NEW ORLEANS Veteran power forward Juwan Howard could be a Charlotte Bobcat in the next few days, the Observer has learned.
Bobcats general manager Rod Higgins confirmed late Tuesday that he's closing in on signing Howard, a 16-year NBA veteran and a member of the “Fab Five” era of Michigan basketball.
“We've had some discussions with Juwan's representative, David Falk, and we hope to get something done,” Higgins told the Observer.
While Howard is well removed from his All-Star days, when he averaged 22 points and eight rebounds, Higgins believes he can still play in more than spot duty.
Thought he was retired.
Last edited by insidehoops : 12-12-2008 at 02:56 PM.
I don't think he ever officially retired. He was with Denver, and they were going to let him go. They eventually did, obviously.
I just don't get this signing though. It makes as much sense as Dante Culpepper signing with the Lions.
Howard wasn't retired, but he pretty much could have been. Why come back just to play with a crap team? Surely a former all star who still has some offensive ability for 10-15 minutes a game could find a home with San Antonio, or Boston, or some other contender. I wouldn't mind having him in Cleveland if we didn't already have so many big men on the roster.
Quality person...but he has nothing left as a player. You have to respect his passion for the game though: he's made 100+ million and is still willing to be a bench scrub to keep in the league.
I loved juwan as a rocket. had he not gone down prior to the dallas series in 5, we would have won that series. anyhow, he can still give you a nice to minutes of production.
Juwan Howard signs with Charlotte Bobcats
Bobcats have a future 
