--The Bobcats chose among three players at No. 9 -- D.J. Augustin, Stanford center Brook Lopez and Arizona combo guard Jerryd Bayless -- and none of the three chose to work out in Charlotte before the draft. Only five players who were at all viable at No. 9 chose to audition for the Bobcats.
--Larry Brown claims the Bobcats' extra first-round pick, French pro Alexis Ajinca, might have been a top-5 pick had he waited until 2009 to enter the NBA draft. Sounds like spin, considering the Bobcats gave up a future first-round pick to move into the Denver Nuggets' No. 20 spot Thursday. QUOTE TO NOTE: "(Jerryd) Bayless is more of a combo (guard) situation, like Raymond." -- Michael Jordan, explaining why they preferred D.J. Augustin to Jerryd Bayless, as a complement to Raymond Felton.
