2010–11 Charlotte Bobcats season

The 2010–11 Charlotte Bobcats season was the 21st season of NBA Basketball in Charlotte in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and their 7th as the Charlotte Bobcats.

2010–11 Charlotte Bobcats season
Head coach	Larry Brown (games 1-28) Paul Silas (games 29-82)
General manager	Rod Higgins
Owner(s)	Michael Jordan
Arena	Time Warner Cable Arena
Results
Record	34–48 (.415)
Place	Division: 4th (Southeast) Conference: 10th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Stats at Basketball Reference
Local media
Television	Fox Sports Carolinas, SportSouth
Radio	WFNZ
< 2009–10 2011–12 >

Key dates

• June 24: The 2010 NBA draft took place in New York City.
• July 1 – The free agency period begun.

Roster

Charlotte Bobcats roster

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Players

Coaches

Pos. No. Player Height Weight DOB From G 14 D. J. Augustin 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Texas C 54 Kwame Brown 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 270 lb (122 kg) Glynn Academy G 33 Matt Carroll 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 212 lb (96 kg) Notre Dame F 44 Dante Cunningham 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Villanova F 32 Boris Diaw 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) France C 7 DeSagana Diop  7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 280 lb (127 kg) Oak Hill Academy (Virginia) G 15 Gerald Henderson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Duke SG 1 Stephen Jackson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Oak Hill Academy (Virginia) G 2 Shaun Livingston 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Peoria Central (IL) F 5 Dominic McGuire 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fresno State F 21 Eduardo Nájera 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Oklahoma C 10 Joel Przybilla 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Minnesota F 12 Tyrus Thomas  6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) LSU F 41 Garrett Temple 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) LSU F 8 D. J. White 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 251 lb (114 kg) Indiana

Head coach Paul Silas (Creighton) Assistant(s) Charles Oakley (Virginia Union) Stephen Silas (Brown) Ralph Lewis (La Salle) Legend (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured

Pre-season

Game log

2010 pre-season game log
Pre-season: 4–4 (home: 3–1; road: 1–3) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 October 5 @ Cleveland L 72–87 D. J. Augustin (14) Gerald Wallace (9) Boris Diaw (4) Quicken Loans Arena n/a 0–1 2 October 6 Oklahoma City L 93–97 Tyrus Thomas (16) Tyrus Thomas (7) D. J. Augustin (6) Crown Coliseum 7,491 0–2 3 October 9 @ Milwaukee L 78–86 Gerald Wallace (15) Darius Miles (7) Gerald Wallace (5) Resch Center 5,467 0–3 4 October 14 @ Orlando L 73–86 D. J. Augustin (17) Boris Diaw (7) D. J. Augustin (4) Amway Center 18,846 0–4 5 October 16 Detroit W 97–94 Tyrus Thomas (23) Tyrus Thomas (7) D. J. Augustin (8) Colonial Life Arena 6,847 1–4 6 October 18 @ Miami W 102–96 D. J. Augustin (19) Gerald Henderson (6) Stephen Jackson (6) American Airlines Arena 18,557 2–4 7 October 20 New Orleans W 105–98 Stephen Jackson (25) Gerald Wallace (13) Boris Diaw (7) Time Warner Cable Arena 19,077 3–4 8 October 22 Atlanta W 99–66 Stephen Jackson (21) Stephen Jackson, Gerald Wallace, Derrick Brown (8) D. J. Augustin (5) Time Warner Cable Arena 8,849 4–4
2010–11 season schedule

Regular season

Standings

Southeast Division v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Miami Heat	58	24	.707	–	30–11	28–13	13–3
x-Orlando Magic	52	30	.634	6	29–12	23–18	11–5
x-Atlanta Hawks	44	38	.537	14	24–17	20–21	9–7
Charlotte Bobcats	34	48	.415	24	21–20	13–28	4–12
Washington Wizards	23	59	.280	35	20–21	3–38	3–13

