Entering his fourth season of NBA basketball, New Orleans Pelicans center Jahlil Okafor is far from a finished product, or so he (and his agent for that matter) should hope. He’s looking to survive yet another NBA cutdown day on Oct. 22.
The league changed on the young center, but he hasn’t been that willing to change to survive in its current form. Okafor is a pitiful three-point shooter, he’s certainly slow, and his scoring too often relies on post-up looks; he’s a lot like late-career Dwight Howard in those regards. However, he showed big strides across the board towards the end of last season.