If the season started today, 29-year old DeSagana Diop would be the Charlotte Bobcats’ starting center.  Diop played in only 16 games (0 starts) for the Bobcats last year and he averaged 11.3 minutes, 1.3 points, 2.5 rebounds and 0.4 assists per game.  He has now played in 552 games (83 starts) in his NBA career so far and he is averaging 14.2 minutes, 2.1 points, 3.8 rebounds, 0.4 assists and 1.1 blocked shots per game.  The Bobcats are going to need to sign a free agent or make a trade for a center, because if Diop is their starting center….they will be in big, big trouble.

Jason Richardson has been as good as advertised for the Charlotte Bobcats as he is the second leading scorer on the team behind Gerald Wallace.  Richardson has played in 31 games so far this season for the Bobcats and he is averaging 36.1 minutes, 19.4 points, 5.2 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 1.3 steals per game.  Richardson also has shot well from three point range as he’s hitting 45% from that distance despite hitting on 43.5% of his shots from the floor and 68.3% of this free throws.

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The Bobcats really needed some muscle in the paint and they hope they have found it in center Nazr Mohammed. The Bobcats have acquired Mohammed from the Bobcats for center Primoz Brezec and forward Walter Herrmann. Mohammed has played in 9 games (5 starts) so far for the Bobcats and he is averaging 26.4 minutes, 10.7 points, 8.4 rebounds, 1.4 assists and 1.0 block per game. Mohammed has now played in 30 games (5 starts) for the Pistons and Bobcats this season and he is averaging 15.5 minutes, 5.5 points, 5.0 rebounds and 0.6 assists per game.

Forwards Jared Dudley and Jermareo Davidson have both played decent so far as rookies and they both appear to have nice upsides to their games. Dudley has played in 23 games so far this season and he is averaging 13.7 minutes, 4.7 points, 3.4 rebounds and 0.8 assists per game. Dudley could be ready to play more minutes as he has handled the pro game pretty well so far. Jermareo Davidson also has played decent in his limited time on the court this season. Davidson has played in 14 games so far this season and he is averaging 7.3 minutes, 2.8 points, 1.6 rebounds and 0.2 assists per game.