Despite being the top prospect in his high school recruiting class, becoming one of the best players in college basketball, and winning an NCAA championship for Duke University, underrated is not the first word most people would use to describe Jahlil Okafor. However, despite putting a stat-line indicative of a long and prosperous NBA career, Okafor has been criticized or simply disregarded as a high-caliber player.
An Outdated Skill-Set?
Absolutely not. It seems as if everyone assumes that low-post monsters are defunct in the NBA. The advent of small-ball and rangy big men have marginalized the classical center.