After reaching the NBA Playoffs last season for the first time in franchise history, your Charlotte Bobcats are ready to get back on the court in 2010 and prove it wasn’t a fluke. New Team Owner Michael Jordon may have a little something to do with that. Just having the “Great Ones” presence makes this team better. But after trading away the most talented of the group to get under the salary cap, even Coach Brown admits getting back into the playoffs in the Eastern Conference will be tougher this season. I'm excited about some of the young people we got, but I think the challenge is much greater than last year, based of who we had and who we lost and what's gone on in our league," Brown said
When the Charlotte Bobcats hired Larry Brown in April of 2008, the franchise was looking at a short rebuilding process. Fast forward to the 2009/10 season and the Bobcats are still struggling, mostly with a lack of a bench. With the roster containing six guards and only one legit NBA power forward, the Bobcats may have to deal one of their four point guards in order to shore up the bench. While trying to help develop his rookies Derrick Brown and Gerald Henderson, Brown must also help Guard DJ Augustine regain his confidence after clashing with Brown’s “Play the right way” style. As of this writing, a deal with the New York Knicks is in the works with Nate Robinson in the center. With salary cap issues this may not be doable but Coach Brown is determined to get a quality four on his roster. Be sure to pick up your Charlotte Bobcats tickets and see how Coach Brown tries to get his team into the playoffs.
The Charlotte Bobcats came into existence after the city’s prior team bolted for New Orleans. In 2003 the franchise, led by BET founder Robert Johnson, was named the Bobcats after an extensive “Help Name the Team” campaign. They named Bernie Bickerstaff as the team’s first head coach.
Out of the shoot, the Bobcats drafted Predrag Drobnjak and Gerald Wallace in the expansion draft and in a trade with the LA Clippers, acquired the second pick of the ’04 draft and selected C Emeka Okafor who won Rookie of the Year in 2005.
In 2007, the franchise named Sam Vincent, a former Dallas Mavericks assistant, as the new head coach of the team. Vincent went 32-50 and was fired on April 26, 2008 and on the 29th named Hall of Fame member Larry Brown as the third head coach.
In his first draft, Brown selected D.J. Augustin from the University of Texas. He then resigned Okafor to a six year del, traded Jason Richardson to Phoenix for a 2010 pick, Boris Diaw, Raja Bell and Sean Singletary. The team would finish four games out of 8th place.
In the offseason, guard Adam Morrison was traded to the LA Lakers for forward Vladimir Radmanovic and in the 2009 Draft, chose Gerald Henderson from Duke and Derrick Brown out of Xavier. The changes were not yet done as Brown then traded Okafor to New Orleans for center Tyson Chandler and in November 2009, traded Raja Bell and Radmanovic to Golden State for Stephen Jackson and Acie Law.
NBA
Team Info Home
All Images, Content and Design © 2004
NBATEAMINFO.com |
