The Atlanta Hawks announced three changes to their basketball operations department Tuesday, promoting Peter Dinwiddie to executive vice president of basketball operations, adding Tim Bontemps as a strategic advisor and elevating Maxwell Kupchak to director of cap strategy and player personnel.
Dinwiddie joined Atlanta before the 2025-26 season as senior vice president of strategy and analytics after spending five years as executive vice president of basketball operations with the Philadelphia 76ers. Before Philadelphia, he spent 14 seasons with the Indiana Pacers, progressing from the team’s inside sales department to senior vice president of basketball operations.
Bontemps joins the Hawks after more than eight years covering the NBA for ESPN, where he focused on team strategy, player movement, league trends and the business side of basketball. He also co-hosted The Hoop Collective podcast and previously worked for The Washington Post from 2015-18 and the New York Post from 2007-15.
Kupchak has spent the past four seasons with Atlanta after four years in the Charlotte Hornets’ front office. He previously worked as Charlotte’s video room operations assistant, front office basketball assistant and manager of basketball operations and scouts before joining the Hawks.
The front-office changes come as Atlanta continues its transition following the trade of Trae Young to the Washington Wizards at the February 2026 trade deadline. The Hawks finished 46-36 last season, fifth in the Eastern Conference, before losing to the New York Knicks in the first round.
Jalen Johnson has emerged as Atlanta’s primary building block. The 24-year-old averaged 22.5 points, 10.3 rebounds and 7.9 assists in 72 games while shooting 48.9% from the field, earning his first All-Star selection and an All-NBA Third Team spot.
The Hawks also have a defensive anchor in Dyson Daniels, who averaged 11.9 points, 6.8 rebounds, 5.9 assists and 2.0 steals in 76 games. Daniels shot 51.7% from the field and finished ninth in Defensive Player of the Year voting while earning All-Defensive Second Team honors.
Atlanta’s roster has undergone further changes this offseason. The Hawks acquired Devin Carter from Sacramento, Aaron Wiggins from Oklahoma City and Luguentz Dort from Oklahoma City in separate transactions, while Ryan Nembhard arrived in the three-team deal that sent Zaccharie Risacher to Dallas.
The Hawks also selected Kingston Flemings at No. 8 overall in the 2026 NBA Draft. The 6-foot-4 Houston guard gives Atlanta another young ball-handler to develop alongside Johnson and Daniels.
Veteran guard CJ McCollum remains part of the team’s plans after signing a one-year extension. McCollum averaged 18.7 points and 4.1 assists in 41 games for Atlanta last season, while Onyeka Okongwu averaged 15.2 points, 7.6 rebounds and 3.1 assists in 74 appearances.
