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NBA Free Agency: Jahlil Okafor signs with New Orleans Pelicans, but can he crack 15-man roster?

The New Orleans Pelicans and Jahlil Okafor officially came to terms on a partially guaranteed two-year contract today, in an anticipated move that fans can trace back to the 2017 trade deadline.

The ‘other’ Okafor remains an intriguing name around the league considering his 22 years of age and being just four years removed from the third overall selection in the 2015 NBA Draft. If things work out swimmingly, he would add to the Pelicans’ youth movement this summer joining Elfrid Payton, 24, and Julius Randle, 23, on the sidelines.