Demps: "I still believe in our core players"

"Pro Court Report" Staff Report

NEW ORLEANS -- Dell Demps, vice president and general manager of the New Orleans Pelicans held a pre-draft press conference on Monday discussing the state of the Pelicans.

"I still believe in our core players," Demps said at thr beginning of the conference.

Demps also mentioned how the team is not going to give up.

"We are determined to bounce back," Demps said. "We have a lot of guys working hard right now."

Demps mentioned how not having small forward Quincy Pondexter last season was unhelpful.

“Last year not having Quincy, really set us back," he said.

Demps noted that some Pelicans free agents will have opportunities around thd NBA. Re-signing them must be a "win-win" for both the Pelicans and the player.

Demps opens press conference by expressing condolences to the family of Bryce Dejean-Jones, a Pelicans player who was fatally shot after breaking down the door to a Dallas apartment on May 28.