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The Charlotte Bobcats, a team assured of drafting no lower than fifth in the first round and having no second-round pick, seem oddly curious about players projected to be drafted in the middle of the first round.

The Bobcats face long odds of Stephen Curry joining the team once his contract expires in 2017.

There’s a rush on underclassmen leaving college to enter the NBA draft. That will make it more difficult for prospects like Lorenzo Brown, C.J. Leslie and Reggie Bullock to go high in the draft.

Anyone drafting Kentucky freshman Nerlens Noel in June will be taking a significant risk.

I’m a voter for the NBA’s various post-season awards. Here’s how my ballot looks as the season winds down:

For the first time in nearly two months the Charlotte Bobcats’ most expensive player going forward played Monday.

The NBA and college basketball have borrowed freely from each other for a long time. ... Here’s one that is overdue: College basketball needs an NBA-style hand-check rule to free up ball handlers.

Charlotte Bobcats forward Tyrus Thomas has one of the worst contracts in the league. Rick Bonnell rips through each player payroll in the NBA to find comparably troublesome contracts.

I’m a journalist, so I value transparency. We’re all predisposed to believe organizations should be as open and accountable as possible.

Five passing thoughts on a Bobcats game that showed promise, then got utterly brutal in the second half against the Clippers:

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Rick Bonnell
Rick Bonnell covers the Charlotte Bobcats and the NBA for the Charlotte Observer. You can reach him by email.