2008–09 Charlotte Bobcats season

The 2008–09 Charlotte Bobcats season was the 19th season of the NBA basketball in Charlotte in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and their 5th as the Charlotte Bobcats.

2008–09 Charlotte Bobcats season
Head coachLarry Brown
ArenaTime Warner Cable Arena
Results
Record35–47 (.427)
PlaceDivision: 4th (Southeast)
Conference: 10th (Eastern)
Playoff finishDid Not Qualify
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionFox Sports South, SportSouth
RadioWOLS

The previous season, Charlotte finished 32–50 under coach Sam Vincent, and did not qualify for the playoffs. In response to the dismal season, co-owner and basketball operations chief Michael Jordan fired Vincent and brought in veteran coach Larry Brown.[1] True to his reputation for turning teams around, Brown kept the young team in playoff contention well into April. They ultimately finished four games short of the first playoff appearance in their current incarnation.

Key dates
  • June 26: The 2008 NBA draft took place in New York City.
  • July 1: The free agency period.
  • March 7: Charlotte recorded its longest winning streak in franchise history at 6 following a 114–105 win over the New York Knicks.

Offseason

2008 NBA draft
Main article: 2008 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Nationality Position School/Club Team
1 9 D. J. Augustin  United States PG Texas
1 20 Alexis Ajinça  France C Hyères-Toulon (France)
2 38 Kyle Weaver  United States PG Washington State

Staff changes

Michael Jordan fired coach Sam Vincent on April 27, 2008 and subsequently signed legendary coach Larry Brown 2 days later.

Roster
Roster listing
Charlotte Bobcats roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
C 21 Ajinça, Alexis 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 220 lb (100 kg) France
G 14 Augustin, D. J. 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Texas
G 19 Bell, Raja  6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Florida International
F 32 Diaw, Boris 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) France
F/C 7 Diop, DeSagana 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 280 lb (127 kg) Oak Hill Academy (Virginia)
G 20 Felton, Raymond (C) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 198 lb (90 kg) North Carolina
F 5 Howard, Juwan 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Michigan
G 2 Jefferson, Dontell 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 181 lb (82 kg) Arkansas
G/F 1 Martin, Cartier 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Kansas State
PF 42 May, Sean 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 266 lb (121 kg) North Carolina
C 6 Mohammed, Nazr 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Kentucky
F/C 50 Okafor, Emeka 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Connecticut
F 10 Radmanović, Vladimir 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 234 lb (106 kg) Serbia
PG 44 Singletary, Sean 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Virginia
F 3 Wallace, Gerald (C) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Alabama
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Regular season

Standings
Southeast Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div GP
y-Orlando Magic5923.720—32–927–1414–282
x-Atlanta Hawks4735.5731231–1016–2511–582
x-Miami Heat4339.5241628–1315–269–782
Charlotte Bobcats3547.4272423–1812–295–1182
Washington Wizards1963.2324013–286–351–1582
# Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Cleveland Cavaliers6616.805—
2 y-Boston Celtics6220.7564
3 y-Orlando Magic5923.7207
4 x-Atlanta Hawks4735.57319
5 x-Miami Heat4339.52423
6 x-Philadelphia 76ers4141.50025
7 x-Chicago Bulls4141.50025
8 x-Detroit Pistons3943.48826
9 Indiana Pacers3646.43930
10 Charlotte Bobcats3547.42731
11 New Jersey Nets3448.41532
12 Milwaukee Bucks3448.41532
13 Toronto Raptors3349.40233
14 New York Knicks3250.39034
15 Washington Wizards1963.23247

Game log
2008–09 game log
October: 0–1 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–1)
November: 5–10 (Home: 4–7; Road: 1–3)
December: 6–10 (Home: 4–5; Road: 2–5)
January: 8–7 (Home: 5–1; Road: 3–6)
February: 6–7 (Home: 3–2; Road: 3–5)
March: 9–5 (Home: 6–2; Road: 3–3)
April: 1–7 (Home: 1–1; Road: 0–6)
2015–16 season schedule

