The Atlanta Hawks are inserting Onyeka Okongwu into the starting lineup at center and moving Clint Capela to the bench.

The Atlanta Hawks have made a change in their starting lineup over the past few games, starting Onyeka Okongwu over Clint Capela.

via Bluesky / January 8, 2025 Brad Rowland: Hawks injury report tonight in Toronto: Onyeka Okongwu (knee inflammation) is questionable. Trae Young (heel contusion) is questionable. Bogdan ...

Onyeka Okongwu has recorded three consecutive double-doubles off the bench, and made history for the Hawks doing so.

Okongwu put up 19 points (7-10 FG, 1-2 3Pt, 4-5 FT), eight rebounds, five assists, four steals and one block in 29 minutes of action during Saturday's 117-94 loss to the Raptors. He may have had a ...

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 ...

Atlanta Hawks center Onyeka Okongwu shoots between Minnesota Timberwolves center Rudy Gobert, left, and forward Julius Randle in the first quarter at Target Center in Minneapolis on Jan. 27, 2025 ...

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.

Enjoy this while it lasts. Onyeka Okongwu, Atlanta Hawks (45.9%): Whatever Quin Snyder has done to find this balance of playing time and usage between Okongwu and Clint Capela, it's working.