would you even think of trading alike like jahlil okafor? >> only in the context of the lakers. he lakers are interested in jahlil, then i would not trade him for -- i would not trade him to boston for the third pick. >> god forbid tough play him in the playoffs. >> and secondly the third pick i think there is a drop off after the first two picks, and i would not trade him to boston. the only possibility. and i am about 60% on it. if the lakers wanted jahlil okafor i would make that move. >> the only thing is, okafor is the best player. >> you have so many bigs you can fill in with. and noel is the center and simmonds down there and enough to compensate for the back of jahlil okafor. >> they may wait to find out if embiid can play. >>> and sam bradford, after he finally addresses the two-week holdout. and first the weather. >>> thanks, the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast. monday, still unsettled. some sunshine and spotty shower in the forecast. high temperature of 72. pop-up thunder shower possible tuesday, 74. by wednesday, in the 80s. the first 80-degree in the month o

how about jahlil okafor. up next why you may want to keep big ja exactly where he is, sports is up next. >>> well, community leaders come together to offer solutions to the growing poverty problem in philadelphia. >> i'm not going to college. don't i still deserve to have a living wage for myself and for my children and for my family? don't idea survey little house somewhere? >> it was big turnout for final day of the poverty summit a at the community college of philadelphia. oic of america organized the summit, officials say one in two philadelphians live near or at the poverty level. the goal of the s was involve the entire community ine rag waiting poverty. >>> another bear sight nothing new castle county. >> city of newark's twitter page posted this video of the black bear in the area of white clay drive-in cleveland avenue. they believe that the bear scampered off and not a threat to residents. a bear was also spot today near the university of delaware, but you no word if this is the same animal. >>> jus

jahlil okafor has been name to the all nba rookie team.averaged 18 points, seven rebound a game this past season and recorded 11 double/double. >>> roger federer has pulled out of the french open next week. he is dealing with the back injury. this is significant. federer has appeared in a record 65 straight grand slam events, the last one he missed was in 1999, in the u.s. open. >>> union will host d.c. united tomorrow. union played three straight draws, they have one victory in the last five matches. >> we don't wanting to back to being a 500 team and this is i game where we really to have take advantage, and, then try to jump on d.c. early and try to protect our home field to get that little bit of separation from the danger of mediocrity. >> that is sports. >> all right. >> you you are still laughing. >> no, i'm good. >>> jimmy kimmel live, next on channel six. jimmy's guest magic johnson, ludicrous and sierra, music from ariana grande, "action news" continue at 4:30. now for the entire "action news" team, i'm jim gardner, good night. >

. >>> jahlil okafor is named to the all rookie nba team. he recorded 11 double-doubles. >>> leukemia stinks but it can be overcome. obviously you need the medical aspects but the right attitude can play a role as well. jeff skversky traveling to buck county to tell one athletes story of battling back. >> with a .300 average stephanie yost swings with ease. she was diagnosed with a rare form of leukemia, doctors said she had a 45% chance of surviving. >> she cried in the beginning and said that is done we are not crying anymore and we'll battle this and we will win. >> it was harder on them than it was on me. >> i had the mindset i would do anything to beat it. >> she went through chemo therapy and a bone marrow trance plan. the driving force was driving in a run again for bensalem and sure enough she was back on the field and now one of the faces of the varsity team. >> did you wonder if you would play again? >> i did for a couple of weeks after my transplant and i knew i wasn't in shape and i wasn't sure if i would get back. >> the first t

biggest rumor so far is a trade that would send jahlil okafor to the celtics for a number three pickn player. >>> sixers continue working out players since they also have the 24th and 26th selections in the first round. they have seen at least 12 players this week. brett brown was asked what he towed these nba hopefuls. >> always they snead to make one team love them. paths to the nba aren't always direct. you may end up in instanbul or real madrid and then come back into it. in my old life we cut danny green twice and now he's just fine and so you just try to share stories to help them and let them know who we are. >> game three tonight between the cavaliers and the raptors in the nba on conference finalsly cleveland with a two-nothing series lead haven't won both games by an average of 25 points. >>> after the cavs won game two lebron james and crew showing some love for their head coach dousing him with water. lou broke pat riley's record for most consecutive wince to start a coaching career. if the cavs win the series lebron will held to his sixth straight nba championship series

