Joel Embiid was rather amused by the 76ers' selection of Jahlil Okafor (and other draft Twitter reaction)
In back-to-back years, the Philadelphia 76ers ended up with lottery-pick big men: Nerlens Noel in 2013 and Joel Embiid in 2014.
So, when the Los Angeles Lakers selected D'Angelo Russell with the No. 2 pick, thus leaving Duke center Jahlil Okafor available, the Twitter-savvy Embiid had a reaction:
OK........... Lol
— Joel Embiid (@JoelEmbiid)
June 25, 2015 Now before we start any scandal rumors, we must remember two things: (1) Embiid, who missed the entire 2014-15 season, might still be injured, and (2) the Cameroonian quickly followed that tweet with a bit of love for Okafor, whose father is of Nigerian descent.
Aye my boy is in philly with me
#AfricanConnection— Joel Embiid (@JoelEmbiid)
June 25, 2015 Embiid's wasn't the only amusing NBA player Twitter reaction from Thursday night's draft.
After the Minnesota Timberwolves took Karl-Anthony Towns No. 1 overall, point guard Ricky Rubio couldn't help but start the hazing process.
Hello
@KarlTowns !! You ready to pick up my dry cleaning tomorrow ??
#WelcomeRook— Ricky Rubio (@rickyrubio9)
June 25, 2015 Towns, whose mother is Dominican, became the first Hispanic player ever to go No. 1 overall in the NBA draft. Atlanta Hawks big man Al Horford, who is from the Dominican Republic, tweeted congratulations to Towns in English and Spanish.
Congrats
@KarlTowns so proud. All your hard work is paying off, but you are just getting started! Welcome to the NBA!
— Al Horford (@Al_Horford)
June 25, 2015Felicidades a
@KarlTowns me siento muy orgulloso de ti en verte crecer y desarrollarte como jugador. Ahora empieza lo bueno!
#NBA #NBADraft— Al Horford (@Al_Horford)
June 25, 2015 When Kristaps Porzingis went No. 4 overall to the New York Knicks, the fans
didn't like it. And oh, the players noticed.
The Knicks fans HOT!!!!!!!!!!!! Omg
— BRANDON JENNINGS (@BrandonJennings)
June 26, 2015Yall gotta give him a chance Knicks fans
— BRANDON JENNINGS (@BrandonJennings)
June 26, 2015==
https://t.co/Fc2SJDOBlE— Evan Fournier (@EvanFourmizz)
June 26, 2015Funny the reactions of NY fans about a player they don't know.
— rudy gobert (@rudygobert27)
June 26, 2015But its ok they might buy his jersey pretty soon anyway =
— rudy gobert (@rudygobert27)
June 26, 2015Lol that lil Knicks fan is going to be on ALL the memes
— Spencer Dinwiddie (@SDinwiddie_25)
June 26, 2015This lil kid is priceless......
Give Porzingis a chance
— Ekpe Udoh (@EkpeUdoh)
June 26, 2015He's very good man... Super talented
— Kyle Lowry (@Klow7)
June 26, 2015Knicks fans are my TL are straight comedy lol
— SLOWMO (@KyleAnderson5)
June 26, 2015 A pair of big names welcomed late-lottery picks to their respective new homes:
Congrats to
@IAmJustise on getting drafted! Very excited to have you!
#wegotagoodone #NBADraft #luckylefty— Chris Bosh (@chrisbosh)
June 26, 2015Welcome to the family youngin
@Original_Turner!
#PacerNation— Paul George (@Yg_Trece)
June 26, 2015 Kendall Marshall, meanwhile, thought Myles Turner bore a striking resemblance to Dave Chappelle's character from "The Nutty Professor."
with the 11th pick, Indy selects Reggie Warrington.
— Kendall Marshall (@KButter5)
June 26, 2015 (And wouldn't you know, he wasn't alone in making that comparison.)
"He looks like Reggie from the Nutty Professor."
-
@AminESPN on Myles Turner
#NBADraft #analysis pic.twitter.com/Mg4R1m52Av— ESPN (@espn)
June 26, 2015 It appears Rubio wasn't the only veteran point guard ready to haze his new teammate -- this time a player who went to the same school (Kentucky).
Welcome to the valley
@DevinBook ... Got your backpack ready!
— Eric Bledsoe (@EBled2)
June 26, 2015 Meanwhile, Nick Young seems to think all the young players owe him a nod for their hairstyle.
The haircut is real
— Nick Young (@NickSwagyPYoung)
June 25, 2015I shoulda trademark this haircut
— Nick Young (@NickSwagyPYoung)
June 26, 2015