Okongwu racked up 21 points (9-10 FG, 0-1 3Pt, 3-8 FT), 14 rebounds, five assists, three blocks and two steals over 41 minutes during Wednesday's 149-148 overtime loss to the Knicks. Okongwu was ...

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 ...

Mike Conley delivered a bounce pass to Rudy Gobert, who dunked it over Atlanta Hawks center Onyeka Okongwu to give the Minnesota Timberwolves a 51-35 lead in the second quarter of Monday night's ...

Before being inserted into the starting lineup, Onyeka Okongwu was dominating coming off the bench. In their win against the Boston Celtics, Okongwu finished with 19 points and 13 rebounds.He ...

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 ...

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 ...

At 24 years old, Onyeka Okongwu finally realized one of his dreams— becoming a starting center in the NBA. The former No. 6 overall pick from the 2020 draft class has risen to a new level in his ...

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 ...

Onyeka Okongwu had 21 points and 14 rebounds while Dyson Daniels had 23 points and notched his second straight game with 4 steals. Off the bench, Niang and LeVert went for 21 and 20 points ...

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.

Okongwu has been a steady bench contributor throughout his four-and-a-half seasons in Atlanta, but his athleticism is a better fit with the Hawks’ starting group and he seized his chance against ...

They have won two games in a row and four of their last five. Onyeka Okongwu drained two free throws with 24 seconds left to give the Hawks a one-point lead, before Brunson dribbled up the court and ...