Joe Dumars and Troy Weaver, who lead the front office of the New Orleans Pelicans, were widely panned for trading an unprotected 2026 1st-round pick to move up an select Derik Queen, but that talk has died down of late, as Queen has been one of the league’s top rookies.
The Pistons and Pelicans have plenty of connections, as one of the greatest Pistons of all time, Joe Dumars, is now New Orleans team president and former Detroit GM Troy Weaver is now doing the same job in the Big Easy.
The Pistons have former Pelicans GM Trajan Langdon running their front office now, so these two teams certainly have some ties.