As the Houston Rockets have soared to the top of the NBA leaderboards offensively, it has been as a result of a number of players acclimating excellently to new roles in the absence of starting point guard Fred VanVleet.
However, perhaps the most surpising development has been the starting-caliber 3-and-D play of role player Josh Okogie, who has taken over the role of starting shooting guard for the Rockets and has revived his career in doing so.
According to Sam Vecenie, on the latest episode of The Game Theory Podcast, Okogie has been one of the most pleasantly surprising storylines in the league so far this season:
"This guy is on a minimum right now; it felt like he might not be in the league this year.