March 2010 Charlotte Hornets Wiretap

Dampier Deal To Come After Sept. 13

Aug 25, 2010 7:34 AM

The Bobcats will look to trade center Erick Dampier, but they'll have to wait until after Sept. 13 when he can be included in multiplayer deals.

Charlotte hoped to waive Dampier to clear cap space and then sign him to a more inexpensive contract, but the veteran didn't agree.

He has a $13 million non-guaranteed contract.

The Bobcats added Kwame Brown earlier this week when it was apparent that they wouldn't get Dampier for cheaper.

"It's going to take a while," Charlotte general manager Rod Higgins said of dealing Dampier.

"Now that we've got another center, waiving him for the sake of waiving him doesn't make a whole lot of sense for us. We're going to continue to talk to teams to try to improve our roster."

ESPN

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Bobcats Will Try To Deal Dampier

Aug 24, 2010 5:21 PM

Bobcats general manager Rod Higgins says the team will try to trade center Erick Dampier next month.

Charlotte agreed to a one-year deal with Kwame Brown on Monday.

Yahoo! Sports

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Kwame Brown, Bobcats Agree To Deal

Aug 23, 2010 4:25 PM

The Bobcats have agreed to terms on a contract with Kwame Brown.

Brown will earn the league-minimum under a one-year deal that will reunite him with Michael Jordan, who drafted him first overall in Washington.

Agent Mark Bartelstein told ESPN.com of the deal on Monday.

"He really wanted to take the challenge of playing again for Michael and playing for a top coach like Larry Brown," Bartelstein said. "I think it says a lot about Kwame that he wanted to go to Charlotte.

"The last few years have been difficult for him, but I think he's really excited to go there and try to create a new chapter in his career. He wants this opportunity to go back and prove something."

ESPN

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Bobcats Tried To Acquire Jose Calderon

Aug 12, 2010 7:44 AM

The four-team, five-player trade that went down on Wednesday could have actually been a lot bigger, according to a league source.

The Bobcats and Raptors nearly got involved in the fray.

Under one additional wrinkle, Charlotte would have sent Erick Dampier to Indiana, the Pacers would have shipped T.J. Ford to the Raptors and the Bobcats would have acquired Jose Calderon.

In the end, the four original teams decided to move forward with the initial trade.

Charlotte nearly acquired Calderon earlier this season in a deal that would have sent Tyson Chandler to Toronto, but Bobcats owner Michael Jordan nixed it at the last minute.

David Aldridge/NBA.com

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Bobcats Sign Sherron Collins To Two-Year Deal

Aug 6, 2010 3:19 PM

The Bobcats have reached a deal with undrafted rookie Sherron Collins.

The two-year deal is not guaranteed, but has two triggers before January that would allow him to make the full amount of the league-minimum contract.

SI.com

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Celtics, Bobcats Interested In Hughes

Aug 5, 2010 10:11 AM

Larry Hughes is reportedly looking good in workouts and is receiving interest from the Celtics and Bobcats.

Boston still is looking for a swingman for minutes behind Paul Pierce and Ray Allen.

Marc J. Spears/Yahoo! (via Twitter)

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Bobcats Wanted Compensation For Larry Brown

Aug 1, 2010 7:33 PM

One reason coach Larry Brown didn't end up leaving the Bobcats this offseason is that Charlotte was looking for compensation.

ESPN.com's Marc Stein is reporting that Charlotte owner Michael Jordan made it clear to Brown that any interested team would have to provide compensation.

Stein reports that draft picks would have likely been the price.

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