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The Charlotte Hornets are finalizing a deal to make Brooklyn Nets assistant normal supervisor Jeff Peterson their new head of basketball operations, in line with an individual accustomed to the state of affairs.
CHARLOTTE, N.C.: The Charlotte Hornets are finalizing a deal to make Brooklyn Nets assistant normal supervisor Jeff Peterson their new head of basketball operations, in line with an individual accustomed to the state of affairs.
The particular person mentioned the deal is predicted to be accomplished within the subsequent few days. The particular person spoke to The Associated Press on situation of anonymity Thursday as a result of the small print of the contract are nonetheless being labored out.
The 35-yr-previous Peterson will substitute Mitch Kupchak, who introduced earlier this month that he’s stepping down as president of basketball operations and normal supervisor and transferring to an advisory function.
Peterson would inherit a Hornets staff that has not been to the playoffs because the 2016-17 season — the longest drought within the NBA — and is assured of one other shedding season this yr with 15-43 document.
The Hornets traded away three key gamers in Gordon Hayward, Terry Rozier and P.J. Washington previous to the commerce deadline as a part of a rebuild.
The resolution to rent Peterson is the primary main entrance workplace transfer for brand new homeowners Rick Schnall and Gabe Plotkin, who bought the staff final yr from six-time NBA champion Michael Jordan.
Peterson joined the Nets entrance workplace in 2019 because the second in command. He was a part of a Nets entrance workplace workers that traded for James Harden and signed free brokers Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving. The staff additionally drafted Cameron Thomas in 2021.
Prior to his time in Brooklyn, Peterson spent 5 seasons within the Atlanta Hawks’ entrance workplace as a basketball operations coordinator, scout and assistant GM. That is the place Peterson met Schnall, who beforehand served as a minority proprietor of the Hawks earlier than buying the Hornets.
Peterson additionally has a historical past with Hornets coach Steve Clifford, who hung out as a training marketing consultant with the Nets in 2021-22 earlier than rejoining Charlotte.
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