the Pistons in the offseason as a free agent, looking to become the backup center and to allow rookie [Isaiah] Stewart to … Continue reading "Pistons center Jahlil Okafor undergoes knee surger...2021
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• E'Twaun Moore out at least seven to 10 days
A recurrent left quadriceps contusion that Pelicans swingman E’Twaun Moore suffered Wednesday night will sideline him for more than a week, the team announced on its website. An MRI conducted Thursday confirmed the injury, and the medical staff will re-evaluate his condition in seven to 10 days. Moore’s absence leaves the Pelicans even more short-handed in the wake of last night’s news that Jrue H...2019
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• Jahlil Okafor leaves game with ankle injury, on crutches after game, will get MRI

He injured his ankle with 18 seconds left in the game....2018
• Source: Pelicans' Okafor to have MRI on ankle
New Orleans center Jahlil Okafor underwent an X-ray on his right ankle and will have an MRI on Monday after exiting Sunday's preseason game against Chicago late in the fourth quarter with an injury....2018
• Pelicans' Jahlil Okafor on crutches, will undergo MRI on ankle
Jahlil Okafor suffered an ankle injury in his preseason debut with the New Orleans Pelicans on Sunday.Okafor left the Pelicans’ game against the Bulls in Chicago after spraining his ankle tripping over a player. He was seen on crutches after the game. ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski says Okafor will get X-rays and undergo an MRI.Okafor signed with the Pelicans in August. The former No. 3 overall pick ha...2018
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• Report: Jahlil Okafor, Pelicans agree to deal
The Pelicans have agreed to sign free agent center Jahlil Okafor, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski (Twitter links). A source tells Wojnarowski that Okafor will sign a two-year contract with a partial guarantee in the first year and a team option for year two.Scott Kushner of The Advocate first reported on Tuesday that the Pelicans and Okafor were engaged in discussions about a possible deal....2018
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• Sean Rooks, 76ers Assistant and Former NBA Player, Dies at Age 46
2016

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• Jahlil Okafor Suspended After Hitting Heckler on Video Outside Boston Bar
2015

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• Jahil Okafor Reportedly to Have Security Guard Accompany Him in Public
2015

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• Jahlil Okafor Reportedly Pulled over for Speeding at 108 MPH in Early November
2015

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• Jahlil Okafor Reportedly Had Gun Pointed at Him in October Club Incident
2015

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• Jahlil Okafor Hits Heckler on Video Outside Boston Bar After 76ers vs. Celtics
2015
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2015

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2024
"The Pacers have waived guard Kendall Brown and center Jahlil Okafor, a former NBA lottery pick."

2023
"Flagg joins the pantheon of the greatest Duke recruits ever, alongside recent stars Jayson Tatum, Zion Williamson, Brandon Ingram, Jabari Parker, Paolo Banchero, Jahlil Okafor, and others."

2022
"It has been seven years since the man dubbed ‘Tyus Stones’ led a Duke team consisting of himself, Jahlil Okafor, Justise Winslow, and Grayson Allen to Duke’s fifth NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship in school history over Frank Kaminsky and the Wisconsin Badgers."

2021
"After Gorgui Dieng suffered a hand injury on Saturday against the Memphis Grizzlies, the expectations were the Atlanta Hawks will be keeping Jahlil Okafor to back up John Collins at center."

2020
"Top 2014 high school recruits: Jahlil Okafor, Emmanuel Mudiay, Stanley Johnson, Cliff Alexander, Karl-Anthony Towns, Myles Turner."

2019
"Dinwiddie is blown away by Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf, Jahlil Okafor gets another shot and a look at what's spurring Spurs' success"

2018
"Jahlil Okafor to return to Nets lineup on Wednesday, will get his chance"

2017
"The Brooklyn Nets acquired center Jahlil Okafor and guard Nik Stauskas from the Philadelphia 76ers on Thursday in exchange for forward Trevor Booker."

2016
"The Sixers have other quality pieces to build around, including Nerlens Noel and Jahlil Okafor (assuming neither player is traded)."

2015
" Even with some of the issues Cousins has had with the organization in the past, it would be surprising if the Kings got rid of him, though the team has seemed inclined to make a deal leading up to the draft, per Chris Mannix of Sports Illustrated: But if the Kings fell in love with a player like Jahlil Okafor, they may be willing to move Cousins in a deal with the Lakers that involves the Number 2 pick."

