The Atlanta Hawks have fired normal supervisor Landry Fields, with Onsi Saleh promoted to take his place.
Atlanta was crushed by the Miami Warmth within the NBA play-in event and the Hawks possession have acted after they failed to achieve the playoffs for a second successive season.
‘Landry Fields has been relieved of his duties as normal supervisor, and Onsi Saleh has been promoted to normal supervisor of the Atlanta Hawks,’ a press release stated on Monday.
‘(He) will oversee all day-to-day basketball operations for the crew, efficient instantly.’
The Hawks additionally initiated a seek for a president of basketball operations following a 40-42 season that ended with Friday’s additional time loss to the visiting Warmth.
Fields, 36, joined the Hawks as an assistant normal supervisor in October 2020 and was promoted to GM in June 2022.
The Atlanta Hawks have fired normal supervisor Landry Fields after NBA playoff heartbreak
Fields and the Hawks drafted Zaccharie Risacher with the No 1 general choose within the 2024 draft
Onsi Saleh has been promoted to GM
Atlanta fell within the first spherical of the playoffs in his first season – 2022-23 – however the Hawks then missed the playoffs in every of the previous two seasons. His tenure ends with an general file of 117-129.
‘I’d genuinely wish to thank Landry for his management throughout his time with us. Landry made our franchise higher and left contributions which have positioned us for progress,’ principal proprietor Tony Ressler stated.
‘I’m grateful for his dedication and need him success in his subsequent endeavor.’
Fields and the Hawks drafted Zaccharie Risacher with the No 1 general choose within the 2024 NBA Draft. The French ahead averaged 12.6 factors and three.6 rebounds in 75 video games (73 begins) throughout his rookie marketing campaign.
Saleh joined Atlanta in Could 2024 after three seasons with the Golden State Warriors, ending his time there because the vice chairman of basketball technique and crew counsel. He beforehand spent 5 years within the San Antonio Spurs’ entrance workplace.
‘Each offseason we consider how we function and methods we are able to enhance our group,’ Ressler stated.
‘As we enter this pivotal offseason, we now have a number of complicated choices forward of us, and we’re dedicated to offering the human and monetary assets wanted to make sure that we navigate these choices with a excessive degree of precision and foresight.
‘Including an achieved, senior-level chief to offer strategic path and construction in addition to partnering with Onsi and our proficient entrance workplace is a prime precedence.’
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