The New Orleans Hornets have signed general manager Dell Demps to a new multi-year contract extension. 

“Dell has a bright future ahead as the GM of our team and Mr. Benson and I couldn’t be more impressed with the track this team is on and are excited about the future,” said Hornets Executive Vice President Mickey Loomis. “He has helped shape this organization with the current team of young, talented players and we look forward to seeing the growth of the franchise during this exciting time for the franchise.”

Demps, hired by the Hornets on July 27, 2010 as the seventh general manager in franchise history, is in his third season with the team. In Demps’ first season with the Hornets, the team made the 2011 playoffs after missing the postseason the year prior.

The Memphis Grizzlies have hired Jason Levien to become the team's new CEO and managing partner.

Robert Pera's purchase of the Grizzlies was approved by the NBA's board of governors last month.

Levien, a former player agent, was previously an executive with the Kings and a minority owner of the 76ers.

Levien will have ultimate say on personnel and on-court matters and will oversee current general manager Chris Wallace.

Sources ay Levien took a lead role in recruiting minority owners of the Grizzlies such as Justin Timberlake and Peyton Manning.

The Philadelphia 76ers have hired Aaron Barzilai as their director of analytics.

Barzilai is a graduate of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and had previously been a quantitative analyst for the Memphis Grizzlies and also founded BasketballValue.com.

Owner Joshua Harris has long sought an improvement to the 76ers' analytics use in the front office.

The 76ers hired more of a traditional general manager in Tony DiLeo.