Indiana Fever hire assistant general manager from NBA team, a 10-year WNBA veteran

The Indiana Fever are hiring Sheri Sam as assistant general manager, focusing on scouting and analytics, sources told IndyStar on Friday afternoon.She will begin her role Monday. There is still no specific timeline for the Fever to hire a general manager.Sam is coming to the Fever from the Portland Trail Blazers, where she was the scouting manager focusing on player evaluation and pre-draft scouting. Her addition is part of a broader focus for the Fever to improve their scouting and player evaluation expertise, sources said, and conversations about her joining the organization started over the summer. She spent 10 years in the WNBA, including one with the Fever in 2007, and won two championships (Seattle, 2004; Detroit, 2008) as a player.Sam will primarily work with the scouting staff and coaching staff on personnel and talent identification. In the short term, Sam will work on scouting during the NCAA women's basketball season, which begins Sunday.This story will be updated.Chloe Peterson is the Indiana Fever beat reporter for IndyStar. Reach her at chloe.peterson@indystar.com.Get IndyStar's Indiana Fever and Caitlin Clark coverage sent directly to your inbox with our Caitlin Clark Fever newsletter. Subscribe to IndyStar TV: Fever for in-depth analysis, behind-the-scenes coverage and more.This article originally appeared on Indianapolis Star: Indiana Fever hire assistant general manager from NBA team, a 10-year WNBA veteran