2008–09 Charlotte Bobcats season

2008–09 Charlotte Bobcats season
2008–09 Charlotte Bobcats season
Head coach	Larry Brown
General manager	Rod Higgins
President	Michael Jordan
Owner(s)	Robert L. Johnson
Arena	Time Warner Cable Arena
Results
Record	35–47 (.427)
Place	Division: 4th (Southeast); Conference: 10th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
	Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	Fox Sports South, SportSouth
Radio	WOLS
< 2007–08	2009–10 >

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.

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

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

Injuries and surgeries

Staff changes

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

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Height	Weight	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)	FIU
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	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	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Alabama

Head coach

Larry Brown (North Carolina)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(DP) Unsigned draft pick
(FA) Free agent
(S) Suspended
Injured

Regular season

Standings

Southeast Division v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div	GP
y-Orlando Magic	59	23	.720	—	32–9	27–14	14–2	82
x-Atlanta Hawks	47	35	.573	12	31–10	16–25	11–5	82
x-Miami Heat	43	39	.524	16	28–13	15–26	9–7	82
Charlotte Bobcats	35	47	.427	24	23–18	12–29	5–11	82
Washington Wizards	19	63	.232	40	13–28	6–35	1–15	82

#	Eastern Conference v t e
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	z-Cleveland Cavaliers	66	16	.805	—
2	y-Boston Celtics	62	20	.756	4
3	y-Orlando Magic	59	23	.720	7
4	x-Atlanta Hawks	47	35	.573	19
5	x-Miami Heat	43	39	.524	23
6	x-Philadelphia 76ers	41	41	.500	25
7	x-Chicago Bulls	41	41	.500	25
8	x-Detroit Pistons	39	43	.476	27

9	Indiana Pacers	36	46	.439	30
10	Charlotte Bobcats	35	47	.427	31
11	New Jersey Nets	34	48	.415	32
12	Milwaukee Bucks	34	48	.415	32
13	Toronto Raptors	33	49	.402	33
14	New York Knicks	32	50	.390	34
15	Washington Wizards	19	63	.232	47

Game log

2008–09 game log

October: 0–1 (home: 0–0; road: 0–1)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
1	October 30	@ Cleveland	L 79–96	Jason Richardson (24)	Emeka Okafor (12)	Raymond Felton (5)	Quicken Loans Arena 20,562	0–1

November: 5–10 (home: 4–7; road: 1–3)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
2	November 1	Miami	W 100–87	Gerald Wallace (34)	Emeka Okafor (13)	Raymond Felton (8)	Time Warner Cable Arena 19,238	1–1
3	November 3	Detroit	L 83–101	Shannon Brown (16)	Gerald Wallace (12)	Jason Richardson (5)	Time Warner Cable Arena 11,023	1–2
4	November 5	@ New York	L 98–101	Raymond Felton (18)	Emeka Okafor (15)	Raymond Felton (6)	Madison Square Garden 17,977	1–3
5	November 7	New Orleans	W 92–89	Jason Richardson, Raymond Felton (20)	Emeka Okafor (10)	D. J. Augustin (4)	Time Warner Cable Arena 13,435	2–3
6	November 9	Toronto	L 79–89	D. J. Augustin (14)	Gerald Wallace (8)	Raymond Felton (6)	Time Warner Cable Arena 12,111	2–4
7	November 11	Denver	L 80–88	Jason Richardson (23)	Emeka Okafor (8)	Raymond Felton (5)	Time Warner Cable Arena 10,753	2–5
8	November 14	Utah	W 104–96	Raymond Felton (23)	Gerald Wallace (9)	Raymond Felton (6)	Time Warner Cable Arena 14,189	3–5
9	November 16	Orlando	L 85–90	Gerald Wallace (19)	Gerald Wallace, Emeka Okafor (9)	Raymond Felton (6)	Time Warner Cable Arena 12,639	3–6
10	November 18	Dallas	L 83–100	D. J. Augustin (21)	Emeka Okafor (9)	D. J. Augustin (4)	Time Warner Cable Arena 10,935	3–7
11	November 21	@ Atlanta	L 83–88	D. J. Augustin (26)	Emeka Okafor (11)	D. J. Augustin (7)	Philips Arena 15,068	3–8
12	November 22	Milwaukee	L 74–79	Gerald Wallace (18)	Emeka Okafor (18)	Raymond Felton (5)	Time Warner Cable Arena 12,096	3–9
13	November 24	Philadelphia	W 93–84	D. J. Augustin (25)	Emeka Okafor (9)	D. J. Augustin (11)	Time Warner Cable Arena 10,848	4–9
14	November 26	@ Toronto	L 86–93	Gerald Wallace (23)	Emeka Okafor (14)	Raymond Felton (7)	Air Canada Centre 17,414	4–10
15	November 28	@ Indiana	W 115–108 (OT)	Raymond Felton (31)	Emeka Okafor (20)	Raymond Felton (7)	Conseco Fieldhouse 17,160	5–10
16	November 29	Boston	L 84–89	Gerald Wallace (23)	Gerald Wallace (8)	Raymond Felton (6)	Time Warner Cable Arena 19,177	5–11

