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Odd man out: Hawks face looming rotation dilemma

Atlanta is at a crossroads - should Onyeka Okongwu or Zaccharie Risacher snag the last starting spot?

Zaccharie Risacher and Onyeka Okongwu smother Karl Anthony-Towns on a drive to the rim | Elsa/GettyImages

With the arrival of Kristaps Porzingis, Nickeil Alexander-Walker, Luke Kennard, and Asa Newell thus far this offseason, the Atlanta Hawks face a champagne problem: who should begin the season in the starting lineup?

Four Hawks are clear-cut starters - perennial All-Star talent Trae Young, 2025 All-Defensive First Team member and Most Improved Player Dyson Daniels, rising star Jalen Johnson, and the floor-spacing titan Kristaps Porzingis.