Former WNBA All-Star Asjha Jones Joins Blazers Front Office
Jones, previously with the Washington Mystics, is Portland's new director of basketball strategy.
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Jones, previously with the Washington Mystics, is Portland's new director of basketball strategy.
Asjha Jones, one of the most decorated players in the history of women's basketball, has joined the Trail Blazers' front office as its new Director of Basketball Strategy. She becomes the team's first woman to serve in a basketball managerial role under President of Basketball Operations Neil Olshey.
Jones was previously an assistant coach with the Washington Mystics. In a press release announcing the news, Mystics coach Mike Thibault praised Jones for both her professionalism and interpersonal capacity, calling her a "tremendous asset to the Trail Blazers organization."