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• Hawks Promote, Extend Onsi Saleh

  27-05-2026 20:19 via yardbarker.com
  
  1:19 pm: The Hawks have officially confirmed in a press release that Saleh is now the team’s president of basketball operations and has signed a “long-term” contract extension.
  
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• NBA Notes: Hawks, CJ McCollum, Blazers, Damian Lillard, Suns

  03-06-2026 03:41 via yardbarker.com
  
  The Hawks may be one of the NBA’s most interesting teams heading into the offseason. Atlanta won 46 games, reached the playoffs and appears committed to a young core featuring Jalen Johnson, Dyson Daniels and Onyeka Okongwu.
  
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• 5 Players The Hawks Could Target With Pick No. 23

  02-06-2026 19:45 via yardbarker.com
  
  Much of the conversation as the NBA Draft approaches surrounds who the Hawks will take with the 8th overall pick — as it should. Atlanta has a real chance of adding a franchise-altering piece to their already impressive young core, but they also own the 23rd pick, and in a draft class this loaded, that selection shouldn’t be overlooked.
  
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• Atlanta Hawks 2026 NBA Draft Preview

  02-06-2026 19:00 via yardbarker.com
  
  The Atlanta Hawks made a lot of changes to their roster over the course of the season. The biggest change was the trade of Trae Young to the Washington Wizards, turning the page to Jalen Johnson as the franchise’s cornerstone.
  
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• Hawks promote Onsi Saleh to president of basketball operations

  27-05-2026 22:28 via yardbarker.com
  
  The Atlanta Hawks are officially keeping Onsi Saleh in charge of basketball operations for the long haul. Atlanta announced Wednesday that Saleh has been promoted from general manager to president of basketball operations while also receiving a long-term contract extension.
  
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• Hawks promote Onsi Saleh to president of basketball ops

  27-05-2026 21:52 via yardbarker.com
  
  Following their first playoff appearance since 2023, the Atlanta Hawks promoted general manager Onsi Saleh to president of basketball operations on Wednesday.
  
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• Hawks hand Onsi Saleh a promotion and long-term contract extension

  27-05-2026 20:48 via yardbarker.com
  
  There were murmurs out of Philadelphia that Bob Myers might be targeting Hawks general manager Onsi Saleh to replace Daryl Morey — an understandable connection, given the two worked together back in Golden State.
  
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• If Hawks want the point guard of their choice, a trade up option exists

  27-05-2026 17:57 via yardbarker.com
  
  The Hawks find themselves in a bit of an awkward spot after landing the eighth overall pick. Almost everyone has the consensus top four as follows — AJ Dybantsa, Darryn Peterson, Cameron Boozer, and Caleb Wilson in some order.
  
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• What’s an ideal offseason look like for the Atlanta Hawks?

  26-05-2026 20:37 via yardbarker.com
  
  The Hawks have to feel a little better about themselves after getting bounced by the Knicks in six games in the first round, considering New York hasn’t lost a single game since and just clinched their first trip to the NBA Finals since 1999.
  
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• Hawks and Jaylen Brown rumors heat up as offseason approaches

  26-05-2026 15:00 via yardbarker.com
  
  The NBA offseason is around the corner, and the saga that will consume the league once the Finals conclude surrounds Giannis Antetokounmpo. For years,
  
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• Hawks shut down Sixers’ request to interview Onsi Saleh

  23-05-2026 03:10 via yardbarker.com
  The Hawks aren’t letting 76ers get very far with Onsi Saleh. According to The Athletic’s Tony Jones, Atlanta denied Philadelphia permission to interview Saleh for its top basketball operations opening following the firing of Daryl Morey.
  
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• NBA analyst proposes Jalen Williams-to-Hawks trade scenario

  22-05-2026 15:01 via yardbarker.com
  The Atlanta Hawks almost certainly are not trading for Jalen Williams this summer. The Oklahoma City Thunder almost certainly are not trading him, either.
  
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• Jaylen Brown is being linked to two teams in trade rumors

  21-05-2026 03:23 via yardbarker.com
  Jaylen Brown’s trade market appears to be heating up. 
  
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• Could the Hawks be interested in this trade with the Thunder?

  20-05-2026 21:26 via yardbarker.com
  The Atlanta Hawks should absolutely be exploring every option to move up from pick 8 in this year’s draft if they believe a franchise-altering talent is within reach.
  
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• Jerry Stackhouse Among Bulls’ Head Coaching Candidates

  20-05-2026 21:10 via yardbarker.com
  Veteran NBA assistant Jerry Stackhouse has emerged as one of the candidates receiving consideration from the Bulls for their head coaching vacancy, according to Marc Stein and Jake Fischer of The Stein Line (Twitter link).
  
