Warriors assistant general manager Travis Schlenk has become a frontrunner and entered into contract talks with the Atlanta Hawks to become their new general manager sources have told The Vertical’s Adrian Wojnarowski.
Golden State assistant GM Travis Schlenk has emerged as a frontrunner for Atlanta Hawks GM opening, league sources tell @TheVertical.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@WojVerticalNBA) May 24, 2017
Travis Schlenk is Atlanta’s choice to become new GM and sides are entering into contract talks, league sources tell @TheVertical.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@WojVerticalNBA) May 24, 2017
Schlenk, 41, has been with the Warriors for 12 seasons and is in his fifth as the team’s assistant general manager. Schlenk reports directly to GM Bob Myers and assists in the management of all day-to-day basketball operations, including all player-related matters. With 16 years of experience in the NBA, Schlenk has held a job at nearly every level of basketball operations.
The Hawks parted ways with former general manager Wes Wilcox on May 3. Wilcox was promoted to become the Hawks GM in June 2015, after Danny Ferry stepped down amidst controversy. Atlanta also reportedly reached out to Washington Wizards vice president of basketball operations Tommy Sheppard, ESPN television analyst Chauncey Billups and Boston Celtics assistant general manager Mike Zarren amongst many others.
Schlenk joined the Warriors prior to the 2004-05 season as a video scout after spending the previous four years as the video coordinator for the Miami Heat, according to the team’s website.