CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Bobcats sent struggling forward Adam Morrison and reserve Shannon Brown to the Lakers on Saturday for forward Vladimir Radmanovic.
The move is the third trade the Bobcats have made this season in a roster shakeup under first-year coach Larry Brown.
Morrison was the third overall pick of the 2006 draft and managing partner Michael Jordan’s first major move since buying into the Bobcats. But Morrison had failed to crack the starting lineup and his minutes had declined under Brown.
“We definitely wish him well,” Bobcats general manager Rod Higgins said of Morrison. “He’s a good kid and hopefully he gets an opportunity to play. You never know, he might get a chance to win a ring.”
Morrison will give the Lakers an outside shooting threat, while the 6-foot-10 Radmanovic gives the Bobcats more depth up front.
Footnotes.
The Hawks held out Mike Bibby with a sore foot Saturday after their starting point guard was injured the night before.
• The NBA fined coach Doc Rivers $15,000 “for verbal abuse of game officials” following the Celtics’ 110-109 overtime loss to the Lakers on Thursday.
• Bobcats starting shooting guard Raja Bell will miss at least two games with a groin injury.
• Thunder center Nenad Krstic has returned to practice and could play today against the Kings.
