Josh

Okogie

Okogie finished his year on a high note and matched Jusuf Nurkic for the team’s high in points. He provided Charlotte with some much-needed energy down the home stretch. The 26-year-old is under contract for a reasonable $7.75 million in 2025-26 and should be a reasonable end-of-rotation player next year.

Okogie will be available for Friday’s game after not playing in Wednesday’s loss to the Raptors. He’ll likely bump DaQuan Jeffries from the starting lineup for the matchup with the reigning champions. Jeffries is not a must-roster player in active fantasy leagues.

The Hornets are short on physical wings. Okogie has been starting while Green has missed Charlotte’s last three games, but now both of them are out. DaQuan Jeffries could be poised for a return to the starting lineup against Toronto.

Tuesday’s game will be the third Green has missed since injuring his left shoulder during an April 2 loss to the Pacers. While DaQuan Jeffries made one start in his absence, Josh Okogie was the choice for Sunday’s loss to the Bulls. Neither player has been consistent enough to merit being streamed in Green’s absence.

Okogie and Williams will replace DaQuan Jeffries and Jusuf Nurkic for Sunday’s game. Williams is returning from a one-game absence, while Okogie will simply be swapping spots in the rotation with Jeffries. It’s unclear how much Okogie will play, but Williams should carry his usual starter workload.

Smith Jr. missed Wednesday’s game against Indiana and could miss another. Both DaQuan Jeffries and Josh Okogie took on extra minutes off the bench with Smith Jr. sidelined and could take on even more minutes with Josh Green sidelined if Smith Jr. misses another game.

Smith Jr. was downgraded to questionable Wednesday afternoon and subsequently ruled out with a left ankle injury. Taj Gibson is also out with an illness. With Smith Jr. out, DaQuan Jeffries and Josh Okogie figure to take up the vacated minutes.

After initially being listed as probable, Smith Jr. has been downgraded to questionable ahead of Charlotte’s matchup with Indiana. He has played a significant reserve role recently, so if he is sidelined on Wednesday, DaQuan Jeffries and Josh Okogie should take on extra minutes.

Green missed Sunday’s game against the Pelicans but will be back in the lineup to take on Utah. Josh Okogie started in place of Green but will miss the second leg of Charlotte’s back-to-back, which means Green will simply return to his normal spot in the starting unit.

The Hornets are without Josh Green and Mark Williams for Sunday’s game, opening up two spots in the starting lineup. Okogie and Nurkic fill the resulting voids, and both players have deep-league streaming value in these roles.