No. 28: Charlotte Bobcats
Originally Published: June 11, 2009
By John Hollinger | ESPN.com
Noah Graham/NBAE/Getty ImagesA lack of topline talent has doomed the Bobcats to lottery status in their short existence.
28. CHARLOTTE BOBCATS: 28.80 POINTS PER SEASON (2004-2009)
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Wins: 144 Playoff wins: 0 Series wins: 0 Titles: 0 All-Stars: 0 |
Best player: Gerald Wallace Best coach: Bernie Bickerstaff Best team: 2008-09 (35 wins) Intangibles: -10. Not a bad bunch of guys but run on the cheap and looking the part. |
Charlotte ranks 28th in our franchise ratings, as the league's newest team has yet to make the postseason in its five campaigns after replacing the departed Hornets as the Queen City's NBA entry.
FRANCHISE HISTORY
- Charlotte Bobcats (2004-present)
The Bobcats haven't had an All-Star; in fact they haven't even come close. Their only award winner of any kind was Emeka Okafor, who won rookie of the year in 2005 over Dwight Howard in one of the shakier award votes in recent history.
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INTRODUCTION
TOP 10
- No. 1: Los Angeles Lakers
- No. 2: Boston Celtics
- No. 3: San Antonio Spurs
- No. 4: Chicago Bulls
- No. 5: Phoenix Suns
- No. 6: Philadelphia 76ers
- No. 7: Utah Jazz
- No. 8: Portland Trail Blazers
- No. 9: Indiana Pacers
- No. 10: Houston Rockets
INSIDER
- No. 11: Milwaukee Bucks
- No. 12: Oklahoma City Thunder
- No. 13: Detroit Pistons
- No. 14: Miami Heat
- No. 15: Orlando Magic
- No. 16: New York Knicks
- No. 17: Dallas Mavericks
- No. 18: Denver Nuggets
- No. 19: Cleveland Cavaliers
- No. 20: Golden State Warriors
- No. 21: New Jersey Nets
- No. 22: Atlanta Hawks
- No. 23: Washington Wizards
- No. 24: New Orleans Hornets
- No. 25: Sacramento Kings
- No. 26: Minnesota Timberwolves
- No. 27: Toronto Raptors
- No. 28: Charlotte Bobcats
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- No. 30: Memphis Grizzlies
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