Onyeka Okongwu’s New $62 Million Deal Gives Hawks Flexibility

It went down to the wire – all the way into the final hours of rookie extension deadline – but the Atlanta Hawks managed to lock up Onyeka Okongwu to a surprisingly modest contract, beginning in the 2024-2025 season, worth $62 million over four years.

To those who can’t be bothered to do the math, that’s $15.5 million per season for a player who has been grotesquely underutilized, and who start on at least a handful of teams around the NBA.