North Carolina basketball forward Brady Manek will have a shot at earning a spot in the NBA with the Charlotte Hornets.
Manek has signed on to join the Hornets for summer league in Las Vegas, his agency said Friday, after he wasn’t selected Thursday night in the 2022 NBA Draft.
He becomes another Tar Heels product with the Charlotte NBA team, owned by UNC icon Michael Jordan and run by general manager Mitch Kupchak, the former North Carolina standout.
The Hornets open summer league play July 8 against the Indiana Pacers (5 p.