Why the Suns need to trade for Jahlil Okafor As Soon As Possible
Reason #1- Jahlil was one of the greatest college scorers ever and was a solid rookie
Itâs often forgotten that two years ago, Jahlil was fighting with Karl Anthony-Towns for the number one spot in the 2015 draft. Â Okafor had great post moves and was praised as being the âmore polishedâ center compared to KAT. It seems that people forgot how dominant Jahlil Okafor was in college.
As a freshman, he was the ACCâs Player of the year and put up 17.5 PPG, 8.3 rebounds on 66.4 FG%. These stats prove that Jahlil has a lot of potential to be a great player.
During his rookie season, Jahlil made the most of a bad situation, averaging 17.5 PPG with 7 rebounds on 50% FG shooting for a 10-72 Sixers team. Pretty impressive stats from a team whose best players were Nerlens âI canât believe Mark Cuban might give him a max dealâ Noel and Ish Smith. Although the 76ers were terrible, itâs impressive how efficient Okafor was on an inefficient 76ers team.
Okafor has proven he can be a great offensive player, he has just experienced injury issues in his short time in Philadelphia and had a huge loss of playing time last season. In the right situation, Okafor has proven to be a star and the stats from his days at Duke and his rookie season can back this up.