Former Hawks general manager Landry Fields is moving into a new role at Project B, the global startup basketball league that is expected to start next winter.
According to reports from Jake Fischer of The Stein Line and Mike Vorkunov of The Athletic, Fields has been hired to run the league’s men’s basketball division. Project B has already secured commitments from several notable WNBA players, and its men’s side is still in the talent-collection stage. Fields will be responsible for helping identify global players for the league, including current and former NBA players and top young prospects from outside the NBA for its developmental program.
Project B plans to travel through Europe and Asia, and Fischer and Vorkunov reported that the league is offering players equity in addition to salary.
Fields was dismissed by the Hawks in the spring of 2025 and had been serving as president of league operations for Overtime Elite since January.
Elsewhere around the basketball world, former NBA guard Jared Butler has landed a two-year extension with Crvena Zvezda after a strong first season with the Serbian club. The team announced the deal in a press release.
Butler, a 2021 second-round pick, played in 148 regular season games for four teams from 2021-25. In 31 EuroLeague games in 2025/26, the former Baylor standout averaged 13.3 points and 3.7 assists in 19.8 minutes per game.
The Las Vegas Summer League is also drawing plenty of attention. Ben Golliver of ESPN highlighted 30 players to keep an eye on, one from each NBA team, while Kevin O’Connor of Yahoo Sports expanded that list to 50. Both lists lean heavily toward rookies, beginning with the top four picks in the draft: Wizards forward AJ Dybantsa, Jazz guard Darryn Peterson, Grizzlies big man Cameron Boozer, and Bulls forward Caleb Wilson.
And in Terry Rozier’s legal case, Michael R. Sisak of The Associated Press reported that a U.S. district judge denied a request to change the veteran guard’s bail conditions so he could practice and play with potential witnesses. Rozier’s attorneys have said the current restrictions make it essentially impossible for him to sign with an NBA team, though he remains accused of taking a bribe to leave a game early so bettors could win on several “under” prop bets.
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