Ochai Agbaji found a new home this season with the Toronto Raptors.
After striking a deal with the Utah Jazz, Agbaji and Kelly Olynyk came to Toronto with hopes of becoming integral pieces of this rebuild.
While Scottie Barnes suffered an unfortunate injury to his left hand, Agbaji was able to start 18 games for the Raptors. Agbaji showed a lot of promise, but he needs more time to become a consistent three-point shooter.
Regardless, the upside is there and he could become a key 3-and-D player for Toronto from off the bench.
In other exciting news, Agabji is now engaged and this was revealed on his Instagram story, via Aaron Rose of Sports Illustrated:
Ochai is indeed engaged! Congrats to him pic.twitter.com/vdBG7DKpcY
— 𝐀𝐚𝐫𝐨𝐧 𝐑𝐨𝐬𝐞 (@AaronBenRose) May 21, 2024
This is great news and no better time to do so during the offseason.
With Toronto being Agbaji’s second team now, hopefully it can be seen as a home for the foreseeable future for the former Kansas Jayhawk.
Ochai Agbaji is making most out of new opportunity
Previously with the Utah Jazz, a similar situation to Toronto, Agbaji struggled to find a consistent role. With some untimely injuries, Agbaji received an opportunity with the Raptors and he showcased some flashes.
Notably in his first start with Toronto, he put up 13 points and a career-high 9 rebounds against the Charlotte Hornets. He did this on 20 shots, which was the most attempts for him in an NBA game. This sort of aggressiveness is something Toronto needs heading into the 2024-25 season.
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