Here’s an update from the Philadelphia Inquirer on Sixers center Jahlil Okafor, one of the team’s key young building blocks who is currently limited at practice as he works his way back but is considered generally healthy:
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Okafor is getting back in the groove after having season-ending surgery on March 22 to repair the meniscus in his right knee. The injury cost the NBA all-rookie selection the final 23 games of the season. A CAT scan on March 8 revealed the tear.
The 20-year-old, who played in 53 games, was the team’s leading scorer at 17.5 points per game last season. He became the first Sixers rookie since Allen Iverson in the 1996-97 season to lead the team in scoring over a minimum of 50 games. He also averaged 7.0 rebounds, 1.2 assists and 1.2 blocks and shot 50.8 percent from the field.
