DRAFT

Ebuka Okorie

Detroit Pistons

SF6'2"186 lbage 21rookieStanfordNashua, NH

ROOKIE · NBA RATING PENDING

An electric microwave scoring guard

DET

Detroit Pistons

Eastern · Central · proj. 40-42 (▲+4.7)

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One of the draft's most remarkable risers — from outside the top 100 in high school to 23 a game. A bench scoring spark if the efficiency and defense grow.

Proj. pick #23Range 22–38Comp Jordan Poole / Bones Hyland

Strengths

Electric open-floor speed
Shiftiness off the bounce
Nearly 6'8" wingspan

Top concern

Undersized for a score-first guard

Draft grade — a pre-NBA scouting projection from the curated Big Board, graded against the draft class. It is not an NBA rating; an NBA rating appears once he plays a qualifying NBA season.

Contract

2026-27

$4,321,219Rookie scale

3% of the club’s payroll · 9th of 15 priced deals

Runs through4 seasons

Est. market value$2,087,600 /yr

Surplus−$2,233,619

FAIR VALUEpaid about what he is worth

Market value is an estimate, not a reported figure: what his play is forecast to fetch on the open market in 2026-27 — his current rating, a year older. Cap thresholds are projected for 2026-27 until the league sets them.

2026-27 off-season

2 moves

Jun 24
TRADEDETOFFICIAL
Traded to Detroit Pistons
via @ShamsCharania, @JakeLFischeron the wire →
Jul 6
SIGNINGDETOFFICIAL
Detroit Pistons signed guard Ebuka Okorie to a Rookie Scale Contract.

OFFICIAL means the league’s own records carry the move; AGREED means a trusted insider reported it and the league has not processed it yet. Terms and attribution come from the wire, which is the only source that carries them.