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Jahlil Okafor Traded To The Brooklyn Nets

And now has a chance to win a championship too

By JD King
Dallas Mavericks v Detroit Pistons
DETROIT, MICHIGAN - APRIL 29: Jahlil Okafor #13 of the Detroit Pistons handles the ball against the Dallas Mavericks during the fourth quarter of the NBA game at Little Caesars Arena on April 29, 2021 in Detroit, Michigan. 
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Former Blue Devil Jahlil Okafor, who spent 2017-18 with the Brooklyn Nets, has been traded back to the Eastern Conference power after playing for the Detroit Pistons this past season.

Okafor was sent to the Nets for DeAndre Jordan, four second-round draft picks and cash. Brooklyn also got Sekou Doumbouya in the deal.

Okafor will join fellow former Blue Devil Kyrie Irving as Nets and Brooklyn of course also has Kevin Durant, James Harden and a supporting cast that is certainly a championship contender.

But Okafor may not be there for long: he’s a free agent after this season.

Still, winning a ring would be nice and we can’t think of another Blue Devil, other than Shane Battier and Quinn Cook, who won championships in college and in the NBA.

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