For Jahlil Okafor, all he wants is a chance. After a productive rookie season with the Sixers, his playing time decreased year by year. He was traded to the Nets for Trevor Booker, and given the team’s front court depth, it was expected that he would get a chance to play.
For a while his conditioning needed to get up to par, which held him out. Then came the emergence of rookie Jarrett Allen, who is now starting at center.
On the season with Brooklyn, Okafor is averaging 6.2 points and three rebounds in just 13 minutes per game.