Michael Carter-Williams was playing in an LA Fitness in Los Angeles, as the story goes before he finally got a second chance. Or perhaps it was a third or fourth chance.
The former Rookie of the Year had sort of washed out of the league. The Philadelphia 76ers passed him along to the Milwaukee Bucks, his first interaction with John Hammond, who moved him to the Chicago Bulls. The Chicago Bulls let him go to free agency where he signed with the Charlotte Hornets and played under coach Steve Clifford.