Nearly one month after acquiring him from Philadelphia via trade, the Brooklyn Nets finally unleashed Jahlil Okafor ... at home.
It’s easy to forget that Okafor made his actual Nets debut on December 15 in Toronto. On that night, he logged 22 minutes, finishing with 10 points and 4 rebounds in a loss against the Raptors, 120-87, one of the Nets worst showings of the season.
Since then, it’s been a waiting game for fans and media —not to mention Okafor!
He and the Nets mutually agreed it was best for the 6’11“ 2015 National Champion to sit out of game action and better condition himself and learn the Nets system before earning consistent rotation minutes.