Last night was far from Jahlil Okafor’s first DNP-Coach’s Decision. Just last season, Okafor was essentially made inactive, asked to stay home while the team went on a road trip, and by all accounts figured he’d be traded. That didn’t happen. Jordan Brenner’s great profile of Jah looked at this from his angle:
“I'm unsure if I'm still on the team,” Okafor says now. “Am I really a part of this process? Am I really a part of this culture? That's why the guys have been out there on social media, but I've just kind of been in the dark.