The 2008–09 Charlotte Bobcats season was the 19th season of the NBA basketball in Charlotte in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and their 5th as the Charlotte Bobcats. The previous season, Charlotte finished 32–50 under coach Sam Vincent, and did not qualify for the playoffs. In response to the dismal season, co-owner and basketball operations chief Michael Jordan fired Vincent and brought in veteran coach Larry Brown. True to his reputation for turning teams around, Brown kept the young team in playoff contention well into April. They ultimately finished four games short of the first playoff appearance in their current incarnation.

Key dates

Offseason

2008 NBA draft

Injuries and surgeries

Staff changes

Michael Jordan fired coach Sam Vincent on April 27, 2008, and subsequently signed legendary coach Larry Brown 2 days later.

Roster

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Regular season

Standings

Game log

20,562 19,238 11,023 17,977 13,435 12,111 10,753 14,189 12,639 10,935 15,068 12,096 10,848 17,414 17,160 19,177 9,285 11,629 14,875 19,133 15,024 15,750 19,736 17,373 12,733 11,225 11,869 13,068 13,776 16,852 15,837 15,108 15,107 14,201 17,112 20,562 14,235 20,173 22,076 17,482 16,160 11,249 19,104 10,936 18,997 20,380 18,463 19,911 15,140 17,656 10,852 10,237 17,461 12,374 19,244 17,124 18,422 10,439 18,653 16,349 14,216 15,058 19,763 18,254 16,809 15,276 11,349 13,594 18,641 15,721 14,657 19,098 19,133 19,568 18,624 19,568 22,076 16,499 19,136 20,265 14,519 17,461

Player statistics

Ragular season

† Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Bobcats only.

Awards, records and milestones

NBA All-Rookie Second Team

Transactions

Trades

Free agents

Additions

Subtractions