Jahlil Okafor Requests Buyout From 76ers

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PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- Jahlil Okafor told reporters on Wednesday that he did indeed ask for a buyout from the Sixers.

Jah confirms that he did ask the Sixers for a buyout.
— Rich Hofmann (@rich_hofmann) November 1, 2017

The Sixers, on Tuesday, announced they will not pick up Okafor's fourth-year, $6.3 million contract option. Okafor is set to become an unrestricted free-agent in 2018.

Okafor, 21, averaged 17.5 points and 7.0 rebounds per game as a rookie in 2015-16. However, his minutes and role has continued to decrease and this season he has played in just one game -- at Toronto -- where Joel Embiid did not play.