2025-26 Season
JOSH OKOGIE
2025-26 Season
JOSH OKOGIE
Okogie produces at an below average rate for a 17-minute workload.
About this model: Net Impact can't measure floor spacing, help defense rotations, or playmaking gravity — so wings and guards are slightly undervalued vs bigs. How Net Impact works
TEAM COMPARISON
of 12 teammates (10+ games, 10+ min)
SKILL DNA
Percentile rank vs 235 Guards with 10+ games
THE SEASON SO FAR
Josh Okogie’s first twenty games were defined by a volatile tug-of-war between game-wrecking defensive hustle and lineup-killing offensive ineptitude. When he fully embraced his role as a disruptive pest, he generated tremendous value. Look no further than 11/14 vs POR, where he posted a massive +10.1 impact score. He earned that sky-high rating through elite defensive grit, blowing up dribble hand-offs and fighting through screens to wreck Portland's offensive sets. However, his total lack of shooting gravity frequently doomed his minutes. During the 11/26 vs GSW matchup, he logged a brutal -8.4 impact score because his relentless energy on loose-ball recoveries was entirely undone by his offensive black-hole tendencies. Things hit rock bottom on 12/25 vs LAL. Finishing with zero points and a -8.6 impact score, he forced ugly attempts in traffic that led directly to broken offensive sequences.
A crippling lack of offensive gravity defined this brutal stretch for Josh Okogie, turning him into a massive spacing liability. Opposing defenses completely ignored him on the perimeter. Look no further than the 12/21 vs SAC matchup, where his offensive invisibility severely hampered the team's flow and generated a staggering -11.5 impact score. Even when his shot actually fell during the 12/27 vs CLE contest, he still posted a -2.1 impact score. Despite scoring 8 points on highly efficient 3-of-4 shooting in that game, costly defensive lapses completely negated his brief offensive jolt. Yet, his chaotic motor occasionally salvaged his minutes without requiring him to put the ball in the basket. During the 01/09 vs POR game, Okogie managed a +2.8 impact score while scoring just 4 points, entirely because his relentless energy fueled a massive +8.5 defensive rating. He remains a deeply flawed rotation puzzle who gives back on one end exactly what he takes away on the other.
Josh Okogie’s midseason stretch was defined by catastrophic offensive spacing and empty rotational cardio, rendering him nearly unplayable on most nights. During the 02/02 vs IND matchup, he essentially ran wind sprints for 12 minutes without recording a single point, rebound, or assist, generating a dismal -6.7 impact score. Even when his perimeter shot finally fell on 03/11 vs DEN, his 12-point outburst was entirely negated by a -3.5 overall impact. A staggering -6.0 defensive score ruined that performance, revealing the hidden cost of his lapses on the other end of the floor. He did briefly flip the script on 02/25 vs SAC, posting a massive +12.3 impact alongside 14 points and 7 rebounds. That rare gem was fueled by relentless ball pressure and elite passing lane disruption rather than sheer shooting luck. Ultimately, opposing defenses spent this entire block treating him like a ghost, clogging the paint and daring the erratic wing to shoot.
IMPACT TIMELINE
Game-by-game performance vs average. Green = above average, red = below.
Boom-or-bust player. Okogie's impact swings wildly relative to his average — some nights dominant, others invisible. Scoring varies by ~4 points per game.
Middle-of-the-road efficiency — shoots 45%+ from the field in 58% of games. Not automatic, but not a problem either.
Good defender on his best nights, but it comes and goes. Some games Okogie locks in defensively, others he gets picked apart.
Flat trajectory all season — first-half impact -1.2, second-half -1.5. No major shifts, which fits with the overall steadiness.
Tends to go on runs. Longest hot streak: 3 games. Longest cold streak: 10 games.
MATCHUP HISTORY
Based on 75 games with tracking data. Shows who guarded this player on offense and who he guarded on defense, with their shooting stats in those matchups.
ON OFFENSE: WHO GUARDED HIM
His shooting stats against each primary defender this season
ON DEFENSE: WHO HE GUARDED
How opponents shot when he was the primary defender. Lower FG% = better defense.
SEASON STATS
GAME LOG
72 games played