The Pelicans made the playoffs twice in the 6 years David Griffin served as the team’s basketball operations chief.
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 but still struggled to win consistently with three different coaches.
New Orleans Pelicans Part Ways With David Griffinhttps://t.co/uS7yWblVwf
— New Orleans Pelicans (@PelicansNBA) April 14, 2025
“After considerable thought and evaluation, I have decided to relieve David Griffin of his duties as executive vice president of basketball operations,” Pelicans governor Gayle Benson said in a statement Monday. “This was a difficult decision, but one that I feel is necessary at this time to bring a fresh approach to our front office and build a culture that will deliver sustainable success, on and off the court.
“I am committed to hiring the right person to lead our basketball operations department and deliver an NBA Championship to our city. That is what our fans deserve.”
Griffin, whose title was executive vice president of basketball operations, leaves his post one day after a 115-100 loss to Oklahoma City that extended the injury-plagued club’s season-ending skid to seven games.
He was named the team’s executive vice president of basketball operations on April 17, 2019. Under Griffin, the Pelicans were 209-263 and made two playoff appearances (2021-22 and 2023-24).
The Pelicans’ 21-61 record — fourth worst in the NBA this season — was the franchise’s second-worst mark since arriving in New Orleans in 2002 and worst since the 2004-05 season, when the club, then called the Hornets, went 18-64.
Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.
This post was originally published on this site be sure to check out more of their content.
