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NBA Draft: Josh Okogie’s similarities to Timberwolves’ Jimmy Butler

Back in 2011, Jimmy Butler was selected No. 30 by the Chicago Bulls, the last pick in the first round. He was a 6-foot-7 shooting guard and a solid, albeit underwhelming collegiate player at Marquette with legitimate questions about his offensive skill coming into the NBA.

In 2018, the Timberwolves picked at No. 20 and grabbed Josh Okogie of Georgia Tech. Okogie is a 6-foot-7 shooting guard who who was a solid, yet inefficient offensive player with the Yellow Jackets but projects to be a solid NBA defender from Day One.

And those are just the obvious parallels.