Onieka Okongwu, the confident shooting center for the Hawks
« Before the game, he jokingly told me to shoot 20 threes tonight », reports Mr. Okongwu at the “instruction” of his coach Quin Snyder earlier reception of the Blazers. No doubt a nod to the fact that the pivot tried his luck 15 times (5/15) during the previous clash against the same team.
He stopped 12 attempts yesterday, but showed much better efficiency (7/12) while allowing himself to beat the opposing bench. ” I know one of the coaches there. I was looking at him like, ‘Are you going to let me shoot all night?’ Then after the fourth I told him to change his defense. »
A suggestion that was not taken seriously, as the interior benefited from open shots throughout the game, especially against Donovan Clingan who was very stiff in the racket. ” When I put one, two or three, they have to react. Once it starts, it doesn’t stop “, warns the resident of Los Angeles.
The mark of a confident player who, according to Dyson Daniels, constantly tells others “ that he is the best scorer in the locker room ». « So if they leave him alone, he has to deliver and prove it. When he’s hot and puts them on like he did, we look for him, even when he’s not wearing them. We have confidence in him to take these shots; we want him to take them. It helps our team “, notes the leader.
His best campaign of his career
The latter found it in the first minutes thanks to a very nice blind pass, after fixing the opponent’s defense. The pivot has been able to follow up behind him, proving that he is indeed among the best shooters in his training with a 38.5% success rate this season, on an average of 5 attempts, which is his highest number of his career.
Even if in his last two games, against the Wizards, he was indigestible in terms of skill: 10 points on 25% shooting, including 20% from distance. ” You gain confidence when your teammates trust you. The boys were looking for him. These are shots we’ve already seen him shoot and succeed. These last few games, he hasn’t been shooting as well as he would have liked, but he has come to work extra, and it showed tonight », greets Quin Snyder.
His staff finished this match with 25 points (total 9/15), 10 rebounds, 6 assists and 2 steals, with 37 ratings. Fueled his best NBA campaign since his debut with averages of 16 points and 8 rebounds.
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| Mr. Okongwu | Percentage | Rebounds | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saison | The team | MJ | Min | Shots | 3pts | LF | Off | Def | That | Pd | Ft | Int | Bp | Ct | Pts |
| 2020-21 | ATL | 50 | 12:01 | 64.4 | 0.0 | 63.2 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 3.3 | 0.4 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 4.6 |
| 2021-22 | ATL | 48 | 20:40 | 69.0 | 72.7 | 2.4 | 3.5 | 5.9 | 1.1 | 3.1 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 8.2 | |
| 2022-23 | ATL | 80 | 23:07 | 63.8 | 30.8 | 78.1 | 2.7 | 4.5 | 7.2 | 1.0 | 3.1 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 9.9 |
| 2023-24 | ATL | 55 | 25:33 | 61.1 | 33.3 | 79.3 | 2.6 | 4.2 | 6.8 | 1.3 | 2.9 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 10.2 |
| 2024-25 | ATL | 74 | 27:54 | 56.7 | 32.4 | 75.9 | 3.0 | 5.9 | 8.9 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 13.4 |
| 2025-26 | ATL | 55 | 31:31 | 48.0 | 37.7 | 78.3 | 1.9 | 5.9 | 7.8 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 15.9 |
How to read statistics? MJ = matches played; Min = Minute; Shots = Shots Successful / Shots Attempted; 3 points = 3 points / attempt 3 points; LF = free throws made / free throws attempted; Off = offensive rebound; Def=defensive jump; Tot = Total number of jumps; Pd = assists; Fte: Personal mistakes; Int = intercepts; Bp = lost balls; Ct: Against; Points = Points.
2026-03-02 06:52:00
