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NBA Rumors: Latest Trade Rumors Surrounding Jahlil Okafor, Boston Celtics
- Updated: July 23, 2016
Since the NBA draft, it’s felt like a matter of when, not if, Jahlil Okafor ends up with the Boston Celtics.
The Philadelphia 76ers have a ton of big men. By contrast, even with the splash signing of All-Star Al Horford, Boston doesn’t have a major presence on the post.
So a deal makes sense.
Okafor even addressed the constant talk with NBA TV’s Jared Greenberg at the Las Vegas Summer League:
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If the fit is perfect, what’s the holdup? Celtics general manager Danny Ainge has a ton of future assets at his disposal, after all.
Maybe things aren’t as obvious as they seem. The latest rumblings around the potential pairing seem contradictory.
Let’s look at both sides.
Boston not willing to give up much?
According to Keith Pompey of Philly.com, Boston might not be as infatuated with the former No. 3 overall pick as the public seems to think:
Word out of Boston is that the Celtics will not give up much for the 6-foot-11, 257-pounder.
They have concerns about his playing in the city after being involved in two street fights there in the early hours of Thanksgiving morning. Nor do they like the fact that the center saw a gun pointed at his head in Old City and that he was stopped for going 108 mph over the Ben Franklin Bridge.
Okafor averaged 17.5 points per game during his rookie campaign, second among neophytes to Karl-Anthony Towns’ 18.3 points per contest. His 7.0 rebounds per outing ranked behind only Towns’ 10.5 and Kristaps Porzingis’ 7.3. …
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