Shaun Powell on the future of the Bobcats

[Plowright]

http://www.nba.com/2011/news/feature...ats/index.html

good read. Very true a lot of the things he says

[superb1]

Hopefully this would be the plan

[Absinthe]

Maybe I'm cynical, but I believe most truly great players will likely take less money to play elsewhere.

[Pepperz]

Its a good piece. It describes what we are trying to do. We have a few pieces in place, just need a few more. What FAs are intriguing to you guys that are coming out in the next couple years. With Kemba, Biyombo, 2012 pick, and a talented FA we could be a quality team.

These are just some of the people that interested in...

2012
Landry Fields
Michael Beasley - R
Kevin Love - R
Jason Thompson - R
Anthony Randolph - R
Roy Hibbert - R
Brook Lopez - R

I got alot of T-Wolves but those guys are very talented.

2013
Stephen Curry - R
Monta Ellis
Tyreke Evans - R
James Harden - R
JOSH SMITH
Paul Millsap
Al Jefferson

Personally, I think that if we can get two more top draft picks with the 2012 and 2013 than pick up some ones like Josh Smith, we can and will be a SICK team.

[anton273]

Nice read, only time will tell but I trust cho to make things happen in Charlotte!!

[pants144]

yep, if all goes according to plan (bad record, good development, one maybe even two promising draft picks, cho makes it past year one) then i'd be hypothetically down for a big free agent signing in 2013!

normally i'd think we'd end up overpaying Al Jefferson and have him lead us to the not-playoffs, but cho seems smarter than that. problem is that the 2013 free agent leaves a lot to be desired in our two (projected) positions of need...

small forwards: Linus Kleiza? Luke Walton? Trevor Ariza? Rashard Lewis? Richard Jefferson (if his conscience gets to him and he turns down that $11.1 million player option)? Josh Smith is really the only respectable choice.

centers: Mek Part II? Splitter? Mosgov? Al Jefferson - no!!!

this is all to say that we'll likely need to address small forward + center in the draft (duh!). drafting for need!!! or draft-day trading for need!!!

as far as 2013 free agents for us, DeMar DeRozan strikes me as the most interesting since there are a lot of other talented guards and he could get lost in the shuffle.

[SWedd523]

I have a feeling that if we draft small, we'll make a big time offer to Hibbert and Kevin Love. Both of those guys are young enough to build around, and perfect foils for Biyombo

[H21T]

good read, although I believe well hope that most of us here knew that to be the plan.

[BBQNut]

don't want to rain on everyone's parade, but it's a little early to start counting
on Kemba to be a star. I hope he is, but lets wait until the season actually begins
before we annoint him.

[Plowright]

i dont think anyone here thinks Kemba for sure will be a star. Infact, a lot of the media seem to have greater expectations of Kemba than we do. Most predict him as ROTY