Atlanta, Georgia
Naijalicious news wey dey hot as Onyeka Okongwu don show say e fit shine as center after e take over from Clint Capela for di Atlanta Hawks! Dis guy don dey average 15.0 points, 10.1 rebounds, 1.2 steals, and 0.9 blocks per night. E even dey shoot 36.2% from three-point range! No be small wahala o!
As dis season dey progress, e come be like sey di Hawks fans don get hope again after dem waka through wetin fit be called “dark period”. Na Jalen Johnson injury plus De’Andre Hunter trade don make fans dey feel like sey na so we go dey suffer. But with Onyeka for court, e be like sey light don shine small small!
Zach Lowe, dat guys wey sabi beta basket matter, don notice Okongwu and e don talk say e go fit carry di Sixth Man of di Year award! Dis guy wey dey always dey hustle for bench go play like sixth-starter! E get many ways wey him fit play; na versatility and him ability to adapt dey make am different. Na so he go fit help di Hawks reach their full potential.
But no be all smooth journey o! To fit make dis prediction work, Okongwu gatz sabi how to dey play di four position properly. But no wahala, because him don dey improve for shooting recently plus e get that rare mix of strength, length, and mobility wey go make am hard to mark.
For di court, we fit see am alongside Kristaps Porzingis; dis guy be tall like tree! If Okongwu face any struggle for outside shot, e fit use him inside scoring skills plus screen-setting kabashing to keep di thing moving, while Porzingis dey stretch di floor! But e gatz prove sey him ready to make di jump dis season.
Last season, when him first chance come for starting role, e don show sey e be player wey fit start, go even carry di award. But now, e dey asked to carry roles wey dey change like chameleon. Na wetin dey fear Omo Naija be say if Kristaps run go sideline for injury dis season, Okongwu fit find himself starting more games. And if dat happen, e no go fit enter di award category again.
Okongwu’s ability to fit dey play di four and five positions na wetin go matter most for dis Hawks team wey dey get limited depth. Even if e no win di Sixth Man award as Zach predict, e go still give us starter-level impact from di bench. Na contribution wey serious fans gatz respect!
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