Credit: FIBA
Credit FIBA

American/Nigerian big man Jahlil Okafor is expected to sign a deal with the Chinese side Zhejiang Guangsha Lions, according to a report from Emiliano Carchia. 

Jahlil Okafor

Jahlil  Okafor
Position: C
Age: 26
Height: 211 cm
Weight: 125 kg
Birth place: Chicago, United States of America

The former no.3 pick in the 2015 NBA Draft spent last season with the Detroit Pistons. Over the offseason, he was traded from Detroit to Brooklyn and then waived. 

Okafor represented Nigeria at the Olympic Games in Japan, averaging 9 points per game with the national team. 

For the big man, this will be his first experience playing outside of the NBA. 

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