ESPN.com · Apr 15, 2025
Sources: Joe Dumars finalizing deal to be Pelicans' president
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Naismith Hall of Famer Joe Dumars is finalizing a deal to become the new president of basketball operations of the New Orleans Pelicans, sources told ESPN on Tuesday.
Dumars -- a two-time NBA champion as a player (1989, 1990) and title-winning executive (2004), both instances with the Detroit Pistons -- returns to his home state of Louisiana and replaces David Griffin as the head of basketball operations for the Pelicans.
Dumars served as the chief strategy office of the Sacramento Kings from 2019-22 and has been the NBA league office's executive vice president of basketball operations since 2022.