http://www.nola.com/hornets/t-p/index.ssf?/base/sports-1/108788932454650.xml Hornets to hire Gattison today Former NBA player to join Scott's staff Tuesday, June 22, 2004 By John Reid and Jimmy Smith Staff writers The Hornets will announce today that Kenny Gattison will join Coach Byron Scott's staff as an assistant coach, a team official said Monday. Scott, who could not be reached for comment Monday, said eight days ago that Gattison would be hired. "Kenny is somebody I trust," Scott said. "His family, Wanda and my wife, they've known each other for a long time." Gattison joined the Hornets' staff last season and worked extensively with center Jamaal Magloire, who made the Eastern Conference All-Star team for the first time. Before joining the Hornets, Gattison was an assistant with Old Dominion, his alma mater. Gattison played nine seasons in the NBA, including six with the Charlotte Hornets. Gattison and Scott have been friends since they were teammates with the Vancouver Grizzlies in 1995-96. Gattison left the Alario Center on Monday before speaking to reporters after a predraft workout for prospects. Scott has two more openings to fill. Scott has spoken to Donald Newman, a New Orleans native, but Scott said they hadn't reached a contract agreement. Newman was on Scott's staff this past season with the New Jersey Nets. Newman previously spent four seasons as an assistant with the Milwaukee Bucks. Newman is a former Brother Martin basketball standout who had a brief professional football career. He did not play in the NBA. From 1987 to 1992, Newman was an assistant at Washington State before taking the head coaching job at Sacramento State from 1992 to 1997. He was an interim head coach at Arizona State from 1997-98 before becoming an assistant at Oregon in 1998-99. Scott also is considering Larry Drew and Lester Conner. Drew was an assistant with Scott in New Jersey. EXPANSION DRAFT: The Charlotte Bobcats can select as many as 14 players in today's expansion draft, but they can't select more than one player from a team. Under league rules, no team could disclose which player it left unprotected. League sources indicated that guards Courtney Alexander and Maurice Carter were left unprotected by the Hornets. Alexander missed all 82 games this season after rupturing an Achilles tendon in a preseason game. Carter was signed at midseason. He played in six regular-season games and averaged 3.3 points. PRE-DRAFT WORKOUTS: The Hornets invited UNO guard Kyle Buggs to a pre-draft workout Monday at the Alario Center. It was Buggs' first workout with an NBA team. "I wasn't really expecting it; I kind of got the call out of the blue," said Buggs, who is considering playing in a foreign professional league if he is not drafted or does not receive a free-agent offer. . . . . . . . John Reid can be reached at [email protected] or (504) 826-3405. Jimmy Smith can be reached at [email protected] or (504) 826-3814. --

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