A Spaniard joins an NBA bench

The Spanish coach Sergi Oliva will join the coaching staff of the Atlanta Hawks as a strategy and basketball development advisor, after four seasons as the assistant to the general manager of the Portland Trail Blazers.

Oliva will work again with Quin Snyder, whom he previously accompanied as an assistant for two seasons with the Utah Jazz (2020-22). Previously, he spent six months with the Philadelphia 76ers as vice president of strategy and, in Portland, he went on to coach the Rip City Remix of the NBA G League in the 2024-25 season.

This is an automatic translation. You can read the original news, Un español se une a un banquillo de la NBA