Joe Dumars is the New Orleans Pelicans' lead executive now, but the hiring -- which came shortly after the firing of David Griffin, who had been in that role since 2019 -- does no

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The New Orleans Pelicans have hired Joe Dumars — a former NBA champion as both a player and an executive with the Detroit Pistons — as their executive vice president of basketball operations.

NEW ORLEANS – New Orleans Pelicans Governor Gayle Benson announced today that Joe Dumars has been named the team’s Executive Vice President of Basketball Operations. Dumars will begin with the organization on April 21.