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

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

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

Onyeka Okongwu is an American professional basketball player born on December 11, 2000, in Los Angeles, California. He plays as a center for the Atlanta Hawks in the NBA. Okongwu had a notable high school career at Chino Hills High School,

Despite logging double-doubles in the last three games off the bench, Okongwu fell just short of that mark in his first outing as a starter this season. Given the fact that usual starter Clint Capela put together a similar stat line in reduced minutes with the second unit,

Keaton Wallace scored a career high 27 points and Daeqwon Plowden chipped in 19 off the bench on 7-for-8 shooting in his NBA debut to boost the short-handed Atlanta Hawks to a 110-94 win against the host Chicago Bulls on Wednesday.

Onyeka Okongwu has never ... was a top-five mark in the NBA and he showed signs of growth with his jumper. Before this season, I was optimistic that Okongwu could take another step.

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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 ...

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 ...

Entering Monday, the Atlanta Hawks had won three games in a row. They were 8-4 in their last 12 games since December 23. With the team having played improved basketball for nearly the past month, a starting lineup change doesn’t normally need to happen.

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