Former North Carolina men's basketball player J.P. Tokoto was released by the NBA's Philadelphia 76ers on Monday, according to tweets from multiple reporters who cover the team.
JP Tokoto and Pierre Jackson have been let go. Brown "Pierre go get healthy." "JP if he makes it in NBA will be as a defender" #Sixers
— Dei Lynam (@dlynamCSN) October 26, 2015
The Sixers cut McCrae, Tokoto, Wilbekin, Aldemir and Jackson, source told Yahoo.
— Marc J. Spears (@SpearsNBAYahoo) October 26, 2015
#Sixers release J.P Tokoto
— Keith Pompey (@PompeyOnSixers) October 26, 2015
The 6-foot-6, 200-pound shooting guard elected to forego his senior season at UNC this past April. He was the only Tar Heel to enter the draft.
Tokoto started 34 of UNC's 38 games during the 2014-15 season and averaged 8.3 points, 5.6 rebounds and 4.3 assists per game.
If Tokoto clears waivers, Philadelphia can assign him to its NBA Development League Team, the Delaware 87ers.
Tokoto drew rave reviews during NBA Summer League play with the dunk shown below.
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