The Atlanta Hawks introduced right now that Onsi Saleh has been promoted to president of basketball operations and signed to a long-term contract extension. Saleh initially joined the group in Could 2024 as assistant common supervisor and was promoted to common supervisor in April 2025. Saleh was not too long ago named runner-up for the NBA’s Basketball Govt of the Yr award, incomes 41 whole factors (one first place vote, 10 second-place votes and 6 third-place votes).
In his first 12 months because the group’s lead government, Saleh and his employees led the franchise by way of a sequence of strikes, establishing a powerful basis of expertise whereas additionally accumulating future property and re-positioning the group for high-level, long-term success.
“Onsi possesses a uncommon mixture of precious management qualities and a transparent imaginative and prescient that may place our franchise to compete at a championship stage. He’s a gifted communicator and expertise evaluator, extensively revered by his friends throughout the NBA neighborhood,” stated Atlanta Hawks Principal Proprietor Tony Ressler. “He has already demonstrated a stage of decisiveness and acumen that has modified the trajectory of our group, and we’re delighted to have him lead our basketball operations for a really very long time.”
“I’ve such large gratitude for the belief and partnership that the Resslers have proven me since my first day in Atlanta. They’ve offered all of the assets obligatory for our entrance workplace to proceed methodically constructing our program into one of many NBA’s elite. It’s an honor to steer this group, and I take severely my accountability to ship for Hawks followers – I couldn’t be extra excited for what’s forward for our franchise,” Saleh stated.
Atlanta enters the 2026 NBA Draft with two first-round picks (No. 8 and No. 23), along with the No. 57 decide. The Hawks are the one playoff group to safe a top-10 decide on this 12 months’s draft.