December: 6–10 (home: 4–5; road: 2–5)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
17	December 1	Minnesota	W 100–90	Jason Richardson (25)	Emeka Okafor (10)	Raymond Felton (14)	Time Warner Cable Arena 9,285	6–11
18	December 3	Oklahoma City	W 103–97	Emeka Okafor (25)	Emeka Okafor (13)	Raymond Felton (12)	Time Warner Cable Arena 11,629	7–11
19	December 5	@ Milwaukee	L 96–101	Jason Richardson (20)	Emeka Okafor (8)	Raymond Felton (8)	Bradley Center 14,875	7–12
20	December 6	Cleveland	L 74–94	D. J. Augustin (17)	Emeka Okafor (8)	Raymond Felton (5)	Time Warner Cable Arena 19,133	7–13
21	December 8	@ Miami	L 96–100	Jason Richardson (24)	Emeka Okafor (12)	Raymond Felton (8)	American Airlines Arena 15,024	7–14
22	December 10	@ New Orleans	L 89–105	D. J. Augustin (28)	Emeka Okafor (8)	D. J. Augustin (7)	New Orleans Arena 15,750	7–15
23	December 11	@ Dallas	L 90–95	Emeka Okafor (27)	Emeka Okafor (17)	D. J. Augustin (10)	American Airlines Center 19,736	7–16
24	December 13	Detroit	L 86–90	Gerald Wallace (22)	Emeka Okafor (12)	Boris Diaw (5)	Time Warner Cable Arena 17,373	7–17
25	December 15	@ Atlanta	L 79–83	Boris Diaw (25)	Emeka Okafor (11)	Raymond Felton (7)	Philips Arena 12,733	7–18
26	December 16	Chicago	W 110–101 (OT)	D. J. Augustin (29)	Emeka Okafor (13)	D. J. Augustin, Raymond Felton (7)	Time Warner Cable Arena 11,225	8–18
27	December 19	@ Memphis	W 112–83	Boris Diaw (26)	Boris Diaw (10)	D. J. Augustin (10)	FedExForum 11,869	9–18
28	December 20	Golden State	L 103–110	Gerald Wallace (26)	Emeka Okafor (13)	Raymond Felton (8)	Time Warner Cable Arena 13,068	9–19
29	December 23	Washington	W 80–72	Emeka Okafor (29)	Emeka Okafor (18)	Raymond Felton (8)	Time Warner Cable Arena 13,776	10–19
30	December 26	@ New Jersey	W 95–87	Raymond Felton (22)	Gerald Wallace (13)	Boris Diaw (7)	Izod Center 16,852	11–19
31	December 27	New Jersey	L 103–114 (OT)	Gerald Wallace (32)	Emeka Okafor (10)	Boris Diaw (7)	Time Warner Cable Arena 15,837	11–20
32	December 30	New York	L 89–93	Gerald Wallace (21)	Emeka Okafor (15)	Raymond Felton (8)	Time Warner Cable Arena 15,108	11–21

