Former No. 3 NBA Draft pick Jahlil Okafor is moving to China, announced his now former team Casademont Zaragoza. The Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) team Zhejiang Ghuangsha paid Okafor's release clause to Zaragoza, luring the 27-year-old to China.
Casademont Zaragoza are going through some tough times. The Aragonese club presents a feeble 3-7 record in the ACB league, occupying one of the bottom positions in the table. However, another negative development might befall them, as they might lose Jahlil Okafor sooner rather than later due to interest from other teams.
After six years in the NBA and one season in the G-League, Jahlil Okafor moved to Europe to play for Casademont Zaragoza in Spain. It's a decision he doesn't regret. The former no. 3 overall pick tore his Achilles last year and spent long months rehabbing his injury. When no NBA team wanted to risk taking him, Okafor received an offer from the other side of the Atlantic.
Former No. 3 NBA Draft pick Jahlil Okafor is moving to China, announced his now former team Casademont Zaragoza. The Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) team Zhejiang Ghuangsha paid Okafor's release clause to Zaragoza, luring the 27-year-old to China.
Casademont Zaragoza are going through some tough times. The Aragonese club presents a feeble 3-7 record in the ACB league, occupying one of the bottom positions in the table. However, another negative development might befall them, as they might lose Jahlil Okafor sooner rather than later due to interest from other teams.
After six years in the NBA and one season in the G-League, Jahlil Okafor moved to Europe to play for Casademont Zaragoza in Spain. It's a decision he doesn't regret. The former no. 3 overall pick tore his Achilles last year and spent long months rehabbing his injury. When no NBA team wanted to risk taking him, Okafor received an offer from the other side of the Atlantic.
Jabari Parker has signed with Barcelona, making him one of the highest-drafted NBA players ever to move to Europe. Parker was chosen as the second overall pick in the 2014 NBA draft, and his decision to play in Europe puts him right behind the first picks like Andrea Bargnani (2006), Anthony Bennett (2013), and the second overall pick Derrick Williams (2011).
The former 3rd overall pick Jahlil Okafor will continue his career in Europe. The 27-year-old center signed a one-year deal with Spain's Casademont Zaragoza. Drafted by the Philadelphia 76ers in 2015 with the third overall pick, Okafor spent the first six years in the NBA, averaging 10.4 points and 4.7 rebounds. He then went on to play in China for the Zhejiang Lions.
Jahlil Okafor looked set to become an NBA star when the Philadelphia 76ers selected him with the third overall draft pick in 2015. However, his adventure in the League was far from successful, overshadowed by Joel Embiid in Philadelphia and unable to make a difference elsewhere. After the Sixers, Okafor played in Brooklyn, New Orleans and Detroit, never even reaching double digits in points.
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. 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 ...
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The Atlanta Hawks have requested waivers on center Jahlil Okafor, via the official club's report. This off-season the 25-year-old was involved in a trade revolving around DeAndre Jordan that sent Jahlil Okafor from Detroit to Brooklyn, however, the Nets waived the Nigerian big man. After that, Okafor was given a chance by the Atlanta Hawks and signed a non-guaranteed contract. But the partnership ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eIKdD8_tNWk&feature=emb_title After being involved in a trade revolving around DeAndre Jordan that sent Jahlil Okafor from Detroit to Brooklyn, the Nets waived the Nigerian big man. However, Shams Charania of The Athletic reports that Okafor will be given a chance by the Atlanta Hawks and sign a non-guaranteed contract. 25-year-old Okafor was drafted third ...
Acquired five days ago, Jahlil Okafor won't be a Brooklyn Net for long, as the franchise is putting the veteran center on waivers, the team announced Thursday. Okafor, 25, was acquired by the Nets in a trade with the Detroit Pistons on September 4. That trade involved a swap of DeAndre Jordan to the Pistons so that the Pistons could buy out his deal and clear a path for Jordan to join the Los ...
Reports that DeAndre Jordan might be traded before the start of training camp are coming to fruition. Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN reports that the Brooklyn Nets are sending Jordan, four future second-round picks, and $5.78 million to the Detroit Pistons in exchange for Jahlil Okafor and Sekou Doumbouya. It is also reported that the Pistons will release the Jordan via buyout, thereby saving $47 ...