After shaking a few hands and accepting some congratulatory messages from a host of well-wishers, Jeff Peterson settles in for a brief break.
The Charlotte Hornets’ new vice president of basketball operations takes a seat in the underbelly of Spectrum Center inside the Crown Club, a place that will be re-imagined this summer during the arena’s two-year renovation project. It’s probably the perfect atmosphere for Peterson at this moment, since majority co-owners Rick Schnall and Gabe Plotkin have given him the task of revamping the franchise and the NBA’s longest playoff drought.