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Bobcat From: 2009-2011
Bobcats Stats:
- 2009-2010: 21.1 PPG, 5.1 RPG, 3.6 APG, .423 FG%, .334 3P%
- 2010-2011: 18.5 PPG, 4.5 RPG, 3.6 APG, .411 FG%, .337 3P%
Stephen Jackson’s stint with the Bobcats is really similar to Jason Richardson’s. He didn’t even play two full seasons in the Queen City, but he’s still probably the best scorer the Bobcats have ever had. Stephen Jackson and Gerald Wallace formed a deadly combo on the wing that birthed Charlotte their first, and only, playoff bid in franchise history.
Early into the 2009 the Bobcats sent Raja Bell and Vladimir Radmanovic to Golden State in exchange for Stephen Jackson and Acie Law. Jackson had the best season of his career in 2009 in which he set career highs in points and rebounds. In January of 2010 Jackson set a franchise record when he dropped 43 points on the Houston Rockets.
It’s a shame the Jackson-Wallace tandem didn’t get to stay together longer. It just wasn’t great timing. Gerald Wallace was becoming injury prone and starting to regress, so the Bobcats wanted to get something for him in exchange while hiss value was still high. After Wallace was traded Jackson got frustrated and failed to lead Charlotte back to the playoffs by himself in 2011.
On the night of the 2011 NBA Draft the Bobcats traded Jackson to the Milwaukee Bucks in return for the seventh overall pick, which they spent on the Congolese forward/center Bismack Biyombo. Despite being here for such a short amount of time “Captain Jack” still lands in the top three, and I was tempted to give him the number two spot. He’s certainly one of the greatest players in franchise history.
Updated List:
- 10 – DJ Augustin, PG
- 9 – Boris Diaw, PF/C
- 8 – Primoz Brezec, C
- 7 – Kemba Walker, PG
- 6 – Gerald Henderson, SG
- 5 – Raymond Felton, PG
- 4 – Jason Richardson, SG
- 3 – Stephen Jackson, SG/SF
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