According to  Yahoo! Sports NBA columnist Adrian Wojnarowski, General Manager Joe Dumars of the Detroit Pistons is not interested in any basketball operations job with the New Jersey Nets.  Earlier reports from The Bergen Record had indicated that the Nets had interviewed Dumars, along with New Orleans General Manager Jeff Bower, to replace outgoing president Rod Thorn.

However, according to texts from Dumars, such an interview never took place.  The team also released a statement late Tuesday evening from Dumars that read:

“In response to today’s media reports regarding the New Jersey Nets, I can say that I do not have any interest in a basketball operations position with the Nets,” Dumars said in a statement released by the Pistons.

“My priority is to continue leading the Pistons’ basketball operations efforts and putting together a team that is ready to compete and get back on track next season.”

The Pistons organization is in somewhat of an upheaval the past year and half, starting with the death of longtime owner Bill Davidson in March 2009. After that longtime Palace CEO Tom Wilson left the organization, along with other Palace employees.  Complicating matters, new Pistons owner Karen Davidson recently stated that she expects the team to be sold by the start of the upcoming season. While such a sale would probably do well to add some direction and balance to the organization, it remains doubtful if a transaction can be completed in such a short time.

New Jersey on the other hand is now an attractive destination due to their new billionaire owner Mikhail Prokhorov, the soon-to-be New York City based area, all the cap space, and young pieces in place.  While such a job might intrigue Dumars, it seems that, for now anyways,  the interest is just a one-sided affair for the Nets.