It's why Joe Dumars has largely gotten a pass from Detroit Pistons fans and the wider NBA world for drafting Darko Miličić over Carmelo Anthony, Chris Bosh and Dwyane Wade. It led to a title. When we measure Dumars' legacy as a general manager decades from now,

The New Orleans Pelicans are finalizing a deal to hire Hall of Famer Joe Dumars as its new president of basketball operations, ESPN’s Shams Charania reported Tuesday. The news comes just one day after the Pelicans fired David Griffin from his role as executive vice president of basketball operations.

Sometimes over the next few days, we’ll see if Dumars is a fan of Green.