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 ...

Okongwu racked up 30 points (13-16 FG, 3-5 3Pt, 1-2 FT), 12 rebounds, five assists and one block across 31 minutes during Wednesday's 126-125 loss to the Spurs. Okongwu moved into a starting role on ...

The Atlanta Hawks once again went into Boston this season as big underdogs and defeated the Celtics in overtime 119-115. Similar to the last time they faced each other, Onyeka Okongwu was a big part ...

Former USC forward Onyeka ... Okongwu becomes the second highest draft pick to come out of USC, following only O.J. Mayo, who was drafted No. 3 in 2009. Okongwu becomes the 36th former USC player ...

That meant that other players had to step up, and even though Trae Young finished with 43 points, it was Onyeka Okongwu who came up big on both sides of the ball. He finished the game with 22 ...

Onyeka Okongwu has never suffered from a lack of ... he did need to deliver on the promise the Hawks saw in him when they signed him to a long-term deal. In the same article, I said this: "In ...

Okongwu is questionable for Thursday's game against the Suns due to a facial contusion, Brad Rowland of the Locked On Podcast Network reports. Okongwu is at risk of missing Thursday's tilt due to ...

As he has shown steady growth at seemingly everything in his first five NBA seasons, what potential does Atlanta Hawks forward Onyeka Okongwu have? “You never want to try to articulate a ceiling ...

Center Onyeka ... s young core. Okongwu’s four-year, $62M rookie scale extension, which he signed in October 2023, began this season. Unfortunately, Okongwu isn’t the only player on the ...

Both players received technical fouls. Rudy Gobert pokes it on Onyeka Okongwu following elite two-man game from Rudy and Mike Conley. Gobert then stares down Okongwu, who takes it personally.

Hawks center Onyeka Okongwu has done good work on the court. Now, the NBA has recognized him for his good deeds off the court. On Monday, the league announced that the 24-year-old won the NBA ...

Similar to the last time they faced each other, Onyeka Okongwu ... he’s the first Hawk player to achieve this feat since Moses Malone in 1991, according to NBA stats. Okongwu started the ...