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• Bulls Look To Interview Lamar Skeeter, Ryan Schmidt

  20-05-2026 16:07 via yardbarker.com
  The Bulls are expected to seek permission to interview Hornets assistant Lamar Skeeter and Hawks assistant Ryan Schmidt as they seek a new head coach, reports Jake Fischer of The Stein Line (Twitter link).
  
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• Hawks take 7-foot-3 center in latest ESPN mock draft

  19-05-2026 20:16 via yardbarker.com
  In Jeremy Woo of ESPN’s updated NBA mock draft following the NBA Combine, he has the Hawks pivoting from the guard root and going with 7-foot-3 center Aday Mara with the 8th overall pick.
  
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• Report: Hawks extension with Quin Snyder 'looming'

  19-05-2026 19:47 via yardbarker.com
  There was some frustration from the Atlanta Hawks fan base with the team’s performance over the final three games of its first-round series against the New York Knicks, causing a portion to point the finger at head coach Quin Snyder for his inability to adjust.
  
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• Michigan standout Aday Mara is skyrocketing up NBA mock drafts

  18-05-2026 00:03 via yardbarker.com
  Don't look now, but Michigan Wolverine men's basketball star Aday Mara's draft stock is rising. 
  
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• Steve Kerr Reveals Barack Obama’s Curious Question to Him About Jonathan Kuminga

  16-05-2026 12:30 via yardbarker.com
  A saga so messy that even Barack Obama was wondering what was really happening behind the scenes. Jonathan Kuminga, whom the Warriors drafted No 7 overall in 2021, never found his footing in the Golden State Warriors offense designed around Steph Curry.
  
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• Even Barack Obama wondered about the Warriors' trades last season

  15-05-2026 21:43 via yardbarker.com
  Barack Obama was a two-term President of the United States with a wide range of interests and responsibilities. Yet when he saw Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr last summer, he wanted to ask about the team's roster moves.
  
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• Could Hawks move up in the draft to land their preferred point guard?

  14-05-2026 14:14 via yardbarker.com
  Since really the beginning of the college basketball season, the expected top-four draft picks have been AJ Dybantsa, Cameron Boozer, Caleb Wilson, and Darryn Peterson in some order.
  
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• Hawks potential draft target is gaining a lot of momentum at NBA Combine

  13-05-2026 14:44 via yardbarker.com
  Following the Atlanta Hawks first-round exit at the hands of the New York Knicks, the draft prospect that’s probably been discussed the most is Aday Mara.
  
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• NBA community mourns death of trailblazing center Jason Collins

  13-05-2026 02:04 via yardbarker.com
  Former NBA center Jason Collins died at 47 after a long battle with Stage 4 glioblastoma (a form of brain cancer), his family announced Tuesday.  
  
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• 13-year NBA veteran Jason Collins dies at 47

  13-05-2026 01:08 via yardbarker.com
  Jason Collins, who spent 13 years in the NBA, has died at the age of 47.
  
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• First Openly Gay NBA Player, Jason Collins, Dead At 47 Following Battle With Glioblastoma

  13-05-2026 01:00 via yardbarker.com
  The basketball world lost more than a former NBA center this week. It lost a barrier-breaker, a locker-room glue guy, and one of the rare athletes whose impact stretched far beyond a box score.
  
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• Former NBA Center Jason Collins Dies Of Brain Cancer

  13-05-2026 00:52 via yardbarker.com
  Former NBA big man Jason Collins has died at the age of 47. Collins had been battling brain cancer. Collins entered the NBA in 2001 as the 18th pick of the draft out of Stanford.
  
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• Jason Collins, first openly gay NBA player, dead at 47 after cancer battle

  13-05-2026 00:40 via yardbarker.com
  Thirteen-year NBA veteran Jason Collins, a true trailblazer as the first active player in any of the four major professional sports leagues to come out as gay in 2013, passed away Tuesday following a six-month battle with brain cancer, his family announced in a statement.
  
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• Hawks named a team with interest in Lakers guard Austin Reaves

  12-05-2026 18:13 via yardbarker.com
  The NBA does a fantastic job of keeping the action rolling during the offseason. Trade rumors are rampant, and they’ve already begun, with the Milwaukee Bucks apparently finally opening the door to a Giannis Antetokounmpo trade.
  
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• Hawks add two high-level guards in ESPN’s latest mock draft

  12-05-2026 15:21 via yardbarker.com
  Despite not moving up into the top four following the lottery, the Hawks are still left with two ultra-valuable picks — #8 and #23 — in a draft class that is expected to produce high-level players up and down the first round.
  
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