The New Orleans Pelicans have fired basketball operations chief David Griffin. The move ends a six-year chapter during which the club drafted former Duke star Zion Williamson but still struggled to win consistently with three different coaches.

The Pelicans fired Griffin, their executive vice president of basketball operations, on Monday after the franchise missed the playoffs for the fourth time in his six seasons. Griffin tallied a 209-263 record and won two playoffs games in his stint, which included this year’s 21-61 mark.

New Orleans also made a blockbuster trade for point guard Dejounte Murray in July 2024, acquiring him from the Atlanta Hawks in exchange for Dyson Daniels, E.J. Liddell, Larry Nance Jr., Cody Zeller and two future first-round draft picks.