Joe Dumars, hired in April as the Pelicans' executive vice president of basketball operations, spoke on the plans for Williamson in an interview with The Times-Picayune Wednesday morning.

In an interview with The Times-Picayune on Wednesday, Dumars spoke on the franchise's plans for Williamson as well as the relationship he has built with him since being hired as the Pelicans' new EVP of basketball operations in April.

The New Orleans Pelicans are coming off a nightmare of a season. Following a successful summer last year, expectations were that the Pelicans would establish themselves as one of the elite teams in the Western Conference.