Joe Dumars finalizing deal to become Pelicans president

Joe Dumars is finalizing an agreement to become the New Orleans Pelicans’ new president of basketball operations, sources told ESPN.

The Hall of Fame executive, who built the 2004 NBA champion Detroit Pistons, now returns to his native Louisiana. Dumars replaces David Griffin, recently dismissed after a disappointing tenure.

Hall of Famer Joe Dumars is finalizing a deal to become the new president of basketball operations of the New Orleans Pelicans, sources tell ESPN. Dumars was president of the Pistons from 2000-14, building the 2004 Detroit championship team. Now returns home to Louisiana. pic.twitter.com/SrgfHBbHTP

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