Atlanta Hawks GM Onsi Saleh discusses Trae Young trade, 2026 Trade Deadline, future, and more

21 comments

1. Onsi really tried hard to make it sound like he just loved CJ McCollum *soooooo much*, that he decided to trade our long-time, beloved franchise player for him 😑

2. You don't get much out of Onsi which isn't great for the sound bites, but that is exactly what professional front offices do. Onsi is the truth.

3. Why wait? You retooled a team with Trae at the helm. Before the team got enough runs together you trade the main piece….. Not to mention that the Trae trade process was a sham. The handling of someone who had given his all over the years to make the team relevant spoke loudly on your modus of operandi, and it's not good.

4. So he’s just like Nico he just saw Trae as a ball handler and not what he meant to the franchise smh

5. Like this guy! Moving on from Trae was the right move. If you can't see on the court (And the numbers in black and white) that this team plays better without Trae, I dont know what to tell you….

6. just like nico, smh

7. Ressler will throw him off track

8. mediocre trade. just another Landry Fields

9. No way that one dude thought he was gonna spill the entire process of how the trade went down lol

10. He said the spurs and warriors didn’t make any moves and roster continuity right after shaking up the biggest roster move ever 😂

11. The man!

12. Hawks fans are going to eat this up because the honeymoon phase is still going on but in all reality, Onsi has only made 2 good moves so far. (Nola trade and NAW)

    In terms of gaining roster value, the hawks have taken a step back but have not added additional draft assets with the Trae trade. It feels like Onsi is building a war chest of nothing and calling it optionality.

13. 2 and 8 with Trae in lineup. 🏀

14. Trae may be out for the season.⚡

15. Onsi says a few untouchables. I'm guessing that's Jalen, NAW, and … Zacc or Dyson?

16. You got nothing but a bag of chips

17. KP's days in Atlanta are numbered. Didn't mentioned him once until he had to… and then main thing he said, how great replacements performed.

18. Onsi is legit. Clearly the AD trade stuff was not coming from us. Onsi plays his cards close to his chest, it can be annoying at times as a fan but it's exactly what you want. Like his answer on the draft, I don't want us trading that at all if it's top 3, and would need a substantial upgrade to move it if it's in the 4-10 range. Thanks for posting this Brad!

19. I call bs

20. There should have been a follow up question on the center issue. He changed the wording to BIGS, because Asa nor Mo are centers. Hawks are bottom 10 in points given up in tne paint and rebounding. There are only 2 centers on the roster, KP has played less than a 3rd of possible games, and 6'8 Onyeka is averaging the 3rd most minutes of NBA centers, so the evaluation should be that there's failure at the current center position. Now what are the plans to address that in a year without Jason Tatum or Tyrese Haliburton being in the East?

21. Thanks for sharing Brad. Sounds like onsi is going for a youth movement and cutting some salary. We’ll see how it plays out.