OAKLAND — Warriors assistant general manager Travis Schlenk was officially hired by the Atlanta Hawks on Thursday morning, pegged as the team’s newest general manager.

Schlenk has worked in the Warriors’ organization for 12 years, working as an assistant under Bob Myers for the past five, serving as an important behind-the-scenes piece of this rise by the franchise. He’s interviewed for a few other GM jobs over the years and finally has received his shot.

“The thing I’ll remember most about my time in Golden State was the fanbase,” Schlenk said in an interview with 95.7 The Game. “The team was winning 32, 35 games a year when I first got here and you’d still look out and there were 18,000 people a game.”

Schlenk is considered a high-level scouter, traveling the country throughout the season to keep study up on draft-able talent.

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“Not going to be easy to do, but the gaol (in Atlanta) is to find a Steph Curry, Klay Thompson and Draymond Green,” Schlenk told the station. “We really built through the draft in Golden State.”

Schlenk inherits a Hawks team set for some important offseason decisions. They have three draft picks in June and must decide on their interest in retaining free agent All-Star forward Paul Millsap.