Dumars also said of players who are a distraction or unreliable, "You have to set standards — and you can’t waver from those standards."

Newly hired to oversee the New Orleans Pelicans, Joe Dumars wouldn't commit to the futures of Zion Williamson or Willie Green in his 1st press conference.

As Joe Dumars settles into his role as the New Orleans Pelicans’ new head of basketball operations, one decision looms larger than the rest: the future of former No.