Raymond Felton News

James Locklear, left, and South Robeson coach Lula Ratley had Bobcats point guard Raymond Felton make an appearance at their basketball camp on Tuesday.

Charlotte Bobcats guard Raymond Felton will be on hand to throw out the first pitch of the Myrtle Beach Pelicans' second game of a three game series with the Potomac Nationals tongiht at BB&T Coastal Field.

Ah basketball free agent season. You smell money shifting hands, athletes moving their oversized suits from one city to another, and brings new hope to struggling franchises... by Jonathan Slotter 52 reads Opinion Ah basketball free agent season.

Detroit Pistons Antonio McDyess sits on the bench during the final seconds of Game 4 in the Eastern Conference playoffs between the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Detroit Pistons at the Palace of Auburn Hills in Auburn Hills, Michigan, on Sunday, April 26, 2009.

JUNE 25: NBA Commissioner David Stern poses for a photograph with the twelfth overall draft pick by the Charlotte Bobcats, Gerald Henderson during the 2009 NBA Draft at the Wamu Theatre at Madison Square Garden June 25, 2009 in New York City.

After contending for their first NBA playoff berth last season, the Charlotte Bobcats are eager to improve their chances of making that next step next season.

See, a Tar Heel can profess love for a Blue Devil. Grudgingly at least. With Louisville's Terrence Williams off the board, the Charlotte Bobcats addressed their need at shooting guard by grabbing Duke's Gerald Henderson.

Associated PressCHARLOTTE a ' 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.

Charlotte Bobcats point guard Raymond Felton, an impending restricted free agent, has said he wants to stay with the Bobcats and he loves playing for coach Larry Brown.

To steal a line from "Ghostbusters," dogs and cats living together...mass hysteria! You won't find two guys more Tar Heel-centric than Michael Jordan and Larry Brown.

Was the world turning off its axis around 9:15 Thursday night? University of North Carolina basketball icons Michael Jordan and Larry Brown agreed to choose, ahem, a Dukie with their 2009 NBA Draft lottery pick.

The strength of this NBA draft is at point guard. Point guard is also a position where the Charlotte Bobcats look strong.

The Charlotte Bobcats will not make a qualifying offer to forward Sean May , allowing the former first-round pick to become an unrestricted free agent.

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 Bobcats are done with pre-draft workouts now, unless they bring back a player or players Monday for a second look.

With the guards gone, Dejuan Blair could prove beneficial to a team in need of some brute strength and offensive rebounding.

Not that this is any revelation, but here's the latest from Bobcats general manager Rod Higgins, concerning the restricted free agents: It's a foregone conclusion the Bobcats will make point guard Raymond Felton a qualifying offer, but they're still deciding whether to qualify reserve power forward Sean May .

If there was ever a player who could skip an audition in front of a bunch of North Carolina alumni, it's Tyler Hansbrough.

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.

The Charlotte Bobcats officially began their pre-draft workouts at the team's training facility at Time Warner Cable Arena on Thursday.