The Batman
08-24-2010, 04:41 PM
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP)—The Charlotte Bobcats (http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/teams/cha/) thought the answer to their depth problems at center was to waive Erick Dampier (http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/players/3117/)(notes) (http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/players/3117/news) to clear salary-cap space and then re-sign him for less money.
When Dampier wouldn’t agree to a new contract, the Bobcats looked at the next-best option.
It just so happened to be Kwame Brown (http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/players/3511/)(notes) (http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/players/3511/news), considered Bobcats owner Michael Jordan’s worst move as an executive.
Jordan signed off anyway, and now they’re reunited—nine years after Jordan’s much-criticized decision to draft Brown No. 1 overall.
Charlotte’s strange offseason continued Tuesday when Brown signed a one-year, $1.3 million deal, then met the media while wearing shorts with Jordan’s Jumpman logo on the side.
Meanwhile, Bobcats GM Rod Higgins says they’ll try to trade Dampier next month.
http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news;_ylt=AhiKsHdeyZ94CZZkFSQB0QW8vLYF?slug=ap-bobcats-kwamebrown
When Dampier wouldn’t agree to a new contract, the Bobcats looked at the next-best option.
It just so happened to be Kwame Brown (http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/players/3511/)(notes) (http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/players/3511/news), considered Bobcats owner Michael Jordan’s worst move as an executive.
Jordan signed off anyway, and now they’re reunited—nine years after Jordan’s much-criticized decision to draft Brown No. 1 overall.
Charlotte’s strange offseason continued Tuesday when Brown signed a one-year, $1.3 million deal, then met the media while wearing shorts with Jordan’s Jumpman logo on the side.
Meanwhile, Bobcats GM Rod Higgins says they’ll try to trade Dampier next month.
http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news;_ylt=AhiKsHdeyZ94CZZkFSQB0QW8vLYF?slug=ap-bobcats-kwamebrown