#	Eastern Conference v t e
	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	z-Chicago Bulls	62	20	.756	–
2	y-Miami Heat	58	24	.707	4
3	y-Boston Celtics	56	26	.683	6
4	x-Orlando Magic	52	30	.634	10
5	x-Atlanta Hawks	44	38	.537	18
6	x-New York Knicks	42	40	.512	20
7	x-Philadelphia 76ers	41	41	.500	21
8	x-Indiana Pacers	37	45	.451	25
9	Milwaukee Bucks	35	47	.427	27
10	Charlotte Bobcats	34	48	.415	28
11	Detroit Pistons	30	52	.366	32
12	New Jersey Nets	24	58	.293	38
13	Washington Wizards	23	59	.280	39
14	Toronto Raptors	22	60	.268	40
15	Cleveland Cavaliers	19	63	.232	43

Game log

2010–11 game log Total: 34–48 (Home: 21–20; Road: 13–28)
October: 0–3 (home: 0–1; road: 0–2) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 October 27 @ Dallas L 86–101 Tyrus Thomas (22) Gerald Wallace (9) D. J. Augustin (5) American Airlines Center 19,440 0–1 2 October 29 Indiana L 101–104 Gerald Wallace (29) Boris Diaw (8) D. J. Augustin, Stephen Jackson (6) Time Warner Cable Arena 18,351 0–2 3 October 30 @ Milwaukee L 88–98 D. J. Augustin (26) Tyrus Thomas (7) D. J. Augustin (5) Bradley Center 16,519 0–3
November: 6–8 (home: 3–4; road: 3–4) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 4 November 3 @ New Jersey W 85–83 Boris Diaw (24) Gerald Wallace (11) D. J. Augustin (7) Prudential Center 11,778 1–3 5 November 5 @ Detroit L 90–97 Stephen Jackson (28) Boris Diaw, Derrick Brown (7) D. J. Augustin (8) The Palace of Auburn Hills 13,291 1–4 6 November 6 Orlando L 88–91 Gerald Wallace (25) Gerald Wallace (14) D. J. Augustin (8) Time Warner Cable Arena 18,136 1–5 7 November 8 San Antonio L 91–95 Tyrus Thomas (16) Tyrus Thomas (8) D. J. Augustin (6) Time Warner Cable Arena 14,152 1–6 8 November 10 @ Toronto W 101–96 Stephen Jackson (20) Gerald Wallace (14) D. J. Augustin (7) Air Canada Centre 14,309 2–6 9 November 12 @ Washington W 93–85 Gerald Wallace (25) Gerald Wallace (14) D. J. Augustin (10) Verizon Center 14,855 3–6 10 November 13 Utah L 95–96 Stephen Jackson (24) Nazr Mohammed (20) D. J. Augustin (10) Time Warner Cable Arena 15,486 3–7 11 November 15 Minnesota W 113–110 Stephen Jackson, Gerald Wallace (26) Tyrus Thomas (10) D. J. Augustin (11) Time Warner Cable Arena 11,211 4–7 12 November 19 @ Miami L 87–95 Stephen Jackson (30) Gerald Wallace (9) Boris Diaw (7) American Airlines Arena 19,600 4–8 13 November 20 Phoenix W 123–105 Boris Diaw (26) Stephen Jackson (10) Stephen Jackson (10) Time Warner Cable Arena 16,428 5–8 14 November 23 @ New York L 107–110 D. J. Augustin (24) Gerald Wallace (8) D. J. Augustin (7) Madison Square Garden 19,763 5–9 15 November 24 New York L 95–99 Tyrus Thomas (26) Tyrus Thomas (11) D. J. Augustin (7) Time Warner Cable Arena 15,588 5–10 16 November 26 Houston W 99–89 Gerald Wallace (21) Gerald Wallace (14) D. J. Augustin (11) Time Warner Cable Arena 16,473 6–10 17 November 27 @ Milwaukee L 101–104 D. J. Augustin (26) Dominic McGuire (15) D. J. Augustin (6) Bradley Center 15,213 6–11
