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Okafor appears to want to play for the Lakers so badly, it's as if he's ready to cede the draft title to Towns right now.
"He's obviously a great player, he's definitely deserving of being the No. 1 pick," Okafor said of Towns.
So far, it appears Towns is ready to accept that crown and go to Minnesota. He is the only potential top-four pick who has not yet worked out for the Lakers, and they have had difficulty in pinning him down for a visit, which could mean that he already knows he's going to join the Timberwolves, so what's the use?
Okafor suffers from no such uncertainty, saying, "I'm coming from Duke University ... where the entire atmosphere is about winning. ... That's what the Laker organization is about, that's what I want to be part of."
When this columnist had the nerve to ask about his defensive deficiencies, Okafor had the wit to fire back.
"I hear the criticism, but we won a national championship at Duke, so it wasn't that bad," he said, grinning. "Coach K was fine with the way we played defense."
I don't think that's an answer though.
Story: http://www.newsobserver.com/sports/article23639860.html#storylink=cpy
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