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Philadelphia 76ers: Jahlil Okafor Enigma May Be Unsolvable

By Bret Stuter

Dec 23, 2016; Phoenix, AZ, USA; Philadelphia 76ers center Jahlil Okafor (8) and head coach Brett Brown against the Phoenix Suns at Talking Stick Resort Arena. The Suns defeated the 76ers 123-116. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 23, 2016; Phoenix, AZ, USA; Philadelphia 76ers center Jahlil Okafor (8) and head coach Brett Brown against the Phoenix Suns at Talking Stick Resort Arena. The Suns defeated the 76ers 123-116. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports /
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Jan 30, 2016; Philadelphia, PA, USA; Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) shoots against the defense of Philadelphia 76ers center Jahlil Okafor (8) and guard Ish Smith (1) during the second half at Wells Fargo Center. The Golden State Warriors won108-105. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 30, 2016; Philadelphia, PA, USA; Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) shoots against the defense of Philadelphia 76ers center Jahlil Okafor (8) and guard Ish Smith (1) during the second half at Wells Fargo Center. The Golden State Warriors won108-105. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports /

Look Ahead To Golden State

Much fuss has been made about the bold claims of center Joel Embiid over supplanting the Cleveland Cavaliers on the top of the NBA hill.  But it’s more like that the Philadelphia 76ers will need to dethrone the Gold State Warriors on the trek to the NBA Championship instead.

In fact, if the Philadelphia 76ers plan to get past the Golden State Warriors, Jahlil Okafor may be a great player to have in the lineup.  You see, even with a bum knee, he shows up big against the Warriors.  They simply do not have an answer for his post game heroics.

Fix Work Build

Fix that knee, improve that defense, and suddenly you have the keystone for a terribly effective NBA offense.  Does the team need a top five defense?  Well, in the new NBA world of small ball three-point mania, Okafor offers a new challenge to the Golden State Warriors. All things created equal, nobody on a small ball lineup can shut down Okafor in the paint.

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There is plenty of work to do between now and any post season discussions.  And in that time, many things must happen which may or may not be in the control of either the Philadelphia 76ers nor Jahlil Okafor.  But we started this discussion to focus whether Fit, Future, or Fantasy best described Jahlil Okfaor’s career moving forward with the Philadelphia 76ers.

In summary, perhaps the solution to this is not a fantasy after all.