Minnesota Timberwolves: Best-case, worst-case scenario for Josh Okogie

The Minnesota Timberwolves drafted Josh Okogie with their first-round pick. Here’s a look at the best and worst-case scenarios for this rookie season.

The Minnesota Timberwolves had a lot of options entering the 2018 NBA Draft, and they came out of it with what appears to be two gems in Josh Okogie and Keita Bates-Diop. The two prospects could become vital to how Minnesota performs in the coming years.

Okogie was the Wolves’ first-round pick at No. 20 overall. He spent two seasons at Georgia Tech and excelled nicely there, even drawing comparisons to current Timberwolves All-Star Jimmy Butler. Okogie averaged 18.2 points, 6.3 rebounds, 2.5 assists, 1.8 blocks and 1.0 steals in his final year as a Yellow Jacket.

The potential on both ends of the floor is there, and both are a drastic need for the Wolves at the wing position. As we all know, the bench produced the least amount of points score out of any NBA team –and that’s something that they will need to improve upon if they want to compete in the Western Conference gauntlet.

On paper, it appears as though he fits every need that the Wolves were looking for, and especially someone who can play shooting guard after losing Jamal Crawford this summer.

He also has a clear upside in 3-point shooting after attempting 4.2 3’s last season, cashing in on 38 percent. If he can shoot anything close to that next season then he will be a major turning point for this Timberwolves offense.

Now that we’ve taken a quick look at what he did in college and what the Wolves’ remaining needs are, it’s time to look a little closer at the best and worst-case scenarios for one of the newest Wolves.