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• Hornets officially sign Marcus Garrett to 10-day contract

The Hornets have signed guard Marcus Garrett to a 10-day contract, the team announced in a press release. The Hornets do not have an open spot on their 15-man roster but continue to qualify for a hardship exception. The team has four players — Brandon Miller, Tre Mann, Grant Williams, and Josh Okogie — who […] The post Hornets officially sign Marcus Garrett to 10-day contract app...2025
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• Southeast Notes: Okogie, McClung, Ware, Robinson, Mitchell
Hornets forward Josh Okogie has begun individual on-court workouts as he continues to rehab a left hamstring strain, the team’s PR department tweets. He will be reevaluated in two weeks. Okogie has been sidelined since late January. He had given Charlotte a boost after being acquired earlier that month, averaging 10 points, 3.4 rebounds, 2.7 […]...2025
• NBA trade deadline 2025 tracker for every deal as it’s announced

Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images We’re keeping track of every 2025 NBA trade deadline deal as they are announced in this post. The NBA seemed set for a quiet trade deadline in 2025 as a new Collective Bargaining Agreement tormented teams with multiple luxury tax aprons and more punitive restrictions for increasing payroll. So much for that. The NBA trade deadline started with fireworks w...2025
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• 3 trades Lakers should make now that they have Luka Doncic

Photo by Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Getty Images Here are three more trade targets for the Lakers before the deadline. The Los Angeles Lakers pulled off the heist of the millennium by stealing Luka Doncic from the Dallas Mavericks over the weekend. The trade delivered the Lakers their next generational superstar, but it also opened up some holes on the roster as Anthony Davis and Max Chr...2025
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• Hornets Notes: Okogie, Lee, Micic, Bridges, Green
Josh Okogie only got to play seven games for the Hornets before he joined the team’s long injury list. Acquired from Phoenix in a January 15 trade, Okogie was putting up some of the best numbers of his career before suffering a left hamstring strain Friday night that will sideline him for at least three […]...2025
• Injury update on Hornets forward Josh Okogie
The Charlotte Hornets announced today that additional evaluation on forward Josh Okogie’s left hamstring revealed a left hamstring strain. He suffered the injury in the third quarter of Charlotte’s game against the LA Clippers last night. Okogie is listed as out tonight against the Denver Nuggets and will be reevaluated in three weeks. Additional updates … Continue reading "Injury update on ...2025
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• Hornets Notes: Okogie, Lee, Micic, Bridges, Green
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• Josh Okogie Diagnosed With Left Hamstring Strain, Will Be Re-Evaluated In Three Weeks

Josh Okogie was diagnosed with a strained left hamstring, reported the Charlotte Hornets on Saturday. Okogie, who suffered the injury on Friday night against the Clippers, will be re-evaluated in three weeks. Okogie is averaging 10.0 points and 3.4 rebounds in seven games with the Hornets....2025
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• Hornets’ Okogie Out At Least Three Weeks With Hamstring Strain
After undergoing additional testing on the left leg injury he sustained on Friday vs. the Clippers, Hornets wing Josh Okogie has been diagnosed with a hamstring strain, the team announced today in a press release. According to the Hornets, Okogie will be reevaluated in three weeks, with additional updates on his status provided as appropriate. […]...2025
• 30 players most likely to be moved at the NBA trade deadline

Photo by Justin Casterline/Getty Images Let’s jump around the league to find the players most likely to get relocated at the 2025 NBA trade deadline. In a now-annual tradition at SB Nation, we are scouring through the internet’s endless supply of NBA trade rumors and asking around our NBA team site network to ask our local experts (alongside some national analysis from yours truly) to see ...2025
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• Hornets Open To More Trades; Focused On Long-Term Success

The Charlotte Hornets recently traded Nick Richards to the Phoenix Suns for Josh Okogie and future second-round draft picks. Hornets front office leader Jeff Peterson indicated that he's open to making more deals too. "We've received calls on multiple of our players," Peterson said. "Nick Richards, we received multiple calls on him. We have good players. I think some of the injuries from a synergy...2025
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• 1 trade for all 30 NBA teams to fix the whole league for Christmas

Photo by Andrew D. Bernstein/NBAE via Getty Images Are all these trades legal under the NBA Collective Bargaining Agreement? Yes. Will every team involved hate them? Quite possibly. The holiday season is about rebirth and renewal. It’s a moment of reflection, when we are all afforded a chance to improve ourselves in the new year. Many people vow to go to the gym more, to quit smoking, to b...2024
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• Reload or Rebuild? What will the Suns, Lakers and every other first-round loser do now?

