CHARLOTTE — If the Charlotte Bobcats lose the rest of their games, they will go down in the record boks as having the worst winning percentage of any team in NBA history.
In an effort to avoid that distinction, they have brought in a new player — NBA veteran Jamario Moon.
He is expected to be in uniform tonight when the Bobcats, losers of 15 consecutive games, play host to the Boston Celtics.
A four-year NBA veteran, the 6-foot-8 Moon has played in 278 career games for the Raptors, Heat, Clippers and Cavaliers, with career averages of 6.4 points and 4.3 rebounds. He was signed by the Raptors as a rookie free agent prior to the 2007-08 season and went on to earn Eastern Conference Rookie of the Month honors for January 2008 before being selected to the All-Rookie Second Team following the season. Moon also participated in the Rookie-Sophomore Challenge and the Slam Dunk Contest during the 2008 NBA All-Star Weekend.
In 2010-11, Moon averaged 4.3 points and 2.8 rebounds in 59 total games split between the Cavaliers and the Clippers. He saw action in 40 games for Cleveland, averaging 4.7 points and 3.0 rebounds in 19.1 minutes, before being traded to the Clippers along with Mo Williams in exchange for Baron Davis and a first-round draft pick. With the Clippers, he averaged 3.5 points and 2.5 rebounds in 19 games.
Moon becomes the 52nd player this season called up from the NBA D-League, where he played for the Los Angeles D-Fenders. In 12 games this season, Moon averaged 17.7 points, 7.8 rebounds, 3.2 assists, 1.8 steals and 1.3 blocks in 37.8 minutes.
After playing one season at Meridian Community College in Mississippi, Moon began his professional career in 2001-02 with the Mobile Revelers of the NBA D-League. He also played for teams in the USBL, ABA, WBA and CBA, as well as in Mexico during the six-year period before he joined the Raptors in 2007-08.