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.

The Bobcats have selected Jared Dudley in the first round with the #22 pick in the NBA Draft. Dudley stands at 6′7″ and he weighs 225 pounds. At Boston College, Dudley used to throw his weight around in the paint and he will likely try to do the same thing in the NBA. Dudley played in 130 games at Boston College and he averaged 15.9 points, 7.2 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 1.4 steals per game. Dudley also is a decent shooter as he has hit 50.4% of his shots from the floor, 36.5% from three point range and 73.1% from the free throw line. Dudley was a nice pick for the Bobcats as he will help early and often in his rookie season.

Michael Jordan wanted to make the Bobcats a playoff contender for the coming up season and that explains the trade he made during the draft. The Bobcats traded the #8 pick (Brandan Wright) to the Golden State Warriors for Jason Richardson and the #36 draft pick (Jermareo Davidson).  Jason Richardson will start for the Bobcats at shooting guard and he will be a big part of the offense. Richardson was banged up last season as he only played in 51 games (49 starts) and he averaged 32.8 minutes, 16.0 points, 5.1 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 1.1 steals per game. His shooting was a little off last season as he hit 41.7% from the floor, 36.5% from three point range and 65.7% from the free throw line. Richardson has been a good player over his career and he should fit in well with the Bobcats. He has played in 438 games (431 starts) and he’s averaged 35.5 minutes, 18.3 points, 5.4 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 1.2 steals per game over his career. He also has shot 43.3% from the floor, 35% from three point range and 69.2% from the free throw line.

Jermareo Davidson is a 6′10″,230 pound power forward who will likely back up Emeka Okafor this season. Davidson played in 126 games at Alabama and he has averaged 10.2 points, 7.3 rebounds, 1.0 assists, 0.5 steals and 1.8 blocked shots per game. He shot 46.7% from the floor, 21.1% from three point range and 75% from the free throw line.