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• Pacers Sign, Waive Jahlil Okafor; Brown Also Waived
2024

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• Pacers Adding Jahlil Okafor On Training Camp Deal
Jahlil Okafor has reached an agreement with the Pacers on a training camp contract, agent Daniel Hazan of Hazan Sports tells Shams Charania of The Athletic (Twitter link). The 28-year-old center, who was selected by Philadelphia with the third pick in the 2015 draft, gets a chance to return to the NBA after three years […]...2024
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• Jahlil Okafor, Pacers Agree To Training Camp Deal

The Indiana Pacers and center Jahlil Okafor have agreed to a training camp contract. Indiana's G League affiliate, the Indiana Mad Ants, recently acquired Okafor's Returning Player rights. Okafor last played in the NBA in 2021 with the Detroit Pistons. Last season, the veteran center played in China and Puerto Rico....2024
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• Joel Embiid’s decision to play for USA and not Cameroon has no room for criticism
2024

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• Duke basketball’s best ever recruits of the one-and-done era, ranked
2023

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• Jahlil Okafor Officially Signs With Spanish Club
Free agent center Jahlil Okafor, the No. 3 overall pick of the 2015 draft, has officially signed with Casademont Zaragoza of Spain’s Liga ACB, the team announced (via Twitter). According to Eurohoops.net, Okafor inked a one-year contract. Olga Lorent of Onda Regional was the first to report that Zaragoza was trying to close a deal […]...2023
• Jahlil Okafor Signs With Spanish Club
Free agent forward and former No. 3 overall draft pick Jahlil Okafor has signed a one-year contract with Basket Zaragoza of the Spanish league, as relayed by Alberto De Roa of HoopsHype. Okafor, 27, last appeared in the NBA when he played 27 games for the Pistons during the 2020-21 season. He was selected by […] The post Jahlil Okafor Signs With Spanish Club appeared first on Hoops Wire....2023
• Hornets Made 'Concerted Effort' To Create Trade Interest In No. 2 On Draft Day

On the day of the draft, Shams Charania of The Athletic reported that the Charlotte Hornets were still considering drafting Scoot Henderson despite for weeks being linked with Brandon Miller. The Hornets brought in both players on Monday of that week for follow-up meetings and workouts. "Can I say one thing about the Scoot, Brandon stuff?" said Jake Fischer on the Basketball Illuminati Podcast. "T...2023
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• Hornets Had 'Concerted Effort' To Create Trade Interest In No. 2 On Draft Day

On the day of the draft, Shams Charania of The Athletic reported that the Charlotte Hornets were still considering drafting Scoot Henderson despite for weeks being linked with Brandon Miller. The Hornets brought in both players on Monday of that week for follow-up meetings and workouts. "Can I say one thing about the Scoot, Brandon stuff?" said Jake Fischer on the Basketball Illuminati Podcast. "T...2023
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• Hornets Were Putting Out Messaging Of Being Torn Between Brandon Miller, Scoot Henderson On Draft Day

On the day of the draft, Shams Charania of The Athletic reported that the Charlotte Hornets were still considering drafting Scoot Henderson despite for weeks being linked with Brandon Miller. The Hornets brought in both players on Monday of that week for follow-up meetings and workouts. "Can I say one thing about the Scoot, Brandon stuff?" said Jake Fischer on the Basketball Illuminati Podcast. "T...2023
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• Jahlil Okafor To Join Zhejiang Guangsha In China

