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KEY DATES IN BOBCATS HISTORY
September 21, 2007 Scott Howard is named Director of Scouting, Rich Sheubrooks as Director of Global Scouting and Darrel Johnson, Dennis
Nutt and Jim Thrash as scouts
September 26, 2007 Dell Curry and Muggsy Bogues are named Team Ambassadors and Mike Sanders is named assistant coach.
October 1, 2007 The Bobcats re-sign guard Derek Anderson.
October 5, 2007 The Bobcats announce that forward Sean May will undergo season-ending microfracture surgery.
October 21, 2007 Forward Adam Morrison tears his left ACL in the third quarter of a preseason game at the Los Angeles Lakers. Morrison
will miss the entire 2007-08 season.
November 19, 2007 Charlotte’s 6-4 start marks the best in franchise history after 10 games and is the latest in a season the team has ever
been at .500 or better. Charlotte’s six wins also mark the franchise’s most ever in November.
December 4, 2007 The Bobcats extend an offer sheet to restricted free agent forward Anderson Varejao. The Cleveland Cavaliers match the
offer sheet one day later.
December 14, 2007 The Bobcats host ESPN’s first-ever NBA All-Access Game versus the Orlando Magic, only the second nationally-televised
game in Bobcats history. Minutes before tipoff, the Bobcats acquire center Nazr Mohammed from Detroit in exchange
for forward Walter Herrmann and center Primoz Brezec.
2008
January 22, 2008 Gerald Wallace is named Eastern Conference Player of the Week for games played from January 14-20,
where he averaged 29.0 points, 8.0 rebounds, 4.8 assists, 3.0 steals and 1.0 blocked shot in leading
the Bobcats to a 3-1 record during the week.
January 24, 2008 The Bobcats allocate rookie forward Jermareo Davidson to their D-League affiliate, the Sioux Falls Skyforce.
January 26, 2008 Jason Richardson sets a new franchise record with seven three-pointers versus the Philadelphia 76ers.
January 31, 2008 The Bobcats sign free agent guard Earl Boykins.
February 4, 2008 The Bobcats re-launch their newly enhanced website, bobcats.com. The site provides in-depth information about the
team through a variety of different mediums, including print, audio and video feeds. The newly-designed site is easier to
navigate and offers a cleaner design with more content.
February 8, 2008 Charlotte calls up Jermareo Davidson from the Sioux Falls Skyforce.
February 29, 2008 The Bobcats waive guard Jeff McInnis.
March 5, 2008 Jason Richardson scores a franchise-high-tying 42 points versus Golden State, two shy of his career high of 44 points.
He becomes the second Bobcats player ever to score 40 or more points, joining Gerald Wallace.
March 8, 2008 Charlotte wins a franchise-record five consecutive games from March 2 to March 8.
March 10, 2008 Jason Richardson is named Eastern Conference Player of the Week for the week ending March 9.
Richardson averaged 28.5 points, 6.5 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 1.8 steals during the week’s four games.
March 31, 2008 Jason Richardson is named Eastern Conference Player of the Week for the week ending March 30. The honor is Richardson’s
second in four weeks. Richardson averaged 26.8 points, 6.8 rebounds, 3.0 assists, 2.3 steals and 1.0 blocked shot
during the week’s four games. The Bobcats finish the month of March with a 9-7 record, setting a franchise record for
wins in a single month.
April 8, 2008 Bobcats Sports & Entertainment announce that the company has reached a naming rights agreement with Time Warner
Cable and a television broadcast rights deal with Fox Sports Net South. Charlotte Bobcats Arena will become Time Warner
Cable Arena, and television carriage of Bobcats basketball games will move from News 14 Carolina to FSN South.
April 17, 2008 Jason Richardson finishes the 2007-08 with 243 three-point field goals, leading the NBA and ranking fourth all-time in
NBA history.
April 26, 2008 Sam Vincent is relieved of head coaching duties.
April 29, 2008 The Bobcats name Hall of Fame coach Larry Brown as the third head coach in franchise history.
May 20, 2008 Charlotte lands the ninth overall selection in the 2008 NBA Draft Lottery held in Secaucus, New Jersey.
June 4, 2008 Dave Hanners, Phil Ford and Jeff Capel are named assistant coaches. Steve Stricker is named head athletic trainer and
LaSalle Thompson is named strength and conditioning coach.
June 25, 2008 The Bobcats acquire an additional first-round pick in the 2008 NBA Draft, receiving the 20th overall selection from the
Denver Nuggets in exchange for a future protected first-round pick.
June 26, 2008 With the ninth overall pick in the NBA Draft, the Bobcats select D.J. Augustin, an early-entry guard from Texas. The
Bobcats pick French native Alexis Ajinca with the 20th overall selection. In addition, Charlotte drafts Washington State
guard Kyle Weaver with the 38th overall pick.
July 6, 2008 Herb Brown is named assistant coach.
July 7, 2008 The Bobcats sign first-round draft picks D.J. Augustin and Alexis Ajinca.
July 8-11, 2008 The Bobcats take part in the 2008 Summer League presented by EA Sports in Las Vegas, Nevada, posting a 2-3 record.
D.J. Augustin averages 19.7 points over three games to lead the team in scoring.
July 25, 2008 The Bobcats re-sign center Ryan Hollins.
July 31, 2008 The Bobcats re-sign forward/center Emeka Okafor.
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