Original photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images The Suns, Lakers, Sixers and every other team to lose in the first round of the NBA playoffs are facing big decisions this summer. LeBron James and Anthony Davis. Giannis Antetokounmpo, Damian Lillard and Khris Middleton. Kevin Durant, Devin Booker and Bradley Beal.Kawhi Leonard, James Harden, Paul George and Russell Westbrook.Joel Embiid a...2024
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• NBA Trade Rumors: Latest on Andrew Wiggins, D’Angelo Russell, Miles Bridges and DeMar DeRozan

Photo by Noah Graham/NBAE via Getty Images With just a little more than two days to go until the deadline, let’s dive into the latest rumors. With the NBA trade deadline now just about 48 hours away, here are some of the latest rumors and reports as the Feb. 8, 3 p.m. ET buzzer for teams to make moves rapidly gets ready to sound. Will the Warriors trade Andrew Wiggins? While Shams Charani...2024
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• How the Nuggets are shutting down the Suns’ star-studded offense
Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images The Denver Nuggets are stifling the Phoenix Suns by shrinking the floor around Kevin Durant and Devin Booker Late in the third quarter of Monday’s Game 2 between the Phoenix Suns and Denver Nuggets, Devin Booker and Nikola Jokic delighted viewers by closing the period trading a slew of invigorating buckets. After bot...2023
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"The Suns added some much-needed frontcourt help, acquiring center Nick Richards from the Hornets for guard Josh Okogie in a trade that includes multiple draft picks."

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"— Paul Hudrick, Liberty Ballers Phoenix Suns — Josh Okogie, Chimezie Metu or Nassir Little I would say anyone with some value and a tradeable contract will be on the block."

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"In the second quarter, Suns guard Josh Okogie made contact with the first row while trying to get the ball."

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"The Phoenix Suns may have been ranked second and third in defensive rating across the last two seasons, but they appear set for a boost on that end thanks to free agent signing Josh Okogie."

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"Smith has found himself in hot waters for his latest comments about Team USA losing to Nigeria in their pre-Olympic exhibition, and sure enough, Nigerian NBA players like Precious Achiuwa and Josh Okogie didn’t like what the veteran broadcaster said about them."

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"With the NBA season suspended because of the coronavirus, Phoenix Suns shooting guard Ty Jerome and Minnesota Timberwolves small forward Josh Okogie got their basketball fix in another way Wednesday: NBA 2K."

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", the Knicks‘ Allonzo Trier, the Sixers‘ Landry Shamet, the Clippers‘ Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the Timberwolves‘ Josh Okogie get honorable mention honors."

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"LeVert's injury occurred late in the second quarter as he attempted to defend Josh Okogie on a fast break"

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"Georgia Tech suspends Tadric Jackson, Josh Okogie after self-reporting violations"

• Hornets officially sign Marcus Garrett to 10-day contract
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• Hollinger & Duncan: These Teams Are Done

