Having been on the job for five-plus years, New Orleans Pelicans GM Dell Demps was unfazed when one of the first questions from the audience Tuesday regarded players who may be available in 2016 NBA free agency.
“My wife has a rule,” a grinning Demps politely interjected halfway through the trouble-waiting-to-happen query. “For any fine I get, she gets to match that (amount) shopping. So I can’t touch that one.”
While Demps wisely sidestepped that line of questioning at Tuesday’s Greater New Orleans Sports Foundation luncheon in Mid-City, he addressed several big-picture issues related to the Pelicans.