The New Orleans Pelicans are looking to take the next step as a franchise, but that could all reverse if they make a rash front office decision.
Pelicans front office people have reportedly meeting with Joe Dumars — for a possible supervisory role per John Reid of the Times-Picayune.
An NBA source said New Orleans Pelicans front-office officials, including vice president/basketball operations Mickey Loomis, met former Detroit Pistons player and executive Joe Dumars at several Saints road games during the 2014 season. The meetings were held to gauge Dumars’ opinion of the Pelicans.
Dumars, a Louisiana native, has close ties to Pelicans officials and is a longtime friend of Loomis and Saints coach Sean Payton.
The Pelicans could be looking to hire Dumars to run the team’s basketball operations department,according to a WDSU report Wednesday.
Pelicans GM Dell Demps’ contract expires this summer — while Dumars may have lost that magic touch, as a franchise builder, a long time ago.