Hornets' Tyler Hansbrough: Minutes drying up

Hansbrough has appeared in just one of the Hornets' last five games, playing a total of two minutes.

Unsurprisingly, Hansbrough was dropped from coach Steve Clifford's rotation when Cody Zeller (shoulder) returned to action Feb. 3, as the 30-year-old now ranks behind Zeller, Marvin Williams, Frank Kaminsky, and Spencer Hawes in the rotation of big men. The Hornets' frontcourt will only get more crowded once Al Jefferson (knee) is back in the fold in the second half, which will likely limit Hansbrough's appearances to mop-up duty in blowout contests.