Jordan May Have Bobcats Pursue Iverson

Well, this interesting: According to this morning's Charlotte Observer, one of the worst teams in the league, the Charlotte Bobcats, are close to deciding whether or not to enter the Allen Iverson sweepstakes.

What's funny, besides the fact that the Bobcats share an identical record with the Philadelphia 76ers (both are currently sharing the basement of the Eastern Conference at 5-14), is that Iverson averages 31 points per game - which is half of what the Bobcats scored in Friday's embarrassing 92-62 drubbing at the hands of the Houston Rockets.

Why the Bobcats? Ten million. That's why. The Bobcats are $10 million under the salary cap, more than any other team in the league. What kind of package would it take to land Iverson?

The 76ers would probably ask for Charlotte's best player, Emeka Okafor, the team's No. 1 pick in the 2007 draft, and one of the Bobcats two point guards (Raymond Felton or Brevin Knight). If Bobcats GM Bernie Bickerstaff and part-owner Michael Jordan had any clue, they'd counter with super-sub Sean May, attempt to throw in wing Gerald Wallace, and tell the 76ers they can have Brevin Knight and the team's 2008 #1 pick. (The 76ers, who are in a terrible spot with no bargaining power, would probably chuckle at May the tweener, Knight and his chronicle injuries, and Wallace's poor start to the season.)

Memo to the Bobcats: Under no circumstances should you part with the 2007 #1 pick. Not even Iverson's worth missing out on Greg Oden or Kevin Durant. But coughing up the 2008 #1 pick would be fine. Heck, by that time, the Bobcats could be a force in the East, what with a potential lineup of Iverson, Morrison, Okafor, and Oden.

The Observer is running an online poll about the Bobcats going over AI - and so far, it was 58-42 in favor of attaining the difficult but outstanding player.