Thursday, May 7, 2026

How Overtime Elite Is Changing Basketball Development and the NBA Pipeline

As elite young players weigh options beyond college hoops, platforms focused on development, exposure, and long-term opportunity are gaining momentum, and Overtime Elite’s new president of basketball operations Landry Fields says it’s important to help players learn the business side of basketball just as much as the game itself. He joins Baker Machado to discuss his transition from being the Atlanta Hawks general manager to OTE, but also peels back the curtain of being in an NBA front office during trade season. He also weighs in on the Hawks’ decision to trade Trae Young to the Washington Wizards.

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