Former Hawks general manager Landry Fields has been hired to the run the men’s basketball division for Project B, a global startup basketball league on track to begin play next winter, according to reports from Jake Fischer of The Stein Line (Twitter link) and Mike Vorkunov of The Athletic.
As previously reported, the league – which has secured commitments from several notable WNBA players – wants to bring in current and former NBA players, as well as top young prospects from outside the NBA for its developmental program. While no men’s basketball players have signed yet, Fields will be tasked with identifying global talent to join the league, Fischer says.
Project B, which intends to travel around Europe and Asia, has offered players equity in the league on top of their salaries, per Fischer and Vorkunov.
After being let go by the Hawks during the spring of 2025, Fields had been working since January as the president of league operations for Overtime Elite.
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