Felix Okpara Still Hunting Minutes Off the Wizards' Bench
Felix Okpara is finding spot minutes in his rookie season with Washington, mixing in short stretches off the bench through the Wizards' first four games. The 6-11 center out of Tennessee has flashed rebounding in limited run but hasn't cracked extended minutes yet. He is not on the injury report.
By the Wizards Nightly Desk · updated 3 d ago01The story of the nightEarly Minutes Have Been ShortOkpara has played in four games so far, and his minutes have swung game to game: 20.4 against the Knicks on October…
Okpara has played in four games so far, and his minutes have swung game to game: 20.4 against the Knicks on October 8, 17.0 against the Pistons on October 10, then down to 12.0 against the Nets on October 12 and just 8.1 against the Pelicans on October 16. His scoring has followed the same pattern, from 7 and 8 points in the Knicks and Pistons games down to 2 points in each of the last two outings. Washington won the Knicks and Pistons games and lost the other two.
02Rebounding Is the One Thing That's Shown UpAcross his four games, Okpara has grabbed 6, 5, 2 and 1 rebounds, with his best board totals coming in his two…
Across his four games, Okpara has grabbed 6, 5, 2 and 1 rebounds, with his best board totals coming in his two highest-minute games. He's added only 1 assist in three of the four games and 0 in the other. His plus-minus has stayed positive or even in three of four outings, including a plus-8 in just 8.1 minutes against New Orleans on October 16, his shortest stint of the stretch.
