The New Orleans Pelicans will hire Aaron Nelson as their athletic trainer.

Nelson had been head athletic trainer of the Suns for 19 seasons. Nelson is often credited with prolonging the careers of Steve Nash and Grant Hill.

David Griffin previously worked with Nelson when he was a member of the Suns' front office.

The Pelicans' training staff has received criticism in the past.

The New Orleans Pelicans have no interest in trading Jrue Holiday this offseason.

The Pelicans are expected to trade Anthony Davis, which has put the future of Holiday with the franchise in doubt as they're about to embark on a probable rebuild.

Holiday re-signed with the Pelicans in 2017 and won't be a free agent until after the 20-21 season.

The New Orleans Pelicans have received permission from the Los Angeles Clippers to interview assistant GM Trent Redden for a senior front-office role.

Redden and new Pelicans GM David Griffin previously worked together with the Cavs, winning a NBA title in 2016.

At his introductory press conference, Griffin said he wanted to hire talented executives over filling specific roles. 

Jayson Tatum had a disappointing second regular season in the NBA in which shooting efficiency dropped. Tatum has also been mentioned in trade rumors involving Anthony Davis once the Boston Celtics can trade for him this offseason.

“Trade rumors don’t bother me,” Tatum said of trade rumors. “They’re talking about trading me for guys like Anthony Davis. So, I mean, I must be doing something pretty well.” When pressed on whether this bothered him, he didn’t budge: “I love the game of basketball. Being traded is part of the game. I’ll play for whomever. It’s something I can’t control.”

“Circumstances don’t affect him,” Brad Stevens said. “First game of the season, he’s unaffected by the jitters that everybody has. Seventh game of a playoff series? Unaffected. At least, he shows himself to be unaffected, and he can thrive in that environment.”

Tatum also revealed he has a poster of himself dunking on LeBron James in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Finals.

“I’ve got a big-ass picture of it in my house,” Tatum said.

The Celtics ultimately lost the game as the Cleveland Cavaliers advanced to The Finals.

David Griffin publicly said he believes Anthony Davis is open to remaining with the New Orleans Pelicans.

"We have a long successful history with Klutch Sports," said Griffin. "Rich Paul and I have spoke about Anthony. We are both excited about what we could potentially build here."

Griffin is taking over the front office of the Pelicans following a trade request from Davis.

Griffin also said he would prefer to establish whether Davis is all-in or all-out on being with the Pelicans.

The New Orleans Pelicans will likely hire Trent Redden as general manager. Redden is currently assistant general manager of the Los Angeles Clippers.

Redden was David Griffin's chief aide with the Cleveland Cavaliers.

The Pelicans hired Griffin as Executive Vice President of Basketball Operations.

The New Orleans Pelicans cut out Rob Pelinka and preferred to deal directly with Magic Johnson as they negotiated a deal for Anthony Davis around the trade deadline.

Alvin Gentry referred to the fallout from the Davis negotiations as the most toxic situation he's seen in 31 years, with Jeanie Buss describing rumors related to the trade as "fake news." 

With Johnson stepping down from the Lakers, Pelinka fired Luke Walton and is currently in charge of finding a new head coach.

The New Orleans Pelicans have hired David Griffin as Executive Vice President of Basketball Operations.

Griffin's first order of business will likely be a trade of Anthony Davis.

Griffin has been out of the NBA since he parted ways with the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2017. Griffin previously also worked for the Phoenix Suns.

During a press conference to close out the season, Anthony Davis raised the possibility of returning to the New Orleans Pelicans next season.

"I'm under contract still. I have a year left. Obviously it's a possibility it could happen. I don't have ill will towards anybody. I know that it's a possibility that next year I could be here as well. So I can't be mad if I'm here next year," said Davis.

Davis added that he's waiting for the team to fill their vacant general manager position. 

"Seeing what happens. Seeing who the Pelicans make their GM and having a conversation with that person about the future. My time here has always been great. I love playing here. It's something that I will definitely hold in my heart forever, but the next step is waiting on the Pelicans [to fill] that GM job."

Alvin Gentry reflected upon the turmoil surrounding the New Orleans Pelicans following their 112-103 loss to the Golden State Warriors in their season finale.

Gentry said he had never seen the level of toxicity that followed the Pelicans and Lakers after the non-trade for Anthony Davis.

"Not this toxic, no. Not that affected two teams. And two guys. One lost his job and the other one resigned from his job. So no, in 31 years I hadn't had anything that would equal this kind of fallout. No, I haven't," said Gentry.

Gentry added that Davis was a good person who received some bad advice, although he didn't specify from whom.

"I think he's a great kid. I think he's a very good kid. I think he's a solid guy. ... I think he got some bad advice. You know me to just tell the truth. I'll leave it at that. But there's nothing wrong with AD. He's a good solid guy with good character. That's the way I feel," added Gentry.