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ANALYSIS: The Magic, as every team around the Association, was forced to rely on Chuma Okeke for a stretch starting in mid-December putting the young man in the starting lineup for 10 of 12 games ending on Jan. 17. The shooting sucked back then, but other than that Okeke proved to be more than a worthy gamble. Thus, the solid role handed to him from that point on and the returns he's given the squad.
Okeke went back to the pine on Jan. 19 and it's been 16 games doing that through Friday. The minutes are sitting at 26 MPG in February and a bulkier 30 MPG in the past two weeks of play (four games). Okeke has never stopped hitting treys even though he's gone through some shooting growing pains through the season (39/32/85 splits) though he's doing so while attempting 60% of his field goals from beyond the three-point arc.
If you're struggling in the three-point department, that's where Okeke can help you the most. Now, that said, Okeke's all-around game is absolutely fantastic and this man is going terribly under the radar these days. The steals are all the way up to 1.8+ SPG in the past 13 games, he's posting 0.9 BPG in February, and pulling down 5+ RPG this month. The per-minute production is bonkers for a younging at 1.02 FP/min and it feels like the ASB did Okeke good as he's coming off a solid 26-9-4-3-1 game last Friday. Uh, oh.
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