Josh Boone

Still in the market for an additional big man, the Hawks lost an option on Monday when Kwame Brown agreed to a one-year deal with the Bobcats.

Atlanta is known to have some interest in Francisco Elson, Brian Skinner and Josh Boone, but nothing appears imminent.

The Hawks had interest in Brown, but he opted to go to Charlotte for the same amount of money Atlanta could have given him.

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Kwame Brown

According to sources, Kwame Brown has agreed to a one-year, minimum-salary deal with the Charlotte Bobcats.

Michael Jordan, who recently purchased the Bobcats, drafted Brown as the #1 overall pick into the NBA back when Jordan was an executive on the Washington Wizards.

Brown turned out to just be a bench player, however, and has had little impact in the league thus far.

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Walter Herrmann

Walter Herrmann is a free agent after leaving Caja Laboral, where he played last season.

Now, the target of the 31-year-old Argentinian forward is to go back to the NBA. The Charlotte Bobcats, where he played during a year and a half before being traded to the Detroit Pistons, is the most likely option to Herrmann.

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Hedo Turkoglu

The Suns are closing in on acquiring Hedo Turkoglu in a trade with Toronto.

Phoenix would send Leandro Barbosa and Dwayne Jones to the Raptors for Turkoglu.

The Raptors would then move Jones and the traded player exception acquired in the Chris Bosh trade for Boris Diaw.

The Suns must use $6.5 million of the trade exception from the Knicks in the Amare Stoudemire trade to acquire Childress from Atlanta.

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Tyrus Thomas

Tyrus Thomas could receive a heavily frontloaded offer sheet from the Nets, according to league sources.

If the Nets are unable to sign LeBron James, Chris Bosh or Dwyane Wade, then Thomas would become a prime target. Since Thomas is a restricted free agent, the Bobcats would have seven days to make a decision on matching.

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The Bobcats are “very active” in trade talks around the NBA, a source told the Charlotte Observer.

The source, which came from within another team’s front office, said the Bobcats seem willing to increase their payroll if they can swing a move that will allow them to significantly improve.

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Tyrus Thomas

The Nuggets tried to acquire forward Tyrus Thomas from the Bulls prior to the trade deadline, but he ended up landing in Charlotte.

The Denver Post writes that the Nuggets could try to get Thomas again as he could certainly be on the market.

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Larry Brown

The 76ers are expected to contact Larry Brown once the Bobcats are eliminated from the postseason, multiple sources have told the Philadelphia Inquirer.

Brown, who led Charlotte to its first-ever playoff appearance, will likely be contacted about Philadelphia’s vacant head coaching position.

However, according to the same sources, it is possible that he could be offered a front office position. Ed Stefanski is currently serving as president and general manager, but his position is not believed to be secure.

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Larry Brown

The Bobcats topped the Hawks 109-100 on Tuesday night, assuring the franchise of its first-ever non-losing record.

Charlotte is now 41-36 with five games left, meaning they can finish no worse than .500 this season.

In addition, the Bobcats have a magic number of just two to clinch their first-ever playoffs berth.

They currently sit seventh in the Eastern Conference, two games back of Miami for sixth.

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Larry Hughes

The Charlotte Bobcats signed the veteran guard Larry Hughes to help with depth in the backcourt as they attempt to reach the playoffs for the first time.

Hughes was traded from the Knicks to Sacramento last month and then waived. He has averaged 14.6 points since being the eighth overall pick of Philadelphia in 1998.

Charlotte has been looking for help in the backcourt since trading Flip Murray to Chicago last month.

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