Former NBA young talent, Jahlil Okafor went abroad for two years now and his tour of the globe continues. After having discovered China and then Mexico (G-League) for the past two years, he is now joining Spain, where a one-year contract with the club of Zaragoza awaits him there.
At 27, the 3rd choice of the 2015 Draft will therefore set foot in Europe for the first time, in one of the toughest leagues on the planet. Despite his limits in defense, his “old-school” interior profile, very gifted offensively, can allow him to do damage in the paint.
In six seasons in the Big League, for a total of 247 games spread between Philadelphia, Brooklyn, New Orleans and Detroit, Jahlil Okafor has a career average of 10.4 points and 4.7 rebounds. Often injured, he never became a dominant pivot, as one could imagine when he left Duke.
| Jahlil Okafor | Percentage | Bounces | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Crew | GM | Minimum | Shots | 3 points | LF | Off | Def | Early | pd | party | Int | bp | CT | Points |
| 2015-16 | PHL | 53 | 30 | 50.8 | 16.7 | 68.6 | 2.3 | 4.7 | 7.0 | 1.2 | 2.6 | 0.4 | 2.3 | 1.2 | 17.5 |
| 2016-17 | PHL | 50 | 23 | 51.4 | 0.0 | 67.1 | 1.6 | 3.2 | 4.8 | 1.2 | 2.4 | 0.4 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 11.8 |
| 2017-18 * | All Teams | 28 | 13 | 55.8 | 25.0 | 72.4 | 0.8 | 2.3 | 3.0 | 0.4 | 1.8 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 6.3 |
| 2017-18 * | BRK | 26 | 13 | 56.6 | 25.0 | 76.0 | 0.7 | 2.3 | 2.9 | 0.4 | 1.7 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 6.4 |
| 2017-18 * | PHL | 2 | 13 | 44.4 | 0.0 | 50.0 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 4.5 | 0.5 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 5.0 |
| 2018-19 | NOP | 59 | 16 | 58.6 | 20.0 | 66.3 | 1.4 | 3.3 | 4.7 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 8.2 |
| 2019-20 | NOP | 30 | 16 | 62.3 | 33.3 | 64.5 | 1.6 | 2.6 | 4.2 | 1.2 | 2.2 | 0.2 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 8.1 |
| 2020-21 | TED | 27 | 13 | 61.8 | 22.2 | 70.8 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 2.4 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 5.4 |
| Total | 247 | 20 | 54.2 | 22.2 | 67.6 | 1.5 | 3.2 | 4.7 | 0.9 | 2.1 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 10.4 | |
How to read the stats? MJ = matches played; Min = Minutes; Shots = Shots made / Shots attempted; 3pts = 3-points / 3-points attempted; LF = free throws made / free throws attempted; Off = offensive rebound; Def= defensive rebound; Tot = Total bounces; Pd = assists; Fte: Personal fouls; Int = Intercepts; Bp = Lost bullets; Ct: Counters; Points = Points.
