Are you sure about this? Perhaps ownership gave the 'no tank' edict?
The New Orleans Pelicans have hired Joe Dumars to be their next President of Basketball Operations
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I’ve been over him for at least a year now. That dude just wants to eat fast food and fukk IG thots and pornstars. He’s not serious as a professional basketball player. It’s time to move on from him and build for the future.
He's been working with them for some time now, a few years at least
Louisiana born and raised
Caught all the flack behind management telling him to keep the team mediocre so it could be sold. ( that's why we signed Ben Gordon and the cancer patient)
Doesn't seem to get much credit for building a championship team being the team he was handed was starting John Wallace and Billy Owens. Team has horrible. 4 years later, championship
However, never drafted well at all outside of Prince and maybe Rodney Stuckey, kept drafting players who reminded him of himself if u ask me, not as a player but as a person. Always quiet, very modest individuals.
Not sure I would trust him with a top 5 pick after Darko
Hope he does well. Hate to see him in another organization, him and Zeke should have been pistons for life
Louisiana born and raised
Caught all the flack behind management telling him to keep the team mediocre so it could be sold. ( that's why we signed Ben Gordon and the cancer patient)
Doesn't seem to get much credit for building a championship team being the team he was handed was starting John Wallace and Billy Owens. Team has horrible. 4 years later, championship
However, never drafted well at all outside of Prince and maybe Rodney Stuckey, kept drafting players who reminded him of himself if u ask me, not as a player but as a person. Always quiet, very modest individuals.
Not sure I would trust him with a top 5 pick after Darko
Hope he does well. Hate to see him in another organization, him and Zeke should have been pistons for life
Well, yes, as a Pistons fan, he has said this multiple times in interviews. But that was years ago.
Like I said, he may have changed his mindset, and yes, ownership may tell him to tank and try to get as much on a Zion trade. They really have no choice unless they want to run back the Murray, CJ, and Zion trio again.
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Joe Dumars was a hell of a player. As a front office guy though kind of mixed, no? 
DetroitEWarren
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It's all a scheme to get Zion to the Pistons. Good undercover job Joe D, gone ahead and snatch up Ivey/Holland/picks and secure the future of the Pistons 
I really hope Devin Booker is the planIt's all a scheme to get Zion to the Pistons. Good undercover job Joe D, gone ahead and snatch up Ivey/Holland/picks and secure the future of the Pistons
He got a year. After that, fukk Hoe Dumars. 
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DetroitEWarren
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They were the main team trying to trade for Zion during the trade deadline, I expect them to pursue him primarily with Book #2 and KD #3. Cade and Zion together would be the best duo in the East. Cade and Book?????? I don't really know. They would be good but I'm tired of teams putting multiple scoring guards together, that shyt rarely works.
With Joe D over there and his connection to Detroit, if the owner wants Zion moved, DET can put together some nice packages that would work for New Orleans.
Id also prefer KD over Booker. With KD or Zion the Pistons are a top 3 team in the league.
I can't wait to see how much of a challenge they give New York. If NY easily beats them, expect them to make a move early in the off season. We can compete right now. Adding another 25+PPG scorer should be the main priority, but I'd prefer somebody who Cade can play off of. 2 guards really don't benefit each other.
For all 20 games they play together, I'm sure they'll cook
And plus, Detroit girls will feast on that trick Zion...he is not built for them. As will every Coney Island in 3 area codes
he'll look like Cleveland Shawn Kemp in 4 months
staticshock
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Ingram plays for Toronto breh
zion for duren and ivey would be a good deal
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New Pelicans GM rumored to have devastating Zion Williamson mandate
The Pelicans have officially hired Joe Dumars as their new president of basketball operations, and it might not be good news for Zion Williamson or his fans.
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Shamit Dua (@fearthebrown.bsky.social)
Since it looks like all the rumors are coming true - the final bit of intel have on this whole situation is that ownership will mandate Dumars to keep Willie Green and trade Zion. This is what I have heard. It's possible the Phoenix situation impacts Willie Green, but this is the plan I am hearing.
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Shamit Dua (@fearthebrown.bsky.social)
One person suggested to me the recent drama with his partner(s) was the nail in the coffin. I think that's absolutely hypocritical from a group that pursued Deshaun Watson [contains quote post or other embedded content]
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Shamit Dua (@fearthebrown.bsky.social)
Regarding the mandate on trading Zion - over the last 24 hours I've heard more and more that Dumars wants a chance to get through to Zion. There's hope among decision makers that Dumars can connect with Zion in a way David Griffin never could
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