Hawks G League affiliate hires Tori Miller, league's first female GM

The Atlanta Hawks' G League affiliate has made history by hiring the league's first female general manager. Jason Getz-USA TODAY Sports

Hawks G League affiliate hires Tori Miller, league's first female general manager

By Zac Wassink | Last updated Jul 9, 2020 4:49 PM ET

The Atlanta Hawks made history on Thursday when the College Park Skyhawks, the Hawks' G League affiliate, named Tori Miller the developmental league's first-ever female general manager.

Just Announced: Tori Miller has been promoted to General Manager of the Skyhawks. Miller’s promotion makes her the first woman to hold the title of General Manager in the history of the @NBAGLeague.

Details & More @ATLHawks hires and promotions: https://t.co/961sIWQPin pic.twitter.com/Zn5MOJM8U4
— CP Skyhawks (@CPSkyhawks) July 9, 2020

Per a Skyhawks official statement, Miller began her basketball executive career as an intern working for the Phoenix Suns. From there, she caught on with the Hawks via what were, at the time, the Erie Bayhawks three seasons ago.

The Bayhawks promoted Miller to assistant general manager in July 2019.

Miller spoke with Keith Schlosser of the official G League website last August:

“It’s pretty simple. My motivation is that I believe in making the impossible possible. I think that mindset creates opportunities. That’s what I always revert back to and keep fighting. I know I want to be a game-changer.

"You have to believe in making the impossible possible."

Zac Wassink

Zac Wassink is a longtime sports news writer and PFWA member who began his career in 2006 and has had his work featured on Yardbarker, MSN, Yahoo Sports and Bleacher Report. He is also a football and futbol aficionado who is probably yelling about Tottenham Hotspur at the moment and who chanted for Matt Harvey to start the ninth inning of Game 5 of the 2015 World Series at Citi Field. You can find him on X at @ZacWassink

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