Of the 14 lottery selections in the 2020 NBA Draft, only a handful of those names called by NBA Commissioner Adam Silver have remained with the teams that have drafted them only four seasons later and entering their second contracts. Atlanta Hawks center Onyeka Okongwu is one such example of a player who is now officially entering his second deal, beginning his fifth season with the team that drafted him, and beginning the first year of a team-friendly four year, $62 million deal.
While much has changed from the Hawks’ roster perspective from 2020 to what is is now (the blockbuster addition of Dejounte Murray has come and gone, longer term stays such as John Collins and Kevin Huerter have moved on, etc.