ABOUT ESM
Elfus Sports Management is a full-service sports management company based in Carlsbad, CA.
ESM’s integrity and unparalleled work ethic allow us to provide clients with exemplary representation from a business-oriented perspective. We specialize in talent recruitment, marketing negotiation, career planning,
endorsement and employment contracts, social media management, and philanthropy.
CLIENT SPOTLIGHT: Onsi Saleh
Moving up in Atlanta!
Onsi Saleh was recently announced as the new President of Basketball Operations for the Atlanta Hawks. Saleh takes over this role for the Hawks after previously being the Assistant GM and before that, coming from the Golden State Warriors where he served as vice president of basketball strategy and team counsel. He was previously the Warriors’ director of basketball strategy & team counsel in 2022-23 and basketball strategy/assistant team counsel in 2021-22.
Prior to his time with Golden State, Saleh spent five years with the San Antonio Spurs, finishing as the team’s director of strategy & process/chief of staff.
CLIENT SPOTLIGHT: Ryan Pannone
A Wealth of X’s and O’s
After an incredible tenure at Alabama University assisting Head Coach Nate Oats, Ryan Pannone now looks to grow his own program as the new Head Coach at Arkansas State University.
Pannone comes from a different background than most assistant coaches in the college basketball ranks, previously serving as the head coach of the Pelicans G League affiliate for three seasons. Prior to that, his stops as an assistant, head coach or staff member included Angola, Israel, Germany, China, Korea and Slovakia. He also coached in junior college and high school in the United States
CLIENT SPOTLIGHT: John Horst
Jon Horst helps deliver NBA title
Horst, the 2018- 19 NBA Executive of the Year, graduated from Sandusky in 2002, before playing for Rochester College. He was a member of Rochester’s back-to-back United States Collegiate Athletic Association national championship teams in 2004 and 2005.
After building a solid supporting cast around Antetokounmpo, Horst and the Bucks finally broke through for their second-ever NBA title, earning a 4-2 series victory over the Phoenix Suns.
