Okoro will come off the bench for Sunday's game against the Lakers, Serena Winters of Bally Sports Cleveland reports.

EDGE Analysis

Okoro and Dean Wade find themselves as the odd men out of the lineup with both Donovan Mitchell (ankle) and Darius Garland (knee) returning from one-game absences. In Friday's blowout win over the Pistons, Okoro turned in nine points, four rebounds and one steal in 23 minutes, but he averaged just 11.5 minutes when he came off the bench for each of the Cavaliers' previous four contests.

Okoro will start in Friday's game versus the Pistons, Chris Fedor of The Cleveland Plain Dealer reports.

EDGE Analysis

Okoro gets the start Friday with Donovan Mitchell and Darius Garland (knee) out. Okoro has started two games this season and played 20 and 27 minutes. However, he only managed to score two points in each of those outings.

Okoro logged two points (1-3 FG, 0-2 3Pt) across five minutes during Friday's 132-123 overtime victory over the Celtics.

EDGE Analysis

Okoro racked up three fouls during his five minutes of action. Additionally, the 21-year-old is 0-of-8 from beyond the arc through five contests thus far. His play is trending in the wrong direction, resulting in a continuously lessening role in the rotation.

Okoro will come off the bench for Wednesday's game against the Magic, Kelsey Russo of The Athletic reports.

EDGE Analysis

Okoro started the Cavs' last two games but wasn't very productive, so Dean Wade will replace him in the starting five for Wednesday's tilt with Orlando. Okoro is averaging just 1.3 points and one rebound in 19.7 minutes per contest this season.

Okoro will start Saturday's game at Chicago for the injured Darius Garland (eye), Chris Fedor of The Cleveland Plain Dealer reports.

EDGE Analysis

Okoro saw just 12 minutes in the opener and failed to produce a stat aside from a turnover. In his 61 starts last season, he averaged 9.0 points, 3.1 rebounds and 1.8 assists. It's unlikely he takes on extra usage. More touches should go to players like Donovan Mitchell, Caris LeVert, Raul Neto and Cedi Osman.

The Cavaliers exercised Okoro's team option for 2023-24 on Saturday, Chris Fedor of The Cleveland Plain Dealer reports.

EDGE Analysis

Okoro will become a restricted free agent after the 2023-24 season. Okoro is yet to solidify himself into Cleveland's starting lineup after being drafted fifth overall in 2020. Okoro will have to continue proving his outside shooting if he wants to stay with the team long-term.

Okoro supplied 17 points (6-7 FG, 1-1 3Pt, 4-4 FT), three rebounds, one assist, one steal and one block across 24 minutes in Friday's 114-108 loss to the Magic on Friday.

EDGE Analysis

Okoro started and led Cleveland in scoring, while matching Paolo Banchero with a game-high 17 points. The Cavaliers opted to rest many key rotation players in the preseason finale, but Okoro nonetheless looked sharp. Displaying more production when starting, Okoro combined for 33 points in two preseason starts, as opposed to nine points in two contests off the bench.

Okoro will start Wednesday's game against the Hawks, Chris Fedor of The Cleveland Plain Dealer reports.

EDGE Analysis

While Okoro's appearance in the starting unit bodes well for his chances of being a regular part of the rotation this season, he appears squarely behind Caris LeVert -- who is resting Wednesday -- in the race for the starting small forward spot. A big showing with the starting unit in this one could win him some favor.

Okoro came off the bench in Wednesday's 113-112 preseason loss to the Cavaliers and posted seven points (2-5 FG, 0-2 3Pt, 3-3 FT) and three rebounds in 18 minutes.

EDGE Analysis

Small forward is an open competition this season after Lauri Markkanen was traded to the Jazz this summer for Donovan Mitchell. Okoro was the fifth overall pick in the 2020 NBA Draft, but he's failed to live up to expectations. While Caris LeVert is the most talented of the options, bringing him off the bench as a sixth man is a strong possibility -- he started Wednesday's game -- so Okoro is fighting against Cedi Osman, Dean Wade and Dylan Windler. Early notes from camp indicated Wade has a good chance at starting due to his three-point shooting -- an area in which Okoro has struggled. Either way, Okoro is a low-usage offensive option and probably won't make waves in fantasy outside of his defensive upside.

Okoro will come off the bench for Friday's elimination playoff game against the Hawks, Serena Winters of NBC Sports Philadelphia reports.

EDGE Analysis

With Jarrett Allen (finger) returning, he'll step into the starting five, and Caris LeVert will move into the shooting guard spot. Friday marks just the seventh time Okoro has come off the bench this season. In those previous appearances, he averaged 6.8 points, 2.0 rebounds and 1.5 assists in 24.7 minutes.