1989 MVP – Detroit swept the Los Angeles Lakers, 4-0
What he’s doing: Dumars has spent 12 years as president of basketball operations for the Detroit Pistons. The team has compiled a .555 winning percentage during this time, but this past season was only 25-41. The Hall of Famer earned a bachelor’s degree in business management in 2008 at McNeese State in Mississippi, his alma mater. Besides working in the Pistons’ front office, Dumars is a partner in two multisport and entertainment fieldhouses that bear his name in the Detroit area. Before retiring as a player, Dumars was named the inaugural winner of the NBA’s sportsmanship award, an honor whose recipients are presented with the Joe Dumars Trophy.
