Joe Dumars, the new New Orleans Pelicans lead executive, said he does not have a mandate from the team’s owner to trade star Zion Williamson. Dumars, who took over this week as the franchise’s ...

BRETT MARTEL | The Associated Press The Pelicans have made the playoffs just twice since drafting Zion Williamson with the No. 1 overall pick in 2019. METAIRIE, La. (AP) — Joe Dumars grinned ...

Joe Dumars inevitably had to answer questions involving Zion Williamson, the New Orleans Pelicans’ franchise cornerstone. Dumars, who the team named executive vice president of basketball ...

Joe Dumars was hired by the New Orleans Pelicans ... One of his first items of business was to address Zion Williamson, the former No. 1 overall pick whose Pelicans career has been plagued by ...

Since Dumars’ arrival, speculation about Zion Williamson’s long-term future ... NBA President Byron Spruell praised the hire, saying, “Joe’s extensive track record ...

During Joe Dumars' 26-minute introductory news conference Tuesday, he mentioned Zion Williamson's name exactly three times, all within the span of 10 seconds. The one time the new head of ...

METAIRIE, La. (AP) — Joe Dumars grinned when Zion Williamson's name came up during the 61-year-old Hall-of-Famer's formal introduction as the New Orleans Pelicans' executive vice president of ba ...

Early word out of New Orleans is that Dumars wants to evaluate his new situation fully before deciding to outright shop Zion Williamson. That said: Organizational exasperation with Williamson ...

Joe Dumars may or may not have thrown shade at Zion Williamson in his introductory statement for the Pelicans. Recently, the New Orleans Pelicans announced that they had hired NBA Hall of Famer ...

With everything left up to chance now, the Pelicans hold the fourth-best odds (12.5%) to land the No. 1 overall pick, which ...

As Joe Dumars settles into his role as the New ... the future of former No. 1 overall pick Zion Williamson. While Dumars has already begun restructuring the team’s front office, longtime ...

First off, New Orleans somehow lands the No. 1 pick in a draft with a perceived generational prospect at the top once again. It happened for them in 2012 with Anthony Davis and in 2019 with Williamson ...