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The Lead

Onyeka Okongwu Is Heralded But Not Hyped (Rebroadcast)

The Lead

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3.92.2K Ratings

🗓️ 27 November 2020

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Summary

Last week, Onyeka Okongwu’s NBA dream came true when the USC star was drafted #6 overall by the Atlanta Hawks. The Athletic’s Seth Davis interviewed Okongwu earlier this year and joined us to talk about how the young power forward went from relative unknown to college star, and how a family tragedy gave him renewed focus. (This episode originally aired June 30, 2020.)

Read Seth Davis's profile of Okongwu:

https://theathletic.com/1898877/2020/06/30/heralded-but-not-hyped-onyeka-okongwu-moves-to-the-top-of-his-nba-draft-class/?source=theleadpodcast

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Transcript

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With the sixth pick in the 2020 NBA draft, the Atlanta Hawks select,

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Onyeka Okongwu from the University of Southern California.

0:24.0

Last week, Onyeka Okongwu's NBA dream came true.

0:30.0

And earlier this year, the athletic Seth Davis interview to Okongwu

0:34.0

and joined us to talk about how the young power forward went from relative

0:38.0

unknown to college star and how a family tragedy gave him renewed focus.

0:43.0

Basketball became his heaven and so he kind of poured that pain and that hurt

0:48.0

into basketball and it made him a better player.

0:51.0

All those hours have really paid off.

0:54.0

We're re-broadcasting that episode today.

0:58.0

From Wondry and the Athletic, I'm Anders Keltow.

1:01.0

It's Friday, November 27th and this is The Lead.

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It felt like something great was happening.

1:09.0

There was just something about the emotion and that moment.

1:13.0

You know the verse for Christmas.

1:15.0

The things that have passed don't matter because we've got this now.

1:18.0

This isn't a story where the interview the athlete will hold.

1:24.0

It stays with you.

1:30.0

So Seth, how would you describe Onyeka Okongwu's game?

1:33.0

Here's a stud.

1:37.0

It's the combination of his size and his physique as well as his agility.

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