nerlins knoll and jahlil okafor both members of the sixers for now.g out at wrigley. why that was bad news for the fightin' phils. sports coming up next. >>> welcome back. we kick off the memorial day weekend with day baseball in wrigley field. phillies/cubs game one of three game series. matinee baseball. flags blowing out left field. we have pete mackanin the managers of the phillies on the south side of chicago welcome home. game tied at one in the fourth until it was not. jorge so layer going big night to left field off of adam morgan off the board in left field. two-one cubbies. david ross leaving friendly confines. three run shot and now it's five-one north cidars breaking out with the big bats. lester wept six and third. gave up one run. seven punch outs. fifth inning how about chris bryant budding star in the biggs. over the ivy at left. solo shot. cubs win, cubs within six-two your final score. >>> on to hoops. media outlets are reporterrin rg houston rockets are finalling a three year deal for him to be the next coach and dan coney is assist

if you want the sixers to trade jahlil okafor think twice. those stories >>> well cup back.big mange little okafor on the fast track. eighth grade he was already 6-foot seven. he won a national title as freshman at duke. and now after injury shorten season he has been named nba all rookie first team. i talk to head coach brett brown this week and here's how big jal can get even better next season. >> he'll score in his sleep. he'll score for the rest of his life. he can score. i think that -- that the two areas that i think he'll make that biggest jump and help our organization the most when he can get up and down the floor without any type of fitness restrictions, and when he can particularly guard a pick and roll and have some level of presence at the rim. that's when you really see, um, i think a two-way player. >> ukee, translation -- >> get in shape. (laughter). >> get in shape and play d. he was the third pick last year's draft. joel embiid was the third pick in 2014. he's had two reasons wrecked by injuries. he's scheduled to make his nba debut in the fall. i asked br

meanwhile sixers are reportedly, exploring the trade market for both jahlil okafor and nerlens noel. feeling that one of the big men will be traded leading up to the nba draft on june 23rd. if all players are healthy the team has a log jam in the front core, joel embiid is expected to play with dario saric. stay tuned. >>> eventually the sixers would like to be a championship caliber team like golden state warriors. the last night raining raining step curry and crew fighting offe problem nation they beat oklahoma city, okc by nine. they trailed the series three -two, going back to oklahoma city. >>> check this out last night the cards/nationals game, in field pop up, who has got it? you got it. i got it. whose got it, kind of like hoist on first. eventually molina, he has got it and makes the catch. >> somebody got it. >> somebody. >> order is restored. >> yes. >> i got this. >> yes. >> don, thanks. >> kate has the forecast, holiday forecast. >> who will take weekend forecast, a big one and it turned out to be beautiful for holiday weekend. we will start off on a really nice note. ca

if you want the sixers to trade jahlil okafor think twice. >>> well cup back.g mange little okafor on the fast track. eighth grade he was already 6-foot seven. he won a national title as freshman at duke. and now after injury shorten season he has been named nba all rookie first team. i talk to head coach brett brown this week and here's how big jal can get even better next season. >> he'll score in his sleep. he'll score for the rest of his life. he can score. i think that -- that the two areas that i think he'll make that biggest jump and help our organization the most when he can get up and down the floor without any type of fitness restrictions, and when he can particularly guard a pick and roll and have some level of presence at the rim. that's when you really see, um, i think a two-way player. >> ukee, translation -- >> get in shape. (laughter). >> get in shape and play d. he was the third pick last year's draft. joel embiid was the third pick in 2014. he's had two reasons wrecked by injuries. he's scheduled to make his nba debut in the fall. i asked brow

