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Onyeka Okongwu

Atlanta Hawks · #17 · Starter
C6'10"240 lbage 256 yrs expUSCChino, CA
3rd best of 15 on ATLworth +2.6 wins to the rotation
OFF75DEF75
High-level shooter & playmaker
ATL
Atlanta Hawks
Eastern · Southeast · proj. 41-41 (▲+1.7)
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Finally turned loose as the full-time five, and he's quietly become one of the better two-way centers around — 15.2/7.6 on 59% true shooting with real rim protection (86th percentile) and the foot speed to switch out (69th-percentile perimeter D). He even stretched it out to 37.6% from three on low volume. A switchable, paint-anchoring big who finishes inside and is just entering his prime at a team-friendly number.

15.2
PPG
7.6
RPG
3.1
APG
1.1
SPG
1.1
BPG
GP 74MPG 31FG% 483P% 37.6FT% 75.7TS% 59.2USG% 19.5PER 15.9BPM +0.7VORP 1.6EPM +1.6
2025-26 regular season · bars are percentile at his position

NBA player ratings

0–99 · 2025-26 form
Shooting89
Playmaking86
Perimeter defense85
Scoring79
Rim protection71
Inside finishing67
Rebounding62

Skill ratings are 2025-26 per-game and advanced stats (Basketball-Reference) ranked 0–99 within position (guards vs guards, bigs vs bigs). Overall is anchored to EPM impact on a non-linear curve, nudged by these skills; Offense and Defense come from box plus-minus. A player who missed the latest season is shown from his most recent one.

Career

2020-21 to 2025-26 · 6 seasons
10.7
PPG
6.9
RPG
1.6
APG
381
GAMES
Points 4,083Win Shares 30.9Starts 139Best season 2024-25 · 13.4 ppg
Games played, last three seasons83%

Regular season, 2003-04 onward (Basketball-Reference). Averages are weighted by games played; honours count awards won, not finishes. “Current players” means the 802 who played in the last three seasons.

Trajectory

2023-24 → 2025-26 · age 23 → 25
▲Rising

Onyeka, at 25, is on a clear upward trajectory — 2.1 → 4.2 wins of value over the window.

Age curve▬ On curve
Developing about on schedule for his age.
2026-27 forecast▲ 5.4 wins (+1.3)
Starts from his player rating, which is higher than last season's total. Age should add a little at 26. Range 3.9–7.0 wins.
Production (BPM)-0.4 → +0.7+1.126-27 forecast +0.9
His per-possession game has clearly sharpened.
2023-24: -0.4 · 55 games2024-25: +1.3 · 74 games2025-26: +0.7 · 74 games2026-27: +0.9 (forecast)23-2425-2626-27
Value to team (wins)2.1 → 4.2+2.026-27 forecast 5.4
He's worth more wins to a team than he was.
2023-24: 2.1 · 55 games2024-25: 4.3 · 74 games2025-26: 4.2 · 74 games2026-27: 5.4 (forecast)23-2425-2626-27
Contract value2026-27: worth $20.4M vs $16.1M salary+$4.3M
His play is projected to be worth more than he is paid.
$16.1M salary2023-24: $4.7M · 55 games2024-25: $11.8M · 74 games2025-26: $11.0M · 74 games2026-27: $20.4M (forecast)23-2425-2626-27
Current deal: $16,120,000 cap hit · through '28. On the contract row the flat dashed line is this salary, so the gap to the 2026-27 forecast is the surplus.

Seasons from Basketball-Reference (2023-24 → 2025-26). Production is box plus-minus, a per-possession measure. Value is VORP-based wins, so it also counts games played. Contract value is what each season’s play would fetch on the open market. The dotted 2026-27 point is a forecast: his established level, a year older, assuming a normal season.

Contract

2026-27
$16,120,000Guaranteed
8% of the club’s payroll · 5th of 15 priced deals
Runs through2 seasons
Est. market value$20,396,000 /yr
Surplus+$4,276,000
BARGAINworth more than he is paid

Market value is an estimate, not a reported figure: what his play is forecast to fetch on the open market in 2026-27 — his current rating, a year older. Cap thresholds are projected for 2026-27 until the league sets them.

Plays like

same position

Nearest skill profiles across the seven rating axes — who he plays like, not who is as good. The rating beside each name answers that second question.