Trade news about the Philadelphia 76ers next move regarding Jahlil Okafor's status with the team is heating up as the trade deadline comes to an end tomorrow. And one team that showing interest in acquiring him if ever he'll be traded is the Indiana Pacers.
The Pacers are gunning for a spot in the playoffs this season as they are currently at the 6th spot of the Eastern Conference division holding a 29-28 win-loss record. But it doesn't already that they are already safe in their position as other teams are closely behind them. And getting an additional support could somehow help them in their push going to the postseason.
On the other hand, Jahlil Okafor has been a familiar figure in rumor mills the past few months. The 76ers are having a hard time of distributing the playing minutes with him, Nerlens Noel and Joel Embiid in the rotation. Unloading one of them is the best option for the team and it seems that Okafor is likely the odd one to be moved as per recent reports.
According to NBA.com reporter David Aldridge, the time of Jahlil Okafor with the Philadelphia 76ers is already over as he expects the big man to be 'moved' before the 3 pm NBA trade deadline tomorrow. The basketball analyst has already assured that Okafor will not be on the 76ers roster for the remainder of the season and will be traded going down the last hours of the trade deadline.
Although playing as a sophomore, he already showed great potential as he is already averaging 11.4 points, 4.8 rebounds and 1.1 blocks per game this season. And it seems that his talent did not overlook by the Pacers as they try to get additional firepower going to the playoffs.
According to CBSSports, the Indiana Pacers are said to be pursuing Jahlil Okafor to get some ample help for Paul George. The move seems to be the plan of the Pacers to show George that they want to make the team even better and surround him with capable players in the future. George will become a free agent in 2018 and might leave that team if see that the team is not progressing.
Nevertheless, the rumored deal between the Indiana Pacers and Philadelphia 76ers involving Jahlil Okafor are still speculation as both teams have not confirmed nor denied the report as of this moment.
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