After six years, Atlanta Hawks President of Basketball Operations Travis Schlenk is moving into a senior advisory role reports ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski. GM Landry Fields will oversee basketball operations.
ESPN Sources: After six seasons, Atlanta's President of Basketball Operations Travis Schlenk is moving into a senior advisory role. GM Landry Fields will oversee basketball operations. Schlenk's acquired significant talent, including Trae Young and reached Eastern finals in 2021.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) December 21, 2022
Wojnarowski adds that Schlenk has multiple years left on his contract, and will remain in the organization working with owner Tony Ressler. Fields was promoted to GM in June and will step up and take on a larger role now.
A formal announcement is expected on Wednesday.