Portland acquired Jusuf Nurkic from the Denver Nuggets last week, but the Trail Blazers were close to trading for another center.
In fact, the Sixers sat Okafor for back-to-back games last week because a deal with the Trail Blazers was close to happening, per NBA.com’s David Aldridge.
The 76ers pulled Jahlil Okafor from their lineup last week b/c a deal w/Portland for the center was close to happening, per league sources.
— David Aldridge (@davidaldridgedc) February 18, 2017
The Blazers, however, decided instead to do a trade w/Denver for Jusuf Nurkic & a 2017 first-round pick, giving Portland three 2017 firsts.
— David Aldridge (@davidaldridgedc) February 18, 2017
Okafor returned to the lineup on Wednesday after a deal with Portland didn’t happen. The 21-year-old center has been linked to the New Orleans Pelicans and Chicago Bulls. The Sixers are shopping Okafor and Nerlens Noel due to a logjam in the frontcourt. Both players are former lottery picks and capable of starting elsewhere.
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