“P,” as his teammates called him, wore the uniform of the Charlotte Hornets ahead of the lockout-shortened 1999 season, before giving his NBA dream another try the following fall for the Toronto Raptors in the 1999-2000 preseason. P’s time on the cusp of the NBA may have been brief, but it was a memorable, unique spectacle, and still resonates with the teammates, coaches and others who were around him during his playing days. (Multiple messages to representatives of P for comment went unreturned.)