Overview

• Mitch Kupchak transitions to an advisory role, prompting the search for a new head of basketball operations for the Charlotte Hornets.
• Jeff Peterson from the Brooklyn Nets and Elton Brand from the Philadelphia 76ers emerge as leading candidates for the position.
• The Hornets aim to hire a president as well as a general manager, with a preference for candidates with previous executive experience.
• Charlotte's general manager post is considered a coveted position despite the team's long playoff drought.
• The new executive will inherit a team in transition, with the opportunity to shape the roster around young stars LaMelo Ball and Brandon Miller.