December: 5–9 (home: 5–3; road: 0–6) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 18 December 1 @ New Orleans L 73–89 Gerald Wallace (18) Tyrus Thomas (10) D. J. Augustin (6) New Orleans Arena 10,866 6–12 19 December 3 New Jersey W 91–84 (OT) Stephen Jackson (25) Boris Diaw (16) Boris Diaw (8) Time Warner Cable Arena 12,183 7–12 20 December 4 @ Philadelphia L 91–109 Boris Diaw (19) Kwame Brown (7) Boris Diaw (6) Wells Fargo Center 14,611 7–13 21 December 7 Denver W 100–98 Stephen Jackson (23) Stephen Jackson, Gerald Wallace (9) Stephen Jackson (7) Time Warner Cable Arena 15,737 8–13 22 December 10 @ Indiana L 92–100 Gerald Wallace (26) Gerald Wallace (13) Stephen Jackson (8) Conseco Fieldhouse 13,128 8–14 23 December 11 Boston L 62–93 Nazr Mohammed (14) Kwame Brown (9) Stephen Jackson (7) Time Warner Cable Arena 19,603 8–15 24 December 14 Toronto W 97–91 Nazr Mohammed (18) Nazr Mohammed (8) D. J. Augustin (7) Time Warner Cable Arena 12,482 9–15 25 December 15 @ Memphis L 80–113 Stephen Jackson (16) Dominic McGuire (7) D. J. Augustin (7) FedExForum 12,219 9–16 26 December 17 @ Atlanta L 85–90 D. J. Augustin, Boris Diaw (22) Dominic McGuire (17) Shaun Livingston (5) Philips Arena 15,006 9–17 27 December 20 @ Washington L 75–108 Stephen Jackson (13) Boris Diaw (7) D. J. Augustin, Boris Diaw (4) Verizon Center 13,825 9–18 28 December 21 Oklahoma City L 81–99 Stephen Jackson (20) Boris Diaw (7) Boris Diaw (8) Time Warner Cable Arena 16,876 9–19 29 December 27 Detroit W 105–100 D. J. Augustin (27) Stephen Jackson (9) Boris Diaw (6) Time Warner Cable Arena 14,418 10–19 30 December 29 Cleveland W 101–92 Stephen Jackson (38) Gerald Wallace (10) D. J. Augustin (6) Time Warner Cable Arena 15,287 11–19 31 December 31 Golden State L 95–96 Stephen Jackson (22) Dominic McGuire, Nazr Mohammed, Gerald Wallace (8) D. J. Augustin (6) Time Warner Cable Arena 16,249 11–20
January: 9–7 (home: 4–3; road: 5–4) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 32 January 3 Miami L 82–96 Stephen Jackson (22) Kwame Brown, Dominic McGuire (7) Boris Diaw, Stephen Jackson (5) Time Warner Cable Arena 19,233 11–21 33 January 5 @ Minnesota W 108–105 (OT) Tyrus Thomas (21) Kwame Brown (14) D. J. Augustin (8) Target Center 14,881 12–21 34 January 8 Washington W 104–89 Stephen Jackson (21) Boris Diaw, Stephen Jackson (10) D. J. Augustin (9) Time Warner Cable Arena 16,038 13–21 35 January 10 Memphis W 96–82 Stephen Jackson (27) Boris Diaw (9) D. J. Augustin (9) Time Warner Cable Arena 10,188 14–21 36 January 12 Chicago W 96–91 D. J. Augustin (22) Tyrus Thomas (13) D. J. Augustin (12) Time Warner Cable Arena 12,468 15–21 37 January 14 @ Boston L 94–99 Gerald Wallace (20) Tyrus Thomas (9) D. J. Augustin (6) TD Garden 18,624 15–22 38 January 15 New Orleans L 81–88 Stephen Jackson, Gerald Wallace (15) Kwame Brown (14) D. J. Augustin (7) Time Warner Cable Arena 17,486 15–23 39 