Rookie Of The Year Quotes by Jahlil Okafor

Of course, in college, you're traveling, especially when you're with Duke basketball, but in the NBA, it's on a whole entire level.

— Jahlil Okafor

I never had to worry about putting a target on somebody else's back. Usually, the target was on my back.

— Jahlil Okafor

I'm definitely not the caliber player that LeBron is, but I find it funny how people can criticize him and the way he plays…

— Jahlil Okafor

I definitely want to play for a school that throws the ball in the post.

— Jahlil Okafor

I can play with my back to the basket, but I can face up as well.

— Jahlil Okafor

My father has his master's degree. My uncle does as well.

— Jahlil Okafor

I'm just trying to get better each game.

— Jahlil Okafor

I've done this a couple times, been to a couple different camps and a couple different AAU practices to talk to kids. I tell…

— Jahlil Okafor

That's one of things I've heard about Brooklyn - how good they are at developing players.

— Jahlil Okafor

Playing games and watching film, I've been able to see the improvements I can make and how much better I can be. It's exciting…

— Jahlil Okafor

At the end of the day, I know what my bread and butter is and how I can be effective.

— Jahlil Okafor

Coming out of college, I got a lot of notoriety for being the old-school center.

— Jahlil Okafor