The Expansion Charlotte Bobcats have made their first trade. The Bobcats traded the No. 4 and No. 33 pick in the draft to the Los Angeles Clippers for the Clippers' No. 2 pick. As part of the trade, the Bobcats have agreed to select center Peja Drobjnak in Tuesday's expansion draft.
Drobjnak will become the first player on the Bobcats roster. "Peja is thrilled about being the first member of the Bobcats," Drobjnak's agent, David Bauman, told ESPN Insider.
The Bobcats are now in position to take either Emeka Okafor or Dwight Howard in Thursday's entry draft.
"We are extremely pleased to be able to move up into the No. 2 two spot in the draft," Bobcats general manager-coach Bernie Bickerstaff said. "We are trying to build our team with the best possible players and being able to pick second in the draft exemplifies our commitment to accomplishing that goal. This opportunity was available to us and we are happy to complete the deal."
The Clippers wanted to move down to draft a point guard. They like Ben Gordon, Devin Harris and Shaun Livingston, but one source said that Gordon would be their pick.
By dealing Drobjnak, the Clippers clear another $2.6 million from their cap. When factoring in the savings by moving down in the draft, ESPN calculates that the Clippers could have over $13 million to spend on free agents this summer.