January: 8–7 (home: 5–1; road: 3–6)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
33	January 2	@ Milwaukee	L 75–103	Boris Diaw (16)	Emeka Okafor (12)	Boris Diaw (6)	Bradley Center 15,107	11–22
34	January 3	Milwaukee	W 102–92	Gerald Wallace (24)	Boris Diaw, Raymond Felton, Emeka Okafor (6)	Boris Diaw (7)	Time Warner Cable Arena 14,201	12–22
35	January 6	Boston	W 114–106 (OT)	Raymond Felton (25)	Emeka Okafor (17)	Raymond Felton (8)	Time Warner Cable Arena 17,112	13–22
36	January 7	@ Cleveland	L 81–111	Raymond Felton (15)	Boris Diaw (8)	Boris Diaw (6)	Quicken Loans Arena 20,562	13–23
37	January 9	@ Philadelphia	L 87–93	Emeka Okafor (24)	Emeka Okafor (11)	Raymond Felton (8)	Wachovia Center 14,235	13–24
38	January 10	@ Washington	W 92–89	Raja Bell (19)	Emeka Okafor (6)	Raymond Felton (11)	Verizon Center 20,173	14–24
39	January 13	@ Detroit	W 80–78	Raymond Felton (23)	Gerald Wallace (10)	Raymond Felton (9)	The Palace of Auburn Hills 22,076	15–24
40	January 17	Portland	W 102–97 (OT)	Gerald Wallace (31)	Gerald Wallace (16)	Raymond Felton, Boris Diaw (7)	Time Warner Cable Arena 17,482	16–24
41	January 19	San Antonio	L 84–86	Raja Bell (25)	Boris Diaw (13)	Raymond Felton (9)	Time Warner Cable Arena 16,160	16–25
42	January 21	Memphis	W 101–86	Raja Bell (25)	Emeka Okafor (15)	Gerald Wallace (9)	Time Warner Cable Arena 11,249	17–25
43	January 23	Phoenix	W 98–76	Gerald Wallace (28)	Boris Diaw (11)	Raja Bell (8)	Time Warner Cable Arena 19,104	18–25
44	January 25	@ Indiana	L 93–98	Raja Bell, Boris Diaw (18)	Emeka Okafor (8)	Raymond Felton (12)	Conseco Fieldhouse 10,936	18–26
45	January 27	@ L.A. Lakers	W 117–110 (2OT)	Boris Diaw (23)	Raymond Felton, Emeka Okafor (11)	Boris Diaw, Raymond Felton (9)	Staples Center 18,997	19–26
46	January 28	@ Portland	L 74–88	Emeka Okafor (18)	Emeka Okafor, Raymond Felton (5)	Raymond Felton (8)	Rose Garden 20,380	19–27
47	January 30	@ Denver	L 99–110	Raja Bell (27)	DeSagana Diop (7)	Raymond Felton (9)	Pepsi Center 18,463	19–28

