Indiana Pacers make Kelly Krauskopf NBA's first female assistant general manager
Monday 17 December 2018 17:46, UK
Kelly Krauskopf has become the first female assistant general manager in NBA history by joining the Indiana Pacers.
Krauskopf has a glittering resume over the last two decades as one of the top executives of the WNBA's Indiana Fever, and she also took charge of the Pacers' NBA2k league team earlier this year.
She has overseen a spell of Fever success in the women's league, the franchise having reached the post-season on 13 occasions and winning the WNBA Finals in 2012.
Krauskopf also served as an advisor to USA Basketball's women's national team with three Olympic gold-medal winning teams in 2004, 2008 and 2012.
"As the architect of one of the WNBA's most successful franchises, Kelly is a true pioneer in our sport," said Pacers owner Herb Simon.
"I've worked with Kelly over the past two decades, so I know her tremendous basketball mind, strong work ethic and proven leadership skills will continue to be of great benefit to our organisation."
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Pacers' President of Basketball Operations Kevin Pritchard added: "She is very well respected in all basketball circles and she has great knowledge of our entire operation, so when we looked at this position, it made complete sense to just look in our own building.
"We think she will be a great asset to myself, General Manager Chad Buchanan and Senior Vice President of Basketball Operations Peter Dinwiddie as we pursue our goal of building a winning team for our state and our city."
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