The Charlotte Bobcats gave up a lot to get power forward Tyrus Thomas last winter so I think they will match any offer he gets as a restricted free agent. Thomas has not even scratched the surface of his potential which should be a scary thought for opposing teams. If the Bobcats keep Gerald Wallace, Tyrus Thomas and Tyson Chandler they will have a very solid D in 2010-11. The Bobcats also should re-sign Raymond Felton as long as he doesn’t get a big time offer (which he might). If Felton leaves the Bobcats will have to sign an experienced point guard to share the job with D.J. Augustin. Guys like Luke Ridnour, Shaun Livingston, Chris Duhon, Derek Fisher and Nate Robinson make the most sense.

27-year old center Tyson Chandler has opted in for the 2010-11 season for $12.7 million bucks. Chandler played in 51 games (27 starts) in his first year with the Bobcats and he averaged 22.8 minutes, 6.5 points, 6.3 rebounds, 0.3 assists and 1.1 blocked shots per game. Chandler has now played in 588 games (391 starts) in his nine years in the NBA and he is averaging 27.6 minutes, 8.1 points, 8.8 rebounds, 0.8 assists and 1.4 blocked shots per game. The Bobcats were likely hoping that Chandler was going to opt out. Hopefully he’ll provide the defense and rebounding that the Bobcats though he would in 2010-11.

The Charlotte Bobcats currently have no picks in tomorrow night’s NBA Draft. I look for that to change though as it has been known that a lot of teams are willing to sell their picks. I also wouldn’t be shocked to see the Bobcats move point guard D.J. Augustin tomorrow night as he was a huge disappointment for them last season. Trading Augustin would be risky business however as Raymond Felton is a free agent and a lot of teams will be interested in him.

32-year old shooting guard Stephen Jackson was a godsend for the Bobcats this season after coming over in a trade early in the year from the Warriors. Jackson was the best offensive player on the team in 2009-10 for the Bobcats. He played in 72 games (all starts) for the Bobcats last year and he averaged 39.3 minutes, 21.1 points, 5.1 rebounds, 3.6 assists and 1.6 steals per game. Jackson has now played in 680 games (589 starts) in his NBA career and he is averaging 33.2 minutes, 16.1 points, 4.0 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 1.4 steals per game. Jackson didn’t play a lot in his first 2-3 seasons so I think he still has a lot left in the tank for the Bobcats and that is good news.

The Bobcats have six unrestricted free agents and one restricted free agent coming into this summer. As long as the bidding doesn’t get too ridiculous on power forward Tyrus Thomas look for the Bobcats to match it and bring the restricted free agent back in the fold. The most important decision facing the Bobcats this summer is whether to re-sign starting point guard Raymond Felton. With the way that D.J. Augustin played last season I would think the Bobcats will seriously consider re-signing Felton. The biggest problem with that is that he won’t be cheap as he is the best unrestricted free agent at point guard. Tyson Chandler, Nazr Mohammed and Theo Ratliff all have early termination options in their contracts but I don’t see any of them getting much of a raise if they left so I would think they will all want to stay. SG/SF Stephen Graham and PG/SG Larry Hughes won’t likely get many offers so the Bobcats could get them cheap if they want them. The Bobcats will be a very interesting team to watch this summer as they have some tough decisions to make.