Sergi Oliva

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Sergi Oliva
Portland Trail Blazers
PositionAssistant general manager
League NBA
Personal information
Born1984 (age 3839)
Gelida, Catalonia, Spain
Coaching career2020–2022
Career history
As coach:
20202022 Utah Jazz (assistant)

Sergi Oliva (born 1984) is a Spanish professional basketball executive and coach who is an assistant general manager for the Portland Trail Blazers of the National Basketball Association (NBA).

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Education

Oliva had earned multiple degrees from Polytechnic University of Catalonia, including a PhD in computational complexity in 2013 and both master's and bachelor's degrees in computer science. [1] As a researcher, Oliva worked at Polytechnic University of Catalonia between 2007 and 2013. [2]

Executive career

Oliva joined the Philadelphia 76ers in 2014 as a basketball operations analyst. Through years he got multiple promotions, most recently as vice president of strategy in 2019. [2] [1] [3] [4] He parted ways with the 76ers in October 2020. [5] [6]

On 9 June 2022, Oliva was named an assistant general manager for the Portland Trail Blazers. [7]

Coaching career

While in Catalonia, Oliva spent 12 years as a head coach at the youth level at Club Esportiu Gelida and at the senior level at Club Bàsquet Hortonenc. [1] [2] [8]

On 16 October 2020, Oliva was named an assistant coach for the Utah Jazz under Quin Snyder. [1] [9] [10] In March 2022, The Athletic named him to their 40 under 40 list for NBA executives, coaches and agents shaping the future of the basketball world. [11]

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