New Charlotte Hornets guard Coby White opened up about playing for Charles Lee.
Coby White has fit in well with the Charlotte Hornets since the Chicago Bulls traded him to Buzz City and a big reason is that he enjoys playing for head coach Charles Lee.
After the Hornets beat the Portland Trail Blazers on Saturday, White opened up about playing for Lee.
“I ain’t trying to be funny, but he’s young," White said. "He’s a younger coach. Like, playing for Billy Donovan and Roy Williams, I hope they don’t get mad, but those are two older guys, so Coach Lee just brings that youthfulness, and he connects with this generation. My generation. Kon’s generation. LaMelo’s generation. He connects with us on a different level because he’s younger. Coach Williams had been a head coach for a long time when I got there (to North Carolina). Billy Donovan, head coach for a long time. Jim Boylan, in my first year in Chicago, was the head coach in college for a while. Coach (Lee) got the job when? Two years ago? A year ago? So as we’re going through it, he’s going through it too.
"He has a very joyful spirit, and it’s infectious," he continued. "He cares about each and every player, which sometimes you don’t get in this league. You talk to some guys around the league, and they be like, ‘Yeah, my head coach don’t talk to me.’ He has a high IQ, a good feel for the game, but I think the most important thing is he gets each and every one of us to buy-in to what we trying to do, and he gets everyone to compete. He's just a joyful spirit to be around. He connects us."
White has played in three games with the Hornets. He's averaging 12.3 points, 2.3 rebounds and 3.7 assists per game while shooting 36.7% from the field, 30.8% from beyond the arc and 78.6% from the free-throw line.
Charlotte is 3-0 with White in the lineup. Thus far, the trade with Chicago has worked out very well.
With White, LaMelo Ball, Miles Bridges and Kon Knueppel leading the way, Charlotte appears to have a bright future.
White is averaging 18.0 points and 4.6 assists per game on the season. He's only 26 years old.
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