The Bobcats will send Paul Silas the the franchise representative for the May 17th lottery in New Jersey.

In announcing that, the team mentioned that Silas represented the then-Charlotte Hornets in 1999 when they jumped from the 13th pick to the third.

The Hornets selected Baron Davis with the third overall pick in 1999.

Twice out of a possible 51 times, a team with a record ninth-worst or better has jumped into the top three, and both times those teams drafted point guards.