Sergi Oliva begins his first season as an Assistant General Manager with the Trail Blazers in 2022-23. Oliva brings an extensive background integrating strategy and innovation in the game of basketball to the organization. He arrives in Portland having spent the last two seasons as an assistant coach with the Utah Jazz on Quinn Synder’s staff. In Utah, Oliva helped coach the Jazz to a combined record of 101-53 (.656), which included the best record in the league in 2020-21 at 52-20. In March of 2022, Oliva was included on the inaugural “NBA 40 Under 40” list by The Athletic, which recognized the executives, coaches and agents shaping the future of basketball. Prior to his time with the Jazz, Oliva was with the Philadelphia 76ers for six seasons, where he most recently served as Vice President of Strategy. A native of Gelida, Catalonia, Oliva originally joined the 76ers in 2014 as a Basketball Operations Analyst. He holds multiple degrees from Polytechnic University of Catalonia, including a PhD in Computational Complexity and Master’s and Bachelor’s degrees in Computer Science. Before his work in the NBA, Oliva spent 12 years as a head coach at the youth and senior amateur levels in Catalonia.