so this should come as in surprise, sixers are gauging the trade interest in jahlil okafor and nerlens noel according to a report. >>> raptors and kyle lowery, the calves lear slammed the door shut beating up toronto in game six. lebron 33 points and calves 113-87 win. lebron is going to the the nba finals for sixth straight year, only one other player has done that since the 1960's. >>> the pace under chip kelly, faster, faster. but his need for speed, caught up to the former eagles coach. the players too. but now is there a new tempo in town. eagles quarterback sam bradford will be able to run the offense at a slower pace under doug pederson. eagles will huddle. bradford license able to change up play at the line of scrimmage if he doesn't like the look at the defense. >> biggest thing is coming in out of the huddle, longer play calls, more time to assess situations, different checks, audibles, things like. that you come out slow you are dissecting what the defense is doing. they are not gassed. they are ready for every single play. so we have to run plays more so off of what they gi

nerlins knoll and jahlil okafor both members of the sixers for now. rumors to report plus the wind was blowing out at wrigley. why that was bad news for the fightin' phils. sports coming up next. >>> welcome back. we kick off the memorial day weekend with day baseball in wrigley field. phillies/cubs game one of three game series. matinee baseball. flags blowing out left field. we have pete mackanin the managers of the phillies on the south side of chicago welcome home. game tied at one in the fourth until it was not. jorge so layer going big night to left field off of adam morgan off the board in left field. two-one cubbies. david ross leaving friendly confines. three run shot and now it's five-one north cidars breaking out with the big bats. lester wept six and third. gave up one run. seven punch outs. fifth inning how about chris bryant budding star in the biggs. over the ivy at left. solo shot. cubs win, cubs within six-two your final score. >>> on to hoops. media outlets are reporterrin rg houston rockets are finalling a three year deal for him to

general manager admitted they would explore moving players and that includes, jahlil okafor and the sixers are engaging the trade market for okafor and noel. they struckled to play together last season. >>> the eagles were the worst in the run last year and they made a free agent run at rodney mccloud considered one best in football. >> they are both multidimensional and can cover a lot of ground and play blitz and man and zone. i would be very surprised if the year went on if they are not one of the better safety tandems in the nfl. >>> imagine getting a shot to play with the eagles, it's a dream come true for 25 kids in the tell wear valley taking part in the challenge to promote a healthy lifestyle. he throws the ball and the sneakers. forget about them. >>> rafael nadal will not celebrate a 10th french open title. he was forced to withdraw because of a sore wrist, he could not move it this morning. >>> north carolina against loyola and maryland against brown in the other semi final. for the 22nd straight year, espn is broadcasting the games from this underrated lacrosse town. >> look a

they have had 199 losses in these three seasons but finally, some good news and it has to do with jahlil okafor. >> tell me more good this is the thing, despite playing only 53 games, okafor was still voted on to the all nba rookie first team. >> that is nice. >> cool. >> he played at duke, right. he averaged 17.5. and seven rebound per game for your philadelphia a 76ers and 51 percent shooting from the feel. he can drain it. you may remember he had trouble with the law with the speeding thing but other than that, he turned it around. >> yes. >> and there was video from tmz sports showing the rookie punching a man in the street. whatever. i think that he has cleaned up his act. he is a young guy. awfully good on court. i think he and we will see who it is whether it is ben simmons or anybody else, leads them to the promise land. >> sue. >> let's hope. >> we're sick of saying sixers lost last night, innings isers lost last night, right. >> i just love honestly with all of the off the court stuffy love that they got to him early and say don't do it and he hasn't. >> cleaned up his act. good for h

