<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/jazz-news-rookie-ochai-agbaji-speaks-out-on-tanking-playoff-push');   ga('set', 'title', 'Jazz rookie Ochai Agbaji speaks out on tanking, playoff push');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Jazz-news-Utah-rookie-Ochai-Agbaji-speaks-out-on-tanking-playoff-push.jpg"></figure><h1>Jazz rookie Ochai Agbaji speaks out on tanking, playoff push</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-03-24T14:02:10-07:00">March 24th, 2:02pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-03-24T14:02:10-07:00">March 24th, 2:02pm</time><address><a>Quenton Albertie</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Despite being in the hunt for a spot in the 2023 NBA Playoffs, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/jazz-dream-seeding-scenario-matchup-2023-nba-playoffs" rel="noopener">Utah Jazz</a> find themselves in an NBA purgatory of sorts.</p><p>In the first season of their rebuild, they’ve exceeded expectations even while being marred by injuries. Now, at 35-37, the Jazz are only 0.5 games back from a spot in the Western Conference play-in tournament and just 2.0 games behind the sixth-place Golden State Warriors.</p><p>Yet, the Jazz are also in position to pick 11th in the 2023 NBA Draft, while also expecting two more first-round picks later in the first round.</p><p>Such a scenario means that while the Jazz are still continuing their rebuild, that they’ll also get invaluable playoff experience. From the front office’s standpoint, the situation also allows them to better gauge their roster personnel as they prune out what they don’t need and look around for what they do.</p><p>Jazz rookie <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/2022-nba-draft-news-cavaliers-select-ochai-agbaji-with-14th-pick" rel="noopener">Ochai Agbaji</a> figures to a major part of the Jazz’s playoff push, as well as the decision-making of the front office.</p><p>The 14th overall pick in the 2022 NBA Draft, Agbaji tells HoopsHype’s Michael Scotto that Utah’s success this season is partially due to <a href="https://hoopshype.com/lists/utah-jazz-ochai-agbaji-trades-tanking-lauri-markkanen-will-hardy-danny-ainge/" rel="noopener">a chip they’ve carried</a> on their shoulders all season.</p><p>Considering that behind the process of tanking is the thought process that a team’s roster isn’t good enough to win games, it shouldn’t be hard to figure out why the Jazz’s players would take offense to that.</p><p>“It’s kind of hard not to pay attention to stuff like that,” Agbaji admits. “I think that gave everyone a chip on their shoulder early on in the season that we’ve kind of carried on. We still have that chip on our shoulder now…”</p><p>With the playoffs closer than ever, “every single game means something,” says Agbaji.</p><p>“We’re locking in…”</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Jazz rookie Ochai Agbaji speaks out on tanking, playoff push

