Quin Snyder has denied prior reports that he maintains ultimate control over the roster of the Atlanta Hawks.

Landry Fields runs the front office of the Hawks and has only been a basketball executive for a few years.

Snyder maintains he is merely part of the Hawks’ “collaborative process."

“The only role Landry and Kyle (Korver, assistant GM) and I talked about when I agreed to come to Atlanta is me coaching the team,” Snyder said.“That’s what I like and it’s also what I’m passionate about. Any speculation about me having a more significant role than providing input on personnel decisions is just not accurate. I have total confidence in Landry and his group to make those decisions. As I see it, my job is to maximize the potential of the personnel, whatever the personnel is. That’s where my focus lies. That speculation is erroneous.”

Snyder is effectively above Fields and answers only to owner Tony Kessler.

“That’s just a clever way of saying I have control even though I’m telling you I don’t," Snyder told The Athletic. "It’s a way of saying I’m going to exert influence and that’s not true. That’s not healthy. It’s not the partnership I wanted. I want to be supportive. I want to provide input and then I want to do my job. I understand what you’re saying. But it’s just not accurate.”