Joe Dumars

Joe Dumars
	Dumars in 2005
New Orleans Pelicans
Position	President of basketball operations
League	NBA
Personal information
Born	May 24, 1963; Shreveport, Louisiana, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight	195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school	Natchitoches Central; (Natchitoches, Louisiana)
College	McNeese State (1981–1985)
NBA draft	1985: 1st round, 18th overall pick
Drafted by	Detroit Pistons
Playing career	1985–1999
Position	Shooting guard / point guard
Number	4
Career history
1985–1999	Detroit Pistons
Career highlights
	As player: 2× NBA champion (1989, 1990); NBA Finals MVP (1989); 6× NBA All-Star (1990–1993, 1995, 1997); All-NBA Second Team (1993); 2× All-NBA Third Team (1990, 1991); 4× NBA All-Defensive First Team (1989, 1990, 1992, 1993); NBA All-Defensive Second Team (1991); NBA All-Rookie First Team (1986); No. 4 retired by Detroit Pistons; Southland Player of the Year (1985); 4× First-team All-Southland (1982–1985); No. 4 retired by McNeese State Cowboys; As executive: NBA champion (2004); NBA Executive of the Year (2003);
Career statistics
Points	16,401 (16.1 ppg)
Rebounds	2,203 (2.2 rpg)
Assists	4,612 (4.5 apg)
	Stats at NBA.com
	Stats at Basketball Reference
	Basketball Hall of Fame
	Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame
Men's basketball
Representing United States
FIBA World Championship

Joe Dumars III (/ˈduːmɑːrz/ DOO-marz; born May 24, 1963) is an American professional basketball executive and former player who is the head of basketball operations for the New Orleans Pelicans. He could play either shooting guard or point guard on offense and was a highly effective defender. He played his entire 14-year career with the Detroit Pistons. During the late 1980s and early 1990s, Dumars and Isiah Thomas combined to form one of the best backcourts in NBA history, winning two championships together. Dumars was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 2006.

Initially a shooting guard, Dumars moved to point guard following Thomas’ retirement in 1994, sharing ball-handling duties with Grant Hill. Dumars served as the president of basketball operations for the Pistons from 2000 to 2014, winning a third championship as an executive in 2004.