<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/houston-rockets/the-signing-houston-rockets-should-have-made-instead-of-clint-capela');   ga('set', 'title', 'The signing Houston Rockets should have made instead of Clint Capela');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/The-signing-Houston-Rockets-should-have-made-instead-of-Clint-Capela.jpg"></figure><h1>The signing Houston Rockets should have made instead of Clint Capela</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-07-03T23:10:25-07:00">July 3rd, 11:10pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-07-03T23:10:25-07:00">July 3rd, 11:10pm</time><address><a href="https://letterboxd.com/splooshpuhrty/films/by/your-rating/">Jedd Pagaduan</a>Jedd Pagaduan is a certified Clippers and Gunners fan, which means he's a very sports-traumatized individual. He now writes about sports instead as a form of therapy.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>To say that the Houston Rockets have had anything less than an A-plus offseason thus far would be a lie. Fresh off their first playoff appearance since 2020, the Rockets sense that their contending window is wide open and took advantage of it accordingly,<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/houston-rockets/nba-rumors-rockets-suns-kevin-durant-deal-could-expand-historic-7-team-trade"> trading for Kevin Durant to remedy their halfcourt scoring woes</a>, and then signing Dorian Finney-Smith to replace the 3-and-D contributions of Dillon Brooks, who was traded to the Phoenix Suns in the Durant deal.</p><p>But then the Rockets surprised the NBA world when reports came out that they had agreed to a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/houston-rockets/rockets-news-clint-capela-returns-houston-contract-free-agency">three-year, $21.5 million deal with Clint Capela</a>, reuniting with their starting center from 2016 to early 2020. If there’s a position that the Rockets had already shored up, it was at center; they have All-Star Alperen Sengun starting, the resurgent Steven Adams, armed with a new contract, backing him up, and Adams’ fellow Oceanian, Jock Landale, around as the third-string center just in case it was necessary to rest Adams.</p><p>It was a bit confounding as to why the Rockets would sign Capela. While stocking up on depth is never the worst idea, there will never be a scenario where Houston ends up playing Adams and Capela together. With Sengun being the number-one priority at center, it will be Adams and Capela splitting minutes — and was it really worth it to pony up that kind of money to do so?</p><p>With that said, here is the signing the Rockets should have made instead of doubling down on a non-floor spacing, rim-rolling big in Capela.</p><h2><b>Rockets prioritize frontcourt versatility, sign Guerschon Yabusele instead</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Guerschon-Yabusele.jpg"><figcaption>Kyle Ross-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Make no mistake about it, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/houston-rockets/rockets-news-john-hollinger-blasts-houston-no-wings-team-strategy">Capela will be a helpful piece for the Rockets</a>, someone who fits the team’s identity to a T. This past season, the Rockets bludgeoned the opposition on the glass, making up for their lackluster halfcourt offense with their ability to be the most ferocious offensive rebounding team in the league at present.</p><p>There’s a reason why the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/houston-rockets/rockets-news-steven-adams-explanation-massive-game-6-impact-warriors">Rockets thrived in the first round of the 2025 NBA playoffs</a> when they paired Sengun with Adams, taking advantage of the Golden State Warriors’ lack of size and dominating the boards as a result. Adams, in particular, saw a major career revival, as he was back to his monstrous ways on the offensive glass and received a three-year, $39 million contract extension as a result.</p><p>The line of thinking behind the Rockets’ signing of Capela is clear; in having another similar player to Adams, they shield him from the wear and tear that players accrue in the regular season. Moreover, they also have added insurance in the event that he finds himself in foul trouble.</p><p>Adams, as one would recall, missed the entire 2023-24 season due to a major knee injury. And at 31 years of age, he needs more protection from injury than ever. That’s where Capela comes in to function as a reasonable facsimile to the Big Kiwi.</p><p>That explains why the Rockets would go out of their way to make signing another center a priority. But if they truly wanted to reinforce their frontcourt further, why not pursue Guerschon Yabusele instead?</p><p>For an insurance plan in the frontcourt,<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/atlanta-hawks/nba-rumors-the-key-veteran-hawks-expect-to-lose-in-free-agency"> Capela is not very durable himself</a>. He played in just 55 games last season and has dealt with a myriad of injuries, and it’s clear that he’s on the decline. Meanwhile, Yabusele stayed healthy last season and played in 70 games, starting 43 of them.</p><p>Yabusele is not the shot-blocker and rebounder that Capela is. But he can space the floor and guard the perimeter reasonably well, while displaying the ability to line up both at the four and at the five. He’s a rugged defender who gives away not a single inch, making him a perfect fit for the Rockets’ identity of physical play.</p><p>Unlike Capela, Yabusele is a more seamless fit on most Rockets lineups, even those with suboptimal spacing. Amen Thompson and Adams will feature prominently in the rotation, and they’re non-shooters. Yabusele <a href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/y/yabusgu01.html" rel="noopener">shot 38.0 percent</a> from deep last season on 3.9 attempts per game — the kind of output on offense that the Rockets will need to make things go smoother for them on that end of the floor.</p><p>Perhaps the Rockets were wary of Yabusele and his lack of a consistent track record. But Yabusele has come back stateside as a different player who’s learned a lot during his stint away from the NBA from 2019 to 2024. He’s also two years younger than Capela.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/new-york-knicks/knicks-news-guerschon-yabusele-76ers-12-million-free-agency-contract">Yabusele ended up signing a two-year deal with the New York Knicks</a> worth around $12 million — an offer the Rockets could have easily matched or even surpassed.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

