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Hawks' Onyeka Okongwu agrees to 4-year, $62M deal as deadline ends

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Atlanta Hawks center Onyeka Okongwu agreed to a four-year, $62 million contract extension, his agent Sam Goldfeder of Excel Sports Management told ESPN on Monday.

Okongwu was the 14th and final player from the 2020 NBA draft class to finalize his rookie scale extension ahead of Monday's 6 p.m. ET deadline.

Okongwu averaged 9.9 points and 7.2 rebounds for the Hawks a year ago, including averaging double figures in 13 of his final 15 regular season games.