The Timberwolves took Georgia Tech’s Josh Okogie with their first round pick (20th overall) in the NBA Draft on Thursday night.
Okogie, a 6-4 guard, was third-team All-ACC in 2017-18 as a sophomore after making the league’s all-freshman team in 2016-17.
He averaged 18.2 points, 6.3 rebounds and 2.5 assist per game for the Yellow Jackets last season and is known as a strong defender. An NBA.com profile says he is a shooting guard with a 7-foot wingspan.
According to NBA.com’s Christopher Dempsey, “Okogie can give a team some good defensive possessions right now, and a few flashes of what he can be as an offensive force, but he’ll need some time to grow into a player on the court for significant minutes.