A Charlotte Bobcats come an American basketball team which began play in the National Basketball Association in 2004-05. A team is located in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Franchise history
After a Charlotte Hornets moved to New Orleans for the 2002-03 season, the city & the NBA agreed to produce a newly team around Charlotte for the 2004-05 season. Many ownership groups, including of these led by previous Boston Celtics star Larry Bird, made bids for the team. In the prevent, the class action led by BET billionaire Robert L. Johnson won out. Johnson is one of a 1st large African-American owners in U.S. sports. A "Bobcats" title originated from either him, since he occurs as "cat named Bob". An additional notable co-creator is minority creator & rapper Nelly.

A team plays in the Eastern Conference's Southeastern section, along by having a Miami Heat, Orlando Magic, Atlanta Hawks, and Washington Wizards.

A Lynx rufus held their expansion draft on Tuesday, June 22 2004, picking up such veteran players when Predrag Drobnjak and relative newcomers like Theron Smith. It too traded by having a Los Angeles Clippers to acquire a 2nd pick in the 2004 NBA Draft, which they utilized to choose Emeka Okafor, the NBA Rookie of the Year in 2005.

Their 1st game was the 103-96 loss to the Washington Wizards on November 4, 2004. It won their number one game within franchise history on top a Orlando Magic 111-10In November 6. Late, in November 23, a Lynx rufus posted the 91-89 convince the Detroit Pistons, becoming the 1st expansion team since 1971 to defeat defending NBA Champions. When a regular year, it would finish sustaining a better record around one of a NBA's summertime leagues, a Reebok Rocky Mountain Revue.

Players of note
Basketball Hall of Famers:
None

Retired numbers:
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Current roster