NBA insiders Marc Stein and Jake Fischer reported over the weekend that the "early word" out of New Orleans in the early stages of the Dumars era was that the new appointee "wants to evaluate his new situation fully before deciding to outright shop Williamson."

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

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.