By Brandon Apter, Sports Talk Philly Editor 
The Philadelphia 76ers are in Miami this evening for their final preseason game against the Heat. This contest is going to be a big one for guys like Brandon Paul and Cat Barber, who are both pushing to make the roster, but it will also be an important night for center Jahlil Okafor, playing in his first game this preseason since recovering from surgery to repair a small meniscus tear in his right knee in the offseason.
Brett Brown said he expects to play Jahlil Okafor tonight. He could play around 8-10 minutes. Brown won't tie himself to min total, tho.
— Keith Pompey (@PompeyOnSixers) October 21, 2016
Okafor participated in scrimmages at practice for the first time last week after re-aggravating his knee injury during training camp at the end of September when he was matched up against Joel Embiid in five-on-five. He is expected to be good to go for the opener on October 26 under a minutes restriction.
Nerlens Noel and Jerryd Bayless remain sidelined with injuries while Gerald Henderson will play 22-24 minutes and Joel Embiid is allotted 18-20 in the preseason finale.