Former NBA player Jahlil Okafor is headed to China. The Zhejiang Guangsha Lions paid a release clause to Casademont Zaragoza in Spain to facilitate the move. Okafor last played in the NBA in 2021 with the Detroit Pistons. The former third overall pick previously played for Zhejiang Guangsha during the 2021-22 season. Okafor then spent part of the 2022-23 season in the G League, before moving to Sp...2023
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• Duke basketball’s best ever recruits of the one-and-done era, ranked
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• Nets waive Jahlil Okafor
The Brooklyn Nets have requested waivers on center Jahlil Okafor. Okafor (6’10”, 270) was acquired by the Nets in a trade with the Detroit Pistons on September 4. He’s seen action in 247 games (116 starts) in six seasons with Detroit (2020-21), New Orleans (2018-20), Brooklyn (2017-18) and Philadelphia (2015-17), posting averages of 10.4 points … Continue reading "Nets waive Jahlil Okafor"...2021
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• Pistons sign Mason Plumlee, Jahlil Okafor, Josh Jackson and Deividas Sirvydis
The Detroit Pistons have signed free agents Mason Plumlee, Jahlil Okafor, Josh Jackson and Deividas Sirvydis. Plumlee, 6-11, 254, arrives in Detroit after spending the last three-plus seasons with the Denver Nuggets. Plumlee appeared in 61 games in 2019-20, averaging 7.2 points, 5.2 rebounds and 2.5 assists in 17.3 minutes while shooting .615 from the … Continue reading "Pistons sign Mason P...2020
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• 2019’s most valuable traded second-round picks
For fans of teams such as the Knicks, Suns, Cavaliers and Bulls, the bottom of the NBA’s standings are of particular interest this season because of the effect they’ll have on the first-round order of the 2019 NBA draft. Of course, those reverse standings will also dictate the order of the draft’s second round, and an early second round pick can nearly as valuable as a first rounder. So, while tra...2019
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• Anthony Davis expected to miss one to two weeks with finger sprain
New Orleans Pelicans big man Anthony Davis is expected to miss between one and two weeks with a left finger sprain, per Shams Charania of The Athletic. The team also confirmed the report. The big picture: As great a player as Davis is, this won’t really have a huge impact on much long term. New Orleans brings a sub-.500 record to the table, has won just five of its last 10 games and lost two in a ...2019
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• Report: Pelicans' Jahlil Okafor to miss one to two weeks with sprained ankle
Jahlil Okafor has a sprained ankle and is expected to miss one to two weeks, according to a report.Okafor sprained his ankle late in the New Orleans Pelicans’ preseason game against the Bulls in Chicago on Sunday. He went for an MRI, which showed the sprain. Okafor signed with the Pelicans in August and had shown some nice moves in the game prior to his exit. The former No. 3 overall pick by the 7...2018
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• Pelicans' Jahlil Okafor on crutches, will undergo MRI on ankle
2018

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• Jahlil Okafor reportedly signs with Pelicans
Jahlil Okafor will be looking to prove next season that he was worthy of being the No. 3 overall pick in the 2015 NBA Draft, and New Orleans is the first stop on what he hopes will be a career revival tour.ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reports that the Pelicans have signed Okafor to a one-year deal with a team option for the 2019-20 season. Okafor averaged 17.5 points and 7.0 rebounds per game as a ro...2018
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• Report: Jahlil Okafor, former No. 3 pick, not drawing interest
When the Philadelphia 76ers drafted Jahlil Okafor, they thought he was a franchise cornerstone. Only three years later, he doesn’t have a market in free agency.According to Ashish Mathur of Amico Hoops, the No. 3 overall pick of the 2015 draft hasn’t drawn any interest as an unrestricted free agent.The simple truth is Okafor must be willing to sign a minimum-salary contract to stay in the league. ...2018
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• Joel Embiid’s decision to play for USA and not Cameroon has no room for criticism
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• Duke basketball’s best ever recruits of the one-and-done era, ranked
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• Thursday NBA Roundup: Don't Sleep on Kevin Love's Value to Cavs Big 3
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• Sean Rooks, 76ers Assistant and Former NBA Player, Dies at Age 46
2016

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• NBA Draft to See Simmons Go to Sixers, Say Sources, Leaving Ingram to Lakers
2016

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• Jahlil Okafor Trade Rumors: Latest News, Speculation on 76ers Star
2016

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• Tuesday NBA Roundup: Nobody Wants to Face Damian Lillard, Blazers out West
2016

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• Kendall Marshall's Father Comments on Son's Lack of Playing Time for 76ers
2016

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• Jahlil Okafor Made His Dad Stop Yelling at Sixers Coach Brett Brown
2016

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• Larry Brown Says He Could Fix 76ers in 5 Minutes, Campaigns for Allen Iverson
2015

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• DeMarcus Cousins Trade Rumors: Latest Buzz, Speculation on Kings Star's Future
2015

