Sashi Brown resigns from Wizards to be Ravens president

Sashi Brown, who was just promoted and extended by the Wizards a few months ago, is resigning from his position as president of Monumental Basketball, the group that oversees the Wizards, the Capital City Go-Go (Washington’s G League affiliate) and the WNBA’s Mystics, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic.

Sources tell Adrian Wojnarowski and Adam Schefter of ESPN that Brown will return to the NFL as executive for the Baltimore Ravens. Brown was previously an executive with the Jacksonville Jaguars and Cleveland Browns. The Ravens announced in a press release that Brown will become the new team president, taking over for the retiring Richard Cass, who’d been with the team for 18 years.

Brown had served as the chief planning and operations officer for Monumental Basketball from July 2019 until November 2021, when he received the promotion to president of Monumental Basketball as well as a special adviser to the Office of the CEO at Monumental Sports and Entertainment, the group that owns and operates the Wizards.

After starting the season 10-3, the Wizards have struggled. They’ve gone 14-24 over their last 38 games to hold a 24-27 overall record, good for 11th in the East. Washington is currently a half-game behind the Hawks for the last spot in the play-in tournament.