Reason II: He Is Not Certain What He Has
Bryan Colangelo did not draft Jahlil Okafor. Sam Hinkie did. Bryan Colangelo did not draft Nerlens Noel nor Joel Embiid. Sam Hinkie did that too. So Bryan Colangelo has no clue what, and more importantly why, he has three starting caliber NBA centers.
If you ask him, he’ll tell you that himself.
#Sixers story (with video): Bryan Colangelo: Center logjam 'based on some prior decision-making' https://t.co/YdGrJ8xCmC #NBA pic.twitter.com/1fcwAxfa2l
— Tom Moore (@TomMoorePhilly) December 20, 2016
But that only proves that he doesn’t understand why Jahlil Okafor was brought to the team.
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Can Only Sell What You Know
You see, it’s tough to sell if you haven’t a good understanding the virtues of what you are trying to sell, nor why you want to part ways. Jahlil Okafor arrived with question marks about his defense, but no question marks about his offense. From the moment he arrived, the Philadelphia 76ers have emphasized his role in the offense.
He scores. He scores whether he’s wide open, defended, double teamed or triple teamed. He is simply a physical presence and he is improving and growing all the time. But he’s young. He is just 21 in a sport where 22 years old was once the age of rookies. He is an NBA starting caliber center, and he can learn the role of power forward with patience and strong mentoring.
The young man not only could help a team enter the playoffs, but he has the upside of a championship team player someday.