BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues
ROSTERED IN: 11% of leagues
ANALYSIS: It could be said that it’s been a tale of two seasons for the young Onyeka Okongwu split into pre- and post-Dec. 1st. From the start of the year to the start of December the young big was averaging a measly 19 FPPG (21 games) but since we entered the last month of the calendar year he’s putting up a respectable 25 FPPG (11 games) on a nightly basis.
There has been an increase in the playing time of around 3+ MPG for him, yes, but even looking at his production on a per-minute basis the improvement is clear: he’s gone from averaging a league-average 0.92 FP/min to a much better 1.03 in the last 11 games through Christmas.
In December, Okongwu has played 11 games averaging 10+ PPG, 8+ RPG, and 1.7+ stocks (1.2 BPG). The minutes have not been egregious as to consider them unsustainable, mind you, with Okongwu averaging 24 MPG this month and only topping 25 minutes in four of those 11 games.
There is a very strong possibility that Atlanta (once and for all) moves on from either John Collins or Clint Capela before the deadline, and that could come with an enlarged role for the younger Okongwu. In five starts this season, all of them from Nov. 25 on, Okongwu averaged an 8-8-1-1-2 line (2.4 BPG) on a meager 12 percent USG%.
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