FILE - Charlotte Hornets general manager Mitch Kupchak speaks to the media during a news conference for the NBA basketball team in Charlotte, N.C., Friday, April 12, 2019. Kupchak has signed a multi-year contract extension to remain on as the Charlotte Hornets general manager. Kupchak’s contract was set to expire this summer. Kupchak told reporters on Thursday, May 19, 2022, that “for better or for worse I will be here for the next couple of years.” (AP Photo/Chuck Burton, File)