Onsi Saleh

Onsi Saleh is an American‐Canadian basketball executive who is currently the general manager of the Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association (NBA).

Onsi Saleh

Atlanta Hawks
Position	General manager
League	NBA
Personal information
Born	Austin, Texas, U.S
Career information
College	University of Alberta (BSc, BA) Tulane University (JD)

Early and college life

Saleh was born in Austin, Texas, U.S, but was raised in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, where he eventually started playing basketball.^[1] Saleh graduated from the University of Alberta with a bachelor’s degree in biological sciences and an after-degree in history. He later earned his Juris Doctor degree from Tulane University Law School in 2017.^[2]

Executive career

Saleh got his first job in 2019, with the San Antonio Spurs, where over his time he served as the team’s director of strategy & process and chief of staff.^[3] Ahead of the 2023 season, Saleh joined the Golden State Warriors as the Vice President of Basketball Strategy and team counsel in 2022-23, and basketball strategy/assistant team counsel in 2021-22.^[1][4] In 2024, he joined the Atlanta Hawks to serve as the team's assistant General Manager.^[5] On April 21, 2025, after former General Manager Landry Fields was fired, Saleh was promoted by the Hawks to serve as the team's General Manager.^[6]