https://intheno.substack.com/p/pelic...rdan-dumars-as

According to team sources, Jordan Dumars is a recent but constant presence, accompanying the team on its plane, attending practices, and being in meetings. Officials from rival teams have also noted his conspicuous presence within the Pelicans? traveling party on the road. Sources describe Joe Dumars, Troy Weaver, and Jordan Dumars as being ?attached at the hip,? forming an insular leadership circle that operates separately from the rest of the basketball operations staff. This isolation, they say, has fostered a culture with no clear, established lines of communication from management downward, leaving many employees in the dark about the team?s direction and decision-making processes.


In The N.O. reached out to the Pelicans regarding the nature of Jordan Dumars? role and relationship with the organization. That role, the Pelicans confirmed, is ?Basketball Operations Consultant.? The team acknowledged he has been involved in basketball strategy meetings and conversations, as per the nature of his role. When asked why Jordan Dumars was left off the team listing, a spokesperson for the organization admitted that was an oversight the team would correct.

This oversight stands in contrast to other family members employed by the franchise. The Pelicans? official directory lists Troy Weaver Jr., the son of Senior Vice President Troy Weaver, as a regional scout. Prior to the inquiry, no such public record existed for Jordan Dumars, whose involvement with the team also had not been announced.

Jordan Dumars? background includes being a former walk-on for the University of Michigan basketball team and a previous role at Compass Management Group, LLC, a firm that provides comprehensive business management services, including financial planning and investment oversight for clients. This professional history does not clearly align with a standard basketball operations role, leaving his specific consulting function with the Pelicans unclear.

Despite the confirmation of title and role from the team, the addition of Jordan Dumars points to a deeper issue: a leadership culture that operates on informal, personal channels rather than transparent, structured processes. For staff, this reinforces a perception that influence is not always tied to publicly defined roles, creating uncertainty about how decisions are truly made and who holds accountable authority.

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