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Onyeka Okongwu

ATL ATL· Forward-Center· #17· 2025-26

2.06 m · 109 kg · 25 years old

🧑‍💼 Jordan Gertler📄 16.1 M$ · 2 yrs
🎮 NBA 2K27: 82 · 3-Level Scorer · potential B+
His profile in the leagueno. 24among frontcourtStealsno. 27among frontcourtReboundsno. 31among frontcourtBlocks
Season
74 games
15.2PTS
7.6REB
3.1AST
1.1STL
1.1BLK
31.0MIN
FG%
48%
3P%
37.6%
FT%
75.7%
Season by season · tap a row
SeasonTeamGPPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPFMINFG%3P%FT%
2025-26ATLATL7415.27.63.11.11.11.73.331.048%37.6%75.7%
2024-25ATLATL7413.48.92.30.90.91.22.627.956.7%32.4%75.9%
2023-24ATLATL5510.26.81.30.51.10.82.925.561.1%33.3%79.3%
2022-23ATLATL809.97.210.71.313.123.163.8%30.8%78.1%
2021-22ATLATL488.25.91.10.61.30.93.120.769%72.7%
2020-21ATLATL504.63.30.40.50.70.621264.4%0%63.2%
Player DNA2025-26 · vs 171 players
SCORINGno. 44GoodREBOUNDSno. 27Very goodASSISTSno. 34Very goodSTEALSno. 24Very goodBLOCKSno. 31Very good
Career · 6 seasons
Points
0
10.7 per game
Rebounds
0
6.9 per game
Assists
0
1.6 per game
56.2%Field goals
In the clutch
last 5 min, within 5 points · 2021–2025
PTS/game
0.9
Win %
49.5%
107 games with clutch minutes
His go-to play

Where he does the most damage: catch & shootaround the league average (1.2 pts/possession)

Who guards him2025-26 · official matchups
Jalen DurenJalen Duren137 poss19 pts/100
Nikola VučevićNikola Vučević115 poss18 pts/100
Wendell Carter Jr.Wendell Carter Jr.101 poss16 pts/100
Nic ClaxtonNic Claxton91 poss8 pts/100
Sandro MamukelashviliSandro Mamukelashvili79 poss13 pts/100

What he scores per 100 possessions against each defender, in the recorded matchups. Observed history: it does not say who defends him best.

Videosplay by play · official NBA clips

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TRACKING PROFILE · NBA 2025-26

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distance

3.54km#63/414

Covers less court per minute than most: plays with position, not with running.

74 games · SpeedDistance

points per touch

0.3#141/342

Touch and go: he barely dribbles before deciding.

The provider does not publish this data point's sample. · Possessions

HOW IT CREATES ITS SHOTS

89.5%

He lives off the pass: he produces more off the catch than creating his own shot.

The provider does not publish this data point's sample. · CatchShoot + PullUpShot

conversion rate

56.3%#120/283

The provider does not publish this data point's sample. · Rebounding

Readings
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Observed

Onyeka Okongwu: 6 tracking signals with a league rank in 2025-26; the highest, paint touches (#37 of 414).

5.4
Paint touches · 2025-26
Onyeka Okongwu: 6 tracking signals with a league rank in 2025-26; the highest, paint touches (#37 of 414).Kilometres pe…Points per to…Paint touchesDrives per ga…Points create…Rebound conve…
  • 3.54 kmKilometres per game#63/414
  • 0.29Points per touch#141/342
  • 5.4Paint touches#37/414
  • 3.3Drives per game#203/414
  • 8.0Points created by assists#115/414
  • 56.3 %Rebound conversion#120/283
Optical tracking · 2025-26 · ranks among players with ≥ 30 games
Open
See evidence · 6 pieces of evidence
  1. Kilometres per game: 3.54 km · rank 63 of 414 · 74 games · 2026-04-10
  2. Points per touch: 0.29 · rank 141 of 342 · 2025-26 · 2026-04-10
  3. Paint touches: 5.4 · rank 37 of 414 · 74 games · 2026-04-10
  4. Drives per game: 3.3 · rank 203 of 414 · 2025-26 · 2026-04-10
  5. Points created by assists: 8.0 · rank 115 of 414 · 74 games · 2026-04-10
  6. Rebound conversion: 56.3 % · rank 120 of 283 · 2025-26 · 2026-04-10
Limits
  • Ranks among players with ≥ 30 box-score games; rates also require their event floor.
Revision c45d974d · house data · 2026-04-10
Measured

Onyeka Okongwu sits in the 86th percentile among the league's forwards and centres in steals (2025-26).

