2010-present: The Michael Jordan Era
The Bobcats began the 2010-2011 with high hopes following their success the previous season. In a victory over the Phoenix Suns, Stephen Jackson recorded the first triple-double in franchise history. However, the Bobcats struggled early during the season, and on December 22, 2010, following a dismal 9–19 start, Michael Jordan announced that Larry Brown had stepped down as the Bobcats Head Coach; that same day, veteran coach Paul Silas was hired as their new head coach. On February 24, 2011, the day of the NBA trade deadline, the Bobcats made some moves to clear up some cap space by sending former all-star forward Gerald Wallace to the Portland Trailblazers for two first round draft picks, Joel Pryzbilla, Sean Marks, and Dante Cunningham. They also sent veteran centre Nazr Mohammed to the Oklahoma City Thunder for DJ White and Mo Peterson. Going down the stretch, the injuries of Stephen Jackson and Tyrus Thomas killed any chances of Charlotte trying to catch the Indiana Pacers for the eighth spot in the east, who swept them 0–4 in the regular season. In the end, the Bobcats finished the season with a 34–48 record, finishing 25–29 under Paul Silas.
On June 13, 2011 the Bobcats made some moves to their front office by hiring former Portland Trail Blazers general manager Rich Cho to the same position and promoting Rod Higgins to President of Basketball Operations. On the day of the 2011 NBA Draft the Bobcats once again made a major roster move by sending Stephen Jackson, Sean Livingston and the 19th overall pick to the Milwaukee Bucks. In return, the Bobcats received former Duke star Corey Magette and the 7th overall pick. They used that pick to draft forward Bismack Biyambo and then drafted Kemba Walker, the NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player, with 9th pick in the draft. They also made a few more acquisitions by trading their 2013 second-round draft pick to the Thunder for 7-footer Byron Mullens and signing sharpshooter Reggie Williams in free agency. The Bobcats started the 2011-2012 season with a 101-86 win against Stephen Jackson and the Milwaukee Bucks in their home opener and have a lowly record of 7–39 as of March 25, 2012.
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