Jahlil Okafor will start for Sixers without Joel Embiid
Philadelphia 76ers center Jahlil Okafor will move into the starting lineup for Monday's game with the Toronto Raptors, with center Joel Embiid (rest) unavailable.
What It Means:
Okafor should be in line for minutes in the mid 20s tonight and is a solid DFS option without Embiid. Richaun Holmes and Ersan Ilyasova should see a bump in minutes as well.
Okafor is having a down sophomore campaign so far, averaging 10.4 points, 3.8 rebounds and 1.1 blocks over 20.9 minutes per game. He owns a .493 effective field goal percentage and a -1.2 nERD.
Source:
Rotoworld.com
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