Atlanta Hawks president of basketball operations Travis Schlenk is moving into a senior advisory role with the team. General manager Landry Fields will take over the Hawks day-to-day basketball operations.
This shift in responsibility comes at an interesting time. The NBA trade deadline is roughly a month-and-a-half away. The Hawks have spent most of the year around .500 and in range to be in the Play-In Tournament.
Atlanta has been heavily involved in trade rumors, with John Collins the player most often mentioned. Schlenk ran the Hawks basketball operations for six-plus years, and acquired every player on the current roster. Now, those decisions will be made by Fields, who was promoted to the GM role this past offseason.
