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Portland Trail Blazers: Ex WNBA Player Asjha Jones joining Blazer staff

LONDON, ENGLAND - AUGUST 11: Asjha Jones of Unites States jumps to score against France during the Women's Basketball Gold Medal game on Day 15 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at North Greenwich Arena on August 11, 2012 in London, England. (Photo by Mark Ralston - IOPP Pool /Getty Images)

The WNBA’s Washington Mystics have announced that assistant coach Asjha Jones will leave the team to join the Portland Trail Blazers as their Director of Basketball Strategy.

“Asjha has been an important part of our success the past several years,” Mystics General Manager and Head Coach Mike Thibault said in a news release sent out by the WNBA franchise.