– Art Garcia, NBA.com
Crisis management and the willingness to stick your neck out are two of the many traits needed in a GM. Demps, on the job less than a month, has already Video dealt head on with Chris Paul rumors and pulled off a major trade. Welcome to the hot seat, Dell.
On his first full day on the job, Demps — along with new coach and old friend Monty Williams — met with Paul to discuss the star point guard’s future with the Hornets. The parties involved insisted that Paul is committed to New Orleans. To that end, Demps traded for Houston swingman Trevor Ariza last week in an ongoing effort to upgrade the roster around CP3.
Demps, 40, comes to New Orleans after serving five years in San Antonio’s director of player personnel. He also served as general manager of the Spurs-owned NBA D-League affiliate, the Austin Toros. A teammate of Williams in the mid-1990s, Demps enjoyed a 10-year playing career that included stops overseas. After retiring, he worked as a D-League assistant before joining New York as a scout in 2003.
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