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Jahlil Okafor • C
Ht/Wt:6'11", 275 lbs.
Born:Dec 15, 1995 (29 yrs) in Chicago, IL
From:Duke
Experience:6 years
Drafted:Drafted by Philadelphia in 2015 (1/3).
Movements & Injuries
2021
10/11/2021 Waived by the Atlanta Hawks.
9/16/2021 Signed as a free agent by the Atlanta Hawks.
9/09/2021 Waived by the Brooklyn Nets.
9/04/2021 Acquired from the Detroit Pistons
5/04/2021 Missed 2 games (not with team).
4/30/2021 Not with team, day-to-day.
4/08/2021 Missed 31 games (left knee surgery).
2/10/2021 Left knee surgery, sidelined indefinitely.
2/02/2021 Knee injury, day-to-day.
1/01/2021 Missed 2 games (sprained right ankle).
2020
12/28/2020 Sprained right ankle, day-to-day.
12/01/2020 Signed as an unrestricted free agent by the Detroit Pistons to a two-year contract.
11/20/2020 Declared free agent.
1/22/2020 Missed 3 games (sore lower back).
1/16/2020 Sore lower back, day-to-day.
2019
11/24/2019 Missed 6 games (sprained left ankle).
11/14/2019 Sprained left ankle, day-to-day.
6/20/2019 New Orleans Pelicans exercised their contract option for the 2019-20 season.
3/06/2019 Missed 1 game (sprained left ankle).
3/04/2019 Sprained left ankle, day-to-day.
2/12/2019 Missed 2 games (sprained left ankle).
2/08/2019 Sprained left ankle, day-to-day.
2018
8/08/2018 Signed as an unrestricted free agent by the New Orleans Pelicans to a two-year contract.
4/07/2018 Missed 1 game (sprained right ankle).
4/05/2018 Sprained right ankle, day-to-day.
3/04/2018 Missed 3 games (illness).
2/26/2018 Illness, day-to-day.
2/22/2018 Missed 1 game (left calf injury).
2/14/2018 Left calf injury, day-to-day.
2017
12/07/2017 Acquired from the Philadelphia 76ers.
11/20/2017 Missed 1 game (personal reasons).
11/18/2017 Personal reasons, day-to-day.
11/15/2017 Missed 1 game (illness).
11/13/2017 Illness, day-to-day.
10/31/2017 Philadelphia 76ers declined their contract option for the 2018-19 season.
10/21/2017 Missed 2 games (illness).
10/18/2017 Illness, day-to-day.
4/12/2017 Missed the last 11 regular season games (sore right knee).
3/31/2017 Sore right knee, remainder of the regular season.
3/24/2017 Sore right knee, day-to-day.
3/22/2017 Missed 1 game (sore right knee).
3/20/2017 Sore right knee, day-to-day.
3/09/2017 Missed 2 games (sore right knee).
3/04/2017 Sore right knee, day-to-day.
2/06/2017 Missed 1 game (knee injury).
2/04/2017 Knee injury, day-to-day.
1/30/2017 Missed 4 games (sore right knee).
1/24/2017 Sore right knee, day-to-day.
1/03/2017 Missed 1 game (hamstring).
2016
12/30/2016 Hamstring, day-to-day.
12/11/2016 Missed 3 games (gastroenteritis).
12/05/2016 Gastroenteritis, day-to-day.
10/26/2016 Philadelphia 76ers exercised their contract option for the 2017-18 season.
4/13/2016 Missed the last 23 regular season games (right knee injury).
3/11/2016 Right knee injury, remainder of the regular season.
2/29/2016 Bruised right shin, day-to-day.
1/30/2016 Missed 2 games (illness).
1/26/2016 Illness, day-to-day.
2015
12/30/2015 Missed 2 games (knee injury).
12/26/2015 Knee injury, day-to-day.
12/06/2015 Missed 2 games (suspended by team).
12/02/2015 Suspended by the Philadelphia 76ers for 2 games.
7/07/2015 Signed by the Philadelphia 76ers to a four-year contract.
6/26/2015 Drafted by the Philadelphia 76ers in the 1st round (3rd overall) in 2015.
Career Transactions
2021
9/16/2021 Signed as a free agent by the Atlanta Hawks.
9/04/2021 Detroit Pistons traded Sekou Doumbouya and Jahlil Okafor to the Brooklyn Nets for DeAndre Jordan, four second-round picks (2022, 2024, 2025, 2027) and cash.
2020
12/01/2020 Signed as an unrestricted free agent by the Detroit Pistons.
2018
8/08/2018 Signed as an unrestricted free agent by the New Orleans Pelicans.
2017
12/07/2017 Philadelphia 76ers traded Jahlil Okafor, Nik Stauskas and a 2019 second-round pick to the Brooklyn Nets for Trevor Booker.
2015
6/25/2015 Drafted by the Philadelphia 76ers in the 1st round (3rd overall) in 2015.
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