ESPN NBA reporter Tim Bontemps is reportedly in superior discussions to depart the community and be a part of the Hawks’ entrance workplace.
Based on reviews, Bontemps would tackle a basketball operations function inside Atlanta’s group, working beneath normal supervisor Onsi Saleh as a part of the crew’s front-office workers.
Bontemps has lined the NBA for ESPN since 2018 after earlier stops on the Washington Submit and New York Submit.
He’s additionally extensively generally known as one of many common contributors on The Hoop Collective podcast alongside Brian Windhorst and Tim MacMahon.
If the transfer is finalized, Bontemps would grow to be the newest outstanding NBA journalist to transition right into a front-office place.
Comparable strikes have been made by figures resembling Kevin Pelton, Lee Jenkins, and John Hollinger, who all left media roles to work for skilled basketball organizations.
The potential departure would come lower than two years after Bontemps signed a contract extension with ESPN in November 2024.
Tim Bontemps In Talks To Go away ESPN For Hawks’ Entrance Workplace https://t.co/xiiMh34KfT
— RealGM (@RealGM) June 23, 2026
