charlotte.com - 6/28/2008
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Charlotte Bobcats general manager Rod Higgins says drafting D.J. Augustin isn't intended to supplant Raymond Felton as the team's starting point guard. Specifically, Higgins said, there's no truth to a report out of New York that the Bobcats might trade Felton to the Knicks for power forward David Lee. The Bobcats used the ninth overall pick on Augustin, a 6-foot point guard out of Texas. ...
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Linkage – June 28
The AltRaps Blog —
... Managing partner Michael Jordan confirmed Thursday that the team talked to the Toronto Raptors about a deal that could have swapped forward Gerald Wallace for point guard T.J. Ford. That deal snagged when the Raptors also asked for a draft pick. Higgins said Wallace shouldn’t take offense at such talks, as it demonstrates his value around the league. “It happens. Names come up,” Higgins said. “In some ways, that’s a good thing” for the player. - Charlotte Observer While two Eastern Conference teams — the Bucks and Raptors — greatly improved as a result of trades, the Nets gave ...
2008 Draft Recap - DJ Augustin - Continued
Queen City Hoops —
... Bonnell reports that Felton is still the starter - And that comes from Bobcats general manager Rod Higgins...so what to make of the Felton for Lee rumors? No truth to it, according to Higgins. ...
The Bobcats Swear Felton Is Still Starting and MJ Discusses Trading G-Force for T.J. Ford
FanHouse —
... is the future at point guard? (Answer: exactly.) But Charlotte reaffirmed today that Felton is going to keep starting and that Augustin was merely drafted as a backup. ...
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FanHouse
The buzz out of Charlotte is all about D.J. Augustin . And how could it not be? The Bobcats passed over Brook Lopez , a.k.a. the scoring big man they need to move Emeka Okafor to the four, in favor of Texas' point guard. And they did this when, in theory, they already have the point guard of the future, Raymond Felton . But obviously, Larry Brown does not care for Felton. I am making that ...
