The Mavericks hired two-time WNBA champion Kristi Toliver as an assistant coach on Thursday, according to ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski.
Toliver spent parts of the last two seasons as a member of the Wizards coaching staff. She's also put together an impressive playing resume over the last decade-plus, including two WNBA championships, three All-Star appearances and a national championship with Maryland in 2006. Toliver is averaging 9.5 points per game in 2021 as a member of the Sparks.
Toliver will join Jason Kidd's staff in Dallas in Kidd's first year as the team's head coach. Kidd is 183–190 as a head coach across five seasons with Brooklyn and Milwaukee, and he's spent the last two seasons as an assistant coach with the Lakers.