The Atlanta Hawks announced a series of front office changes on Tuesday, promoting Peter Dinwiddie to executive vice president of basketball operations and naming Tim Bontemps as a strategic advisor, while also elevating Maxwell Kupchak to director of cap strategy and player personnel. The moves come as the franchise seeks to tighten its roster construction and salary‑cap positioning ahead of the upcoming seasons.
Front office reshuffle
Peter Dinwiddie brings more than a decade and a half of NBA experience to his new role. After 14 seasons with the Indiana Pacers, during which he rose from inside sales to senior vice president of basketball operations, Dinwiddie previously served as executive vice president of basketball operations for the Philadelphia 76ers and senior vice president of strategy and analytics for the Hawks. His blend of operational oversight and analytical acumen positions him to shape both the day‑to‑day and long‑term direction of the team.
Tim Bontemps joins the Hawks after eight years covering the NBA for ESPN, where he co‑hosted The Hoop Collective podcast and focused on team strategy, player movement and league trends. His extensive media background and deep knowledge of player transactions give the organization a nuanced view of free‑agency dynamics and roster building.
Maxwell Kupchak, who has been part of the Hawks’ organization for four seasons, ascended from a video room operations assistant in the Charlotte Hornets’ front office to manager of basketball operations and scout coordinator before his promotion. In his new capacity as director of cap strategy and player personnel, he will leverage his familiarity with the Hawks’ roster and the broader salary‑cap environment to aid the team’s competitive positioning.
The combined appointments signal a coordinated effort to blend operational expertise, strategic insight and financial acumen within the Hawks’ front office. By integrating Dinwiddie’s operational leadership, Bontemps’s analytical perspective and Kupchak’s cap‑management experience, Atlanta aims to enhance its ability to navigate the Eastern Conference landscape and optimize roster construction under the NBA’s salary‑cap constraints.