Archive for July, 2008
Incentive Clauses in Okafor’s New Deal
Rod Higgins confirmed this morning that the Bobcats have finally agreed to a deal with Emeka Okafor.
Emeka’s base salary is $72 million over the next six years, however, there are incentive clauses included in NBA player contracts that promise more money when certain benchmarks are met. Bobcats Baseline assumes that the following requirements are listed in [...]
Classic Bobcats
So what if the Bobcats are only five years old. They’ve got folks doggin’ on the franchise like they’ve orchestrated decades of horrible personnel/strategy moves. The roster for the 2008-09 is looking a bit shaky so far (with or without Okafor). Still, Bobcats fans have seen much worse.
Here is our list of [...]
Okafor: Soon to be signed, sealed and delivered elsewhere?
The Camby-to-the-Clippers trade a few days ago had Emeka Okafor fans in Charlotte breathing a sigh of relief. With the Clippers’ cap space now used up, they could no longer pursue restricted free agents like Josh Smith or Okafor. The thinking was that the Bobcats would be able to get Okafor signed [...]
2 commentsSeattle, Charlotte Feels For You.
After all of the headlines have passed and while the new OKC NBA team is on the verge of creating a new name, the supporters of NBA Basketball in Charlotte should recognize what has happened to Seattle. We’ve been through this. Somewhere in the days following the Charlotte Hornets achievement of credibility, and [...]
4 commentsLarry Brown as Mr. Vegas
First off, I’m not the most knowledgeable guy when it comes to the Bobcats or the NBA for that matter. With that being said, I have been keeping up with the Bobcats recently and I’ve been happy to see Larry Brown being so involved with the Bobcats Summer League team in Las Vegas. [...]
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