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Josh Okogie

Utah Jazz · Rotation
SG6'4"213 lbage 278 yrs expGeorgia TechLagos, Nigeria
6th best of 13 on UTAworth +0.4 wins to the rotation
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Elite perimeter defender & rebounder
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Utah Jazz
Western · Northwest · proj. 25-57 (▲+4.7)
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A defense-first wing whose calling card is on-ball pressure — he ranked in the 86th percentile as a perimeter defender. The offense is minimal (4.5 points in 17 minutes), but he did knock down 38.5% from three on low volume. An end-of-rotation specialist hitting free agency for his defense and effort.

4.5
PPG
2.6
RPG
0.9
APG
0.8
SPG
0.2
BPG
GP 78MPG 17.4FG% 42.53P% 38.5FT% 59.4TS% 54.4USG% 11.3PER 9.9BPM -1.2VORP 0.3EPM -0.3
2025-26 regular season · bars are percentile at his position

NBA player ratings

0–99 · 2025-26 form
Perimeter defense92
Rebounding88
Rim protection79
Shooting69
Inside finishing60
Scoring59
Playmaking58

Skill ratings are 2025-26 per-game and advanced stats (Basketball-Reference) ranked 0–99 within position (guards vs guards, bigs vs bigs). Overall is anchored to EPM impact on a non-linear curve, nudged by these skills; Offense and Defense come from box plus-minus. A player who missed the latest season is shown from his most recent one.

Career

2018-19 to 2025-26 · 8 seasons
6.1
PPG
2.9
RPG
1.1
APG
494
GAMES
Points 2,994Win Shares 14.2Starts 199Best season 2022-23 · 7.3 ppg
Games played, last three seasons72%

Regular season, 2003-04 onward (Basketball-Reference). Averages are weighted by games played; honours count awards won, not finishes. “Current players” means the 802 who played in the last three seasons.

Trajectory

2023-24 → 2025-26 · age 25 → 27
▬Steady

Josh, at 27, has held steady — 1.9 → 1.7 wins of value over the window.

Age curve▬ On curve
Developing about on schedule for his age.
2026-27 forecast▲ 2.6 wins (+0.8)
At 28, expect about the same level. Range 1.5–3.7 wins.
Production (BPM)-0.5 → -1.2-0.726-27 forecast -0.6
His production has held roughly steady.
2023-24: -0.5 · 60 games2024-25: +1.5 · 40 games2025-26: -1.2 · 78 games2026-27: -0.6 (forecast)23-2425-2626-27
Value to team (wins)1.9 → 1.7-0.226-27 forecast 2.6
His value to a team has been stable.
2023-24: 1.9 · 60 games2024-25: 2.3 · 40 games2025-26: 1.7 · 78 games2026-27: 2.6 (forecast)23-2425-2626-27
Contract value2026-27: worth $5.6M vs $6.0M salary−$0.4M
He is paid about what his play is projected to be worth.
$6.0M salary2023-24: $4.4M · 60 games2024-25: $5.0M · 40 games2025-26: $4.1M · 78 games2026-27: $5.6M (forecast)23-2425-2626-27
Current deal: $6,000,000 cap hit · through '28. On the contract row the flat dashed line is this salary, so the gap to the 2026-27 forecast is the surplus.

Seasons from Basketball-Reference (2023-24 → 2025-26). Production is box plus-minus, a per-possession measure. Value is VORP-based wins, so it also counts games played. Contract value is what each season’s play would fetch on the open market. The dotted 2026-27 point is a forecast: his established level, a year older, assuming a normal season.

Contract

2026-27
$6,000,000Guaranteed
3% of the club’s payroll · 9th of 13 priced deals
Runs through2 seasons
Est. market value$5,616,000 /yr
Surplus−$384,000
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

1 move

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.

Plays like

same position

Nearest skill profiles across the seven rating axes — who he plays like, not who is as good. The rating beside each name answers that second question.