February 7: Okeke’s 10-day contract is now official, the 76ers announced in a press release.
February 6: The Sixers will sign Chuma Okeke to a 10-day contract, according to Shams Charania of ESPN (Twitter link).
The 26-year-old forward is currently playing with the G League’s Westchester Knicks, where he’s averaging 17.3 points, 7.8 rebounds and 4.9 assists in 16 regular season games.
He was in training camp with New York on an Exhibit 10 contract, but was waived before the start of the season.
Okeke was taken by Orlando with the 16th pick in the 2019 draft and spent four seasons with the Magic. He appeared in 189 games, made 55 starts and averaged 6.3 points and 3.7 rebounds in 20.3 minutes per night.
If Okeke’s signing is finalized in time for Friday’s contest at Detroit, he will be eligible for four games before next week’s All-Star break. He will be able to sign a second 10-day deal with Philadelphia when this one expires.
The Sixers will have multiple open roster spots after their series of deadline deals are official, so no corresponding move will be necessary to bring Okeke aboard.