CHARLOTTE, N.C. \u2014 The Charlotte Hornets are bringing Coby White back home to North Carolina, where he is the state’s career high school scoring leader and played for the Tar Heels.<\/p>\n
The Hornets agreed to acquire White from the Chicago Bulls on Wednesday, according to a person familiar with the situation. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the deal had yet to be approved by the league.<\/p>\n
ESPN reported that the Hornets are also getting Mike Conley Jr. in the deal, while the Bulls will get Collin Sexton, Ousmane Dieng and three of Charlotte’s second-round draft picks.<\/p>\n
White, the No. 7 overall pick in the 2019 draft, joins a Hornets team that is surging toward its first playoff appearance in a decade, having won seven straight games behind a young core of players.<\/p>\n
He averaged 18.6 points, 4.7 assists and 3.7 rebounds per game for the Bulls, shooting 34.6% from 3-point range \u2014 down slightly from his career average of 36.8%.<\/p>\n
Although it’s unclear where he fits into the Hornets’ rotation, White gives Charlotte yet another scorer join LaMelo Ball, Brandon Miller, Kon Knueppel and Miles Bridges. The Hornets are 23-28 and currently 11th in the the Eastern Conference, but they are 12-1 when they’ve started a lineup that includes Ball, Miller, Knueppel, Bridges and center Moussa Diabate \u2014 all of whom are now healthy.<\/p>\n
Knueppel has won three straight Eastern Conference Rookie of the Month awards, while Miller was named last week’s conference Player of the Week.<\/p>\n
The 25-year-old White has spent seven seasons with the Bulls, averaging 15.4 points, 3.9 assists and 3.7 rebounds.<\/p>\n
Sexton has been Ball’s primary backup at point guard this season and has given the Hornets a boost off the bench, averaging 14.2 points and 3.7 assists in 42 games while shooting 39.3% on 3s.<\/p>\n
White scored 3,573 points for Greenfield High School in Wilson, North Carolina, from 2014-18.<\/p>\n
White played one season in college at North Carolina before turning pro. He continues to host youth basketball camps<\/a> on campus during the offseason.<\/p>\n ___<\/p>\n Reynolds reported from Miami.<\/p>\n ___<\/p>\n