Since taking over as the head of basketball operations for the Pelicans, David Griffin has made it clear that he’s not into handing out specific roles to other members of his front office staff.



Whenever he’s been asked about it this summer, he’s consistently responded with one of his favorite mantras: “We’re going to pick up as many great people as we can on this bus, and we’ll figure out what everybody’s doing when we get to our destination.”



However, when the news broke that Trajan Langdon would be the general manager under Griffin in New Orleans, it was fairly obvious what one of his responsibilities would be the moment he entered the door.



Langdon has earned a reputation as one of the better talent evaluators in the league after his recent stops in Cleveland and Brooklyn, and before coming to New Orleans he was named G League Executive of the Year last season after building a Long Island Nets roster...