Our 2021-22 Atlanta Hawks player review series continues with a look at the second season of center Onyeka Okongwu.
When you start thinking about players of the future for the Atlanta Hawks, Onyeka Okongwu’s name should be somewhere in that conversation.
After coming in slowly last season in his rookie year, but by the time the playoffs ended, everybody knew that Okongwu had the potential to be a special player. Many were excited to see what he would look like with starting a full season, but shoulder surgery knocked him out of the first few months.