The 2009–10 Charlotte Bobcats season was the 20th season of NBA basketball in Charlotte, and their 6th as the Charlotte Bobcats. Michael Jordan bought controlling interest in the team from founding owner Bob Johnson in March. The season saw the franchise finish with its first winning record and playoff appearance in its current incarnation. However, their playoff stay was short-lived, as they were swept by the Orlando Magic in four games.

Key dates

Offseason

2009 NBA draft

The Charlotte Bobcats made the following selections:

Free agency

Charlotte free agents:

Roster

Pre-season

(Greensboro, North Carolina) || 1–1 recap (North Charleston, South Carolina) || 1–2 recap (Los Angeles) || 1–5 recap

Regular season

Standings

Record vs. opponents

Game log

18,624 18,624 20,562 9,380 15,874 21,108 13,415 15,417 15,872 17,461 11,585 15,578 14,730 13,689 19,168 17,311 15,129 12,131 13,352 14,127 17,508 20,151 13,606 11,888 14,963 18,767 16,864 17,961 15,473 18,979 17,856 20,562 13,749 19,763 15,438 11,463 15,742 17,574 13,678 14,212 14,701 19,277 16,909 15,722 17,850 14,186 20,106 18,997 19,164 12,376 13,352 13,712 19,568 17,174 15,892 19,911 14,713 15,691 18,624 19,568 19,392 18,646 11,358 15,835 17,461 10,850 16,179 17,697 18,766 12,742 14,457 16,365 14,534 14,139 18,118 20,996 18,610 13,333 16,488 19,328 14,118 17,439

Playoffs

Game log

17,461 Raymond Felton (4) 17,461 Raymond Felton (6) 19,596 19,086

Player statistics

Ragular season

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

Playoffs

Awards, records and milestones

Awards

All-Star

Records

First Bobcats team to make it to the postseason.

Milestones

The Bobcats made the playoffs for the first time ever, had a winning record for the first time ever, and had an NBA All-Star (Wallace) for the first time ever. They broke (and as of April 10 continue to set) a franchise record for wins in a season with 42, setting them for an above-.500 season. They clinched their first ever playoff berth April 8.

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