Charlotte Hornets hire Mitch Kupchak as president and general manager.

Charlotte Hornets owner Michael Jordan has turned to a fellow former North Carolina Tar Heel with a strong NBA track record to help turn around his struggling franchise. Charlotte hired

Mitch Kupchak as president of basketball operations and general manager Sunday, giving him full control of day-to-day operations. Jordan called Kupchak a “proven winner” in a statement. As a player and executive, Kupchak has been a part of 10 NBA championship teams. He won three as a player — one with the Washington Wizards (then the Bullets in 1978) and two with in Los Angeles Lakers in 1982 and 1985 — and seven as a Lakers executive. Kupchak, 63, replaces

Rich Cho, who was fired earlier this season. Charlotte has failed to make the playoffs in three of its last four seasons. One of Kupchak’s first decisions will be whether or not to bring back Coach Steve Clifford, whose contract expires after the 2019 season. Kupchak brings more than 30 years of NBA front office experience to Charlotte, including 17 seasons as a general manager with the Lakers. Kupchak inherits a roster that includes two-time All Star point guard Kemba Walker, aging center Dwight Howard and Nic Batum, but not much else to build around for the future and with few assets available to trade other than Walker. Kupchak played at North Carolina and was the 13th overall pick in the first round of the 1976 NBA draft.