There's a New Sherrif in Town and Her Name is Gayle

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The most important day in New Orleans Pelicans franchise history could go down as Jan. 28, 2019.

It’s the day Anthony Davis’ agent, Rich Paul, told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski that Davis wasn’t going to sign a super-max extension with the Pelicans...It was the impetus the Pelicans’ organization badly needed as it forced owner Gayle Benson and her team to make moves.

...Benson wants to have two successful franchises and is willing to do whatever it takes to make that happen.

“She’s been involved at literally any level we ask her to be,” Griffin said. “If you said ‘Hey, it’d be really good if you spoke with this person,’ she visits with people. If it’s something where she’s going to support it financially, that’s what she does. If she has to help put something in motion to connect us with someone outside the organization, she does that. It’s been remarkable.”

...“The level of investment she’s making in the building and obviously from a staffing perspective, it’s really what gets the ball rolling to start to change the narrative that look, this is not what you believe the Pelicans to be,” Griffin said.

“Frankly, I think what it really is is it’s stacking one success after another and one investment after another. This is Mrs. Benson’s team now.”

Griffin stopped, laughed and then added, “There’s a new sheriff in town and her name is Gayle.”

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