Demps is Gone Pecan! {merged}

[DarkHornet]

Mike Zarren should be at the top of the list. Especially if we are dealing with Boston this offseason who knows Ainge best?

Kind of how Derek Jeter took over in Miami and immediately trades Giancarlo Stanton to the Yankees? I'm not sure I want someone with a personal history with Ainge handling this deal.

[UptownFuz504]

I sincerely hope Griffin and Dumars aren't the best we can do.

I know. 2 guys who won championships as gm’s would further ruin our brand

[UptownFuz504]

Mike Zarren should be at the top of the list. Especially if we are dealing with Boston this offseason who knows Ainge best?

We should definitely not hire a guy with Ainge ties because of a possible 1 time trade

[NMThreeMVP]

Somewhere a lot further down on the resume and reasons to hire for David Griffin, would be that he has had a positive relationship with LeBron and his camp. Rich Paul isn't going to stop repping players and I hope the bad blood that's currently there can go away with whoever the new management team is. It might go away with whoever you hire, but given the preexisting relationship between Paul/Griffin, it might be easier to ease back into a normal relationship between a team and a power agent.

[UptownFuz504]

Somewhere a lot further down on the resume and reasons to hire for David Griffin, would be that he has had a positive relationship with LeBron and his camp. Rich Paul isn't going to stop repping players and I hope the bad blood that's currently there can go away with whoever the new management team is. It might go away with whoever you hire, but given the preexisting relationship between Paul/Griffin, it might be easier to ease back into a normal relationship between a team and a power agent.

Good post

[Hoochican]

For what it is worth...

Fletcher Mackel
‏
@FletcherWDSU

"One person who’s very close to people in the Pelicans organization and who’s been linked to the team in the past but I’m told will not be coming on board as GM or in other capacity is:

Joe Dumars"

[PELICANSFAN]

For what it is worth...

Fletcher Mackel
‏
@FletcherWDSU

"One person who’s very close to people in the Pelicans organization and who’s been linked to the team in the past but I’m told will not be coming on board as GM or in other capacity is:

Joe Dumars"

Woo hoo! Time to celebrate if true.

[Mythrol]

Woo hoo! Time to celebrate if true.

Talk about.

[DaFranchise80]

More tidbits from Fletch...

More on Pelicans front office situation.

Mickey Loomis and Saints/Pelicans executive Dennis Lauchia will still have oversight but new @PelicansNBA GM will report directly to owner Gayle Benson.

This is 100% Loomis’ decision, he wants his focus on football. https://t.co/B8AfrVezBm

— Fletcher Mackel (@FletcherWDSU) February 15, 2019

[NMThreeMVP]

More tidbits from Fletch...

More on Pelicans front office situation.

Mickey Loomis and Saints/Pelicans executive Dennis Lauchia will still have oversight but new @PelicansNBA GM will report directly to owner Gayle Benson.

This is 100% Loomis’ decision, he wants his focus on football. https://t.co/B8AfrVezBm

— Fletcher Mackel (@FletcherWDSU) February 15, 2019

That's a smart PR position.

I posted in a thread a few weeks back that I expected them to clean up the org chart. But don't expect it to actually mean anything different. What Loomis does has always been characterized. Mickey/Loomis/Gayle will confer on major decisions like any other ownership group will, but Mickey will no longer be featured in org chart.

[SmontySwilliams]

Break the bank on Sam Presti.

Stop trying to find the next " it guy" just ******* bring in the best. Look how he maneuvered the KD situation and he has drafted MVPs (plural). Give that man the keys.

[DaFranchise80]

Incoming Woj bomb...

New Orleans consultant Danny Ferry -- former Hawks and Cavs GM -- is the likely choice for Pelicans interim GM, league sources tell ESPN. Details are still being finalized.

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) February 15, 2019

[6warddude]

we do need to thank demps for not trading AD before the deadline like some people in the org wanted him to take the lakers deal this season...

[wnelson]

All I know is that the organization won’t handle this correctly. We’ll bring in more clowns

All we are saying.... Is give Gayle a chance

[DaFranchise80]

It’s now official...

New Orleans has now named Danny Ferry the interim GM, league sources tell ESPN.

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) February 15, 2019

[da ThRONe]

We should definitely not hire a guy with Ainge ties because of a possible 1 time trade

He's been helping Boston build the team we are waiting for because they've amassed the better asset. That's why not because of a one time trade.

[DroopyDawg]

Ferry is the interim. I'm sure we'll have a new GM by te the AD trade is done.

[da ThRONe]

It’s now official...

New Orleans has now named Danny Ferry the interim GM, league sources tell ESPN.

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) February 15, 2019

Not bad. Ferry did a solid job with ATL. The reason he lost his job was BS. Reading a scouting report that wasn't even his own words is nonsense.

[Hoochican]

Done Deal....for now


Fletcher Mackel
‏
@FletcherWDSU

Danny Ferry has been appointed the interim GM of the New Orleans @PelicansNBA

[wnelson]

In the statement from the Pelicans, Gayle Benson says the team "will immediately begin the process of restructuring our basketball operations department" to find a new leader who "directly reports to me"

[PELICANSFAN]

In the statement from the Pelicans, Gayle Benson says the team "will immediately begin the process of restructuring our basketball operations department" to find a new leader who "directly reports to me"

Without having a POBO, this position yields a lot of power and autonomy. Supposedly that is what Griffin wants if he ever returns to a front office position. It also should appeal to any other candidate. However, it also highlights the importance of this position being a home run hire and likely someone well respected in NBA circles and with a lot of experience.

[msusousaphone]

See you Dell. I think this is pretty poor timing, to be honest. If you were gonna be fired, it should have been years ago, and not now after you've finally made a few good moves.

Totally agree.

I imagine Gentry's fate will be left to the new GM....with that being a "most likely gone".

[13 - 3]

Did my Twitter just get set free? ��������

— Anita Demps (@carmendrake) February 15, 2019

[NMThreeMVP]

Not bad. Ferry did a solid job with ATL. The reason he lost his job was BS. Reading a scouting report that wasn't even his own words is nonsense.

Disagree. He should have fired the scout that wrote it, instead of reading it out to the rest of the group.

This is a good long read on that entire ATL situation. There are some reasons to think Ferry could be great. Some reasons to think he'd be a control freak. I wouldn't exclude him from the search because of his exit from ATL, but it's definitely something they need to understand the implications of, and I'd lean away from Ferry if their was another candidate that was just as qualified without the baggage.

http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/1...ime-fell-apart

[Pelicanidae]

Disagree. He should have fired the scout that wrote it, instead of reading it out to the rest of the group.

This is a good long read on that entire ATL situation. There are some reasons to think Ferry could be great. Some reasons to think he'd be a control freak. I wouldn't exclude him from the search because of his exit from ATL, but it's definitely something they need to understand the implications of, and I'd lean away from Ferry if their was another candidate that was just as qualified without the baggage.

http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/1...ime-fell-apart

Agreed. I'm willing to give him a chance, and I'm not above thinking people can grow and learn, and I'm not in personal contact with him so I can't say whether he has done that or not. If there were any doubts in my mind as to his views here, I'd say no thank you.