Mystics part ways with general manager Jamila Wideman after 1 season: Source
The Washington Mystics and general manager Jamila Wideman are parting ways due to strategic and directional differences, a team source confirmed to The Athletic on Monday. Head coach Sydney Johnson, who is entering his second season with the Mystics, will assume control of basketball operations for the 2026 season. The team hired Wideman and Johnson in Dec.
2024, after Wideman spent six years in the league office as the NBA’s senior vice president of player development, focusing on relationships with external organizations, player growth and mental health. Wideman, 50, was a part of the inaugural WNBA Draft Class in 1997, when the Los Angeles Sparks drafted her third. She even competed internationally after graduating from Stanford, where she led the Cardinal to three consecutive Final Four appearances in 1995-1997.
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