Kyle Weaver, G 6-6, Washington State -- Above-average defender at shooting guard who needs to become a better shooter.

MOST VALUABLE PLAYER: Jason Richardson carried them as a scorer the second half of the season, particularly with Gerald Wallace injured much of that span with a concussion and later a groin strain. He had the fourth-most three-pointers (243) in an NBA season.

MOST DISAPPOINTING PLAYER: The Bobcats signed Earl Boykins at mid-season, hoping he'd offer a pop as both a scorer and playmaker. Not much happened, but in Boykins' defense, he hadn't played in over six months and his minutes were sometimes sporadic in what was always a chaotic rotation of point guards.

BIGGEST NEEDS: The Bobcats couldn't go into next season without another point guard to complement Raymond Felton, but they believe they addressed that by drafting D.J. Augustin. But they still need another big man, and a power forward likely makes more sense than a center.

FREE AGENT FOCUS: The major focus is obviously on Emeka Okafor, who becomes a restricted free agent after turning down a long-term contract extension before this season. Okafor already turned down over $12 million a season, and though he says he wants to remain here long-term, it wouldn't be shocking if he signed a one-year qualifying offer to reach unrestricted free agency in July of 2009.

Ryan Hollins, Derek Anderson and Boykins are also free agents and it's a given the Bobcats won't exercise a team option on Othella Harrington for next season. Of those four, restricted free agent Hollins -- a young, athletic, but unpolished, big man -- seems the most likely to return to the Bobcats.

PLAYER NOTES:

--The Bobcats plan to exercise their option on last year's second-round pick, Jermareo Davidson, at a cost of about $700,000.

--The closest decision on the No. 9 pick was between D.J. Augustin and big man Brook Lopez, not between Augustin and Jerryd Bayless, according to Michael Jordan.

--It's a foregone conclusion the Bobcats will make a qualifying offer, designating Emeka Okafor as a restricted free agent. The question is whether they'll offer Okafor as much as they did last summer -- more than $60 million over five seasons.

--It's not a big surprise the Bobcats would make Gerald Wallace available in trade discussions. He's one of the few players on Charlotte's roster who might pry something significant off another roster, and the Bobcats are loaded at small forward.