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The Bobcats selected another solid and experienced player in Derrick Brown of Xavier. Brown played three years at Xavier appearing in 106 games in which he averaged 10.3 points, 5.6 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game. Brown will be a back up on the Bobcats this season but he could develop into more than that down the road.
The Bobcats got themselves another good athlete when they selected 21-year old shooting guard Gerald Henderson with the 12th pick in the NBA Draft last night. Henderson played in 103 games in three years at Duke in which he averaged 12.3 points, 4.2 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game. Henderson is a player with a good motor as he always plays hard especially on the defensive end of the floor. This was a good pick for the Bobcats.
The Bobcats made a smart pick here as Kyle Weaver is a talented 22 year old shooting guard. He is 6′6″, 201 pounds so he has nice size and he has a decent all around game despite not excelling in any one area. Weaver played in 121 games (103 starts) at Washington State and he averaged 9.6 points, 4.7 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 1.6 steals per game. Look for Weaver to get some minutes off the bench backing up at shooting guard as a rookie but he might do a whole lot more in the future.
The Bobcats wanted to add a big body but there was a lot better left on the board at #20 than Ajinca. Ajinca is 7′0″, 220 pounds but he doesn’t play big as he’s a tad soft. Ajinca played in 28 games (0 starts) in the pros overseas and he only averaged 4.4 points, 3.0 rebounds and 0.4 assists per game. This was a poor pick for the Bobcats who are a team that can’t afford to waste draft picks.
The Bobcats likely drafted D.J. Augustin to light a fire under current point guard Raymond Felton. They are different types of players as Augustin is a pass first point guard. Augustin is a small guy at 6′0″, 180 pounds but he’s lightning fast with the basketball in his hands. He played in 73 games (all starts) at Texas in his career and he has averaged 16.9 points, 2.9 rebounds, 6.2 assists and 1.4 steals per game. I wouldn’t be surprised to see Augustin push Felton right to the bench.
