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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Okongwu notched 22 points (9-14 FG, 4-5 FT), 21 rebounds, one assist and one steal over 28 minutes in Tuesday's 122-117 win over Phoenix. Okongwu impressed off the Hawks bench in Tuesday's high ...

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 ...

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 ...

Trae Young (Achilles tendinitis) is probable. Onyeka Okongwu (facial contusion) is questionable. Jalen Johnson (right shoulder inflammation) is out. Nance, Bufkin, and Zeller out. -via Bluesky ...

Atlanta was without Jalen Johnson and De'Andre Hunter tonight, but they got huge games from their supporting cast around Young, notably Onyeka Okongwu ... the Suns 54-37 and only had 12 turnovers.

Boston Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla defended Jayson Tatum following his tussle with Onyeka Okongwu during the defeat to the Atlanta Hawks. (More NBA News) Tatum struggled as the Celtics were beaten ...