METAIRIE, La. -- Danny Ferry is back to work after two years away from the NBA, and New Orleans Pelicans general manager Dell Demps said he is happy to have his former San Antonio Spurs colleague on board.
"For the last two years, after the incident that happened in Atlanta, he and I have been in constant contact," Demps said in his first media session since March 25. "I've actually been using him as a sounding board. Now I'm really just making it official right now, having him come aboard with us."
Ferry took an indefinite leave of absence from his role as general manager of the Atlanta Hawks in September 2014 after repeating insensitive racial remarks on a conference call, including a culturally insensitive characterization of NBA player Luol Deng, with team ownership and others.