In the coldest terms, the crushing setback for Joel Embiid is a prime opportunity for Jahlil Okafor (8, above) with the largest portion of minutes at center and power forward now being split two ways instead of three. Not only that the good possibility that Okafor will be able to score inside immediately makes him the ideal fit alongside Nerlens Noel, an impact defender as a 2014-15 rookie but offensively challenged.
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