5 Big Issues for the Bobcats

[HMFFL]

1 Will Adam Morrison be ready? Nine months after season-ending left knee surgery, Morrison will practice – but not play – in Las Vegas.

The damage was extensive – the first serious injury of Morrison's career – and the stakes are high. He was the third overall pick in the 2006 draft.

Morrison will be challenged on a roster full of wing players, with new coach Larry Brown setting a high standard for defense (not Morrison's strength).

3 Will Emeka Okafor stay long-term? Last summer he turned down a contract that would have paid him more than $12million per season, plus incentives that could have added another $5million over the life of the deal.

It wouldn't be shocking if Okafor signs a one-year qualifying offer (for about $7million) that would make him an unrestricted free agent a year from now. If he was willing to take the risk to become a restricted free agent, then why wouldn't he take the next step by playing out his rookie obligation this season?

The lingering question: Would another team have both the salary-cap room and desire to pay him more than the Bobcats already have offered?

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[Paydro70]

Utterly hilarious that Morrison and May rank higher than the decisions to be made on Emeka and Felton.

[Rich4114]

But it's Ricky Bonnell, what do you expect?

I'm shocked we actually got something in the news about these topics personally.

So what IS going on with Okafor, can't we just offer him the 12m deal again?

[spectre_]

The way I hear it, Okafor was so close to accepting it he indicated to at least one teammate he would, just before the deadline for an extension.

Not from the article, but Bonnell's blog.

Is that the first we heard of that? I certainly could have forgotten, but it doesn't ring a bell.

I think he signs.