Report: Mavericks hire former Mystic, Wizards assistant Kristi Toliver

Wizards

Report: Mavericks hire Kristi Toliver as assistant coach

/ by Mike DePrisco

Wizards

Kristi Toliver, a WNBA champion with the Mystics in 2019 has been hired to her second coaching job in the NBA.

Toliver will join Jason Kidd's staff as an assistant with the Mavericks, ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski reports.

The Dallas Mavericks are hiring two-time WNBA champion Kristi Toliver as an assistant coach, sources tell ESPN. Toliver, whoâs playing for the LA Sparks this season, spent parts of two seasons on the Wizards coaching staff.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) August 19, 2021

While a member of the Mystics, Toliver spent parts of two seasons as an assistant coach for the Wizards on Scott Brooks' staff.

Thank you all for the love and support entering this new journey with the @dallasmavs. So thankful for this opportunity and canât wait to get to work. #MAVS
— Kristi Toliver (@KristiToliver) August 20, 2021

After leaving the Mystics in free agency to sign with the Los Angeles Sparks in 2020, Toliver's time with the Wizards also came to an end.

In Dallas, Toliver will get to work with a perennial MVP candidate in Luka Doncic and attempt to help Kidd elevate the Mavs into a championship contender.