NBA Executive on Jahlil Okafor and Nerlens Noel: One of Them Has to Go

If there’s one thing that the Sixers aren’t lacking, it’s big men. Keith Pompey recently spoke to a NBA Executive about Jahlil Okafor, Nerlens Noel and the Sixers big man dilemma that they will have if Joel Embiid ever plays with the Sixers.

That’s a big if, but it’s certainly possible with the strides that Embiid has made as of late. Here’s what the executive had to say to Pompey.

“Everything will come down to Joel Embiid. That’s the big question. If Embiid can play, then in my opinion, they will have to trade Okafor, because Embiid and Okafor cannot play together. If Embiid can’t play, then they have to decide whether to keep both Noel and Okafor. But the combination hasn’t worked out. Or they can trade one of the two and see if they can get strength at another position because, basically right now, they have three centers.”

Besides the potential return of Embiid to the lineup next year, coupled with the fact that it appears that Dario Saric will be in the NBA next season, they’ll certainly need to unload some big guys. Also, if they get super lucky and take Ben Simmons in the NBA draft, that will just be further reason to move a big in hopes of getting some more legit guard play on the team.

In any event, it looks like next season could be a huge year for the Sixers.