After using their first-round pick on someone who plays the same position, the Charlotte Bobcats will pass on tendering a qualifying offer to power forward Byron Mullens this offseason, Rick Bonnell of the Charlotte Observer reports.
Bobcats won’t make qualifying offer to Byron Mullens, per report
With Cody Zeller in house, the Bobcats will move on from the Byron Mullens experience.
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By refusing to give Mullens the offer worth roughly $4 million, the Bobcats allow the 24-year-old to hit unrestricted free agency. Instead of retaining the right to match any offers made to the four-year pro, Charlotte will simply move on with No. 4 overall pick Cody Zeller as the primary power forward.
Seeing an expanded role in 2012-13, Mullens averaged 10.6 points, 6.4 rebounds and 1.5 assists in 26.9 minutes per game. A weak post defender who mostly plays away from the basket, he shot just 32 percent on nearly four three-pointers per contest and 39 percent overall last season.
With Zeller and, hopefully, expanded roles on offense for Michael Kidd-Gilchrist and other young players, Mullens' quick-shooting ways were no longer a great fit. Still, being a young 7-footer who can occasionally pile up points, Mullens should be able to command some decent attention from the other 29 teams this summer.
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