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);   ga('set', 'page', '/2-bold-predictions-for-ochai-agbaji-in-his-rookie-season-with-cavs');   ga('set', 'title', '2 bold predictions for Ochai Agbaji in his rookie season with Cavs');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.cavsnation.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Ochai-Agbaji-Cavs-Ochai-Agbaji-predictions-Darius-Garland-Evan-Mobley.jpg"></figure><h1>2 bold predictions for Ochai Agbaji in his rookie season with Cavs</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2022-07-09T06:39:30-07:00">July 9th, 6:39am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2022-07-15T15:20:14-07:00">July 15th, 3:20pm</time><address><a>Quinn Allen</a>Quinn Allen is a Senior Associate Editor for ClutchPoints and Cavs Nation.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Cavs News</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Cleveland Cavaliers selected Kansas standout <a href="https://cavsnation.com/cavs-news-ochai-agbaji-reacts-to-going-no-14-to-cleveland-in-2022-nba-draft/">Ochai Agbaji with their 14th overall pick in the 2022 NBA Draft</a> and he quickly made his presence felt in the NBA Summer League on Friday night, dropping 16 points and showing the Cavs that he is ready to ball out in his rookie year.</p><p>The Cavs needed more depth in their backcourt and at the wing position. Agbaji brings just that to the table. He’s also a fantastic shooter, an area where J.B. Bickerstaff’s squad struggled immensely last season. Since he did play four seasons with the Jayhawks, there is a very good chance Agbaji sees lots of minutes in Year 1.</p><p>Here are 2 bold predictions for Ochai Agbaji in 2022-23.</p><p><b><i>Watch NBA Games LIVE with fuboTV (<a href="https://www.fubo.tv/stream/nba/?irad=356361&amp;irmp=492408">click for free trial</a>)</i></b></p><h2><b>2 bold predictions for Ochai Agbaji in rookie season with Cavs</b></h2><p><b>2. Becomes the Cavs best shooter</b></p><p>This one doesn’t really feel THAT bold, but it’s very possible. The Cavs drained just 35% of their triples in 2021-22, with Darius Garland and Kevin Love serving as just about their only threats from long range as both guys shot just under 40% from beyond the arc. Bringing in another guy who can get hot was a necessity for Cleveland. Agbaji fits the bill and could emerge as the squad’s best shooter.</p><p>Agbaji saw his three-point percentage increase each every year in college. In his freshman campaign, the wing only shot 30% from downtown. By the time he was a senior last season, Agbaji sank 40% of his treys. There was huge improvement every year. He wasn’t shy to shoot the three-ball in his Summer League debut either, going 4 for 9 from deep. The 22-year-old shot the triple with the utmost confidence in this contest and is never afraid to let it fly. The Cavs are going to undoubtedly give him the green light to do so during the regular season and it would be no surprise to see Agbaji emerge as their go-to guy from deep. Garland is still a great shooter, but his focus is typically more on creating for others and getting to the cup.</p><p>Agbaji is a classic “3 and D” type player who has tons of experience from college and will thrive as a shooter in his rookie year. I’m not saying he’s going to shoot over 40% from beyond the perimeter, but if he’s around say, 38-39%, it’s realistic.</p><p><b>1. Agbaji will average at least 10 points per game</b></p><p>This obviously depends on the type of minutes Ochai Agbaji gets, but as previously mentioned, he is already a polished player who definitely looks NBA-ready. The Cavs’ bench unit doesn’t have a ton of depth therefore Agbaji should see no so shortage of playing time and maybe even some starting opportunities on the rare occasion if he really opens eyes.</p><p>Agbaji is a gifted scorer. Aside from being able to shoot the triple, he’s talented from mid-range and uses his athleticism to get to the hoop and finish. Averaging a minimum of 10 points per night is certainly not a stretch, especially because most of his points will likely come from three-point territory. Agbaji should also heavily benefit from the high-level playmaking of Darius Garland, who makes everyone around him better.</p><p>The Cavs’ bench unit didn’t produce a lot last season. The loss of Ricky Rubio hurt and the offensive burden typically fell on the shoulders of Garland, Evan Mobley, and Jarrett Allen. Bringing in a guy like Agbaji who can offer a scoring punch in the second unit is massive for this organization. There’s little doubt he’ll probably find his way into the starting five in the coming years if he thrives, but for now, Agbaji should make an impact off the bench from the get-go.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

2 bold predictions for Ochai Agbaji in his rookie season with Cavs

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);   ga('set', 'page', '/cavs-news-cleveland-trade-plans-for-isaac-okoro-after-drafting-ochai-agbaji');   ga('set', 'title', 'Cavs’ trade plans for Isaac Okoro after drafting Ochai Agbaji');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.cavsnation.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Ochai-Agbaji-Isaac-Okoro-Cavs.jpg"></figure><h1>Cavs’ trade plans for Isaac Okoro after drafting Ochai Agbaji</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2022-06-29T09:34:06-07:00">June 29th, 9:34am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2022-07-15T15:21:25-07:00">July 15th, 3:21pm</time><address><a>Quinn Allen</a>Quinn Allen is a Senior Associate Editor for ClutchPoints and Cavs Nation.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Cavs News</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Cleveland Cavaliers made a significant splash in the 2022 NBA Draft, adding yet another young player to their promising core as they took Kansas wing Ochai Agbaji 14th overall. That sparked some rumors that the Cavs could potentially trade Isaac Okoro to open up more minutes for Agbaji, but it appears that will not be the case.</p><p><a href="https://www.actionnetwork.com/nba/nba-free-agency-and-trade-intel-sizing-up-where-jalen-brunson-rudy-gobert-and-others-will-land">Via Matt Moore of The Action Network:</a></p><blockquote>The Cavaliers are not looking to trade Isaac Okoro despite their need for offensive upgrades and the drafting of Ochai Agbaji.</blockquote><p>It’s no secret the Cavs could use some more offensive pieces to complement the likes of Darius Garland, Evan Mobley, Lauri Markkanen, and Jarrett Allen. An immediate need for Cleveland is three-point shooting and guard depth, especially behind Garland. <a href="https://cavsnation.com/2-players-cavs-must-sign-in-2022-nba-free-agency/">Tyus Jones and Ricky Rubio are two possible free-agent targets in that regard.</a></p><p>Despite not putting up monster numbers through his first two NBA seasons, Okoro has given the Cavs a scoring punch. He averaged 8.8 points and three rebounds in 2021-22, starting 61 of the 67 games he appeared in. There is always the chance that Agbaji competes with him for the SF starting spot next season, though. Also, there’s still hope that Okoro can come into his own and live up to the expectations that came along with being a No. 5 pick in the 2020 NBA Draft.</p><p> </p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

2023-24 SEASON STATS
PTS	REB	AST	BLK	STL
6.7	3.3	1.3	0.6	0.7

2023-24 SEASON STATS
PTS	REB	AST	BLK	STL
6.7	3.3	1.3	0.6	0.7

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