he sounds very confident and enthusiastic about it too:

"And so the ripple effects are that we have to try Jahlil at the four. So let’s learn that. Because as we’ve learned, it is painful at times. Real painful.”

“And even to the point where we have to go in end-game situations, I hope that I stick with what I just said.”

- The young legend continues to thrive!


http://www.dailylocal.com/20160223/brett-brown-makes-it-official-anointing-okafor-a-forward-for-the-rest-of-the-sixers-season

"So while Okafor has sputtered at the defensive end against less mobile players, his audition at a power forward spot could be a franchise-changer, particularly with Joel Embiid said to be a 2016 Opening Day possibility at the five spot.

“It’s going to help us, because we’re going to learn more,” Brown said. “If you had to make them go someplace where they’d have an impact, Nerlens we know is best at the rim. And so the ripple effects are that we have to try Jahlil at the four. So let’s learn that. Because as we’ve learned, it is painful at times. Real painful.”

Brown has been trending toward a five-spot commitment to Noel, whose earlier audition at power forward had, at best, lukewarm results. In recent weeks, Okafor has defended more forwards, though rarely with staggering expertise.

“We’ve tinkered a little with it in the first two-thirds of the season, but never really anointed him and stamped off on him as a four man like I am now,” Brown said. “And even to the point where we have to go in end-game situations, I hope that I stick with what I just said.”