February: 6–7 (home: 3–2; road: 3–5)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
48	February 2	@ Utah	L 86–105	Raymond Felton (16)	Emeka Okafor (7)	Raymond Felton (9)	EnergySolutions Arena 19,911	19–29
49	February 6	Atlanta	L 97–102	Raja Bell (17)	Emeka Okafor (19)	Raymond Felton (8)	Time Warner Cable Arena 15,140	19–30
50	February 8	@ Miami	L 92–96	D. J. Augustin (27)	Emeka Okafor (8)	Raymond Felton (11)	American Airlines Arena 17,656	19–31
51	February 9	L.A. Clippers	W 94–73	Emeka Okafor (19)	Emeka Okafor (16)	Boris Diaw (9)	Time Warner Cable Arena 10,852	20–31
52	February 11	Washington	W 101–89	D. J. Augustin (24)	Emeka Okafor (13)	Raymond Felton (9)	Time Warner Cable Arena 10,237	21–31
53	February 17	@ Orlando	L 102–107 (OT)	Raymond Felton (22)	Raymond Felton (10)	Raymond Felton (5)	Amway Arena 17,461	21–32
54	February 18	Indiana	W 103–94	Gerald Wallace (25)	Emeka Okafor (12)	Gerald Wallace (7)	Time Warner Cable Arena 12,374	22–32
55	February 20	Orlando	L 80–92	Raymond Felton (16)	Emeka Okafor (11)	Raymond Felton (5)	Time Warner Cable Arena 19,244	22–33
56	February 22	@ Houston	L 78–99	Boris Diaw, Emeka Okafor, Raymond Felton (13)	Emeka Okafor (11)	Raymond Felton (4)	Toyota Center 17,124	22–34
57	February 24	@ Phoenix	L 102–112	Boris Diaw (27)	Boris Diaw (10)	Raymond Felton (9)	US Airways Center 18,422	22–35
58	February 25	@ Sacramento	W 98–91	Gerald Wallace (27)	Emeka Okafor (11)	Raymond Felton (9)	ARCO Arena 10,439	23–35
59	February 27	@ Golden State	W 112–109	Raymond Felton (26)	Gerald Wallace, Emeka Okafor (11)	Raymond Felton (9)	Oracle Arena 18,653	24–35
60	February 28	@ L.A. Clippers	W 100–95	Emeka Okafor (28)	Emeka Okafor, Gerald Wallace (9)	D. J. Augustin (8)	Staples Center 16,349	25–35

March: 9–5 (home: 6–2; road: 3–3)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
61	March 3	Chicago	W 96–80	Raymond Felton, Raja Bell (18)	Emeka Okafor (10)	Raymond Felton (9)	Time Warner Cable Arena 14,216	26–35
62	March 6	Atlanta	W 98–91	Gerald Wallace (21)	Emeka Okafor (11)	Boris Diaw (13)	Time Warner Cable Arena 15,058	27–35
63	March 7	@ New York	W 114–105	Gerald Wallace (23)	Gerald Wallace (13)	Raymond Felton (10)	Madison Square Garden 19,763	28–35
64	March 10	@ San Antonio	L 86–100	Emeka Okafor, Raja Bell (16)	DeSagana Diop, Gerald Wallace (7)	Boris Diaw (8)	AT&T Center 18,254	28–36
65	March 13	Houston	L 86–91	Gerald Wallace (17)	Gerald Wallace, Emeka Okafor (8)	Raymond Felton (8)	Time Warner Cable Arena 16,809	28–37
66	March 14	@ Minnesota	L 100–108	Gerald Wallace (26)	Gerald Wallace (10)	Raymond Felton (5)	Target Center 15,276	28–38
67	March 16	Toronto	W 112–86	Gerald Wallace (25)	Vladimir Radmanović, Gerald Wallace (9)	Raymond Felton (8)	Time Warner Cable Arena 11,349	29–38
68	March 18	Sacramento	W 104–88	Gerald Wallace (25)	Gerald Wallace (12)	Raymond Felton (7)	Time Warner Cable Arena 13,594	30–38
69	March 20	@ Toronto	W 102–89	Boris Diaw, Gerald Wallace (30)	Gerald Wallace (9)	Gerald Wallace (8)	Air Canada Centre 18,641	31–38
70	March 21	Indiana	L 83–108	Boris Diaw (15)	Emeka Okafor (9)	Raymond Felton, Gerald Wallace (5)	Time Warner Cable Arena 15,721	31–39
71	March 25	@ Washington	L 93–95	Gerald Wallace (21)	Gerald Wallace (11)	Raymond Felton (8)	Verizon Center 14,657	31–40
72	March 27	@ Philadelphia	W 100–95	Boris Diaw (24)	Gerald Wallace (11)	Boris Diaw (6)	Wachovia Center 19,098	32–40
73	March 28	New York	W 96–85	Gerald Wallace (23)	Emeka Okafor (14)	Gerald Wallace (8)	Time Warner Cable Arena 19,133	33–40
74	March 31	L.A. Lakers	W 94–84	Gerald Wallace (21)	Gerald Wallace (13)	Boris Diaw (12)	Time Warner Cable Arena 19,568	34–40

