How Charlotte Hornets played role in blockbuster trade with New York, Minnesota

Jeff Peterson helped two teams pull off a blockbuster deal and the Charlotte Hornets got compensated for it.

Peterson, the Hornets’ president of basketball operations, agreed to acquire DaQuan Jeffries, a draft pick and cash considerations from the New York Knicks in a three-team trade sending Karl-Anthony Towns from Minnesota to New York in exchange for Julius Randle and Donte DiVincenzo, according to multiple reports Friday night.

Jeffries, a 6-foot-5, 230-pound shooting guard, has played parts of four seasons in the NBA. He appeared in 17 games for the Knicks last season, averaging 0.8 points in 2.7 minutes.

The move comes just days before the Hornets begin training camp and hours after the team announced that Mark Williams suffered a strained tendon in his left foot during an offseason workout Thursday, keeping him on the sideline for at least two weeks prior to getting re-evaluated.

Williams will miss the Hornets’ four-day training camp, which tips off Tuesday at Duke University’s Michael W. Krzyzewski Center.