Former NBA participant Jahlil Okafor is headed to China. The Zhejiang Guangsha Lions paid a launch clause to Casademont Zaragoza in Spain to facilitate the transfer.

Okafor final performed within the NBA in 2021 with the Detroit Pistons. The previous third general choose beforehand performed for Zhejiang Guangsha in the course of the 2021-22 season. Okafor then spent a part of the 2022-23 season within the G League, earlier than shifting to Spain for the primary a part of this season.

In 13 video games with Zaragoza, Okafor had averaged 11.8 factors and 5.0 rebounds per recreation. In his earlier stint in China, the 27-year-old middle averaged 13.0 factors and eight.7 rebounds in 23.4 minutes per recreation.