Josh Okogie’s return to earth and what it means for Phoenix

Photo by Barry Gossage/NBAE via Getty ImagesWhen Josh Okogie was signed to the Phoenix Suns last summer, the landscape of the franchise was much different. The team was in the process of fortifying a roster that had won 64 games the season prior. Monty Williams was orating philosophical euphemisms, the second-best player on the team was a 37-year-old Chris Paul, and the team was in need of a defensive-minded player to complement the offensive ideology of the coaching staff.

Okogie had spent his first four seasons with the Minnesota Timberwolves, filling the role of someone who could clamp down on the defensive end. And that was pretty much it. Offensively he was a void. He averaged 6.6…