Phoenix Suns guard Josh Okogie’s start to the season was delayed several games, but he needed just one possession to flash his athleticism with a poster dunk over Dallas Mavericks big man Daniel Gafford.
The dunk came just 17 seconds after he checked into his first game of the season on Friday, and it extended Phoenix’s lead over Dallas to 12.
The Suns won the first quarter, 36-26, and Okogie’s aggressive take to the rack set a tone that his squad wasn’t about to let up out of the break.
The guard was listed on the team’s first several injury reports with a right hamstring strain, and the hamstring looked plenty healthy as he got up for the dunk.
Okogie is in his third season with Phoenix after spending his first four NBA seasons with the Minnesota Timberwolves. He signed a two-year contract worth $16 million over the summer, but the second season doesn’t become fully guaranteed until June 30, 2025, according to Spotrac.
He had six points in five minutes for his first on-court stint of the season.
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