LAWRENCE
Former Kansas basketball forward Perry Ellis, who had successful sports hernia surgery Tuesday in Philadelphia, will attend preseason training camp of the Charlotte Hornets and attempt to make the team as a free agent, his agent, Mark Bartelstein, said Tuesday.
The 6-foot-8 Ellis averaged 5.0 points and 2.8 rebounds a game for the Dallas Mavericks in 2016 NBA summer league action in Las Vegas. He’s expected to miss three to four weeks of individual workouts prior to training camp following surgery.
“It’s a really good fit. They like him a lot. They’ve talked about him all summer,” Bartelstein said of the Hornets.