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Jahlil Okafor, Jerami Grant named to 2016 USA Men’s Select Team

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Published07 Jun 2016

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 By: Brandon Apter, managing editor Jahlil Okafor, Jerami Grant named to 2016 USA Men's Select Team

The Philadelphia 76ers have announced that Jahlil Okafor and Jeremi Grant have been selected to the 2016 USA Men's Select Team. Okafor and Grant are two of 25 players selected that will train with the USA Men's National Team from July 18-21 in Las Vegas.

Okafor, 20, averaged 17.5 points and seven rebounds during his first NBA season with the Sixers, earning a spot on the NBA All-Rookie First Team. The third overall pick in the 2015 draft, Okafor shot 50.8 percent from the floor. 

Grant, 22, was selected by the Sixers in the second round of the 2014 draft out of Syracuse. In his two seasons with the Sixers, he has amassed 195 blocks, which trails only Draymond Green (212) and Paul Millsap (208) when it comes to forwards that are 6-foot-8 and under during that timeframe. He averaged 9.7 points, 4.7 rebounds and 1.6 blocks per game this past season.