The signing Houston Rockets should have made instead of Clint Capela

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/houston-rockets/rockets-news-clint-capela-returns-houston-contract-free-agency');   ga('set', 'title', 'Clint Capela returns to Rockets in $21.5 million sign-and-trade with Hawks');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Clint-Capela-returns-to-Houston-with-21.5-million-contract-in-free-agency.jpg"><figcaption>Troy Taormina-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Clint Capela returns to Rockets in $21.5 million sign-and-trade with Hawks</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-06-30T16:55:44-07:00">June 30th, 4:55pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-06-30T20:13:45-07:00">June 30th, 8:13pm</time><address><a>Richard Pereira</a>Richard Pereira joined ClutchPoints in January 2025 as an Associate Editor. He earned his degree from Florida Atlantic University in 2023 and has been covering the school's athletic programs since 2020, having served as a Sports Editor at the FAU University Press. He was granted the unique opportunity to report on the men's basketball team's journey to the Final Four in Houston for FAU Owls Nest during March Madness, consistently striving to grow as a sports journalist.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Houston Rockets</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Houston <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/rockets-news-houston-re-signs-2-veteran-reserves-after-kevin-durant-trade">Rockets’ offseason continues to get better</a> as they reunite with Clint Capela.</p><p>Capela will <a href="https://x.com/ShamsCharania/status/1939828859802632490" rel="noopener">sign a three-year, $21.5 million deal</a> with the Rockets, ESPN’s NBA insider Shams Charania reported on Monday.</p><p>“Free agent center Clint Capela has agreed to a three-year, $21.5 million deal with the Houston Rockets, sources tell ESPN. Major frontcourt addition – and return to Houston for Capela,” Charania said.</p><p>The Rockets will <a href="https://x.com/BrettSiegelNBA/status/1939870850506780905" rel="noopener">complete the move via sign-and-trade</a>. They will send a 2031 second-round pick and cash to the Atlanta Hawks to carry out the transaction, per NBA insider Brett Siegel.</p><p>Houston selected Capela with the 25th pick of the 2014 NBA Draft. He represented them for six seasons as he made his way up the rotation until securing the starting job. Departing in the 2020 offseason, he averaged 12.2 points, 9.7 rebounds and 1.5 blocks per game after 334 appearances.</p><p>This past season with the Atlanta Hawks saw him produce 8.9 points, 8.5 rebounds and a block per contest after 55 games.</p><h2><b>What’s next for Rockets after landing Clint Capela</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Clint-Capela-returns-to-Houston-with-21.5-million-contract-in-free-agency-1.jpg"><figcaption>Erik Williams-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>With Clint Capela returning to Houston, the Rockets have stacked up their center position with quality big men.</p><p>They have Alperen Sengun commanding the starter spot while Capela and Steven Adams will handle the backup minutes. It’s clear that the Rockets will prioritize depth in the frontcourt in case injuries happen during the regular season.</p><p>And when it comes to playoff experience, Capela has a lot of it. He’s played in eight postseasons, the deepest being his three Conference Finals runs with the Rockets in 2015 and 2018 and Hawks in 2021.</p><p>This will greatly benefit Houston as they will have centers who will rebound the ball at a high rate while being solid rim-protectors. Even though Capela continues to be inconsistent at the free-throw line, he makes up for it with his rebounding and physicality inside the arc.</p><p>The Rockets will continue to progress through the offseason, especially after landing Dorian Finney-Smith from the Los Angeles Lakers. It is clear that Houston is going all in on the championship push, boasting Sengun, Kevin Durant, Amen Thompson, Jabari Smith Jr., and Fred VanVleet as their core. Adding Capela to their bench rotation only improves their chances of being a serious threat next season.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Clint Capela returns to Rockets in $21.5 million sign-and-trade with Hawks

