Free agent guard Coby White intends to sign a three-year, $74 million deal to return to the Charlotte Hornets, sources told ESPN's Shams Charania on Thursday.
White was a major priority for the Hornets and now steps into a new starting role in the backcourt following Charlotte's agreed-upon trade to send LaMelo Ball to the Minnesota Timberwolves.
Hornets officials worked through White's free agency with CAA Basketball agents Steven Heumann and Ty Sullivan.
The Hornets acquired White in a trade with the Chicago Bulls before the February deadline, adding the pending free agent in the hopes of making a postseason push. The 6-foot-4 guard was exactly the punch Charlotte needed off the bench as White averaged 15.6 points and 39% 3-point shooting in 21 games for Charlotte.