John and Nate begin by analyzing the Nick Richards/Josh Okogie trade, and then John comments on the comments by the Warriors' principals on the trade deadline. The meat of the show is our discussion of teams we've concluded have no chance to make the playoffs this year, and what their next steps are to return to relevance. Brooklyn (11:32), New Orleans (20:37) , Charlotte (30:48), and Portland (3...2025
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• Charlotte Hornets Open to More Trades After Richards Deal
The Charlotte Hornets recently made headlines by making a deal with the Phoenix Suns. They traded center, Nick Richards, to the Suns along with three second-round draft picks in exchange for Josh Okogie and a second-round draft pick. Richards is a promising big man who is adept at protecting the rim. However, the Hornets are […] The post Charlotte Hornets Open to More Trades After Richards D...2025
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• Jimmy Butler Trade Rumors: Suns Have 2 Tradable Draft Picks
The Phoenix Suns, who have inquired about Miami Heat star forward Jimmy Butler, now currently have limited trade assets in the form of draft picks moving forward ahead of the Feb. 6 trade deadline. Suns Acquired Nick Richards, Second-Round Pick From Hornets For Josh Okogie, Three Second-Rounders ESPN’s Shams Charania reported Wednesday the Suns acquired […] The post Jimmy Butler Trade ...2025
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• Suns get 7-footer Richards in trade with Hornets
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• Suns Acquire Nick Richards & Trade Josh Okogie to Hornets
The Phoenix Suns have acquired Nick Richards and picks from the Charlotte Hornets for Josh Okogie for picks and the trade is an interesting one for the Suns. The details from Shams Charania are below: “The Charlotte Hornets are trading center Nick Richards and a second-round draft pick to the Phoenix Suns for forward Josh […] The post Suns Acquire Nick Richards & Trade Josh Okogie...2025
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• Josh Okogie Diagnosed With Left Hamstring Strain, Will Be Re-Evaluated In Three Weeks
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• Nick Richards trade: Suns grab big man from Hornets as Josh Okogie, picks head to Charlotte

Richards is averaging 8.9 points, 7.5 rebounds and 1.2 blocks in 21 minutes per game...2025
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• Suns Acquire Nick Richards, One 2nd Rounder From Hornets For Josh Okogie, Three 2nds

The Phoenix Suns have acquired Nick Richards and one second round pick from the Charlotte Hornets for Josh Okogie and three second round picks. The Hornets will receive second round picks originating from the Denver Nuggets in 2026 and 2031, as well as a 2031 second via the Suns. The Suns will receive Denver's 2025 second round pick. The Suns have been looking for an upgrade at center with Jusuf N...2025
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• Josh Okogie, Suns Agree To Two-Year, $16M Deal

Josh Okogie and the Phoenix Suns have agreed to a two-year, $16 million contract. Okogie is represented by Calvin Andrews. Okogie declined his $2.95 million player option for the Suns at the end of June. In 60 games last season with the Suns, Okogie averaged 4.6 points, 2.6 rebounds and 1.1 assists in 16.0 minutes. Okogie shot 30.9 percent on three-pointers. Okogie originally joined the Suns in 2...2024
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• Josh Okogie Declines $2.95M Option With Suns To Become Free Agent

Josh Okogie will decline his $2.95 million player option with the Phoenix Suns to become an unrestricted free agent. Okogie is represented by Calvin Andrews. In 60 games last season with the Suns, Okogie averaged 4.6 points, 2.6 rebounds and 1.1 assists in 16.0 minutes. Okogie shot 30.9 percent on three-pointers. Okogie originally joined the Suns in 2022 on a one-year deal....2024
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• NBA Trade Rumors: Latest on Andrew Wiggins, D’Angelo Russell, Miles Bridges and DeMar DeRozan
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• 31 players most likely to be moved at the NBA trade deadline

Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports We went around the league to find the likeliest candidates to be dealt ahead of next week’s NBA trade deadline. With the Feb. 8 NBA trade deadline less than a week away, there seemed like no better time than to hop around the SB Nation NBA network and ask our local writers which player(s) they think each of the teams they cover and/or root for is most likely to...2024
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• NBA free agency: 5 winners, 3 losers from offseason deals so far
Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports Here are the biggest winners and losers of NBA free agency so far. The opening days of NBA free agency saw players sign for more than $2.6 billion in guaranteed contracts. Most of that money was from teams retaining their own players, highlighted by max extensions for LaMelo Ball and Tyrese Haliburton that could total more than $250 million. The biggest stories...2023
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• Pacific Notes: Okogie, Clippers, Covington, Kuminga
The Suns are headlined by the trio of Devin Booker, Kevin Durant and Bradley Beal, with the recently acquired Jusuf Nurkic manning the middle. That leaves one spot on the starting lineup open and, according to Yahoo Sports’ Jake Fischer, wing Josh Okogie has the inside track for that slot. Okogie’s smothering defense is earning […]...2023
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• Karl-Anthony Towns leads Wolves with heartwarming surprise for George Floyd’s family
The Minnesota Timberwolves defeated the Houston Rockets on Tuesday night by a final score of 114-107, and, after the game, Karl-Anthony Towns, rookie Anthony Edwards and guard Josh Okogie met with the family of George Floyd, the Black man who was killed by former police officer – and now convicted murderer – Derek Chauvin. The […] The post Karl-Anthony Towns leads Wolves with heartwarming su...2021
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• Nikola Jokic Addresses Shoving Suns Owner Mat Ishbia
Nikola Jokic sent the NBA world into a spin when he elbowed Phoenix owner Mat Ishbia in a scuffle during Game 4. In the second quarter, Suns guard Josh Okogie made contact with the first row while trying to get the ball. Ishbia grabbed the ball and Jokic was trying to retrieve it and in […] The post Nikola Jokic Addresses Shoving Suns Owner Mat Ishbia appeared first on Basketball Forever....2023
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• Suns' Jerome, Wolves' Okogie face off in NBA 2K
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• Precious Achiuwa, Josh Okogie rip Stephen A. Smith over disrespectful Nigeria comments
Stephen A. Smith has found himself in hot waters for his latest comments about Team USA losing to Nigeria in their pre-Olympic exhibition, and sure enough, Nigerian NBA players like Precious Achiuwa and Josh Okogie didn’t like what the veteran broadcaster said about them. The ESPN sports analyst recently went on a huge tirade to […] The post Precious Achiuwa, Josh Okogie rip Stephen A....2021
• Nuggets’ Nikola Jokić receives technical after making contact with Suns owner Mat Ishbia in Game 4
Denver Nuggets center and two-time NBA MVP Nikola Jokić was assessed a technical foul for making contact with Phoenix Suns owner Mat Ishbia during the second quarter of Game 4 of the Western Conference semifinals Sunday. Here’s what you need to know: Suns forward Josh Okogie dove into the crowd for a loose ball that bounced into the hands of Ishbia. He held onto the ball while fans helped O...2023
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• NBA Scores: Jokic-less Nuggets top Warriors to close in on top seed in West
Photo by Dustin Bradford/Getty Images Plus everything else you may have missed from a busy Sunday in the NBA. Nuggets fend off Warriors without Jokic, 112-110 I’ve felt this way for some time, but wins like this one on Sunday reassert things for me: Denver is the best team in the Western Conference. Playing without their perennial MVP candidate, Nikola Jokic (calf tightness, with which he’...2023
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• Georgia Tech suspends Tadric Jackson, Josh Okogie after self-reporting violations
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• Video: Behind-the-scenes look at George Floyd rally attended by Timberwolves’ Karl-Anthony Towns, Josh Okogie
Minnesota Timberwolves players Karl-Anthony Towns and Josh Okogie attended a rally on Friday at Minneapolis City Hall condemning the death of George Floyd. Multiple speakers called for charges against the police officers after Floyd died in police custody on Monday. Okogie and Towns stood alongside a host of community members at the press conference, including […] The post Video: Behind-the-...2020
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• Nikola Jokic scores 53 and tussles with Suns owner during Nuggets’ playoff loss
Denver star Nikola Jokic was given a technical foul on Sunday evening after a clash with Phoenix owner Mat Ishbia during the Suns’ 129-124 playoff victory over the Nuggets. In the second quarter Suns guard Josh Okogie stumbled into the seats while chasing the ball. Ishbia grabbed the ball and Jokic tried to retrieve it....2023
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• Watch: Timberwolves' Josh Okogie with dunk-of-the-season candidate
We’re pretty sure fans on hand in Denver to see their Nuggets take on a bad Minnesota Timberwolves team Sunday afternoon did not expect Josh Okogie to humiliate the home team. Specifically, Nuggets big man Mason Plumlee took a major loss on this play. Okogie followed up a missed three-point attempt with what could be the dunk of the season, putting Plumlee on a poster in the process. Another angle...2020
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• Luka Doncic drops Josh Okogie with crossover, passes up game-winning shot (video)

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