Since last year, the Phoenix Suns have been tied to acquiring Jahlil Okafor from the Philadelphia 76ers. The 6’11” center at the time was fresh off an impressive rookie season on the offensive end, showing post moves equivalent to Tim Duncan, but defense wasn’t as listless and porous as Andrea Bargnani stuck in sludge. One rumor that percolated for a while was a Jahlil Okafor for Brandon Knight trade. It made sense at the time for both teams. The 76ers needed a guard and the Suns needed an upgrade at the center position as well.
In each end no trade would occur as both teams were wrongly overconfident in the abilities of their players.