I have done more Jahlil Okafor highlights this year than I have for any other player. Kristaps Porzingis is close, with 16, and Karl-Anthony Towns is even closer, with 19, but Big Jah has them both beat with 20. What can I say? I want to make as many vids depicting these talented rookie bigmen as I can before they become ineligible for the channel.
His success in this area is attributable to his consistent scoring performances from game to game. Most rookies are wildly variable from one contest to the next, scoring 25, then scoring 3 before getting 2 DNPs, and then putting up 25 again. Jahlil has only scored in single digits 4 times this season, 3 of those being 9-point performances. The way the Sixers feed him the ball and let him shoot all the shots he wants, you’d hope this would be the case, but it’s never certain with rookies.