CHARLOTTE, NC - APRIL 4: Josh Okogie #12 of the Charlotte Hornets looks on during the game against the Sacramento Kings on April 4, 2025 at Spectrum Center in Charlotte, North Carolina. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2025 NBAE (Photo by Kent Smith/NBAE via Getty Images) (Kent Smith, 2025 NBAE)
The Houston Rockets have seemingly added their final piece of their 2025-26 roster.
On Monday, ESPN Senior NBA Insider Shams Charania announced that the team had signed free agent guard and forward Josh Okogie.
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Free agent forward Josh Okogie has agreed to a one-year, $3.1 million deal with the Houston Rockets, sources tell ESPN. Okogie enters his 8th NBA season and gives the Rockets another active wing defender who has averaged 6.3 points over 416 games. pic.twitter.com/RazV3afZq1
After being drafted out of Georgia Tech with the 20th overall pick in the 2018 NBA Draft, Okogie spent his first four NBA seasons with the Minnesota Timberwolves.
He signed with the Phoenix Suns and stayed in the desert until being traded to the Charlotte Hornets during the 2024-25 season.
In his 15 appearances with the Hornets last season, Okogie averaged career highs in both points per game (8.9) and steals per game (1.8).
The Rockets’ 15th roster spot has been a point of speculation since the team waived Nate Williams during the NBA 2K26 Summer League. Now, that spot has been filled.
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