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/atlanta-hawks/hawks-news-why-clint-capela-confident-in-atlanta-depth');   ga('set', 'title', 'Why Clint Capela is confident in Hawks’ depth');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Hawks-news-Why-Clint-Capela-is-confident-in-Atlanta-s-depth.jpg"></figure><h1>Why Clint Capela is confident in Hawks’ depth</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-02-28T16:24:58-08:00">February 28th, 4:24pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-02-28T16:24:58-08:00">February 28th, 4:24pm</time><address><a>Malik Brown</a>Malik Brown is a multimedia reporter based in Atlanta who covers the Hawks and Dream for ClutchPoints. Malik has worked in entertainment and sports, and he specializes in the NBA and NFL.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Atlanta Hawks</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>As the Atlanta Hawks grind out the second half of the season, they’re doing it with <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/atlanta-hawks/hawks-news-caris-levert-georges-niang-cavs-tenure-help-atlanta">three new players on the team</a>. Georges Niang, Caris LeVert, and Terance Mann have a few games under their belts as Hawks players, but the team is still trying to build chemistry with them, especially from the bench unit.</p><p>There have been good things to come out of the new players, and there have also been times when it’s obvious that they haven’t been on the team forever, but there is more room to grow within the unit. Clint Capela, who is now in a bench role after starting for most of the season, is optimistic about <a href="https://www.ajc.com/sports/atlanta-hawks/collective-experience-on-hawks-bench-making-it-easier-to-get-on-same-page/P2NNHZEWIBBKBLOJNUFKVYKXLI/" rel="noopener">what the new unit can do</a>.</p><p>“It’s a big difference because they don’t hesitate to communicate and figure it out, Capela said via Lauren Williams of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. “Situations whenever we caught up in something defensively, we able to figure it out quicker,” he said. “And that’s a huge plus for the match.”</p><p>Each one of Niang, LeVert, and Mann have made solid contributions to the Hawks since arriving, and it’s hard not to think things will improve as time goes on. Especially with each of the players having experience in the league and playing at a high level, everyone believes it will work out, including LeVert himself.</p><p>“Yeah, I think that’s the thing that’s kind of bringing us together, is our communication and our experience,” LeVert said. “We’ve all played a lot of basketball. So, I think just getting on the same page has been a lot easier.”</p><h2><b>Hawks new players still building chemistry with team</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Clint-Capela_692dc1.jpg"><figcaption>Dale Zanine-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Georges Niang, who has been very vocal since coming to the Hawks, also knows that it will take time for things to gel on the court. After their game against the Detroit Pistons, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/atlanta-hawks/hawks-news-georges-niang-issues-sacrifice-take-building-chemistry-hawks">Niang shared his thoughts on sharing the floor</a> with his new teammates and what it’s going to take for them to build chemistry.</p><p>“I think these things take time,” Niang said. “This whole process isn’t going to be lightning in a bottle. I gotta give my teammates a ton of credit. Without them finding me and kicking the ball out, I wouldn’t be able to get the shots or looks that I get.</p><p>“It’s with sacrifice and giving. If another person sacrifices something so someone else can do their job, then it allows other people to shine. It’s awesome that it’s helped me individually, but obviously, there are some things I want to clean up myself so we can get over the hump since we’ve been consistently in these games, now it’s like you want to turn the corner and win.”</p><p>Niang, Caris LeVert, and Terance Mann all bring something different to the floor, which is why it may be a seamless fit for them as the season goes on.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Why Clint Capela is confident in Hawks’ depth

