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Zeller, the fourth overall pick in June, found a place to live in Charlotte two weeks ago and is now buying furnishings. He joked on Twitter recently that his mother sent him to IKEA to start living like a grown-up.
The little bit of basketball Zeller has played so far as a Bobcat went exceedingly well. He was named to the all-tournament team at Las Vegas Summer League, after averaging 16.3 points and 9.3 rebounds in four games.
New Bobcats coach Steve Clifford gave Zeller plenty of freedom to experiment offensively away from the basket. Zeller was pleasantly surprised how much NBA rules (defensive three-seconds and no-handchecking dribblers) opened up the lane for his drives.
“First time in a while it didn’t seem like there were six or seven guys waiting for me in the lane,” Zeller said.
The thing that came across most in Zeller’s Las Vegas performance was his remarkable speed and quickness for a 7-footer.
Reported by Rick Bonnell of the Charlotte Observer
