THE ATLANTA HAWKS EPISODE | Dyson Daniels and Onyeka Okongwu

THE ATLANTA HAWKS EPISODE | Dyson Daniels and Onyeka Okongwu

It’s the Atlanta Hawks episode of YM3 featuring Dyson Daniels and Onyeka Okongwu!

The duo discuss how the Hawks season has been going so far, including the leap of Jalen Johnson, how Dyson is adjusting to knowing his capabilities after winning the Most Improved Player Award and being runner up for Defensive Player of the Year, some of the Hawks’ locker room dynamics, and more.

They also discuss Onyeka and Dyson’s basketball careers pre-NBA, including Onyeka playing with the Ball brothers at Chino Hills, when Onyeka started focusing on his improved shooting. They also discuss some players and teams they’ve been impressed with around the league, and much more. Let’s go!

00:00 Intro
0:59 First impressions
3:10 Desmond Bane throwing the ball
4:40 Onyeka’s background and playing at Chino Hills
8:20 Dyson’s advice to his brother
10:30 Onyeka’s Covid draft process, the Hawks shooting threes
13:45 Kritaps, NAW, Jalen Johnson
18:20 Dyson’s defense
19:30 Giannis and Wemby
21:00 More on Dyson’s defense
27:28 Learning from vets
33:00 College and g-league experiences
36:15 The pace of the league
37:10 Playing against Jokic
39:00 Preparing for rest of the season
41:00 Funniest on the Hawks
43:30 Dyson and Australia
46:15 NBA vs FIBA
48:35 Goals for the coming months

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