Former Hawks general manager Landry Fields has quickly found his feet and accepted a new role at Overtime Elite as president of division operations, according to Alex Schiffer of Front Office Sports.
Fields now holds a leadership position within one of basketball’s most prominent alternative development paths.
Launching in 2021, Overtime Elite is a nine-team league built around elite talent ages 16 to 20 and has already produced several high-profile alumni, including recent NBA lottery selections such as Alex Sarr, Amen Thompson and Ausar Thompson.
In his new role, Fields will oversee competition, player development and day-to-day operations while helping guide the league’s long-term growth.
Overtime CEO Dan Porter believes Fields’ background makes him ideally suited for the position.
“What was striking is how many angles he saw this game from,” Porter said. “He has lived the player experience, understands how young athletes think and communicate, and has played at every major level of basketball.”
Porter pointed to Fields’ extensive resume, which includes playing at Stanford University, working in player development and scouting with the San Antonio Spurs, and managing both basketball and business operations with the Atlanta Hawks.
“He has seen talent evaluation, development, branding and front-office decision-making up close,” he said. “That mix is rare.”
According to Porter, Fields fills a void that the league had not previously addressed.
“We’ve never had someone who has really touched every layer: player, college, NBA and executive,” he said. “That perspective is critical to where we want to go in this competition.”
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