Former Seattle Storm star Sue Bird joined the staff’s possession group forward of the 2024 WNBA season.
Financial phrases weren’t disclosed for Bird, who performed her total profession with the Storm after they chose her with the highest total decide of the 2002 WNBA Draft out of UConn.
Bird helped the Storm win 4 WNBA titles (2004, 2010, 2018 and 2020). She is also a 13-time All-Star, the league’s all-time chief in assists and a member of the WNBA’s tenth, fifteenth, twentieth and twenty fifth anniversary groups. She additionally gained 5 Olympic gold medals.
“As a participant, I poured my coronary heart into each recreation for the Seattle Storm, and now, as a part of the possession group, I’m thrilled to proceed contributing to the expansion of the sport,” Bird stated in a information launch on Wednesday. “Investing in girls’s sports activities is not nearly ardour; it is good business. It’s about recognizing the immense expertise, dedication, and market potential our league has all the time had.
“Force 10 Hoops (the staff’s possession group) and the Storm have been on the forefront of this for many years. Together, we’re not simply shaping the way forward for basketball, but additionally paving the way in which for a extra equitable and inclusive society.”
Bird, 43, additionally has an possession stake within the National Women Soccer League’s NJ/NY Gotham FC.
Force 10 Hoops LLC additionally contains Lisa Brummel, Ginny Gilder and Dawn Trudeau.
“We are thrilled to welcome Sue into the possession group after a storied profession on the courtroom,” Brummel stated. “Her information of the sport and the league, her ever-expanding business acumen, and her dedication to the Storm organization, make her an excellent addition to the possession group.”
—Field Level Media
