Charlotte Bobcats
08/08/2008
The Charlotte Bobcats signed guard Shannon Brown to a one year deal Wednesday for the NBA minimum of about $800,000. The 6 foot 4 Brown played in 21 games for Cleveland and Chicago last season and had 2 stints in the NBA Development League. Brown was the 25th overall pick by Cleveland in 2006 after leaving Michigan State following his junior year.
08/06/2008
Mild mannered Emeka Okafor rarely raises his voice. Yet there is the Charlotte Bobcats big man in December, pounding his fist into his palm in a heated exchange with coach Sam Vincent at the end of practice. 3 months later, Okafor asked for a meeting with Vincent after his playing time diminished.
08/01/2008
Emeka Okafor signed his 6 year, $72 million free agent deal with the Charlotte Bobcats Thursday and indicated he's excited to play under new coach Larry Brown. Okafor, who was a restricted free agent, agreed to terms on the richest contract in team history early Tuesday, after nearly a month of negotiations.
07/30/2008
The Charlotte Bobcats finished a year of uncertainty with top rebounder and shot blocker Emeka Okafor Tuesday by coming to terms on a 6 year, $72 million deal with the restricted free agent.
07/29/2008
Emeka Okafor was once offered over $12 million a season. Now, as stated by a source I consider credible, the Bobcats offer is much closer to a $10 million a season average.
07/26/2008
Nearly a month since becoming a restricted free agent, Emeka Okafor is not close to a new deal with the Charlotte Bobcats. Yet GM Rod Higgins remains confident Okafor will remain a Bobcat. Higgins said Friday that talks have not reached a stalemate.
07/23/2008
As things stand now, Emeka Okafor will be an ex Charlotte Bobcat by the end of next season, if not sooner. Negotiations between Okafor and the Bobcats are at an impasse, an informed source informed the Observer, with the team offering less now than the $12 million plus annual salary it did a year ago.
07/23/2008
As things stand now, Emeka Okafor will be an ex Charlotte Bobcat by the end of next season, if not sooner. Negotiations between Okafor and the Bobcats are at an impasse, an informed source informed the Observer, with the team offering less now than the $12 million plus annual salary it did a year ago.
07/22/2008
As things stand now, Emeka Okafor will be an ex Charlotte Bobcat by the end of next season, if not sooner. Negotiations between Okafor and the Bobcats are at an impasse, an informed source informed the Observer, with the team offering less now than the $12 million plus annual salary it did a year ago.
07/11/2008
The Clippers have also made preliminary contact with Charlotte Bobcats forward Emeka Okafor, who is also a restricted free agent, as stated by NBA sources who requested anonymity because they are not authorized to talk about player movements.
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