 Nyora kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Mushure mekusaenda kunyorwa mu2016 NBA draft, Ellis akabatana neDallas Mavericks ye2016 NBA Summer League. Musi waGunyana 23, 2016, akasaina neCharlotte Hornets, asi akaregererwa musi waGumiguru 22 mushure mekuonekwa mumutambo mumwe we preseason. Musi waGumiguru 31, 2016, akawanikwa neGreensboro Swarm yeNBA Development League semutambi weHornets. Ellis akazviratidza mumitambo yese makumi mashanu yeGreensboro muna 2016-17, aine avhareji ye9.8 mapoinzi uye 4.7 rebounds pamutambo. 