WNBA's Best: 5 Players working in prominent NBA roles

#3 Kristi Toliver - Wizards Assistant Coach

Kristi Toliver became the first active WNBA player to join NBA coaching staff.

When the Wizards announced that Washington Mystics guard Kristi Toliver would join the team’s staff as an assistant coach for player development, it was 'the opportunity of a lifetime' for her (in her own words).

Prior to this appointment, Kristi had been spending time as a coaching intern for the Wizards during the preseason after leading the Mystics to the franchise's first WNBA Finals last season.

With the WNBA season due to begin by mid-May, she has ample time at her disposal to learn and grow with a respectable organization, while still being under an active WNBA contract. She has expressed her desire to become an NBA coach in the future and follow in the footsteps of veterans such as Nancy Lieberman and Becky Hammon.

Being a former WNBA Champion (2016), she knows what it takes to bridge the gap between good and great. She debuted as the first female coach in the Wizards’ 58 seasons when Wizards played their first of the game is the season in October.