With faith still very high in a potential return of Joel Embiid, the Philadelphia 76ers are looking to shop Jahlil Okafor in trades as he and Nerlens Noel struggle playing together on the court this season.
Read full storyThe NBA rookie class for 2015-16 has been very solid to start the season and players like Kristaps Porzingis, Karl-Anthony Towns, Jahlil Okafor, Justise Winslow, D'Angelo Russell, Emmanuel Mudiay, T.J. McConnell, Frank Kaminsky, Stanley Johnson and Nikola Jokic all could get some consideration for the rookie of the year award.
Read full storyThe Philadelphia 76ers remain winless at 0-18 this season and that is not the only negative thing that has the team in the headlines, as star rookie Jahlil Okafor has had multiple off the court incidents this year.
Read full storyThe NBA season is heading into the back stretch of November and through a few weeks of games, some rookie players have started to distinguish themselves, including Karl-Anthony Towns, Jahlil Okafor, Emmanuel Mudiay, Justise Winslow and Stanley Johnson.
Read full storyThe NBA season has been rolling along for a couple weeks and heading into the middle of November, the Golden State Warriors remain undefeated and look like the best team in the league.
Read full storyThe NBA season is just around the corner and this year there are some exciting new rookies joining the pro ranks, including players like D'Angelo Russell, Karl-Anthony Towns, Jahlil Okafor, Justise Winslow, Emmanuel Mudiay, Stanley Johnson, Kristaps Porzingis, Jerian Grant and Devin Booker.
Read full storyThe Philadelphia 76ers could be a target for a Brendan Haywood trade with the Cleveland Cavaliers and this comes as the team is hoping that draft pick Jahlil Okafor can start after losing Joel Embiid to an injury, as the big man broke the same bone in his right foot and this comes as the Sixers are looking at Norris Cole as a free agent option.
Read full storyThe Philadelphia 76ers will be without Joel Embiid for the second straight season after the team announced that the young center will have surgery on his foot and now the Sixers likely will use Jahlil Okafor and Nerlens Noel as the main starters this year over Sam Hinkie adding anyone in trades to replace Embiid.
Read full storyThe Philadelphia 76ers could look at a Joel Embiid trade or a Nerlens Noel deal in the future after the defat pick of Jahlil Okafor, as forward Dario Saric will join the team next year and that could be one big man too many for the Sixers and this comes as Okafor was impressive in his pro debut in the NBA Summer League for Philly.
Read full storyThe Philadelphia 76ers pulled off a trade for Nik Stauskas with the Sacramento Kings that included Carl Landry and Jason Thompson and moving forward the Sixers could consider a trade down the line with Joel Embiid or Nerlens Noel after general manager Sam Hinkie took Jahlil Okafor in the NBA draft.
Read full storyThe Philadelphia 76ers took Jahlil Okafor with the number three overall pick in the draft this year and in the future the team could consider a trade with Okafor, Joel Embiid or Nerlens Noel if the three big man scheme doesn't work out, as all three players were lottery picks and could have value on the market for general manager Sam Hinkie.
Read full storyThe NBA draft results for the 2015 event saw Karl-Anthony Towns go number one overall to the Minnesota Timberwolves, while the top 5 had the Lakers taking D'Angelo Russell, the Sixers picking Jahlil Okafor while the NY Knicks took European big man Kristaps Porzingis ahead of the Magic selecting Mario Hezonja.
Read full storyThe NBA draft for 2015 starts on Thursday from Brooklyn at the Barclays Center and the event will have coverage on TV from ESPN and a live stream from the WatchESPN website as names like Karl-Anthony Towns, Jahlil Okafor, Kristaps Porzingis and D'Angelo Russell get picked and the first round will begin past 7 pm ET and the main ESPN.com site has a full tracker for all the picks and trades.
Read full storyThe NBA draft is on Thursday night and heading into the event the final mock draft for the top four has the Minnesota Timberwolves taking Karl-Anthony Towns, while the Lakers are picking D'Angelo Russell, the Philadelphia 76ers are taking Jahlil Okafor and the New York Knicks have Justise Winslow over picking Kristaps Porzingis or trading the pick.
Read full storyThe LA Lakers are targeting D'Angelo Russell, Jahlil Okafor along with a DeMarcus Cousins trade heading into the NBA draft Thursday and this comes as the team may look at Greg Monroe, Kevin Love, Goran Dragic and Rajon Rondo as potential free agent targets on the market in free agency this summer to give Kobe Bryant some support.
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