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Tom Sorensen has been a columnist at The Observer for 20 years and has been at the paper for 25, writing about nearly every sport in the Carolinas.

Michael Jordan couldn't find his shot. The old superstar's jumpers kept clanging off the rim Wednesday morning after he finished supervising the Charlotte Bobcats' final pre-draft workout.

Two days before Thursday's 2009 NBA Draft, Charlotte Bobcats general manager Rod Higgins did his best to leave all options open for his team.

Observer NBA writer Rick Bonnell explores four scenarios for how the Charlotte Bobcats could employ the 12th overall pick in Thursday's draft: Deal it for a veteran or salary-cap relief It was telling on lottery night when general manager Rod Higgins said the front office wasn't reluctant to explore any trade concept.

The past two years we haven't seen the Wright stuff. Jump for the 411. I'm hearing significant buzz that Jordan Hill could be the pick if the team ends up making a trade for Brandan Wright .

1, 2007, file photo, Charlotte Bobcats' Sean May is shown during the NBA basketball team's media day in Charlotte, N.C. Iin the last three years, May has undergone three knee surgeries, ballooned to nearly 300 pounds and has played in only 58 of the Charlotte Bobcats' 246 games.

Hall of Fame coach Larry Brown, center, speaks at a news conference at Time Warner Arena in Charlotte, North Carolina, Tuesday, April 29, 2008, as the Charlotte Bobcats appoint Brown as coach.

The Bobcats 2009 NBA Draft workouts continued on June 5, 2009 with potential first rounders DaJuan Summers and Derrick Brown in, along with former N.C. State guard Courtney Fells.

For the casual NBA fan, the Bobcats improvement from season four to season five may seem minimal, but for the Bobcats, it was a season defined by more than just the final win/loss record... by Rooshil P 7 reads Preview/Prediction For the casual NBA fan, the Bobcats improvement from season four to season five may seem minimal, but for the Bobcats, ...

The Charlotte Bobcats are coming of their most successful season in franchise history, going 35-47, and just missing the postseason... by Brian Foster 34 reads The Charlotte Bobcats are coming of their most successful season in franchise history, going 35-47, and just missing the postseason.

The San Dova 2008-2009 NBA Season Wrap-Up After years of failing to draft well, budget cuts, company losses and then the public's fallout with the NBA after the departure of the Charlotte Hornets, the Charlotte Bobcats didn't seem to have the necessary firepower or star power to command much attention in an even powerful Eastern Conference, and it ...

Ever since Raymond Felton became the Charlotte Bobcats' "point guard of the future" when he was the team's fifth overall selection in the 2005 NBA Draft, he's been very emphatic about his goal of taking the team to the playoffs.

Top achievements Hiring Brown: After one season with unproven Sam Vincent as head coach, the hiring of Brown gained the franchise immediate credibility.

Kevin Durant had 20 points and 10 rebounds, and the Thunder knocked the Charlotte Bobcats out of playoff contention with a 84-81 victory Friday night in the home finale of their first season in Oklahoma City.

Combined age of........115? . Nash has always been a disaster defensively. Shaq is old and rickety, and Hill is playing on body parts more surgically repaired than Joan Rivers or Kathy Griffin.

Charlotte Bobcats Gerald Wallace talks with official Eddie F. Rush during game action agianst the Miami Heat at Time Warner Cable Arena in Charlotte, North Carolina, Friday, April 3, 2009.

Ray Allen made a 3-pointer with 2.1 seconds left in the second overtime to lift the Boston Celtics over the Charlotte Bobcats 111-109 and into second place in the NBA's Eastern Conference on Wednesday.

Maybe it takes a guy who spent almost three years with the Charlotte Bobcats to explain how one of the NBA's most hapless franchises could possibly give the Lakers so much trouble.

Published by Ryan McNeill on March 23, 2009 Over the past two seasons Ia ve spent covering the NBA, no player comes close to playing with the passion and flat out reckless abandon Gerald Wallace does.

One of the most hotly contested races in the NBA is for the Eastern Conference's eighth playoff spot - to likely draw the imposing Cleveland Cavaliers in the first round.