New Orleans Pelicans senior vice president of basketball operations Swin Cash will be parting ways with the team, she confirmed on social media Thursday.
“Thank You for it ALL! 6 years of memories, growth, highs & low, the birth of our son and all while remaining unapologetically me,” Cash wrote on Instagram.
Cash’s departure is one more piece in the Pelicans’ effort to restructure the team’s front office after hiring Joe Dumars to be the executive vice president of basketball operations following the firing of former Pelicans lead executive David Griffin earlier this month.
Dumars’ efforts to build up his front office also included the recent hiring of former Detroit Pistons general manager Troy Weaver to take over the role previously held by Cash, according to a team source.
Cash had been with the Pelicans since 2019 and played a pivotal role as a mentor for Pelicans players and a driving force for some of the growth the organization has experienced on and off the court.
Cash is known by many for her Hall of Fame career as a WNBA player from 2002 to 2016 before she moved on to work in the front office for the New York Liberty in 2017.
Cash quickly rose up the ranks and became one of Griffin’s first hires after he took the job as executive vice president of…