April: 1–7 (home: 1–1; road: 0–6)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
75	April 1	@ Boston	L 109–111 (2OT)	Gerald Wallace (20)	Gerald Wallace, Emeka Okafor (10)	Raymond Felton (12)	TD Banknorth Garden 18,624	34–41
76	April 3	Miami	L 92–97	Gerald Wallace (21)	Emeka Okafor (13)	Raymond Felton (10)	Time Warner Cable Arena 19,568	34–42
77	April 5	@ Detroit	L 97–104	D. J. Augustin (22)	Emeka Okafor (16)	Boris Diaw (6)	The Palace of Auburn Hills 22,076	34–43
78	April 7	Philadelphia	W 101–98	Raymond Felton (32)	Emeka Okafor (12)	Boris Diaw, D. J. Augustin (6)	Time Warner Cable Arena 16,499	35–43
79	April 10	@ Oklahoma City	L 81–84	D. J. Augustin (20)	Gerald Wallace (14)	Raymond Felton (5)	Ford Center 19,136	35–44
80	April 11	@ Chicago	L 106–113	Raymond Felton (26)	Emeka Okafor (14)	D. J. Augustin (8)	United Center 20,265	35–45
81	April 13	@ New Jersey	L 87–91	Raymond Felton (19)	DeSagana Diop, Boris Diaw, Emeka Okafor (5)	Raymond Felton (5)	Izod Center 14,519	35–46
82	April 15	@ Orlando	L 73–98	Raymond Felton (13)	Gerald Wallace (10)	Dontell Jefferson (4)	Amway Arena 17,461	35–47

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	71	71	37.6	.480	.298	.804	7.8	2.7	1.70	.94	16.6
Raymond Felton	82	81	37.6	.408	.285	.805	3.8	6.7	1.54	.37	14.2
Boris Diaw*	81	59	34.0	.507	.414	.687	5.3	4.1	.75	.65	13.2
Emeka Okafor	82	81	32.8	.561	.000	.593	10.1	.6	.59	1.66	13.2
Raja Bell*	67	66	34.6	.437	.421	.853	3.6	2.1	.75	.12	11.9
D. J. Augustin	72	12	26.5	.430	.439	.893	1.8	3.5	.58	.03	11.8
Vladimir Radmanović*	78	31	18.5	.421	.401	.741	2.8	1.0	.59	.19	6.9
Dontell Jefferson	6	0	14.0	.500	.500	.667	2.0	1.5	.67	.17	4.8
Juwan Howard*	42	2	11.2	.510	.000	.667	1.8	.6	.17	.14	4.1
Sean May	24	12	12.5	.398	1.000	.700	2.9	.4	.21	.17	3.9
Nazr Mohammed	39	1	8.7	.406	.000	.550	2.0	.2	.13	.41	2.7
Cartier Martin	33	1	8.1	.364	.303	.800	1.0	.4	.24	.12	2.6
Sean Singletary*	37	2	8.2	.365	.400	.857	.90	.8	.30	.00	2.4
Alexis Ajinça	31	4	5.9	.362	.000	.714	1.00	.1	.23	.19	2.3
DeSagana Diop*	75	1	13.8	.433	.000	.333	3.60	.4	.39	.75	2.3
Dwayne Jones	6	0	8.7	.571	.000	.667	2.00	.0	.00	.17	2.0
Andre Brown	4	0	10.3	.143	.000	1.000	3.00	.3	.25	.00	1.0

*Total for entire season including previous team(s)

Awards, records and milestones

NBA All-Rookie Second Team

D. J. Augustin^[2]

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

Subtractions

Player	Left	New team
Othella Harrington	July 1, 2008
Earl Boykins^[11]	August 6, 2008	Virtus Bologna (Italy)

References

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