Joe Dumars

Joe Dumars (born May 24, 1963 in Shreveport, Louisiana) is the Detroit Pistons President of Basketball Operations (as of 2005) and a former NBA basketball player. At 6'3 he could play either shooting guard or point guard and was effective in defense. Initially a shooting guard, Dumars shifted to point guard following the retirement of teammate Isiah Thomas.

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Drafted in the first round, out of McNeese State University, he played guard for the Detroit Pistons for his entire career, from 1985 to 1999. He won two championships as a player in 1989 and 1990. He was the NBA Finals MVP in 1989. The following year, he won accolades during the Eastern Conference Finals when, with Dennis Rodman he was a cornerstone of coach Chuck Daly's "Jordan Rules" defensive playbook which forced the Chicago Bulls to change their offensive strategy to include less of Michael Jordan and more of the other members of the team.

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