Fansided · Oct 31, 2025
Josh Okogie could solve the Rockets' biggest problem in the most surprising way
Houston Rockets v Toronto Raptors | Kevin Sousa/GettyImagesWhen the Houston Rockets signed Josh Okogie, they likely expected to relegate him to the end of the bench. Now, it’s looking like he’s going to be a rotation player for them.
NBA fans should know better than to make premature judgements. Careers take several paths. Sometimes, a player finds their stride later than others.
Okogie looks like one of those players. Through three games, he’s averaging 9.5 points in 23.0 minutes per game. It would be his career-high in points per game. Those are solid numbers:
But they don’t tell the whole story.
Rockets’ Okogie is adding surprise value
Okogie is also hitting 60.0% of his 2.5 threes per game.
