Jahlil Okafor: To start alongside Noel

Okafor will start Wednesday versus the Hawks, Tom Moore of Calkins Media reports.

Analysis:

Okafor returned from a two-game absence to come off the bench against the Warriors on Saturday en route to a 13-point (6-7 FG, 1-5 FT), one rebound showing. The talent-depleted Philadelphia team will need all the firepower it can muster against an Atlanta frontcourt boasting the likes of Al Horford and Paul Millsap, especially considering the Sixers have lost both of their games versus Atlanta this season, neither by less than 21 points.