January 17 @ Philadelphia L 92–96 (OT) Boris Diaw (25) Kwame Brown (16) Boris Diaw (11) Wells Fargo Center 13,508 15–24 40 January 18 @ Chicago W 83–82 D. J. Augustin (15) Gerald Wallace (16) D. J. Augustin (5) United Center 21,263 16–24 41 January 20 Philadelphia W 100–97 D. J. Augustin (31) Kwame Brown (9) D. J. Augustin (8) Time Warner Cable Arena 14,326 17–24 42 January 22 Atlanta L 87–103 D. J. Augustin (20) Gerald Wallace (8) D. J. Augustin (7) Time Warner Cable Arena 17,286 17–25 43 January 25 @ Sacramento W 94–89 Stephen Jackson (21) Kwame Brown (18) Shaun Livingston (3) ARCO Arena 13,984 18–25 44 January 26 @ Phoenix W 114–107 Stephen Jackson (23) Kwame Brown, Gerald Wallace (10) D. J. Augustin (10) US Airways Center 16,986 19–25 45 January 28 @ Golden State W 121–113 (OT) Stephen Jackson (31) Stephen Jackson (7) D. J. Augustin (12) Oracle Arena 18,407 20–25 46 January 29 @ L.A. Clippers L 88–103 Gerald Henderson, Stephen Jackson (14) Kwame Brown (12) Boris Diaw (5) Staples Center 18,332 20–26 47 January 31 @ Utah L 78–83 Stephen Jackson (24) D. J. Augustin, Stephen Jackson (8) D. J. Augustin (7) EnergySolutions Arena 19,499 20–27
February: 6–6 (home: 4–3; road: 2–3) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 48 February 2 @ Detroit W 97–87 Stephen Jackson (39) Kwame Brown (10) Boris Diaw (9) The Palace of Auburn Hills 14,376 21–27 49 February 4 Miami L 97–109 Stephen Jackson, Gerald Wallace (25) Gerald Wallace (10) D. J. Augustin (8) Time Warner Cable Arena 19,592 21–28 50 February 5 Dallas L 92–101 D. J. Augustin (21) Gerald Wallace (11) Stephen Jackson (5) Time Warner Cable Arena 17,743 21–29 51 February 7 Boston W 94–89 Gerald Wallace (19) Gerald Wallace (16) D. J. Augustin (4) Time Warner Cable Arena 19,081 22–29 52 February 9 @ Indiana L 103–104 Stephen Jackson (27) Gerald Wallace (9) Gerald Wallace (6) Conseco Fieldhouse 10,268 22–30 53 February 11 New Jersey L 89–94 Stephen Jackson (21) Gerald Wallace (9) Boris Diaw, Stephen Jackson (4) Time Warner Cable Arena 15,386 22–31 54 February 12 @ Atlanta W 88–86 Stephen Jackson (32) Gerald Wallace (13) Gerald Wallace (7) Philips Arena 16,948 23–31 55 February 14 L.A. Lakers W 109–89 Gerald Wallace (20) Gerald Wallace (11) D. J. Augustin (9) Time Warner Cable Arena 19,488 24–31 56 February 15 @ Chicago L 94–106 Gerald Henderson (22) Gerald Wallace (8) Stephen Jackson (6) United Center 21,391 24–32 All-Star Break 57 February 22 Toronto W 114–101 D. J. Augustin (23) Nazr Mohammed (14) Boris Diaw (9) Time Warner Cable Arena 12,976 25–32 58 February 25 Sacramento W 110–98 Stephen Jackson (30) Kwame Brown (13) Shaun Livingston (5) Time Warner Cable Arena 15,782 26–32 59 February 27 @ Orlando L 86–100 Stephen Jackson (35) Boris Diaw (9) D. J. Augustin (4) Amway Center 18,846 26–33
