<!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-onyeka-okongwu-ready-for-big-season-with-atlanta-exclusive');   ga('set', 'title', 'Onyeka Okongwu ready for a big season with Hawks [Exclusive]');   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/2023/08/Okongwu.jpg"></figure><h1>Onyeka Okongwu ready for a big season with Hawks [Exclusive]</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-08-13T19:19:53-07:00">August 13th, 7:19pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-08-13T19:19:53-07:00">August 13th, 7:19pm</time><address><a>David Yapkowitz</a>David is an NBA Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. He is based in Los Angeles and currently covers basketball at every level from NBA/WNBA to men/women college and boys/girls high school.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Atlanta Hawks <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/hawks-john-collins-trade-roster-opporunity" rel="noopener">cleared up</a> some of the log-jam in their frontcourt this offseason when they traded John Collins to the Utah Jazz. Collins’ name had been in trade rumors for a while now and Hawks brass must have felt like it was time to pull the trigger. What the trade did was open up playing time and opportunities for some of the other players on the roster. Clint Capela is firmly penciled in as the Hawks starting center, but one player who could <a href="https://www.peachtreehoops.com/2023/5/20/23726552/2022-23-atlanta-hawks-player-season-review-onyeka-okongwu-stats-video-analysis-recap" rel="noopener">stand to gain</a> from Collins’ departure is Onyeka Okongwu.</p><p>The Hawks selected Onyeka Okongwu with the No. 6 overall pick in the 2020 NBA Draft. Each season since he’s been drafted, Okongwu’s playing time and production have steadily increased. He’s primarily been coming off the bench for the Hawks over the last three seasons and has consistently shown why he should be a part of the team’s frontcourt of the future.</p><p>Now entering his fourth year in the NBA, Okongwu knows this is going to be a crucial one.</p><p>“Overall I’ve just been trying to get better and add little things over the years,” Okongwu told ClutchPoints. “I think media, fans, the team, from that standpoint and perspective I think they can all tell I’ve been getting better. This year I’m excited to add more to my game like handling and shooting more.”</p><p>One of the biggest areas where Okongwu has made his mark in the NBA so far has been on the defensive end. Over the past two seasons, he’s averaged 1.3 blocked shots per game. He’s only 6 feet 8 inches tall but has developed into one of the better shot blockers in the league. He’s mobile and can cover a lot of ground defensively.</p><p>It’s not just his shot blocking that’s made him so valuable, however. He’s got the versatility to guard multiple positions and players with different skill sets. The Hawks have used him to guard Joel Embiid in the paint and they’ve used him to guard Giannis Antetokounmpo on the wing.</p><p>“Defense is all about effort and intensity,” Okongwu said. “I’m pretty physical, I have size, I just want to stay solid and force players to make tough shots.”</p><p>Since Onyeka Okongwu was a rookie, defense has been his calling card. But it’s the other end of the court where he made major strides last season. Going back to his college days at USC, Okongwu has always been able to score the ball. During his lone season as a Trojan, he averaged 16.2 points per game. He’s active around the basket and has a nice touch at the rim as a finisher.</p><p>This past season, Okongwu averaged a career-best 9.9 points per game while shooting 63.8 percent from the field. But what stood out the most was his increased willingness to step out and shoot whether it was from the midrange or from the three-point line. After not hitting a single three-point shot his first two seasons with the Hawks, Onyeka Okongwu shot 30.8 percent from three-point range during the 2022-23 season.</p><p>Being able to space the floor offensively and become a consistent three-point threat will only make him that much more important in the Hawks lineup.</p><p>“My three-point shooting is coming along really well,” Okongwu said. “It’s all about confidence. The more three-point shots you get up, the more that you’re going to make.”</p><p>Part of the reason for Okongwu’s strong season last year was the addition of new head coach Quin Snyder. After the All-Star break, the Hawks parted ways with Nate McMillan and hired Snyder almost immediately after. It was under Snyder that Okongwu began to get up more three-point shots.</p><p>Since he’s been a head coach in the NBA, Snyder’s teams have been known for their offense. With a full season under Snyder, it’s not a stretch to envision Okongwu’s offense reaching another level this upcoming year.</p><p>“I like Quin,” Okongwu said. “He’s got a high IQ, he pays attention to detail, he’s fun to play for and I’m excited to play a whole season for him for real.”</p><p>This is going to be a big season for Okongwu. He’s in the fourth year of his rookie contract and is eligible for a contract extension. If he isn’t able to reach an agreement on an extension with the Hawks, he will potentially hit restricted free agency next summer should he decline the qualifying offer.</p><p>Not only will it be a big season for him individually, it’s going to be a crucial season for the team as a whole. The Hawks showed a lot of promise after their 2021 Eastern Conference Finals run. Since then, they have been able to replicate that type of postseason success having suffered two consecutive first round exits.</p><p>But Okongwu isn’t too concerned with the individual stuff. For him, what he wants out of next season is quite simple.</p><p>“I just want to win,” Okongwu said. “I want to win and see how far we can go in the playoffs.”</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Onyeka Okongwu ready for a big season with Hawks [Exclusive]