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NBA rumors: Hawks tried to pull off Clint Capela-Nikola Vucevic trade swap with Bulls

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/hawks-news-real-reason-onyeka-okongwu-clint-capela-starting-lineup');   ga('set', 'title', 'The real reason Hawks’ Onyeka Okongwu replaced Clint Capela in stating lineup');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/The-real-reason-Onyeka-Okongwu-replaced-Clint-Capela-in-stating-lineup.jpg"></figure><h1>The real reason Hawks’ Onyeka Okongwu replaced Clint Capela in stating lineup</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-01-23T15:54:20-08:00">January 23rd, 3:54pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-01-23T15:54:20-08:00">January 23rd, 3:54pm</time><address><a>Malik Brown</a>Malik Brown is a multimedia reporter based in Atlanta who covers the Hawks and Dream for ClutchPoints. Malik has worked in entertainment and sports, and he specializes in the NBA and NFL.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Atlanta Hawks</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Atlanta Hawks have made a change in their starting lineup over the past few games, starting Onyeka Okongwu over Clint Capela at center. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/hawks-news-onyeka-okongwu-first-player-moses-malone-complete-unreal-feat">Okongwu has earned the position</a> after his recent performances coming off the bench, and head coach Quin Snyder spoke about his reason for why he made the change.</p><p>“I think over the course of the season, it’s always good to have an opportunity to look at different combinations and rotations to have that flexibility over the course of time,” Snyder said. “He’s been playing really well, not just in a role to start, but he’s worked hard to get healthy. He was banged up earlier in the year and we felt like it was a good opportunity for him.”</p><p>Okongwu recorded <a href="https://x.com/MusikFan4Life/status/1880853193292464492" rel="noopener">three consecutive double-doubles</a> off the bench. and he was the first Hawk player to achieve the feat since Moses Malone in 1991, according to NBA stats.</p><p>In his starts in the past two games, Okongwu has been productive and has given the Hawks some versatility on both sides of the ball. In their game against the New York Knicks, Okongwu finished with 14 points and nine rebounds, and against the Detroit Pistons, he had nine points and 10 rebounds.</p><p>Those games did not end in wins for the Hawks, but as Okongwu gets more comfortable in his new role, the wins will come.</p><h2>Onyeka Okongwu making a difference for the Hawks</h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Onyeka-Okongwu_14b37c.jpg"><figcaption>Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>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 finished with 22 points and 21 rebounds against the Phoenix Suns, and with that stat line, he became the first Hawks bench player to record at least 20 points and 20 boards in a single game. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/hawks-news-onyeka-okongwu-accomplishes-feat-atlanta-player-history">Okongwu spoke about his performance</a> after that game and what led to his strong play.</p><p>“I was just being aggressive,” Okongwu said. “We were down some guys so my team needed me to be more aggressive out there and I was able to do enough to help the team win.”</p><p>“He’s strong, so he’s got space,” Quin Snyder said. “When he doesn’t have an angle, he has a great touch. He shoots a little floater and it’s hard to stop. He shoots it quickly, he’s confident in that shot, and we’re confident in him taking it. The other thing is that he’s got great hands. He comes up with a lot of tip-ins. Maybe he can’t secure the rebound, but he’s able to tip it in.”</p><p>With Okongwu now in the starting lineup, the big question now is what will happen to Clint Capela. He’s been in trade rumors since the start of the season, and teams are now <a href="https://hoopshype.com/lists/nba-intel-cam-johnson-trade-talks-clint-capelas-future-mike-conley-and-deandre-hunter-chats/" rel="noopener">monitoring him on the market</a>, according to Michael Scotto.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

The real reason Hawks’ Onyeka Okongwu replaced Clint Capela in stating lineup

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