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Yahoo
13-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Hawks on Reportedly Verge of Making Major Announcement in Latest NBA News
Hawks on Reportedly Verge of Making Major Announcement in Latest NBA News originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The Atlanta Hawks made some strides this season despite not making the playoffs for the second straight season. They were able to develop their young talent, as Dyson Daniels became one of the best perimeter defenders in the league and also won the Most Improved Award. Zaccharie Risacher continued to grow throughout the season, and his future looks bright. Advertisement This offseason will be crucial for the Hawks if they want to continue to improve, and they've been trying to find a president of basketball operations to work alongside new general manager Onsi Saleh to help with the process. Atlanta Hawks head coach Quin Snyder on the bench against the Miami Heat during the second half at State Farm Zanine-Imagn Images On Monday, ESPN's Shams Charania announced that the Hawks had made two key hires for their front office. "The Atlanta Hawks and new General Manager Onsi Saleh are finalizing deals to hire New Orleans Pelicans GM Bryson Graham as the team's Senior VP of Basketball Operations and Philadelphia 76ers executive Peter Dinwiddie as Senior VP of Strategy and Analytics, sources tell ESPN," Charania wrote on X, formerly Twitter. Graham started as an intern for the Pelicans and worked his way up to the GM role, where he helped draft players such as Trey Murphy III, Herb Jones, Jose Alvarado and others. He also helped draft Daniels, who was with the Pelicans until he got traded to the Hawks last offseason. Advertisement Dinwiddie has worked with the Philadelphia 76ers front office since 2020 and spent 14 seasons with the Indiana Pacers. Both Graham and Dinwiddie are set to report to Saleh as part of the Hawks' new front office structure. Related: New NBA Trade Rumor Emerges for 76ers This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jun 9, 2025, where it first appeared.
Yahoo
30-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Primetime 585 Shining Star: Marley Siembor
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — For our Primetime 585 Shining Star spotlight, we're highlighting Marley Siembor! Marley is a junior at Eastridge High School. She excels on the volleyball court and softball field. For volleyball, she has been the starting setter for the last two years and was chosen as the team MVP. In softball, she has been the teams starting first basemen and won the 'Most Improved Award' for Eastridge last season. Thursday night, she helped her team, who was down in the 6th inning, beat Mercy! Marley is looking into studying early childhood development at colleges such as Canisius, St. John Fisher and Syracuse. A big congratulations to Marley from all of us here at News 8, and thank you for brightening up our community! Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
