2008-09 NBA Team Preview – Charlotte Bobcats 2008 Record: 32-50 Division Finish: 4th – Southeast 2008 Playoffs: Missed the playoffs. Head Coach: Larry Brown Season: Going into first season with Charlotte Record At Charlotte: First Season Career Record: 1010-800 Offseason Acquisitions: Andre Brown, F-C, 3.0 ppg, 2.8 rpg. – Signed from Memphis Shannon Brown, G, [...]

2008-09 NBA Team Preview – Indiana Pacers 2008 Record: 36-46 Division Finish: 3rd – Central 2008 Playoffs: Missed the playoffs. Head Coach: Jim O’Brien Season: Going into second season Record At Indiana: 36-46 Career Record: 218-204 Offseason Acquisitions: TJ Ford, G, 12.2 ppg, 6.1 apg. – Traded from Toronto Raptors Radoslav Nesterovic, C, 7.8 ppg, [...]

2008-09 NBA Team Preview – Toronto Raptors 2008 Record: 41-41 Division Finish: 2nd – Atlantic 2008 Playoffs: Lost, 4-1, to Orlando Magic in the Eastern Conference First Round Head Coach: Sam Mitchell Season: Going into fifth season Record At Toronto: 148-180 Career Record: Same Offseason Acquisitions: Jeremaine O’Neal, F-C, 13.6 ppg., 6.7 rpg – Traded [...]

The Toronto Raptors are the NBA’s only Canada-based team. There were two, but the Vancouver Grizzlies were relocated to Memphis, Tenn., in 2001. The Raptors play their home games at the Air Canada Centre. Their head coach is former NBA player Sam Mitchell. Early Years The Toronto Raptors were established in 1993 and played their [...]