March: 6–9 (home: 4–3; road: 2–6) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 60 March 2 @ Denver L 80–120 Matt Carroll (19) Boris Diaw (6) Shaun Livingston (7) Pepsi Center 14,255 26–34 61 March 4 @ L.A. Lakers L 84–92 D. J. Augustin (22) Dominic McGuire, Joel Przybilla (8) D. J. Augustin, Shaun Livingston (4) Staples Center 18,997 26–35 62 March 5 @ Portland L 69–93 Gerald Henderson (16) D. J. White (9) Boris Diaw (5) Rose Garden 20,588 26–36 63 March 7 L.A. Clippers L 87–92 Gerald Henderson (20) Boris Diaw (8) Boris Diaw (8) Time Warner Cable Arena 16,438 26–37 64 March 9 Chicago L 84–101 Gerald Henderson (20) Kwame Brown (11) Gerald Henderson (8) Time Warner Cable Arena 15,286 26–38 65 March 11 Portland W 97–92 Stephen Jackson (29) Stephen Jackson (10) D. J. Augustin (5) Time Warner Cable Arena 18,176 27–38 66 March 13 @ Toronto W 95–90 D. J. Augustin (23) Kwame Brown, Stephen Jackson (5) Boris Diaw (6) Air Canada Centre 16,557 28–38 67 March 16 @ Houston L 78–94 D. J. Augustin (22) Kwame Brown, D. J. White (6) D. J. Augustin, Stephen Jackson (4) Toyota Center 14,822 28–39 68 March 18 @ Oklahoma City L 82–99 Stephen Jackson (18) Kwame Brown (8) D. J. Augustin (8) Oklahoma City Arena 18,203 28–40 69 March 19 @ San Antonio L 98–109 Gerald Henderson (19) Kwame Brown (7) Shaun Livingston (8) AT&T Center 19,075 28–41 70 March 23 Indiana L 88–111 D. J. Augustin (17) Kwame Brown (9) Boris Diaw (7) Time Warner Cable Arena 14,703 28–42 71 March 25 @ Boston W 83–81 D. J. White (17) Kwame Brown, Dominic McGuire (7) D. J. Augustin (4) TD Garden 18,624 29–42 72 March 26 New York W 114–106 Boris Diaw (20) Boris Diaw (8) D. J. Augustin (9) Time Warner Cable Arena 19,356 30–42 73 March 28 Milwaukee W 87–86 Stephen Jackson (18) Tyrus Thomas (6) D. J. Augustin, Boris Diaw (8) Time Warner Cable Arena 12,368 31–42 74 March 30 Cleveland W 98–97 Boris Diaw (26) Kwame Brown (8) D. J. Augustin (12) Time Warner Cable Arena 12,584 32–42
April: 2–6 (home: 1–3; road: 1–3) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 75 April 1 @ Orlando L 77–89 Dante Cunningham (21) Kwame Brown (11) D. J. Augustin, Boris Diaw (6) Amway Center 18,969 32–43 76 April 3 Washington L 91–97 Matt Carroll (26) D. J. White (8) D. J. Augustin (7) Time Warner Cable Arena 16,444 32–44 77 April 5 @ Cleveland L 89–99 D. J. Augustin (22) Dante Cunningham, Boris Diaw (11) D. J. Augustin (8) Quicken Loans Arena 19,835 32–45 78 April 6 Orlando L 102–111 (OT) Gerald Henderson (32) Dante Cunningham (10) Boris Diaw (9) Time Warner Cable Arena 16,234 32–46 79 April 8 @ Miami L 103–112 Kwame Brown (23) Kwame Brown (13) Dominic McGuire (3) American Airlines Arena 19,897 32–47 80 April 10 Detroit L 101–112 Gerald Henderson (21) Kwame Brown (7) D. J. Augustin (14) Time Warner Cable Arena 16,234 32–48 81 April 11 @ New Jersey W 105–103 Dante Cunningham (21) Kwame Brown (7) D. J. Augustin (10) Prudential Center 13,853 33–48 82 April 13 Atlanta W 96–85 Gerald Henderson (20) Kwame Brown (8) Boris Diaw (9) Time Warner Cable Arena 16,138 34–48
2010–11 season schedule

