Joshua Aloiye Okogie was drafted by the Minnesota Timberwolves with the 20th overall pick in the 2018 NBA draft. The veteran shooting guard has played for the Minnesota Timberwolves previously and presently the Phoenix Suns.
Throughout the 2022/23 season, he played 72 games with the Suns and averaged 7.3 points, 3.5 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game. He shot 39.1% from the field, including 33.5% from deep. He also plays for Team Nigeria at the international level.
Alongside Kevin Durant, he will be looking forward to having a good postseason run in the 2023/24 season.
Josh Okogie Age
Josh Okogie is presently 25 years old as of November 2023. He debuted in the NBA at 20 years of age. He is now in his sixth season and sixth year in the league.
How did Josh Okogie get to the Suns?
In the offseason of 2022, the Minnesota Timberwolves refused to increase their qualifying offer to Okogie. He therefore declined and consequently kicked in his unrestricted free agency. Then on July 2, 2022, he signed a one-year deal with the Phoenix Suns worth $1.97 million. He debuted for the team during the 2022/23 season and has been playing for the team ever since
This season he again signed a two-year deal with a player option for the 2024/25 season with the Suns. In two seasons and 84 games so far, he averaged 7.4 points, 3.4 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game. He shot 39.7% from the field, including 32.7% from deep.
How many points does Josh Okogie average per game?
Till now, Okogie has averaged 6.6 points per game in his career. In his four seasons with the Timberwolves, he has averaged 6.4 points per game. For the Suns, he averaged 7.3 points per game last season and is averaging 6.7 points per game this season.
Josh Okogie’s college basketball career
Okogie enrolled at The Georgia Institute of Technology and played collegiate basketball for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. He played for the 2016/17 season and the 2017/18 season. Throughout two seasons and 61 games, he averaged 16.9 points, 5.8 rebounds, 2.0 assists, 1.5 steals and 0.8 blocks per game. He shot 43.7% from the field, including 38.2% from the deep end.
Okogie was a member of the ACC All-Freshman Team in 2017 and a member of the Third Team All-ACC in 2018. He then declared for the 2018 NBA draft, where he was drafted by the Minnesota Timberwolves.
FAQs
A. Josh Okogie hails from Lagos, Nigeria.
A. Josh Okogie has played for six years in the NBA.
A. Josh Okogie’s height is 96 kg (213 lbs) and his weight is 96 kg (213 lbs).
A. Josh Okogie wears jersey # 2 for the Phoenix Suns. He wore jersey # 20 for the Minnesota Timberwolves.
A. In the 2022/23 season, Okogie averaged 7.3 points, 3.5 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game in 72 games.
