Ebuka Okorie: Pistons rookie guard gets early minutes off the bench
Ebuka Okorie, a 19-year-old rookie guard out of Stanford, is on the Detroit Pistons roster wearing No. 23. He is not on the injury report. He has appeared in four of Detroit's last five games and did not play in the win over Boston on Oct. 20.
By the Pistons Nightly Desk · updated 17 h ago01The story of the nightWhat the early games showOkorie's biggest workload came on Oct.
Okorie's biggest workload came on Oct. 10 against Washington, a Pistons loss. He played 26.7 minutes and finished with 14 points, 1 rebound and 6 assists. His other outings have been shorter. He scored 7 points in 10.1 minutes against Phoenix on Oct. 5, 6 points with 2 assists in 7.0 minutes against Minnesota on Oct. 14, and 14 points with 1 assist in 9.1 minutes against Toronto on Oct. 16. Detroit won all three of those games. He did not get on the floor in the Oct. 20 win over Boston.
02Profile and statusOkorie is listed at 6-2 and 185 pounds and plays guard.
Okorie is listed at 6-2 and 185 pounds and plays guard. He is a rookie in the 2026-27 season, so there are no last-season numbers to compare against. He has no injury history and is not on the current injury report, so his availability is not in question. His minutes have varied from a quarter-plus of playing time to a healthy scratch, which is the full picture of his role so far. There are no rumors attached to his name.
