Onsi Saleh Interview at NBA Summer League

Onsi Saleh Interview at NBA Summer League

AT 52. MARCUS SASSER SETH GREENBERG WITH YOU ON C. SOULEY IS THE GENERAL MANAGER OF THE ATLANTA HAWKS AND IS VERY GRACIOUS TO. JOIN FOR A FEW MINUTES. THANKS FOR STOPPING BY. YOU’VE HAD A VERY BUSY OFFSEASON BRINGING IN A LOT OF NEW PIECES. LET’S START WITH THE BIGGEST, LITERALLY THE BIGGEST PIECE. KRISTAPS KRISTAPS PORZINGIS COMING OVER FROM BOSTON. WHAT DOES THAT MEAN FOR YOUR CLUB. >> FIRST THANKS FOR HAVING ME ON. YOU’RE WELCOME. APPRECIATE IT. I HAVEN’T SLEPT IN A WHILE BUT HERE WE ARE. >> THAT HAPPENS IN THIS. >> CITY OCCASIONALLY. NOT SLEEP IN VEGAS EITHER. YES. NO. WE’RE SUPER EXCITED MAN. WHENEVER YOU GET A TALENT LIKE THAT, A GUY OF THAT SIZE THAT CAN STRETCH THE FLOOR AND PROTECT LIKE HE IS JUST THE ULTIMATE UNIQUE CENTER DYNAMIC OF HOW HE PLAYS. AND I THINK HE FITS WITH EVERYBODY IN OUR GROUP TOO. YOU CAN PLAY DIFFERENT LINEUPS WITH HIM, FITS WITH TY, FITS WITH ALL OUR GUYS. JUST A TREMENDOUS TALENT. WE’RE VERY FORTUNATE TO HAVE. >> HIM AND THEN ADDING MIKAL ALEXANDER-WALKER AND LOU KENNARD, TWO VETERAN GUYS AND ALEXANDER-WALKER TO ME, THE TOUGHNESS HE BRINGS IN, THE VERSATILITY DEFENSIVELY AND THE ABILITY TO MAKE SHOTS. >> ABSOLUTELY. LIKE WHEN NICKEIL, HIS DEFENSE IS ULTIMATELY AMAZING, LIKE WITH DYSON DANIELS NOW AND A GUY LIKE NICKEIL LIKE WE FEEL REALLY GOOD ON THE PERIMETER DEFENDING LUKE. ALSO JUST THE FLOOR SPACER. LUKE IS ALSO CONNECTOR OF THE GAME. I THINK PEOPLE JUST LOOK AT THE SHOOTING, BUT I THINK HE’S A CONNECTOR, A GREAT PICK AND ROLL PLAYER TOO. REALLY FORTUNATE TO HAVE THOSE GUYS HERE. AND THEY FIT THE ETHOS OF WHAT WE’RE TRYING TO BRING IN ATLANTA HERE. >> WE’LL TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE YOUNG GUYS THAT ARE HERE TODAY. BUT A GUY THAT WAS HERE LAST YEAR WAS ZACH REESE. HOW DO YOU LIKE HIS DEVELOPMENT OVER YEAR ONE AND HEADING INTO THE SECOND YEAR FOR HIM? >> OH IT’S WE COULDN’T BE MORE HAPPY WITH ZACH AND HOW HE’S DEVELOPED. HE’S GOTTEN HIS HE’S GOTTEN HIS BODY SO RIGHT, ESPECIALLY GIVEN HOW YOUNG HE IS. 19 YEARS OLD LAST YEAR HE JUST TURNED 20 A LITTLE WHILE AGO. JUST PHENOMENAL. AND I SAW HIM IN THE SUMMERTIME. IT LOOKED LIKE HE PUT ON SOME MORE WEIGHT, BUT ALSO JUST HIS HIS INSTINCTS, HIS BASKETBALL IQ, HIS SHOOTING. THE SKY’S THE LIMIT FOR ZACH. >> AS IS PROBABLY LIKE TO ME. HIM DROPPING TO YOU GUYS WAS A SHOCK TO ME AS I WATCHED HIM IN COLLEGE. HE’S SO ACTIVE, SO YOUNG, SO VERSATILE. WHAT DID YOU GUYS SEE IN HIM? BECAUSE TO ME HE IS AN INTERESTING PROSPECT. >> ABSOLUTELY. I THINK IT’S THE EXACT SAME THING AS YOU SAW EVEN JUST TALKING TO COACH WHITE AT GEORGIA TOO, WHO’S JUST ONE OF THE THINGS THAT STOOD OUT WAS THAT ASA DIDN’T HAVE A BAD DAY EVER. HE’S A WORKER, HE’S A GRINDER. HE CAN PLAY MULTIPLE POSITIONS, AND THE STRETCH ABILITY WITH THE SHOT MAKES US REALLY UNIQUE. SO SUPER EXCITED TO HAVE HIM IN OUR PROGRAM. >> APPRECIATE YOU COMING BY. STOPPING BY AT HALFTIME. >> GOOD LUCK I REALLY APPRECIATE. >> TRY TO GET SOME SLEEP. >> I WILL. ONE OF THESE DAYS. >> ONE OF. >> THESE DAYS. IT’S ALL GOOD. THAN

Our GM Onsi Saleh visits with the broadcast crew at halftime of our first Summer League game.

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