Player statistics
Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Gerald Wallace 717137.6.480.298.8047.82.71.70.9416.6
Raymond Felton 828137.6.408.285.8053.86.71.54.3714.2
Boris Diaw* 815934.0.507.414.6875.34.1.75.6513.2
Emeka Okafor 828132.8.561.000.59310.1.6.591.6613.2
Raja Bell* 676634.6.437.421.8533.62.1.75.1211.9
D. J. Augustin 721226.5.430.439.8931.83.5.58.0311.8
Vladimir Radmanović* 783118.5.421.401.7412.81.0.59.196.9
Dontell Jefferson 6014.0.500.500.6672.01.5.67.174.8
Juwan Howard* 42211.2.510.000.6671.8.6.17.144.1
Sean May 241212.5.3981.000.7002.9.4.21.173.9
Nazr Mohammed 3918.7.406.000.5502.0.2.13.412.7
Cartier Martin 3318.1.364.303.8001.0.4.24.122.6
Sean Singletary* 3728.2.365.400.857.90.8.30.002.4
Alexis Ajinça 3145.9.362.000.7141.00.1.23.192.3
DeSagana Diop* 75113.8.433.000.3333.60.4.39.752.3
Dwayne Jones 608.7.571.000.6672.00.0.00.172.0
Andre Brown 4010.3.143.0001.0003.00.3.25.001.0

*Total for entire season including previous team(s)

Awards, records and milestones

NBA All-Rookie Second Team

Transactions
  • On July 7, the Bobcats hired Herb Brown to be an assistant coach.[3] Herb Brown spent the past four seasons as an assistant in Atlanta. Charlotte is the ninth team he's worked for as an assistant. He served as head coach in Pistons for three seasons from 1975–78.
  • On July 25, the Bobcats agreed to terms with restricted free agent Ryan Hollins.[4]
  • On July 29, the Bobcats agreed to terms with restricted free agent Emeka Okafor.[5] The Charlotte Observer reported the deal is for six years and $72 million.[6]

Trades
August 12, 2008 To Charlotte Bobcats
2009 2nd Round Selection		 To Oklahoma City Thunder
Kyle Weaver[7]
December 10, 2008 To Charlotte Bobcats
Raja Bell, Boris Diaw, Sean Singletary		 To Phoenix Suns
Jason Richardson, Jared Dudley, 2010 2nd Round Selection[8]
January 16, 2009 To Charlotte Bobcats
DeSagana Diop		 To Dallas Mavericks
Matt Carroll, Ryan Hollins
February 7, 2009 To Charlotte Bobcats
Vladimir Radmanovic		 To Los Angeles Lakers
Adam Morrison, Shannon Brown

Free agents

References
  1. "Bobcats Name Larry Brown Head Coach". Charlotte Bobcats. April 29, 2008. Archived from the original on April 11, 2010. Retrieved August 9, 2008.
  2. "Augustin Earns 2008-09 All-Rookie Second Team Honors". Charlotte Bobcats. April 30, 2009. Archived from the original on December 3, 2009. Retrieved July 3, 2009.
  3. "Herb Brown Added to Coaching Staff". Charlotte Bobcats. July 7, 2008. Archived from the original on September 3, 2008. Retrieved September 4, 2008.
  4. "Bobcats Re-sign Ryan Hollins". Charlotte Bobcats. July 25, 2008. Archived from the original on September 15, 2008. Retrieved September 4, 2008.
  5. "Bobcats Re-Sign Emeka Okafor". Charlotte Bobcats. July 31, 2008. Archived from the original on September 4, 2008. Retrieved September 4, 2008.
  6. Ron Green Jr. (August 6, 2008). "Okafor gets just what he wanted in new contract". Charlotte Observer. Archived from the original on January 19, 2013. Retrieved September 4, 2008.
  7. "Bobcats Acquire 2009 Second-Round Draft Pick". Charlotte Bobcats. August 11, 2008. Archived from the original on March 7, 2009. Retrieved September 4, 2008.
  8. "Bobcats Acquire Boris Diaw, Raja Bell and Sean Singletary from Phoenix". Charlotte Bobcats. December 10, 2008. Archived from the original on December 13, 2008. Retrieved July 2, 2009.
  9. "Bobcats Sign Shannon Brown". Charlotte Bobcats. August 6, 2008. Archived from the original on September 5, 2008. Retrieved September 4, 2008.
  10. "Bobcats Sign Juwan Howard". Charlotte Bobcats. December 12, 2008. Archived from the original on December 14, 2008. Retrieved February 4, 2009.
  11. Marc Stein (August 6, 2008). "Cats' Boykins latest NBA player to bolt for Europe, signs $3.5 million deal". ESPN. Retrieved September 4, 2008.
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