CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -- Cody Zeller's unplanned move to center is paying major dividends for the Charlotte Hornets.
When Al Jefferson went down last season with an injury, coach Steve Clifford asked the 7-foot, 240-pound Zeller to fill in by shifting from power forward to the 5 spot. Zeller played so well that Clifford decided to keep him there even after Jefferson returned.
''It was kind of a freak thing how it happened and I don't think anyone was planning on it,'' Zeller said Monday. ''But I'm glad it worked out that way.