mid westerner, michigan -- >> you don't like jahlil okafor either?aught you on that one. >> he is on the team, now that's on the team he's quite a friend -- >> grandfather heard in. >> go on, dave. >> i have to play it down the middle, right? tell you what, you know, when you had the worse record it usually means you score the first rounds pick. >> second pick will be made by the los angeles lakers. and that means that the number one pick in the 2016nba draft goes to the philadelphia 76ers >> well, clearly the biggest victory the 6ers have had in quite a while, that means two big names to decide upon in the june 23rd nba draft, will they go with ben sill ons from lsu or brandon ingram out of duke. that other school. we don't know yet, but we know it means a lot to coach brett brown. >> we have a lot of fire power around our organization that will dig in, make a calculated decision, a huge decision but at this stage it would be premature say to anybody that we know what we are doing. >> premature. so we just have to see. we do know that who ever we do

biggest rumor is trade that would send jahlil okafor to the celtics for third overall pick and the player. stay tune. sixers will continue working out players since they have the 24th and 25th selection in the first round. they have seen 12 players this week. the brett brown was asked what does he think of these nba hopefuls. >> all they need toys make one team love them, path to the nba is not always direct. you may end up in istanbull and real, madrid. we cut danny green twice and new he is just fine. so you just try to sheer studies to help them and let them necessity who we are. >> that is all for sports. i'm leslie van arsdal. have a great day. >>> hundreds of volunteers spruced up a philadelphia school. they transformed ethan allen promise academy in strawberry mansion by painting murals, brightening hallways and stairwells. they constructed a new playground and playing field, and remodel the teachers lounge. the goal was to create a welcoming environment and a safe place, safe place for children to play. >>> young super heroes took over the police touch museum in philadelphia famil

biggest rumor would send jahlil okafor to the celtics for third overall pick and a player.xers will continue working out players since they have the 24th and 26th selection in the round. they have seen 12 players this week. brett brown was asked, what does he think of these nba hopefuls. >> all they need toys make one keen level past the nba, and you may end up in is hans tanbull or real madrid and then come back into it n my old life we cut danny green twice and now he is just fine. so you just try to tell them stories to help them and let them know who we are. >> that is all for sports i'm leslie van arsdal, have a great date. >>> and those stories out of brazil bike riders pedal away but not just to get a work out. they say bike riders provided even why i to turn on a movie in rio di janeiro, a film production company created this event to teach about alternative energy. bikers generated the power for the event lightening, sound system and movie projection. that is very interesting. >>> that is it for "eyewitness news" at 6:00. here's what we have at 7:00. your cell phon

had third best chance and they ended up with the third overall pick and that is when we drafted jahlil okafor. >> will we go for another duke player, couple dukes back to back. sixers end up with the number one pick, one or top two picks they will end up with either one of those top players, two best players in the draft, lsu guard ben simmons from australia, and, duke forward, brandon ingram. both players coming off impressive freshman seasons. i say ingram may be over ben. >> yeah. >> is that who you want, in gram. >> not necessarily. >> ben simmons is a beast, no question about it. >> ben the beast. >> but lsu didn't even get in the 68 teams ncaa tournament. >> it is a team sport you can only help so much. >> true. >> how about this game last night, i was surprised, i thought warriors might sweep thunder, or at least win at home, sticking with the nba, lets go to this story. statement win for oklahoma city thunder. >> they beat golden state warriors in game one at home. >> at home. >> yeah. >> so it was close throughout but thunder are able to hang on and pick up that win, 108-102. step cu

the sixers should not trade okafor because you don't know what jahlil imbed is going to be.still hurt. don't trade away your only guaranteed great player. all right. to the eagles mini camp marcus smith has been an absolute disappointment so far and that's being nice. in his first two seasons he only had a second half. but he seems to think it's about to be his prediction -- resell don shouldn't year this season jim schwartz his now defense will be per peck for what he does. >> being defensive lineman that's kind of what you want. you don't want to really think too much. you want to being to get the ball, make plays that's search wal we've been doing all ota's and, um, it's a great feeling that coach comes in here and says, hey, you know, we letting a change. you can just go and we'll kind of taylor what you do. >> ncaa lacrosse championship will be held in chester at toll lon energy stadium the final four for both the men and the women. lay roll ya plays unc. penn state versus u inform c in maryland syracuse but i love to hear all the trade rumors when it comes to the sixer