Joe Dumars

Joe Dumars
	Dumars in 2005
Personal information
Born	May 24, 1963 (age 61); Shreveport, Louisiana, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight	195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school	Natchitoches Central; (Natchitoches, Louisiana)
College	McNeese State (1981–1985)
NBA draft	1985: 1st round, 18th overall pick
	Selected by the Detroit Pistons
Playing career	1985–1999
Position	Shooting guard / point guard
Number	4
Career history
1985–1999	Detroit Pistons
Career highlights and awards
	As player: 2× NBA champion (1989, 1990); NBA Finals MVP (1989); 6× NBA All-Star (1990–1993, 1995, 1997); All-NBA Second Team (1993); 2× All-NBA Third Team (1990, 1991); 4× NBA All-Defensive First Team (1989, 1990, 1992, 1993); NBA All-Defensive Second Team (1991); NBA All-Rookie First Team (1986); NBA Sportsmanship Award (1996); No. 4 retired by Detroit Pistons; Southland Player of the Year (1985); 4× First-team All-Southland (1982–1985); No. 4 retired by McNeese State Cowboys; As executive: NBA champion (2004); NBA Executive of the Year (2003);
Career statistics
Points	16,401 (16.1 ppg)
Rebounds	2,203 (2.2 rpg)
Assists	4,612 (4.5 apg)
	Stats at NBA.com
	Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
	Basketball Hall of Fame as player
	College Basketball Hall of Fame; Inducted in 2006
Men's basketball
Representing United States
FIBA World Championship

Joe Dumars III (/ˈduːmɑːrz/ DOO-marz; born May 24, 1963) is an American professional basketball executive and former player who is the executive vice president and head of basketball operations of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He could play either shooting guard or point guard on offense and was a highly effective defender. He played his entire 14-year career with the Detroit Pistons. During the late 1980s and early 1990s, Dumars and Isiah Thomas combined to form one of the best backcourts in NBA history.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4] Dumars was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 2006.

Initially a shooting guard, Dumars moved to point guard following Thomas’ retirement in 1994, sharing ball-handling duties with Grant Hill. Dumars served as the president of basketball operations for the Pistons from 2000 to 2014.

^ "ESPN Lists 2 Pistons Duos In Top 10 Backcourts Of NBA History". CBS Detroit. May 22, 2015. Archived from the original on June 14, 2021. Retrieved June 14, 2021.
^ Kerber, Fred (June 4, 2016). "Debating best backcourts ever: Are Curry, Thompson No. 1?". New York Post. Archived from the original on September 9, 2022. Retrieved June 14, 2021.
^ Nelson, Ryne (April 26, 2017). "John Wall Compares Himself and Bradley Beal to Isiah Thomas and Joe Dumars". Slam. Archived from the original on June 14, 2021. Retrieved June 14, 2021.
^ Barney, Chuck (December 21, 2018). "Warriors' Splash Brothers meet the Bad Boys in new TV special". The Mercury News. Archived from the original on February 23, 2019. Retrieved June 14, 2021.

[1] "ESPN Lists 2 Pistons Duos In Top 10 Backcourts Of NBA History". CBS Detroit. May 22, 2015. Archived from the original on June 14, 2021. Retrieved June 14, 2021.

[2] Kerber, Fred (June 4, 2016). "Debating best backcourts ever: Are Curry, Thompson No. 1?". New York Post. Archived from the original on September 9, 2022. Retrieved June 14, 2021.

[3] Nelson, Ryne (April 26, 2017). "John Wall Compares Himself and Bradley Beal to Isiah Thomas and Joe Dumars". Slam. Archived from the original on June 14, 2021. Retrieved June 14, 2021.

[4] Barney, Chuck (December 21, 2018). "Warriors' Splash Brothers meet the Bad Boys in new TV special". The Mercury News. Archived from the original on February 23, 2019. Retrieved June 14, 2021.

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