Masai Ujiri, Alex Saratsis Emerge As Candidates For Hawks' Lead Basketball Ops Job

[RealGM Wiretap]

Masai Ujiri and Alex Saratsis have emerged as candidate the Atlanta Hawks have interest in pursuing for their president of basketball operations opening, sources tell Marc Stein. The Hawks are searching for a replacement for Landry Fields.

It is not clear if the Hawks have any realistic chance of signing Ujiri away from the Toronto Raptors. During Ujiri's mid-April press conference, he vowed that the Raptors would win a second title during his tenure with the franchise.

Saratsis is one of the NBA's leading agents and represents Giannis Antetokounmpo and Bam Adebayo.

Danny Ferry, Calvin Booth and Monte McNair are also known candidate for the Hawks' opening.

Via Marc Stein/The Stein Line

[Tripod]

Funny how it's never tampering when teams try to hire Masai away from the Raps while still under contract.

[puja21]

Funny how it's never tampering when teams try to hire Masai away from the Raps while still under contract.

Why is that funny

Tampering doesn't apply to anyone except players

The league doesn't get involved in regulating the contracts of coaches / GMs / execs etc... or any staffers.

Just players.

[Raptors Realtor]

Funny how it's never tampering when teams try to hire Masai away from the Raps while still under contract.

Why is that funny

Tampering doesn't apply to anyone except players

The league doesn't get involved in regulating the contracts of coaches / GMs / execs etc... or any staffers.

Just players.

That's incorrect... The NBA Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) prohibits tampering, which means a team or its representatives cannot try to influence a coach, GM, or other personnel under contract with another team to join them. This rule applies regardless of whether the team is engaging in negotiations, offering inducements, or making promises to the personnel.