Chicago Quote by Jahlil Okafor

“Being from Chicago, an inner-city kid, I'm fortunate enough now to be able to help the kids here when I come back, when I'm in town.”

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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.

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

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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…

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

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

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

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I'm just trying to get better each game.

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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…

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

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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…

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

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

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