Chad Ford of ESPN.com writes that the Bobcats may be one team that has genuine interest in acquiring Richard Hamilton from the Pistons.

"Pistons have been close on a few things with Rip, almost landed Tyson Chandler this summer ... but he's not helping himself right now," Ford wrote in a chat on Wednesday.

"I think Charlotte is one of the few teams out there with genuine interest."

Hamilton is averaging 14 points and 2.5 assists for Detroit this season. He is making $12,500,000 in 2010-11.