The Atlanta Hawks (5-5) will take on the Utah Jazz (7-4) to kickoff what is now a delayed west coast road trip following the postponement of Wednesday’s game against the Suns in Phoenix. The debut of 2020 No. 6 overall pick Onyeka Okongwu was also delayed Wednesday, so we’ll look forward to that on Friday evening as well, with the rookie being completely off the injury report heading into this contest.
Okongwu drew interest from NBA clubs due to his mobility and defensive prowess as a freshman at USC, and some reputable sources even had him near the top of their draft boards, in some cases ahead of No.