86
Percentile · Steals · 2025-26
Onyeka Okongwu sits in the 86th percentile among the league's forwards and centres in steals (2025-26).StealsP86Reboundi…P84BlocksP82
Against 171 league forwards and centres with ≥ 20 games and ≥ 15 min
Measured

With Okongwu on the floor his team is 5.9 points worse per 100 possessions than without him (2025-26).

-5.9
On/off difference · per 100 possessions · 2025-26
With Okongwu on the floor his team is 5.9 points worse per 100 possessions than without him (2025-26).With him on th…3.5With him off t…9.4
Real lineups of 2025-26 · 1,691 min with him · 727 min without
Observed

Onyeka Okongwu holds around 15.2 points per game: 6 seasons without a material change.

15.2
Points per game · 2025-26
Onyeka Okongwu holds around 15.2 points per game: 6 seasons without a material change.15.2
Career · 2020-21–2025-26 · 6 seasons
Forecast

Onyeka Okongwu: projected impact 1.0 in 2026-27 (band -1.1–3.1, BPM scale).

1.0
Projected impact · 2026-27
Onyeka Okongwu: projected impact 1.0 in 2026-27 (band -1.1–3.1, BPM scale).1.0
Season 2026-27 · current model · computed 2026-09-20
Observed

Onyeka Okongwu passes most to Jalen Johnson (7.80 passes per game) in 2025-26; 8 teammates with ≥ 1 pass per game.

7.80
Most frequent connection · Passes per game · 2025-26
Onyeka Okongwu passes most to Jalen Johnson (7.80 passes per game) in 2025-26; 8 teammates with ≥ 1 pass per game.Jalen J… 7.80Dyson D… 7.26Nickeil… 7.23CJ McCo… 3.61
Passes made per game · 2025-26 · regular season
Career highs · advanced
19.8PER
7.2WS
1.3BPM
1.7VORP
71.4%TS%
17.3%USG%
Points per game · tap a bar
2020-212025-262025-26
👟 On his feet
Adidas Adizero Select 3.0
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Adidas Adizero Select 3.0
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Current physique

Official team listing · with shoes · no measurement date

Height206 cm
Weight109 kg
Injury history
2024-11-03toe · left1 days out
2024-03-23toe · left226 days out
2024-03-05toe13 days out
2023-01-23hamstring · left2 days out
2022-03-02concussion4 days out
2021-10-21shoulder · right57 days out
🚫 Block duels

Play by play, since 2003.

Blocks the most
Karl-Anthony Towns10
Tobias Harris9
Giannis Antetokounmpo9
Jaylen Brown8
Most blocked by
Brook Lopez5
Giannis Antetokounmpo5
Isaiah Jackson4
Nic Claxton4
🔗 Who he plays with

Passes per game, 2025 season. Source: NBA tracking.

Jalen Johnson
His main partner
Jalen Johnson
7.8 passes per game · 39% shooting after the pass
Passes to most
Jalen Johnson7.821%
Dyson Daniels7.320%
Nickeil Alexander-Walker7.220%
CJ McCollum3.610%
Keaton Wallace2.16%
Receives most from
Dyson Daniels8.625%
Jalen Johnson7.823%
Nickeil Alexander-Walker5.115%
CJ McCollum3.19%
Luke Kennard2.06%
🎯 How he scores

Shot distribution from play-by-play. These are shares, not totals.

68%
21%
At the rim67%Three36%Mid-range44%
Assisted baskets: 79%Buzzer-beaters: 15bandeja: 33%mate: 26%gancho: 12%
🪪 Passport and numbers
🇺🇸United StatesPosition: alero
🔊 Pronounced (English phonetics):own-YEH-kuh oh-KONG-wu
College: Southern CaliforniaDraft: 2020 · round 1, pick 6
His numbers
17ATL2020–2025