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• Larry Brown Says He Could Fix 76ers in 5 Minutes, Campaigns for Allen Iverson
2015

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• Lakers' Infusion of Young Talent to Test Kobe's Ability to Take Needed Step Back
2015

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• Jahlil Okafor Hits Heckler on Video Outside Boston Bar After 76ers vs. Celtics
2015
• Joel Embiid Injury: Updates on 76ers C's Recovery from Foot Surgery
2015

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• Tony Romo Promised a Super Bowl Win If Jahlil Okafor Won National Championship
2015

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• Jahlil Okafor Reportedly Attempted to Use Fake ID At Philadelphia Bar in October
2015

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• Karl-Anthony Towns Reportedly Told by Wolves He'll Be No. 1 Pick in NBA Draft
2015

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• Pacers Sign, Waive Jahlil Okafor; Brown Also Waived
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• Former No. 3 overall NBA Draft pick gets training camp invite with Indiana Pacers
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• Pacers Took In Some Jahlil Okafor Workouts Before Signing Him
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• Pacers Adding Jahlil Okafor On Training Camp Deal
2024

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• Jahlil Okafor, Pacers Agree To Training Camp Deal
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• Duke basketball’s best ever recruits of the one-and-done era, ranked
2023

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• Mexico City G League Team Obtains Rights To Jahlil Okafor, Gary Clark

The Mexico City Capitanes obtained the rights to Jahlil Okafor and Gary Clark, reported Marc Stein of Substack. The Capitanes will play a full home and away schedule this upcoming season....2022
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• Tyus Jones is ready to become a starting point guard
It has been seven years since the man dubbed ‘Tyus Stones’ led a Duke team consisting of himself, Jahlil Okafor, Justise Winslow, and Grayson Allen to Duke’s fifth NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship in school history over Frank Kaminsky and the Wisconsin Badgers. With Okafor in foul trouble nearly the entire game and Justise Winslow being […] The post Tyus Jones is re...2022
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• Hawks sign Johnny Hamilton, A.J. Lawson, Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot and Jahlil Okafor
The Atlanta Hawks have signed Johnny Hamilton, A.J. Lawson, Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot and Jahlil Okafor. It’s assumed that these deals are non-guaranteed contracts that merely bring the players to Hawks training camp. Hamilton, a 7’0 center, played in 13 games last season with Fenerbahce in Turkey before being loaned to Mornar Bar (Montenegro) for the remainder … Continue reading "Hawks ...2021
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• Jahlil Okafor reportedly agrees to non-guaranteed contract with Hawks

He will be fighting for the final roster spot during training camp....2021

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• Nets’ latest addition could lead to shocking fortune for Kevin Durant & Co.
The Brooklyn Nets just traded away DeAndre Jordan to the Detroit Pistons for Jahlil Okafor. Given the other additions that they’ve made this offseason, the deal feels pretty inconsequential. The Nets added former NBA champion Patty Mills to bolster their guard rotation. They also signed former All-Star Paul Millsap and regained another one with a […] The post Nets’ latest additio...2021
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• Anthony Davis expected to miss one to two weeks with finger sprain
2019

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• The good and bad of the Colangelo era (if he's fired)
If president of basketball operations Bryan Colangelo gets fired over an alleged Twitter scandal, he will be remembered for several important decisions that set the direction of the franchise, writes Keith Pompey of The Philadelphia Inquirer. Pompey states that Colangelo’s best move in his two-year tenure has been drafting Ben Simmons with the top pick in 2016. Although it seems like an easy choic...2018
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• Former Sixer does not think Bryan Colangelo was using burner accounts
Reports that Philadelphia 76ers general manager Bryan Colangelo has been using secret burner accounts on Twitter to criticize players lit the Internet on fire Tuesday. But one former Sixer has his doubts that it actually occurred.Indiana Pacers big man Trevor Booker, who spent an earlier part of this season with Philadelphia, sent a tweet in the wake of the surreal scandal that appeared to hint th...2018
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• 76ers Openly Exploring Jahlil Okafor Trade Offers; Will They Have Takers?

There’s no need for rumors or speculation anymore: The Philadelphia 76ers want to trade Jahlil Okafor. Sixers head coach Brett... »...2017
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• Kendall Marshall's Father Comments on Son's Lack of Playing Time for 76ers
2016

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