Drafting Zion Williamson proved to be a career-killer for David Griffin. The Pelicans fired Griffin, their executive vice president of basketball operations, on Monday after the franchise missed ...

Griffin, 52, joined the Pelicans in 2019 to help steer the franchise in the right direction. He was responsible for major franchise decisions like trading Anthony Davis to the Los Angeles Lakers ...

NEW ORLEANS — The New Orleans Pelicans fired basketball operations chief David Griffin on Monday, ending a six-year chapter during which the club drafted former Duke superstar Zion Williamson ...

The New Orleans Pelicans fired head of basketball operations David Griffin on Monday, the team confirmed. Team governor Gayle Benson announced the news in a statement, saying it was time for a ...

At least not yet. The franchise announced Monday, the day after the conclusion of the 2024-25 campaign, that it was firing David Griffin from his role as executive vice president of basketball ...

The New Orleans Pelicans fired executive vice president David Griffin on Monday after the team missed the playoffs four times in the six years while he was in charge. Willie Green will remain ...

Prior to joining the Pelicans, Griffin served as the Cleveland Cavaliers' president of basketball operations from 2010 to 2017. In 2014, he took over as the team's general manager.

David Griffin called his shot last April. In about three weeks, it’ll be exactly one year since the Pelicans’ executive vice president of basketball operations declared that leaning on ...

Per an official team announcement, the New Orleans Pelicans have "parted ways" with executive vice president of basketball operations David Griffin. Pelicans governor Gayle Benson called Griffin's ...

Speculation about Griffin’s exit had been mounting. Reports of the executive being on the hot seat held “real merit,” sources indicated on Sunday. There have been “multiple conversations ...

The Pelicans won 30, 31, 36, 49 and 42 games in Griffin’s first five years before bottoming out this season, cycling through three coaches along the way. Griffin previously worked for the ...