The Atlanta Hawks traded for Clint Capela during the 2019-20 season, giving up just a mid first-round pick to acquire the big man from the Houston Rockets. Capela was injured at the time, never appearing during that COVID-shortened season. Heading into 2020-21, Capela was going to be the starting center, but the Hawks also had the No. 6 pick in the 2020 draft at his position as well, Onyeka Okongwu.
There wasn’t any controversy so to speak about who should play, as everyone fully expected Capela to start. But the feeling of how he would look was mostly filled with uncertainty after he played just 39 games with the Rockets in 2019-20.