Throughout the Las Vegas Summer League and NBA preseason, Minnesota Timberwolves rookie Josh Okogie looked completely worthy of rotational minutes.
He flew around the court on defense, rebounded with bounce and hustle, and showed flashes of the offensive game that saw him average 18.2 points per game in his final year at Georgia Tech.
However, as the start of the season kicked off, Tom Thibodeau stuck firmly to his famed mantra of not playing his rookies. After the head coach and president of basketball operations publicly committed to a nine-man rotation, Okogie failed make the cut in the opening two games.