The Pelicans Have Fired Dell Demps, Who At Least Gets To Leave As A Martyr Instead Of A Bad GM2/15/2019
The moment has this way of imprisoning us all. With this particularly drama-filled moment all-but-arresting the attention of anyone with more than a passing interest in the NBA, it would be easy to say that Dell Demps just got canned for laughing in the face of the Los Angeles Lakers at the trade deadline. The timing of his firing implies that the mismanagement of Anthony Davis as an asset was an unforgivable misstep. The truth of the matter is that every mistake that led to a freakishly talented franchise cornerstone feeling the need to force himself into a more favorable situation with a year and change left on his contract probably makes up over 90% of the list of reasons he got unceremoniously ousted. The idea that ownership was on board with telling the Lakers to piss off until the summer makes this news a little less fun to digest, but Dell Demps' bed was more than likely made well before Anthony Davis tucked his ass in with an untimely trade demand. For that reason, I think this is actually the optimal way for him to go out. Never mind the unknown that is the package the Pelicans get for AD this summer, because the Lakers could have thrown a team of A+ architects into their outrageous offer and Dell Demps still wouldn't have been able to build a winner in New Orleans. The big picture has been far from easy on the eyes, as he's been an undeniably bad General Manager for years now. Therefore, appearing as though he was martyred for giving a massive middle to two iconic basketball figures is the best way he could possibly bid farewell. Magic Johnson and LeBron James have basically been begging to be told to "go screw", so - as petty and potentially counterproductive as it may have been to acquiesce - it'll go down as far more memorable than anything else Dell Demps was able to do during his time with the Pelicans. Of course, I'm sure he'd have preferred to remain in a high ranking position within an NBA organization, but it's not like Kyle Kuzma and Brandon Ingram would have been packing carry-ons full of job security in their flight over from LA. Dell Demps basically went out with type of bang that somehow rings louder than his woefully underwhelming resume, which serves as quite the desirable distraction from the fact that he deserved his inevitable dumping.
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