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Onyeka Okongwu

Forward · Atlanta Hawks · #17

Last: @ New Orleans Pelicans · Tipped off 7:00 PM ET · this page updates each morning

NBA / F
Points per game12.86 games
Rebounds per game6.76 games
Assists per game2.86 games
Threes per game1.36 games
Minutes per game28.36 games
2026-27 season

Points by game

Season average12.8
5 games · 5 with data
10
8
11
11
29
CHAOct 23
HOUOct 24
HOUOct 26
MIAOct 28
CLEOct 29
Box score per game · game log through 2026-10-29.

The Edge

Role and usage

Okongwu's profile stands out most on rebound chances per game (78th percentile) and potential assists per game (65th percentile). Latest snapshot 2026-10-30.

Early sample: percentiles among players with 2+ games.

Minutes per game28.3 min
64th percentile of 292 players
Usage rate17.0%
45th percentile of 292 players
True shooting58.1%
54th percentile of 292 players
Touches per game38.8
58th percentile of 307 players
Drives per game2.4
31st percentile of 307 players
Rebound chances per game11.4
78th percentile of 307 players
Catch-and-shoot attempts per game3.5
71st percentile of 292 players
Potential assists per game5.2
65th percentile of 307 players
Clutch scoring0.5 pts
2.4 clutch minutes per game · 2 games
First basket rate—
4 starts recorded · rates shown after 5 starts
Percentiles are among 292 players with 3+ games and 10+ minutes per game; tracking metrics are ranked among the players tracked for them, a smaller group, and show no percentile until at least 50 players qualify. Clutch: Last five minutes of a game with the score within five points; per-game averages.
OddsIndex analysis

Our pick

Current pick context · independent of season selection
Our pick

No active pick on Onyeka Okongwu.

Our graded record on him: 1-4-0 · see every pick below.

Betting context · 2026-27

Points against the line

OverUnder

Hypothetical threshold · no verified market line: 10.5

10.5
8
10
8
11
11
29
NO
ORLOct 21
CHAOct 23
HOUOct 24
HOUOct 26
MIAOct 28
CLEOct 29
NOnext
Over 3 of 6 · 50%Under 3 of 62026-27 season vs hypothetical 10.5 · historical frequency, not a forecast
10.5

2026-27 season · all games played, playoffs included · game log · through 2026-10-29

Hit rate by situation · 2026-27 · against the season median 10.5

home, away, back-to-back, in wins and in losses splits have fewer than 10 games this season and are not shown yet.

This season's games only · historical frequency, not a forecast.

Shot profile · 2026-27 · 61 FGA

Where he scores

39% of his shots come from the restricted area, where he makes 58%, 7.8 percentage points below the league rate there.

  • Restricted area58%▼ 7.8 vs league39% of attempts · 24 FGA
  • Three-pointers31%▼ 3.5 vs league43% of attempts · 26 FGA
  • Mid-rangeNo shotsNo mid-range attempts yet
36%36% FG3%0% FG3%0% FG0%no shots18%73% FG39%58% FG
  • Share of attempts
  • FG% above league
  • below
  • under 20 attempts

Where he shoots from, against the league

  • Restricted area39% / 29%14 of 24 · 58% FG against 66% for the league
  • Paint (non-restricted)18% / 19%8 of 11 · 73% FG against 44% for the league
  • Mid-range0% / 10%No attempts · league 40% FG
  • Left corner 33% / 6%0 of 2 · 0% FG against 34% for the league
  • Right corner 33% / 5%0 of 2 · 0% FG against 34% for the league
  • Above-the-break 336% / 31%8 of 22 · 36% FG against 34% for the league

Distance buckets and the period split are not available: this player's shots for this season are not in our shot chart yet.

Season to date from the daily league shot-location snapshot dated 2026-10-30; the league figure is every player in that snapshot added together.
Next game · Tipped off 7:00 PM ET · this page updates each morning

Matchup: @ New Orleans Pelicans

New Orleans Pelicans defense

Who guards him, then team ratings and what they allow to forwards.

Who guards him

No New Orleans Pelicans defender on the current roster has guarded him for 5+ partial possessions this season or last.

Team defense

New Orleans Pelicans: the 20th-best defense at a fast pace; about average against forwards on points.

Defensive rating113.4
20th-best defense · middling
Pace104.9 poss
fast · possessions per 48 minutes
Offensive rating111.6
16th-best offense · points per 100 possessions
Points allowed to forwards12.8 per game
average · per game vs forwards
Rebounds allowed to forwards5.4 per game
average · per game vs forwards
Assists allowed to forwards2.5 per game
average · per game vs forwards
Threes allowed to forwards1.4 per game
average · per game vs forwards
PRA allowed to forwards20.7 per game
average · per game vs forwards

Allowed-to-forwards figures use 2025-26 (last season), 259 forward-games against NO · team ratings over 5 games, snapshot 2026-10-30.

NO injury report · Oct 30

Lineup context

Team ratings with him on and off the floor, then points per game with and without his top teammates by minutes.

On and off

The team is 0.3 points per 100 possessions worse with him on the floor (small sample: under 100 minutes on one side).

  • Net rating
    On · 77 min14.2
    Off · 67 min14.5
Offensive and defensive rating
  • Offensive rating
    On · 77 min121.3
    Off · 67 min116.6
  • Defensive rating (lower is better)
    On · 77 min107.1
    Off · 67 min102.1

Points per 100 possessions · 3 games · as of Oct 26.

With and without teammates

Teammate availability from the injury report as of Oct 30.

Detailed records · both seasons on record

Game log & career

Data availability

Coverage dates show how far the available figures extend.

Clutch

Available

Observations through 2026-10-30.

Who guards him

Available

Observations through 2026-10-29.

First basket

Available

Observations through 2026-10-29.

Game log

Available

Observations through 2026-10-29.

Hit rates by window

Available

Observations through 2026-10-29.

Hustle

Available

Observations through 2026-10-30.

Lineup splits

Available

Observations through 2026-10-29.

Matchup

Available

Observations through 2026-10-29.

Next game

Available

Observations through 2026-10-30.

On and off

Available

Observations through 2026-10-26.

Picks

Available

Observations through 2026-04-30.

Prop hit rates

Available

Observations through 2026-10-29.

Recent form

Available

Observations through 2026-10-29.

Role and usage

Available

Observations through 2026-10-30.

Season averages

Available

Observations through 2026-10-29.

Shot profile

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Observations through 2026-10-30.

Shot quality

Available

Observations through 2026-10-30.