At the start of Joe Dumars’s term of office who ran the Pelicans in New Orleans, nobody knew what he could expect. Coming from a cheeky season 2024-25 where the Pelicans were battered with injuries and the court struggles, many of us expected a potential hard reset that Zion, Trey and Herb would see all traded, but Dumars went in a different direction he decided to help this team become a real Playoff in the Western conference.
Dumars recently appeared as a special guest on the New Orleans Saints that was broadcast during a preview match against the Denver Broncos on Saturday 23 August.
During his time on the broadcast, he spoke about the future of Zion Williamson in the rehabilitation process of New Orleans and Derik Queen. The most important thing is that Joe made it clear that if you don’t commit yourself to this team and this city, then Pack your bags and leaveDumars said.
“I have said to boys, look, if you don’t want to be here, then people come along the office, man, let me find a home for you … Because I don’t feel like being here if you don’t want to be here, as if you don’t want to be somewhere where you can’t be at your best, you can’t … every man who is here is here with me and said I absolutely want to be here.”
I don’t know how you are like, but this is one of the stale-cold things that I have heard an NBA director say in a long time. This quote had ready to run through a wall for Joe Dumars, and I bet it will do the same for the players.
Joe Dumars does something that the past has never done the past office
I think that during the previous Front Office -time in New Orleans they did a lot of good things, such as well -drawing up and trying to maximize their return to the actions of Anthony Davis in 2019. One thing they never did was a culture and a standard set up, which Dumars has done since he went through the door.
This quote from Dumars suggests a mentality that we are against the world. This is the same mentality that the Bad Boy Pistons had back in the match days of Dumars when he won two championships and a final MVP with them. Everyone in those pistons teams wanted to be there, and if you didn’t, Chuck Daly and Jack McCloskey sent you. That is the same message that Joe is now sending.
Do not be surprised if the pelicans do not shake hands with opponents or help someone who has no pelicans or new orleans on their sweater next season. If that is common, rough and tough team, what Dumars thinks is that this group should be a competition, it is like that.
Both the players and fans must be patient with Dumars, because he continues to take the necessary steps to install a winning culture in the New Orleans Pelicans organization.
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