The Hawks have officially made two additions to their front office, the team confirmed today in a press release.
Former Pelicans general manager Bryson Graham has been hired as senior vice president of basketball operations, while former Pacers and 76ers executive Peter Dinwiddie will be the new senior VP of strategy and analytics. The news was first reported on June 9 by ESPN.
Both Graham and Dinwiddie will reportedly work under Onsi Saleh, who was promoted to GM in April after Landry Fields was fired.
“We are fortunate to be able to add Bryson and Peter to our leadership team,” Saleh said. “Bryson is widely regarded as one of the league’s top young talent evaluators and Peter is one of the most strategic minds in the NBA. Ownership has empowered me to build a robust and dynamic front office, and adding two extremely talented, experienced and respected executives in Bryson and Peter is a home run for our group.”
Graham, a former intern who steadily worked his way up the Pelicans’ front office over the past 15 years, has been credited with identifying talented young players such as Trey Murphy, Herbert Jones, Yves Missi, Jose Alvarado, Naji Marshall and Jordan Hawkins.
He also was on the staff that drafted Dyson Daniels, who captured Most Improved Player honors with Atlanta this season after being traded from New Orleans last summer. The Hawks control the 13th and 22nd picks in next week’s draft.
As for Dinwiddie, he spent 14 seasons with his hometown Pacers, most recently as senior VP of basketball operations, prior to joining Philadelphia’s front office in 2020. For the past five years, he has been the Sixers’ executive VP of basketball operations.
Please remember that in the stretch of the season when we were at our healthiest, during the in season tournament, we beat Cleveland (twice), Boston (twice), Milwaukee & NYK all on the road. Dre is gone but Caris gives us basically same production Dre did. These guys should be even better in yr2 together & Kobe Bufkin is gonna make his presence felt as well… link to m.youtube.com
Those 2 wins against Cleveland were impressive, I watched those games.
Where do you stand on Trae? Indifferent? Impressed with the way he changed his game in recent seasons? Tired and wanting to move on? Excited to watch him every time he’s on the court? Want to hold on to him at all costs? Seeing him as the main reason the team is in that unappealing lower-mid portion of the conference table?