Player statistics

Ragular season

Player	POS	GP	GS	MP	REB	AST	STL	BLK	PTS	MPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Boris Diaw	PF	82	82	2,778	414	337	74	46	924	33.9	5.0	4.1	.9	.6	11.3
D. J. Augustin	PG	82	82	2,757	225	498	54	3	1,178	33.6	2.7	6.1	.7	.0	14.4
Shaun Livingston	PG	73	0	1,261	149	164	47	29	479	17.3	2.0	2.2	.6	.4	6.6
Gerald Henderson Jr.	SG	68	30	1,661	207	101	50	32	653	24.4	3.0	1.5	.7	.5	9.6
Stephen Jackson	SG	67	67	2,405	304	241	80	28	1,240	35.9	4.5	3.6	1.2	.4	18.5
Kwame Brown	C	66	50	1,714	450	43	26	39	524	26.0	6.8	.7	.4	.6	7.9
Matt Carroll	SG	54	1	582	68	23	17	6	235	10.8	1.3	.4	.3	.1	4.4
Dominic McGuire	SF	52	8	760	199	43	10	33	174	14.6	3.8	.8	.2	.6	3.3
Nazr Mohammed†	C	51	30	851	252	17	14	46	370	16.7	4.9	.3	.3	.9	7.3
Gerald Wallace†	SF	48	48	1,872	394	116	59	48	749	39.0	8.2	2.4	1.2	1.0	15.6
Tyrus Thomas	C	41	2	861	224	29	30	66	419	21.0	5.5	.7	.7	1.6	10.2
Derrick Brown†	SF	41	1	488	84	29	16	8	151	11.9	2.0	.7	.4	.2	3.7
Eduardo Nájera	PF	31	0	372	44	20	11	6	69	12.0	1.4	.6	.4	.2	2.2
D. J. White†	C	24	0	466	106	15	6	12	203	19.4	4.4	.6	.3	.5	8.5
Dante Cunningham†	PF	22	9	529	88	13	15	11	198	24.0	4.0	.6	.7	.5	9.0
Sherron Collins	PG	20	0	66	5	8	2	0	17	3.3	.3	.4	.1	.0	.9
DeSagana Diop	C	16	0	181	40	7	4	15	20	11.3	2.5	.4	.3	.9	1.3
Garrett Temple†	PG	12	0	126	15	24	9	4	38	10.5	1.3	2.0	.8	.3	3.2
Joel Przybilla†	C	5	0	74	24	0	0	1	9	14.8	4.8	.0	.0	.2	1.8

• ^† Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Bobcats only.

Injuries and surgeries

• Stephen Jackson with Hamstring injury

Transactions

Trades

July 13, 2010	To Charlotte Bobcats---- Erick Dampier Matt Carroll Eduardo Nájera cash considerations	To Dallas Mavericks---- Tyson Chandler Alexis Ajinça
February 24, 2011	To Charlotte Bobcats---- D. J. White Morris Peterson	To Oklahoma City Thunder---- Nazr Mohammed
February 24, 2011	To Charlotte Bobcats---- Dante Cunningham Joel Przybilla Sean Marks 2011 first-round pick 2013 first-round pick Cash considerations	To Portland Trail Blazers---- Gerald Wallace

Free agents

Additions Player Signed Former Team Tyrus Thomas Signed 5-year contract for $40 million Charlotte Bobcats Shaun Livingston Signed 2-year contract for $7 million Washington Wizards

Subtractions Player Reason left New team Raymond Felton Free agent New York Knicks Theo Ratliff Free agent Los Angeles Lakers Derrick Brown Waived New York Knicks Sherron Collins Waived