<!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', '');   ga('set', 'title', 'Hawks big man Onyeka Okongwu’s cryptic 1-emoji tweet amid endless John Collins trade rumors');   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><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Onyeka-Okongwu-Hawks-John-Collins.jpg"></figure><h1>Hawks big man Onyeka Okongwu’s cryptic 1-emoji tweet amid endless John Collins trade rumors</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2022-06-23T12:11:18-07:00">June 23rd, 12:11pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2022-06-23T12:12:57-07:00">June 23rd, 12:12pm</time><address><a>Quinn Allen</a>Quinn Allen is a freelance sports journalist and full-time editor for ClutchPoints. He specializes mainly in soccer, basketball, and baseball. When Quinn isn't producing content for CP, he's writing predictions across the European soccer and NBA world for bettors at Sports Betting Dime, one of the fastest-growing sports betting sites in North America.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>It almost feels like a foregone conclusion that John Collins will be traded by the Atlanta Hawks as the 2022 NBA Draft quickly approaches on Thursday night. The rumors have been swirling for quite some time and Collins’ teammate, Onyeka Okongwu, <a href="https://twitter.com/BigO21_/status/1540036774323400704">is clearly raising his eyebrows about all the talks:</a></p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="art">🤨</p><p>— Onyeka Okongwu (@BigO21_) <a href="https://twitter.com/BigO21_/status/1540036774323400704?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">June 23, 2022</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Jake Fischer of BR reported on Wednesday that the Hawks <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/spurs-rumors-nba-trade-rumors-spurs-hawks-in-talks-for-major-john-collins-dejounte-murray-swap/">could be looking to do a swap with the Spurs for Dejounte Murray</a>, but sources close to the situation made it clear San Antonio is looking for an absolute haul in exchange for their star guard.</p><p>Collins failed to agree on an extension with the Hawks last offseason after discussions of a $90 million deal. There was a league-wide belief the former Wake Forest standout would be moved at the trade deadline, but that didn’t happen, either.</p><p>Collins averaged 16.2 points and 7.8 rebounds on 37% shooting from downtown in 2020-21. The Hawks are essentially open to moving anyone not named Trae Young and De’Andre Hunter, therefore basically nobody is safe. There should be no shortage of interest for Collins, who can shoot it and defend at a high level. The Blazers, Kings, and Suns are a few potential suitors.</p><p>It wouldn’t be a surprise to see him in another uniform by the time NBA Draft wraps up on the East Coast at the Barclays Center. Who could it be? We’ll have to wait and see.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Hawks big man Onyeka Okongwu’s cryptic 1-emoji tweet amid endless John Collins trade rumors

