CHICAGO – Pelicans Executive Vice President of Basketball Operations David Griffin was a busy man Tuesday evening, so you’ll have to forgive him if it took some time for Griffin to respond to your congratulatory text. During a post-lottery conference call with New Orleans media members, at one point Griffin noted that he eventually hoped to make a dent in the 268 unopened messages displayed on his cell phone.
Before Griffin could attack those, however, he watched a 30-second video filmed inside New Orleans’ offices, a clip in which a few dozen Pelicans ticketing employees crowded into a meeting room, exploding with joy upon learning that their team had landed the No.