The Houston Rockets are evaluating their future when it comes to veteran shooting guard Josh Okogie.
Okogie, 27, signed with the Rockets on a one-year minimum deal in the offseason and turned out to be a bargain for the team. He even started two playoff games for the Rockets in their series against the Los Angeles Lakers last month.
Bleacher Report writer Eric Pincus praised Okogie and believes he could have interest around the league in free agency.
“Okogie is a capable veteran who played in 78 games
for the Rockets (starting 32) at 17.4 minutes per game. He defends and shoots the ball well (38.5 percent from three) on low volume,” Pincus wrote.
Okogie only averaged 4.5 points per game this past season, which was a step back from where he was a year ago. That being said, he did play in 78 games and shot a career-high 38.5 percent from deep.
The Rockets likely would want to have Okogie back on a minimum deal if he was interested in returning. That being said there is reason to believe that he may have interest from other teams around the league, which could start a bidding war.
Contending teams could justify signing Okogie for the mid-level exception (~$5-6 million), which could be out of price range for the Rockets considering he only made $3.1 million. However, a raise could be in the cards based on his successful run with the Rockets this past season.
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