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Newest Rockets acquisition has chance to be sneaky breakout candidate in 2025-26

The Houston Rockets signed Josh Okogie to provide a spark of energy off the bench. Based on his play in AfroBasket, he could be capable of giving them more than that.

I know. International play is not NBA competition. Whatever Okogie does for Team Nigeria should be taken with a grain of salt. There's no assurance that he'll be able to replicate his performance under the brightest lights.

Still, his play in Team Nigeria's recent blowout win over Team Tunisia was undeniable.

New Rockets acquisition shines in international play

Okogie was utterly dominant in Nigeria's 87-66 win.