In case a pelican snatched your phone, some pretty big stuff happened yesterday afternoon. ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported that Danny Ferry was removing himself from the Pels’ GM interview process, and only minutes later, broke the news that New Orleans will be hiring David Griffin to be the Executive VP of Basketball Operations.
Make no mistake – this is a monumental moment for the New Orleans Pelicans’ franchise.
Forget the basketball reasons for a bit. Obviously, Gayle Benson (and every NBA owner, for that matter) should want to hire someone savvy enough to make the franchise’s most important decisions, and Griffin certainly qualifies as someone who can be trusted in such a role.