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Felix Okpara

Washington Wizards
C6'10"237 lbage 22rookieTennesseeLagos, Nigeria
ROOKIE · NBA RATING PENDING
A vertical-spacing rim-protecting center
WAS
Washington Wizards
Eastern · Southeast · proj. 34-48 (▲+10.8)
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A mobile rim-protector who walls off the paint and finishes lobs. A backup five with a defined dive-and-block role.

Proj. pick #47Range 44–58Comp Daniel Gafford (lite)
Strengths
  • Rim protection and shot-blocking
  • Lob and roll finishing
  • Mobility in space
Top concern

Offense limited to dunks and putbacks

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
$2,000,000Guaranteed
1% of the club’s payroll · 14th of 14 priced deals
Runs through4 seasons
Est. market value$1,500,000 /yr
Surplus−$500,000
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

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.