Josh Okogie was born on September 1, 1998), his hometown of Lagos, Nigeria (Lagos, Nigeria), has a Nigerian/American dual nationality, a professional basketball player, with a height of 1.93 meters and a wingspan of 2.13 meters, and a weight of 96 kg. weight. His jumping ability and lateral movement ability are also among the top rookies of the same class. A shooting guard.
Position: G (No. 2)
Height: 1.93 meters / 6 feet 4
Weight: 97 kg/213 lbs
Birthday: 1998-09-01
Team: Phoenix Suns
School: Georgia Institute of Technology
Draft: 20th pick in the first round of 2018
Nationality: Nigeria
Salary this season: $2.65 million
In college, he studied at Georgia Institute of Technology (freshman season) and averaged 16.1 points and 5.4 rebounds per game, and was selected for the ACC freshman team. (Sophomore season) Averaged 18.2 points per game and declared for the 2018 NBA draft after the season ended.
In the 2018 NBA Draft, he was selected by the Minnesota Timberwolves with the 20th pick in the first round. Signed with the Timberwolves. (2018-19 season) played 74 times on behalf of the Timberwolves, averaging 23.7 minutes per game, scoring 7.7 points, 3 rebounds, 1.2 assists and 1.2 steals. Okogie’s body makes it possible for him to defend multiple positions. In defending the pick-and-roll offense, his footsteps can keep up with the pick-and-roll ball holder; his strength can withstand the pick-and-roll screener. You have to shoot, he has long arms. If you want to eat under the basket, he has the weight to top you. If you run without the ball, he has quick feet and can keep up. I believe that after hard work, Okogie will be able to become the most powerful “3D” fang of the Timberwolves in the near future.