Shaun Livingston: Ex-guard returns in front office role.
Shaun Livingston is joining the Warriors as director of players affairs and engagement, a league source confirmed with The Chronicle.
Livingston’s role was created specifically with him in mind, per the source. In the position he will carry out a wide range of duties, many of which will deal with player activities away from the court.
Livingston, 35, will mentor players on their postplaying careers, help cater team programs toward player needs and act as a liaison between the roster and the front office. As The Chronicle reported in 2018, Livingston has long been interested in joining the
Warriors’ front office.
After taking last season off to spend time with his family, Livingston began talking to general manager Bob Myers about the specifics of his front office role. This is a position with plenty of upward mobility. The Warriors believe Livingston has a bright future, with the potential to oversee his own front office someday.
Though Steve Kerr has said Livingston would be a great coach, Livingston preferred to go the front office route. As The Athletic reported, Livingston is now the highest ranking African American in the Warriors’ front office since Mitch Richmond was director of player personnel in 2008.