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Pelicans 2019 preseason profile: Jahlil Okafor

With long-range shooting becoming an increasingly vital part of the NBA game, many pros spent the 2019 offseason working on making more threes. Meanwhile, one of Jahlil Okafor’s biggest goals was to figure out how to get more Zzzs.

He didn’t realize it until this summer, but the 6-foot-11 New Orleans center had been suffering from sleep apnea, causing the caliber of his rest overnight to be poor. As a result, Okafor often felt fatigued, even in the morning after what he thought was a good night’s sleep.

“I learn something new every year that changes me in a huge way,” Okafor explained.