The Charlotte Bobcats acquire Theo Ratliff
The Bobcats have acquired 36-year old center Theo Ratliff from the Spurs. The Spurs wanted to just get rid of his salary so they pretty much gave him away for nothing. Ratliff played in 21 games (3 starts) for the Spurs this season and he was averaging 8.7 minutes, 1.6 points, 1.9 rebounds and 0.4 assists per game. He has now played in 772 games (507 starts) in his NBA career and he is averaging 25.7 minutes, 7.3 points, 5.8 rebounds, 0.6 assists and 2.5 blocked shots per game. The Bobcats wanted to improve at rebounding the ball and playing defense and I believe they did with the two trades they made today.
Yeah, the Bobcats aren’t going to spend too much on anyone. Hopefully the improvements in rebounding will make a difference. After Muggsy left the Hornets Charlotte hasn’t had much in the way of real excitement. Shinn didn’t mind spending money, as long as it belonged to other people. I don’t believe MJ is going to get off too much coin either, at least until he finds a way to make some back.