Michael Scotto: The Atlanta Hawks are inserting Onyeka Okongwu into the starting lineup at center and moving Clint Capela to the bench. Okongwu has averaged 18.3 points on 60.6% shooting from the ...

The promotion to the starting lineup was a reward for how well Onyeka Okongwu played recently and an opportunity to see what he could do as a starter, league sources told HoopsHype. With Clint ...

Okongwu will enter the starting lineup for Monday's game against New York, Kevin Chouinard of the Hawks' official site reports. The writing has been on the wall for some time now, as Okongwu is in ...

Hawks coach Quin Snyder made an eye-opening lineup switch on Monday, Michael Scotto of Hoops Hype notes (Twitter link). Onyeka Okongwu started at center and Clint Capela came off the bench. Capela ...

Center Onyeka Okongwu is dealing with ... Jr. will likely rejoin Atlanta’s rotation with Okongwu out. Want more articles like this? Follow Hoops Rumors on MSN to see more of our exclusive ...

Hawks center Onyeka Okongwu summed up the team’s attitude this season following its win over the Suns last Tuesday. Fear no one. “I just got to be aggressive,” Okongwu said last Tuesday.

Okongwu put up 14 points (7-10 FG, 0-1 3Pt), nine rebounds, two assists and two steals over 28 minutes of action in Monday's 119-110 loss to the Knicks. After logging a double-double in his last ...

ATLANTA – The Atlanta Hawks will be starting their preseason play almost fully healthy, as Onyeka Okongwu is still working ...

Onyeka Okongwu has never suffered from a lack of talent. The Hawks took him with the sixth overall pick after an excellent freshman season at USC. His athleticism and coordination showed up on ...

As Jayson Tatum and Onyeka Okongwu wrestled for the ball, Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla was watching from the sidelines with his thumbs in the air, likely signaling for the officials to call a jump ball.

Once again, the small sample size can be deceiving and all of those teams have centers who struggle on defense. It still merits recognition that he's averaging 18.3 points, 15.7 rebounds, 3.3 ...