Atlanta Hawks majority owner Tony Ressler appeared on the latest episode of NBATV’s Open Court series, offering his insight on a wide range of topics in the league. He sat on the panel alongside fellow owners Mark Cuban, Dan Gilbert, Joe Lacob, Steve Ballmer, and Jeanie Buss. Ressler was refreshingly candid about his inexperience in the job, the various aspects of it that have surprised him throughout his two years in charge of the Hawks, and his relationship with the people he’s hired to run the team.
Ressler was open about the fact that the team will be taking a step back, revealing what has been apparent through the team’s actions this summer: “My job is a little different than Joe [Lacob]’s job because, it is in fact to win, but maybe not as immediate an approach.