NBA teams will sometimes stage elaborate sales pitches to recruit free agents.
No such pitch was necessary when the Charlotte Hornets looked into signing power forward-center Tyler Hansbrough. Charlotte waswhere he wanted to play professionally.
“I always wanted to play in North Carolina. I’ve always been trying to get back here,” said Hansbrough, who starred for the Tar Heels 2005-2009. “It’s a place that is special to me. It is home.”
Hansbrough spent four NBA seasons with the Indiana Pacers and the past two with the Toronto Raptors before joining the Hornets.His best NBA season was his second one, when he averaged 11 points and 5.