PORTLAND, Ore. (Aug. 22, 2017) – The Portland Trail Blazers have named Jesse Elis as their Director of Player Health and Performance, it was announced today by General Manager Neil Olshey.
Elis will lead all facets of the Trail Blazers medical staff to collaboratively provide preventative maintenance and rehabilitative health care to Trail Blazers players. He will work closely with the team’s athletic trainers, physicians, strength and conditioning specialists, nutritionists, psychologists and therapeutic specialists to integrate rehabilitative concepts into performance training.
“The addition of Jesse is another step toward developing the finest health and performance staff in the NBA,” said Olshey.