The Golden State Warriors have named Jon Phelps as Senior Director, Basketball Strategy and Team Counsel, it was announced today.
Phelps joins the Warriors after spending the last 10 seasons with the Detroit Pistons. Phelps most recently served as senior director of basketball strategy (2022-24) and was a strategy analyst for two seasons (2020-22). He began his basketball career with the Grand Rapids Drive, the NBA G-League affiliate of the Detroit Pistons, serving as the director of basketball operations (2014-2016) prior to being elevated to general manager (2016-2020).
Before entering the NBA, Phelps practiced law at a civil litigation firm in New Orleans, LA. Phelps attended Tulane University School of Law, earning his J.D. in 2012 with a certification in sports law. A 2004 graduate of Siena College with a degree in English, Phelps served as a student manager for the men’s basketball team and later spent one season as director of basketball operations for the Saints.