Bobcats coach Paul Silas believes that Michael Jordan could still average 20 points per game in the NBA today.

Jordan, who turns 48 next week, participated in a scrimmage with the Bobcats, the team he owns, on Thursday.

"If he got in shape he could probably average about 15 to 20 points a game, no question, because he still has the shot," Silas said Friday on "The Waddle & Silvy Show" on ESPN 1000. "If he got in shape, he would probably average 20 because he can get the shot off, he can make them, and he has just an uncanny knowledge of the game.

"He really understands how to play and that's why he is important to my guys and what they should be doing out there and what they should be looking for. It's just phenomenal what he can still do at that age."