<!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', '');   ga('set', 'title', 'Hawks center Onyeka Okongwu believes he can be compared to Draymond Green');   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><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Onyeka-Okongwu-to-miss-six-months-after-surgery-for-torn-labrum.jpg"><figcaption>July 21, 2021</figcaption></figure><h1>Hawks center Onyeka Okongwu believes he can be compared to Draymond Green</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2022-01-30T12:25:33-08:00">January 30th, 12:25pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2022-01-30T12:25:33-08:00">January 30th, 12:25pm</time><address><a>Jon Conahan</a>Penn State 22'</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Atlanta Hawks <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/3-reasons-trae-young-hawks-will-make-the-playoffs-after-rough-start-to-2021-22-season/" rel="noopener">haven’t</a> been playing very well this season, but they’ve improved recently, and they’re presently 23-25 and the Eastern Conference’s 10th seed.</p><p>Trae Young and John Collins have been key players in helping them win several games, but they’ve also had a few other players step up for them, one of them being Onyeka Okongwu.</p><p>The Hawks’ backup center has been a big reason why they’ve been able to win some games this season, and it appears like he’s only scraping the surface of how effective he can be in this league.</p><p><a href="https://twitter.com/MikeAScotto/status/1487865709753507844">According to Michael Scotto</a>, the Hawks center is one of just three players in the NBA currently averaging 9 points, 6 rebounds, and shooting over 70% on the season.</p><p>Michael Scotto also reported that the Hawks center had this to say,</p><blockquote>“I feel like I’m a Bam[Adebayo]-type of player. I think with time, I can shoot the mid-range jumper and do the things he does. Another one that meets the eye for me is Draymond Green.”</blockquote><p>Atlanta will be hoping that he can keep playing this kind of basketball for the rest of the season, as it will undoubtedly assist them towards the conclusion of the season. Atlanta had a similar start to this season last year and still made it to the Eastern Conference Finals.</p><p>They obviously weren’t anticipating this start to the season, and it surely isn’t what they were hoping for, but the season isn’t over yet, and they can absolutely replicate what they did last year.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Hawks center Onyeka Okongwu believes he can be compared to Draymond Green

<!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', '');   ga('set', 'title', 'Onyeka Okongwu of the Hawks details how COVID-19 messed him up');   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><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/HAWKS-NEWS.jpeg"></figure><h1>Onyeka Okongwu of the Hawks details how COVID-19 messed him up</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2022-01-03T13:13:41-08:00">January 3rd, 1:13pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2022-01-03T13:13:41-08:00">January 3rd, 1:13pm</time><address><a>Jon Conahan</a>Penn State 22'</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Onyeka Okongwu of the Atlanta Hawks recently was in the covid <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/hawks-news-trae-young-atlanta-hit-with-major-nate-mcmillan-headache-amid-covid-19-woes/" rel="noopener">protocols</a> with many of his other teammates. His experience was not what he was hoping for.</p><p>Sarah Spencer who covers the Hawks for the<a href="https://twitter.com/sarah_k_spence/status/1478088024625848332?s=21"> AJC</a> said in a recent interview with Okongwu that he had this to say about his covid experience,</p><blockquote>“COVID really messed me up bad.”“Definitely, because this virus can kill. It’s taken the lives of so many people. When you’re experiencing COVID, you’re thinking about that in the back of your head… But I’m just happy that I’m healthy &amp; I feel good now.”</blockquote><p>This is definitely a scary experience for the young Hawks forward. He was their first-round pick in the 2020 draft and has certainly started to form into a nice little player for them this season. It does really go to show just how this virus can affect everybody differently and even affect some of the best and healthiest people in all of the world.</p><p>The Hawks are excited to have him back as they are certainly going to need him towards the middle part of the season. They have not been playing good basketball at all this season as they are currently 16-19 and in 12th Place of the Eastern Conference. This wasn’t what the Atlanta Hawks were expecting at all after making it to a Conference Final a season ago. Many of their early-season struggles can definitely be put on their inability to stay healthy and having a lot of players in the protocols.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Onyeka Okongwu of the Hawks details how COVID-19 messed him up

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It was a lingering injury that nagged the young big man which resulted to him opting for an off-season procedure. Hopefully, if everything goes as planned, the Chino Hills-native should be good to go come late December or early January.</p><p>The one-and-done USC standout had a promising rookie campaign for the Hawks last season. After being in and out of the lineup for the early part of the regular season, the former First-team All-Pac-12 member moved up the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/players/onyeka-okongwu/ae020965/stats">depth chart</a> for the Hawks as the season went on and played a total of 50 games, including four starts, providing crucial minutes for head coach Nate McMillan.</p><p>In his first career postseason stint, Okongwu played all 18 playoff games for Atlanta averaging 2.7 points and 2.7 rebounds per game in 9.2 minutes per outing. Though his numbers were quite underwhelming, Okongwu showed huge potential as a backup center behind Clint Capela and John Collins and, if developed properly, could be a huge piece for the Hawks moving forward as the team looks to build on their impressive 2020-2021 campaign.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

2025-26 SEASON STATS
PTS	REB	AST	BLK	STL
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2025-26 SEASON STATS
PTS	REB	AST	BLK	STL
13.9	8.6	2.3	1.0	0.4

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