With the lottery now over, the Charlotte Bobcats have turned their attention to hiring a new coach before the NBA pre-draft camp starts next week in Orlando.

"We'd like to get something done by Orlando," general manager Bernie Bickerstaff said Tuesday.

And on the same day Toronto coach Sam Mitchell signed a new deal with the Raptors, Sam Vincent seemed to be moving up on the long list of Bobcats' candidates, partially because of his connections to Jordan.

Asked Tuesday night if the Bobcats had begun negotiating with Vincent, Bickerstaff played coy.

"We're getting close to negotiating with a coach. We won't confirm it or deny," Bickerstaff said.