Philadelphia 76ers

Jahlil Okafor isn't worried about small ball

Published Jul. 13, 2015 1:28 p.m. ET

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Six months ago, Jahlil Okafor was hailed as the consensus first overall pick in the 2015 NBA draft. He's a dominant big man with low post moves for days, which has long been viewed as the prototype for a franchise player.

But small ball is sweeping through the NBA, and that narrative helped bump Okafor down to the third pick last month. But as he told Bleacher Report's Howard Beck in the video below, Okafor isn't worried about his role going forward, or opposing teams going small to get him off the court.

He's probably right. The big man and NBA basketball go together like fireworks and the 4th of July. That doesn't figure to change anytime soon.

(h/t: Bleacher Report)

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