He also played for the Minnesota Timberwolves, San Antonio Spurs, Charlotte Hornets and Seattle SuperSonics.

His 17-year coaching career ended when Person was ensnared in a college recruitment scandal and pleaded guilty to a bribery charge.

[2] While a member of the Pacers, Person engaged in a brief on-court rivalry with Larry Bird of the Boston Celtics, which reached its peak when the two teams faced off in the 1991 NBA playoffs.

In their first-round series encounter, Person would average 26 points on 55% shooting from 3-point distance, including a 39-point performance in Game 2 at Boston Garden.

[3] The emergence of Reggie Miller as an all-star shooter made Person expendable, and in the 1992 offseason he was traded to the Minnesota Timberwolves, along with Micheal Williams, in a deal that sent Sam Mitchell and Pooh Richardson to Indiana.

After Person was traded by Seattle to the Lakers, who waived him (though he had already decided to retire) in 2000, he joined Cleveland Cavaliers head coach John Lucas's staff as an assistant for the 2000–01 NBA season.

He was then a player-relations assistant and scout to president Donnie Walsh in the Pacers' front office from January 2003[4] until July 2005, when he moved to an assistant-coaching position within the organization.

[7][8] After his first season with the Kings, Person was interviewed for the Chicago Bulls' head-coaching vacancy but ultimately was not hired.

[6][7] Upon leaving Sacramento, Person returned to his home town of Brantley, Alabama in 2008 for an eight-month break after 23 years of playing, administrating, and coaching.

In March 2010, he interviewed for the head coaching job for the men's team at his alma mater, Auburn University, but was not successful, despite positive feedback.

[18] During the sentencing hearing, Person expressed remorse for taking bribes to steer college athletes to a financial adviser who turned out to be a government informant.