2011–12 Charlotte Bobcats season

NBA professional basketball team season January 2013 March 2026 Charlotte Bobcats 2012 7 59 Southeast 5th 15th Paul Silas Rich Cho Rod Higgins Michael Jordan Time Warner Cable Arena Fox Sports Carolinas, SportSouth WFNZ Did not Qualify CHA The 2011–12 Charlotte Bobcats season was the 8th season of the Charlotte Bobcats in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and the 22nd overall season of NBA basketball in Charlotte. Considered to be the worst NBA team of all time, the Bobcats failed to improve on their 34–48 record from the previous season and finished the season with a .106 winning percentage, surpassing the 1972–73 Philadelphia 76ers (.110) for the lowest winning percentage in NBA history. They were eliminated from playoff contention on March 28, 2012, after an 88–83 home loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves, with a record of 7–41. On March 17, 2012, the Bobcats had their final win of the season against the Toronto Raptors, narrowly avoiding tying the 1947–48 Providence Steamrollers (which played 18 fewer games) for the record of the lowest number of wins in NBA history. April was particularly unsuccessful, with the team failing to secure a single victory, embarking on a 23-game losing streak that lasted until the start of the following season. The Bobcats finished with the worst record in NBA history, in a shortened season or otherwise, by losing 104–84 to the New York Knicks in their final regular season game on April 26, 2012. Guard-forward Gerald Henderson led the team in scoring, with an average of 15.1 points per game. Forward-center Bismack Biyombo led in rebounds per game (5.8), and point guard D. J. Augustin recorded a team-high 6.4 assists per game. Draft picks 2011 NBA draft Round Pick Player Nationality Position School/club team 1 7 Bismack Biyombo COD DR Congo PF Fuenlabrada (Spain) 1 9 Kemba Walker United States PG Connecticut (Jr.) Roster Charlotte Bobcats 2011–12 0 Bismack Biyombo F/C 6 9 245 DR Congo 1992-08-28 4 Derrick Brown basketball, born 1987 F 6 8 233 Xavier 1987-09-07 33 Matt Carroll basketball G 6 6 212 Notre Dame 1980-08-28 7 DeSagana Diop C 7 0 280 Oak Hill Academy (VA) 1982-01-30 15 Gerald Henderson Gerald Henderson Jr. G 6 5 215 Duke 1987-12-09 11 Cory Higgins Cory Higgins G 6 5 180 Colorado 1989-06-14 50 Corey Maggette G/F 6 6 225 Duke 1979-11-12 9 Jamario Moon F 6 8 205 Meridian Community College 1980-06-13 22 Byron Mullens C/F 7 0 275 Ohio State 1989-02-14 21 Eduardo Nájera F 6 8 235 Oklahoma 1976-07-11 12 Tyrus Thomas F 6 10 225 LSU 1986-08-17 1 Kemba Walker G 6 1 184 Connecticut 1990-05-08 8 D. J. White F 6 9 235 Indiana 1986-08-31 55 Reggie Williams (basketball, born 1986) Reggie Williams G/F 6 6 205 Virginia Military 1986-09-14 Paul Silas Stephen Silas Ralph Lewis Rob Werdann Pre-season Due to the 2011 NBA lockout negotiations, the programmed pre-season schedule, along with the first two weeks of the regular season were scrapped, and a two-game pre-season was set for each team once the lockout concluded. Charlotte Bobcats yes 2012 Charlotte Bobcats Pre-season yes 1 0 0 1 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 1 | December 19 | Atlanta Hawks | 20111219 ATLCHA 79 77 | Kemba Walker (18) | Derrick Brown (10) | D. J. Augustin (3) | Time Warner Cable Arena9,224 | 1–0 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 2 | December 22 | @ Atlanta Hawks | 20111222 CHAATL 75 92 | Corey Maggette (18) | DeSagana Diop (6) | Derrick Brown (4) | Philips Arena10,094 | 1–1 cha 2012 Regular season Standings CHA CHA Game log Charlotte Bobcats 2012 Total: 7–59 (Home: 4–29; Road: 3–30) Charlotte Bobcats December yes 1 2 0 0 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 1 | December 26 | Milwaukee | 20111226 MILCHA 96 95 | D. J. Augustin (19) | Boris Diaw (11) | Boris Diaw (9) | Time Warner Cable Arena17,173 | 1–0 |- bgcolor=#ffcccc | 2 | December 28 | Miami | 20111228 MIACHA 95 96 | Gerald Henderson (21) | Boris Diaw (16) | Boris Diaw (8) | Time Warner Cable Arena19,614 | 1–1 |- bgcolor=#ffcccc | 3 | December 30 | Orlando | 20111230 ORLCHA 79 130 | Corey Maggette (20) | Corey MaggetteDeSagana Diop (7) | Boris Diaw (6) | Time Warner Cable Arena18,064 | 1–2 Charlotte Bobcats January 1 6 1 11 |- bgcolor=#ffcccc | 4 | January 1 | @ Miami | 20120101 CHAMIA 80 129 | D. J. White (21) | Derrick Brown (7) | D. J. Augustin (7) | American Airlines Arena20,016 | 1–3 |- bgcolor=#ffcccc | 5 | January 3 | @ Cleveland | 20120101 CHAMIA 101 115 | D. J. Augustin (26) | Corey Maggette (8) | D. J. Augustin (9) | Quicken Loans Arena14,173 | 1–4 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 6 | January 4 | @ New York | 20120104 CHANYK 118 110 | Boris Diaw (27) | D. J. White (9) | D. J. Augustin (10) | Madison Square Garden19,763 | 2–4 |- bgcolor=#ffcccc | 7 | January 6 | Atlanta | 20120106 ATLCHA 96 102 1 | D. J. Augustin (21) | D. J. Augustin (12) | D. J. White (9) | Time Warner Cable Arena17,827 | 2–5 |- bgcolor=#ffcccc | 8 | January 7 | @ Indiana | 20120107 CHAIND 67 99 | D. J. Augustin (20) | Byron Mullens (11) | D. J. Augustin (4) | Bankers Life Fieldhouse17,226 | 2–6 |- bgcolor=#ffcccc | 9 | January 9 | @ New York | 20120109 CHANYK 77 91 | Boris Diaw (19) | Boris Diaw (10) | Boris Diaw (7) | Madison Square Garden19,763 | 2–7 |- bgcolor=#ffcccc | 10 | January 10 | Houston | 20120110 HOUCHA 70 112 | Byron Mullens (15) | Byron Mullens (10) | D. J. AugustinKemba Walker (3) | Time Warner Cable Arena13,421 | 2–8 |- bgcolor=#ffcccc | 11 | January 12 | @ Atlanta | 20120112 CHAATL 81 131 | Byron Mullens (21) | Boris Diaw (6) | D. J. Augustin (9) | Philips Arena10,597 | 2–9 |- bgcolor=#ffcccc | 12 | January 13 | Detroit | 20120113 DETCHA 81 138 | Byron Mullens (18) | Tyrus ThomasBoris DiawByron Mullens (7) | D. J. Augustin (13) | Time Warner Cable Arena18,043 | 2–10 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 13 | January 14 | Golden State | 20120114 GSWCHA 112 100 | Gerald Henderson (26) | Byron Mullens (7) | D. J. Augustin (7) | Time Warner Cable Arena16,122 | 3–10 |- bgcolor=#ffcccc | 14 | January 16 | Cleveland | 20120116 CLECHA 94 102 | D. J. Augustin (24) | Byron Mullens (12) | D. J. Augustin (8) | Time Warner Cable Arena14,988 | 3–11 |- bgcolor=#ffcccc | 15 | January 17 | @ Orlando | 20120117 CHAORL 79 116 | Gerald Henderson (22) | Bismack Biyombo (10) | Kemba Walker (6) | Amway Center18,846 | 3–12 |- bgcolor=#ffcccc | 16 | January 21 | @ Chicago | 20120121 CHACHI 79 125 | Gerald Henderson (22) | Gerald Henderson (9) | D. J. AugustinMatt Carroll (3) | United Center21,861 | 3–13 |- bgcolor=#ffcccc | 17 | January 22 | @ New Jersey | 20120122 CHANJN 87 137 | Kemba Walker (16) | Bismack Biyombo (7) | Boris Diaw (4) | Prudential Center10,035 | 3–14 |- bgcolor=#ffcccc | 18 | January 24 | New York | 20120124 NYKCHA 68 111 | Kemba Walker (22) | Boris Diaw (6) | Kemba WalkerCory Higgins (2) | Time Warner Cable Arena16,802 | 3–15 |- bgcolor=#ffcccc | 19 | January 25 | @ Washington | 20120125 CHAWAS 75 122 | Matt Carroll (17) | Tyrus Thomas (9) | Kemba Walker (4) | Verizon Center15,286 | 3–16 |- bgcolor=#ffcccc | 20 | January 27 | @ Philadelphia | 20120127 CHAPHI 72 129 | Kemba Walker (14) | Kemba Walker (8) | Matt Carroll (4) | Wells Fargo Center16,199 | 3–17 |- bgcolor=#ffcccc | 21 | January 28 | Washington | 20120128 WASCHA 69 102 | Byron Mullens (23) | Tyrus ThomasKemba Walker (10) | Kemba Walker (11) | Time Warner Cable Arena17,761 | 3–18 |- bgcolor=#ffcccc | 22 | January 31 | @ L. A. Lakers | 20120127 CHALAL 73 106 | Gerald Henderson (14) | DeSagana Diop (8) | Kemba Walker (6) | Staples Center18,997 | 3–19 Charlotte Bobcats February 0 4 1 6 |- bgcolor=#ffcccc | 23 | February 1 | @ Portland | 20120201 CHAPOR 68 112 | Gerald Henderson (16) | Boris Diaw (6) | Boris DiawKemba WalkerCory Higgins (3) | Rose Garden20,608 | 3–20 |- bgcolor=#ffcccc | 24 | February 4 | @ Phoenix | 20120204 CHAPHX 69 95 | Kemba Walker (22) | Tyrus Thomas (13) | Reggie Williams (6) | US Airways Center14,928 | 3–21 |- bgcolor=#ffcccc | 25 | February 7 | @ Boston | 20120207 CHABOS 74 94 | Reggie Williams (21) | Kemba Walker (7) | Reggie Williams (5) | TD Garden18,624 | 3–22 |- bgcolor=#ffcccc | 26 | February 10 | Chicago | 20120210 CHICHA 64 105 | Derrick Brown (10) | Bismack Biyombo (10) | Boris Diaw (6) | Time Warner Cable Arena19,379 | 3–23 |- bgcolor=#ffcccc | 27 | February 11 | L. A. Clippers | 20120211 LACCHA 86 121 | Kemba Walker (19) | Bismack BiyomboCorey Maggette (6) | Kemba Walker (4) | Time Warner Cable Arena19,110 | 3–24 |- bgcolor=#ffcccc | 28 | February 13 | Philadelphia | 20120213 PHICHA 89 108 | Corey Maggette (22) | Byron Mullens (9) | Boris Diaw (10) | Time Warner Cable Arena13,773 | 3–25 |- bgcolor=#ffcccc | 29 | February 15 | @ Minnesota | 20120215 CHAMIN 90 132 | Kemba Walker (21) | Boris Diaw (9) | Boris Diaw (7) | Target Center15,139 | 3–26 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 30 | February 17 | @ Toronto | 20120217 CHATOR 98 91 | Reggie Williams (22) | Bismack Biyombo (13) | D. J. Augustin (10) | Air Canada Centre15,575 | 4–26 |- bgcolor=#ffcccc | 31 | February 19 | @ Indiana | 20120219 CHAIND 73 118 | Derrick Brown (16) | Bismack Biyombo (8) | Kemba Walker (5) | Bankers Life Fieldhouse11,673 | 4–27 |- bgcolor=#ffcccc | 32 | February 22 | Indiana | 20120222 INDCHA 68 102 | Corey Maggette (20) | Boris Diaw (11) | Boris Diaw (8) | Time Warner Cable Arena13,478 | 4–28 |- bgcolor=#ffcccc | 33 | February 29 | @ Detroit | 20120229 CHADET 84 109 | Corey Maggette (17) | Boris Diaw (6) | D. J. Augustin (10) | The Palace of Auburn Hills14,534 | 4–29 Charlotte Bobcats March 2 8 1 6 |- bgcolor=#ffcccc | 34 | March 2 | @ San Antonio | 20120302 CHASAS 72 133 | Boris DiawCorey Maggette (14) | DeSagana Diop (7) | D. J. AugustinKemba Walker (5) | AT&T Center18,581 | 4–30 |- bgcolor=#ffcccc | 35 | March 4 | New Jersey | 20120304 NJNCHA 101 104 | Corey Maggette (24) | Corey Maggette (7) | Boris Diaw (8) | Time Warner Cable Arena13,564 | 4–31 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 36 | March 6 | Orlando | 20120306 ORLCHA 100 84 | Corey Maggette (29) | Bismack Biyombo (15) | D. J. AugustinKemba Walker (8) | Time Warner Cable Arena13,110 | 5–31 |- bgcolor=#ffcccc | 37 | March 7 | Utah | 20120307 UTACHA 93 109 | Corey Maggette (25) | Bismack Biyombo (9) | D. J. Augustin (8) | Time Warner Cable Arena10,891 | 5–32 |- bgcolor=#ffcccc | 38 | March 9 | New Jersey | 20120309 NJNCHA 74 103 | Corey Maggette (19) | Bismack Biyombo (11) | D. J. Augustin (8) | Time Warner Cable Arena14,672 | 5–33 |- bgcolor=#ffcccc | 39 | March 10 | @ Oklahoma City | 20120310 CHAOKC 79 122 | D. J. Augustin (22) | Bismack Biyombo (8) | D. J. Augustin (7) | Chesapeake Energy Arena18,203 | 5–34 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 40 | March 12 | @ New Orleans | 20120312 CHANOH 73 71 | Gerald Henderson (15) | Bismack BiyomboTyrus Thomas (7) | D. J. Augustin (5) | New Orleans Arena15,254 | 6–34 |- bgcolor=#ffcccc | 41 | March 14 | @ Houston | 20120314 CHAHOU 77 107 | Derrick Brown (15) | Bismack Biyombo (5) | Kemba Walker (8) | Toyota Center18,128 | 6–35 |- bgcolor=#ffcccc | 42 | March 15 | @ Dallas | 20120315 CHADAL 76 101 | Corey Maggette (21) | Bismack Biyombo (11) | D. J. AugustinKemba Walker (4) | American Airlines Center20,507 | 6–36 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 43 | March 17 | Toronto | 20120317 TORCHA 107 103 | Gerald Henderson (24) | Bismack Biyombo (9) | D. J. Augustin (11) | Time Warner Cable Arena15,108 | 7–36 |- bgcolor=#ffcccc | 44 | March 19 | Philadelphia | 20120319 PHICHA 80 105 | Gerald Henderson (14) | Bismack Biyombo (9) | D. J. AugustinKemba Walker (5) | Time Warner Cable Arena12,792 | 7–37 |- bgcolor=#ffcccc | 45 | March 23 | Milwaukee | 20120323 MILCHA 82 112 | Gerald Henderson (29) | Tyrus Thomas (7) | Kemba Walker (7) | Time Warner Cable Arena13,729 | 7–38 |- bgcolor=#ffcccc | 46 | March 24 | @ New Jersey | 20120324 CHANJN 79 102 | Byron Mullens (17) | Byron Mullens (10) | D. J. Augustin (8) | Prudential Center13,297 | 7–39 |- bgcolor=#ffcccc | 47 | March 26 | Boston | 20120326 BOSCHA 95 132 | Gerald Henderson (21) | Byron Mullens (7) | Derrick BrownKemba Walker (7) | Time Warner Cable Arena16,357 | 7–40 |- bgcolor=#ffcccc | 48 | March 28 | Minnesota | 20120328 MINCHA 83 115 | Corey Maggette (22) | Eduardo Nájera (8) | D. J. Augustin (8) | Time Warner Cable Arena10,540 | 7–41 |- bgcolor=#ffcccc | 49 | March 30 | Denver | 20120330 DENCHA 88 119 | Gerald Henderson (21) | Byron Mullens (10) | D. J. Augustin (8) | Time Warner Cable Arena13,806 | 7–42 |- bgcolor=#ffcccc | 50 | March 31 | @ Detroit | 20120331 CHADET 107 110 1 | Byron Mullens (20) | Byron Mullens (9) | D. J. Augustin (10) | The Palace of Auburn Hills17,082 | 7–43 Charlotte Bobcats April 0 9 0 7 |- bgcolor=#ffcccc | 51 | April 3 | @ Toronto | 20120403 CHATOR 77 92 | Byron Mullens (20) | Byron Mullens (14) | D. J. AugustinKemba Walker (7) | Air Canada Centre14,640 | 7–44 |- bgcolor=#ffcccc | 52 | April 4 | @ Atlanta | 20120404 CHAATL 83 120 | Kemba Walker (21) | Gerald HendersonByron Mullens (7) | Kemba Walker (5) | Philips Arena13,046 | 7–45 |- bgcolor=#ffcccc | 53 | April 6 | @ Milwaukee | 20120406 CHAMIL 70 95 | Byron Mullens (31) | Bismack BiyomboByron Mullens (14) | Kemba Walker (8) | Bradley Center13,374 | 7–46 |- bgcolor=#ffcccc | 54 | April 7 | Atlanta | 20120407 ATLCHA 96 126 | Cory Higgins (22) | Bismack BiyomboD. J. White (5) | Kemba Walker (6) | Time Warner Cable Arena14,715 | 7–47 |- bgcolor=#ffcccc | 55 | April 9 | Washington | 20120409 WASCHA 85 123 | Corey Maggette (23) | Derrick Brown (8) | Kemba Walker (7) | Time Warner Cable Arena10,303 | 7–48 |- bgcolor=#ffcccc | 56 | April 10 | @ Cleveland | 20120410 CHACLE 90 123 | Gerald Henderson (21) | Bismack Biyombo (8) | D. J. Augustin (11) | Quicken Loans Arena13,576 | 7–49 |- bgcolor=#ffcccc | 57 | April 12 | Detroit | 20120412 DETCHA 85 119 | D. J. AugustinDerrick Brown (13) | Byron Mullens (6) | D. J. Augustin (5) | Time Warner Cable Arena10,828 | 7–50 |- bgcolor=#ffcccc | 58 | April 13 | @ Miami | 20120413 CHAMIA 72 105 | Derrick Brown (21) | Derrick Brown (9) | D. J. Augustin (6) | American Airlines Arena19,600 | 7–51 |- bgcolor=#ffcccc | 59 | April 15 | Boston | 20120415 BOSCHA 82 124 | Gerald Henderson (22) | Bismack BiyomboDerrick Brown (7) | D. J. Augustin (10) | Time Warner Cable Arena15,169 | 7–52 |- bgcolor=#ffcccc | 60 | April 16 | New Orleans | 20120416 NOHCHA 67 95 | Gerald Henderson (27) | Byron Mullens (10) | Derrick BrownKemba Walker (3) | Time Warner Cable Arena10,876 | 7–53 |- bgcolor=#ffcccc | 61 | April 18 | Chicago | 20120418 CHICHA 68 110 | Kemba Walker (16) | Bismack Biyombo (13) | Kemba Walker (5) | Time Warner Cable Arena14,221 | 7–54 |- bgcolor=#ffcccc | 62 | April 20 | Memphis | 20120420 MEMCHA 80 115 | Gerald Henderson (32) | Byron Mullens (11) | Kemba Walker (5) | Time Warner Cable Arena13,428 | 7–55 |- bgcolor=#ffcccc | 63 | April 22 | Sacramento | 20120422 SACCHA 78 114 | Kemba WalkerByron MullensDerrick Brown (13) | Byron Mullens (8) | Kemba Walker (11) | Time Warner Cable Arena11,317 | 7–56 |- bgcolor=#ffcccc | 64 | April 23 | @ Washington | 20120423 CHAWAS 73 111 | Gerald Henderson (19) | Byron Mullens (8) | D. J. Augustin (6) | Verizon Center17,355 | 7–57 |- bgcolor=#ffcccc | 65 | April 25 | @ Orlando | 20120425 CHAORL 75 102 | D. J. Augustin (23) | Kemba Walker (9) | D. J. Augustin (6) | Amway Center19,152 | 7–58 |- bgcolor=#ffcccc | 66 | April 26 | New York | 20120426 NYKCHA 84 104 | Gerald Henderson (21) | Jamario Moon (8) | D. J. Augustin (7) | Time Warner Cable Arena16,023 | 7–59 cha 2012 Player statistics Regular season Player POS Position GP Games played GS Games starter MP Minutes played REB Rebounds AST Assists STL Steals BLK Blocks PTS Points MPG Minutes per game RPG Rebounds per game APG Assists per game SPG Steals per game BPG Blocks per game PPG Points per gameKemba WalkerPG66 25 1,792 234 289 60 20 799 27.2 3.5 4.4 .9 .3 12.1Byron MullensC 65 25 1,465 327 57 21 52 606 22.5 5.0 .9 .3 .8 9.3Derrick Brown basketball, born 1987SF 65 17 1,443 236 67 48 12 524 22.2 3.6 1.0 .7 .2 8.1Bismack BiyomboC 63 41 1,455 368 27 20 115 327 23.1 5.8 .4 .3 1.8 5.2D. J. WhitePF 58 11 1,098 209 47 17 23 392 18.9 3.6 .8 .3 .4 6.8Gerald Henderson Jr.SG 55 55 1,831 225 126 49 20 830 33.3 4.1 2.3 .9 .4 15.1Tyrus ThomasPF 54 30 1,013 200 35 36 60 304 18.8 3.7 .6 .7 1.1 5.6Matt Carroll basketballSG 53 2 596 58 38 16 7 142 11.2 1.1 .7 .3 .1 2.7D. J. AugustinPG 48 46 1,408 109 307 36 1 532 29.3 2.3 6.4 .8 .0 11.1Cory HigginsPG 38 0 423 35 36 5 6 150 11.1 .9 .9 .1 .2 3.9Boris Diaw†PF 37 28 1,018 195 158 20 19 272 27.5 5.3 4.3 .5 .5 7.4Reggie Williams basketball, born 1986SF 33 13 747 93 60 20 3 274 22.6 2.8 1.8 .6 .1 8.3Corey MaggetteSF 32 28 881 125 39 23 1 480 27.5 3.9 1.2 .7 .0 15.0DeSagana DiopC 27 9 325 85 23 6 13 31 12.0 3.1 .9 .2 .5 1.1Eduardo NájeraPF 22 0 270 50 12 19 4 58 12.3 2.3 .5 .9 .2 2.6Jamario MoonSF 8 0 123 22 5 1 5 18 15.4 2.8 .6 .1 .6 2.3 † Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Bobcats only. Transactions List of 2011–12 NBA season transactions Overview Players Added Via draft Bismack Biyombo Kemba Walker Via trade Corey Maggette Byron Mullens Via free agency Derrick Brown Melvin Ely Reggie Williams Ben Uzoh Cory HigginsPlayers Lost Via trade Stephen Jackson Shaun Livingston Via free agency Kwame Brown Dante Cunningham Joel Przybilla Jamario Moon Waived Boris Diaw Melvin Ely Ben Uzoh Trades June 23, 2011 To Charlotte BobcatsCorey MaggetteDraft rights to Bismack Biyombo To Milwaukee BucksStephen JacksonShaun LivingstonBeno UdrihDraft rights to Tobias HarrisTo Sacramento KingsJohn SalmonsDraft rights to Jimmer Fredette June 23, 2011 To Charlotte BobcatsCash considerations To Milwaukee BucksDraft rights to Jeremy Tyler December 19, 2011 To Charlotte BobcatsByron Mullens To Oklahoma City ThunderConditional 2012 second-round pick Free agents AdditionsPlayerDate signedFormer teamDerrick BrownDecember 9New York KnicksMelvin ElyDecember 14Denver NuggetsReggie WilliamsDecember 15Golden State WarriorsBen UzohDecember 19New Jersey NetsCory HigginsDecember 25Denver NuggetsJamario MoonApril 15Los Angeles D-Fenders (D-League SubtractionsPlayerDate signedNew teamKwame BrownDecember 14Golden State WarriorsDante CunninghamDecember 24Memphis GrizzliesJoel PrzybillaFebruary 27Portland Trail Blazers Many players signed with teams from other leagues due to the 2011 NBA lockout. FIBA allowed players under NBA contracts to sign and play for teams from other leagues if the contracts have opt-out clauses that allow the players to return to the NBA if the lockout ends."FIBA: NBA stars can play overseas". ESPN.com. ESPN Internet Ventures. July 30, 2011. Retrieved August 2, 2011. The Chinese Basketball Association, however, only allowed its clubs to sign foreign free agents who could play for at least the entire 2011–12 CBA season in China.Sun Xiaochen New rule shuts door on NBA stars August 21, 2011 China Daily http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/sports/2011-08/21/content_13157487.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20110830142537/http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/sports/2011-08/21/content_13157487.htm live August 30, 2011 Played in other leagues during lockoutPlayerDate signedNew teamOpt-out clauseGarrett TempleJuly 27Fastweb Casale (Italy)NoBoris DiawSeptember 27JSA Bordeaux Basket (France)Yes References Category:Charlotte Bobcats seasons Charlotte Bobcats Bob Bob