The New Orleans Pelicans have hired Hall of Famer Joe Dumars as their next President of Basketball Operations. This hire comes just one day after they fired David Griffin, the previous President of Basketball Operations.

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 -- 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.