The Philadelphia 76ers have been trusting the process for many years now and it looks like it could finally be paying off. While the 76ers have had issues trying to give minutes all around to Joel Embiid, Nerlens Noel and Jahlil Okafor, it's been made clear that Embiid is everything he was advertised to be and more so one of the other two have to go. It looks like the New Orleans Pelicans might be interested in trading for one of the bigs to pair next to Anthony Davis:
The teams have NOT yet signed off on the trade but the latest talks have NOLA shipping Alexis Ajinca and a future first for Jahlil Okafor.
— Marc Stein (@ESPNSteinLine) February 6, 2017
Sources: Pels have been pursuing larger deals for center w/ 2 hopes: Trading '18 first-rounder (not '17 w/ loaded draft) and unloading Asik.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@WojVerticalNBA) February 6, 2017
RELATED: Report: 76ers could be moving Okafor in a trade
It looks like some people disagree on who the Pelicans might move, but it's clear they want to move a less-than mediocre big man of their own who won't bite into the minutes of Embiid and Noel when they head to Philadelphia.
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