Official Site of the Hawks · Apr 13, 2022
Onyeka Okongwu Deserves Your Attention
What is the most overused NBA trope for the year 2022? Is it "People don't talk enough about X"? Cliché or not, I beg your indulgence to use it one more time when it fits perfectly.
People are not talking enough about Onyeka Okongwu.
In some ways, it makes sense. For both of his two seasons in the NBA, Okongwu has missed out on some preseason hype because it was known that he would not be healthy enough to start the regular season. Additionally, he is playing behind Clint Capela, and by the time Okongwu returned to action, Capela himself had gotten healthy and swung some attention his way with a series of dominating defensive performances.