By Julie Glass
Jahlil Okafor is on a rookie contract, and league executives continue to say that they think he can be a good NBA player.
He’s so gifted offensively, and his size alone is a benefit. But Okafor is being pushed to the edges of the Sixers’ rotation, and it’s not like they’re flush with talent, even with as good as Joel Embiid is.
His defense is just too rough and in the modern NBA, not being able to stretch the floor is a liability.
Greg Monroe of the Bucks is mobile, that’s helped make him impactful this season.
Any team that trades for Okafor is getting a big talent with top-five-pick value, but you had better have an established role and scheme to manage his impact.
The Sixers are minus-195 in 683 minutes with him on the floor.
