The Bobcats may be more interested in Troy Bell, Keyon Dooling, Gerald Wallace, Tamar Slay and Jason Kapono than Allan Houston, Eddie Jones, Brian Grant, Kerry Kittles or Antoine Walker.  

The expansion franchise is leaning toward selecting young, inexpensive players and giving them a chance to develop.

Teams have left some tempting names unprotected.  But Charlotte will likely pass them up rather than filling the roster with players who may not be happy on a team that will lose a lot of games and who would saddle the team with salary cap problems right from the start.