In what was seen by most Timberwolves fans as a successful draft, they began the night by taking Josh Okogie from Georgia Tech. Okogie was third in my personal preferences behind Jacob Evans and Kevin Huerter. His combine was impressive, and he is going to bring two skills to the table right off the bat — spot up shooting and solid perimeter defense. Okogie profiles as a 3-and-D wing. This way of labeling players is likely thrown around too much, but from watching his tape I firmly believe he fits this mold.
Tom Thibodeau generally doesn’t like to play rookies but he’s also not completely opposed to it either.