Jeff Peterson and Andy Birdsong, two (young) 30=somethings hired as assistant GM’s last weekend, have a lot of similarities beyond their age. Both got MBA in sports business from Florida State, a year apart, and both started their careers with the Hawks as scouts, overlapping two years with other ... and Kenny Atkinson, who was a Hawks assistant.
At that point, Peterson decided to stay with Atlanta and Birdsong went on to join the Spurs. Peterson was promoted to coordinator of basketball operations and was then named as the team’s director of scouting in 2015.