Bobcats de Charlotte

The Bobcats de Charlotte ( Charlotte Bobcats in English) are a frankness from Basket-ball of NBA, based with Charlotte in North Carolina.

History of the frankness

Founded on January 10th 2003, Bobcats constitute the first frankness from an American major league to being held mainly by a shareholder Afro-American, Robert L. Johnson. This last is at the origin of the name of the club since it is called “has cat named Bob” (Bob is the diminutive usually used for Robert). The mascot of the team is as for it called Rufus Lynx. Bobcats are not the first frankness established in Charlotte: the Hornets evolved/moved there between 1988 and 2002.

To give rise to the first manpower of Bobcats, an expansion draft takes place on June 22nd, 2004. Each of the 29 other franknesses from the NBA can protect to 8 players, by leaving a player available at least. Bobcats have the right to select a player by team. Bernie Bickerstaff, general manager, fished thus out 19 players in the policy fixed by the club, that is to say young people promising with contracts of weak duration and relatively low. Thus veterans confirmed with the cumbersome contracts like Scottie Pippen, Allan Houston or Jerry Stackhouse selected although were not left free by their respective teams. Tested the Steve Smith and Brevin Knight is recruited during the intersaison for contracts of short duration, in order to frame the young people. The hard core of the team is then in particular composed of Gerald Wallace, Jason Kapono (left since in Heat of Miami) and of the second choice of the draft 2004, Emeka Okafor.

The first match of the history of the frankness takes place on November 4th, 2004, giving place to a defeat vis-a-vis the Washington Wizards but the first victory is not made wait. Indeed, Bobcats beat the Orlando Magic 111 to 100 as of the following match, grace in particular to the 20 points and 10 rebounds of the Slovenien revelation Primoz Brezec. November 23rd, 2004, they have become the first beginner team to beat the champion titrates some for 1971, year when the Buffalo Braves and the Portland Trail Blazers beat the New York Knicks. Bobcats beat once again Detroit at the time of the last match of the regular season, without stake for the Pistons, ensured to finish seconds of the Conference Is.

The club finishes its first season on a satisfying assessment of 18 victories for 64 defeats, with equality with Hornets, both leaving the last place of the league in Atlanta. Emeka Okafor, which leads the team to the points and the rebounds, is named better beginning from the year. With the fifth and the thirteenth choice of the draft, Bobcats select two players resulting from the local university, North Carolina, and recently haloed title of champion NCAA: the leader Raymond Felton and the interior Sean May.

In spite of the absence of Okafor lasting nearly 60 meetings and a better marker at only 15,4 points not match, Bobcats are on an ascending slope. Charlotte gained 26 victories for 56 defeats is 8 victories moreover than at the time of the first season. At the time of the draft 2006 with the third choice, Bobcats select Adam Morrison shootor prometor.

In June 2006, the ex-star of the parquet floors, Michael Jordan, announces to have taken shares in the capital of the frankness becoming one from the three principal shareholders of the club with Robert L. Johnson and the rappor Nelly.

In 2007, Bobcats inherit the 8th choice with has Draft NBA where they select Brandan Wright which they immediately exchange nevertheless against Jason Richardson and rights of Jermareo Davidson of the Golden State Warriors. The following day, Bobacts lay off the leader of play Brevin Knight.

Manpower

External bonds

Official site
Statistical detailed on basketball-reference.com

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