The 2013–14 Charlotte Bobcats season was the 24th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). It was also the 10th and final season under the Bobcats name. The Bobcats reached the playoffs for the first time since 2010 and were swept by the two-time defending champion and eventual Eastern Conference champion Miami Heat in the first round. Like in 2010, the Bobcats were swept in the first round. Starting with the 2014–15 NBA season, the franchise reclaimed the name and history of the city's original NBA franchise, the Hornets.
Key dates June 27: The 2013 NBA draft took place at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. July 1: 2013 NBA free agency begins.
Draft picks
Round Pick Player Nationality Position College/club team 1 4 Cody Zeller PF/C United States Indiana
The Bobcats entered the draft with one first-round pick. Despite having the second-best odds to land the No. 1 overall pick, the team's pick slid to fourth. They had also previously traded their second-round pick to the Oklahoma City Thunder in 2011. This was the franchise's last draft appearance under the Charlotte Bobcats name as they would be rebranded as the Hornets the following year.
Future draft picks
Credits
2014 first-round draft pick from Portland
Portland's 1st-round pick to Charlotte (top-12 protected in 2014 and 2015, and unprotected in 2016). [Charlotte–Portland, February 24, 2011]
2014 first-round draft pick from Detroit
Detroit's 1st-round pick to Charlotte (top-8 protected in 2014, top-1 protected in 2015, and unprotected in 2016). [Charlotte–Detroit, June 26, 2012]
Debits
2014 first-round draft pick to Chicago
Charlotte's 1st-round pick to Chicago (top-10 protected in 2014, top-8 in 2015, and unprotected in 2016). [Charlotte–Chicago, February 18, 2010]
2016 second-round draft pick to San Antonio
Charlotte's 2016 2nd-round pick to San Antonio protected for selections 31 to 55 (if this pick falls within its protected range and is therefore not conveyed, then Charlotte's obligation to San Antonio will be extinguished) [Charlotte–San Antonio, February 18, 2010]
Roster
Preseason
|- style="background:#fcc;" | 1 | October 8 | Atlanta | | Ramon Sessions (17) | Al Jefferson (9) | Ramon Sessions (6) | U.S. Cellular Center4,457 | 0–1 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 2 | October 11 | @ Miami | | Al Jefferson (11) | Al Jefferson (7) | Ramon Sessions (6) | Sprint Center18,770 | 0–2 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 3 | October 12 | @ Milwaukee | | Jannero Pargo (24) | Bismack Biyombo (21) | Ramon Sessions (4) | BMO Harris Bradley Center7,839 | 1–2 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 4 | October 15 | @ Cleveland | | Kemba Walker (14) | Bismack Biyombo (11) | Kemba Walker (5) | Canton Memorial Civic Center4,047 | 2–2 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 5 | October 17 | Philadelphia | | Ben Gordon (22) | Bismack Biyombo (7) | Ramon Sessions (6) | Time Warner Cable Arena16,283 | 3–2 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 6 | October 19 | Dallas | | Cody Zeller (14) | Bismack Biyombo (13) | Ramon Sessions (6) | Greensboro Coliseum7,678 | 3–3 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 7 | October 24 | Cleveland | | Jeffery Taylor (20) | Cody Zeller (8) | McRoberts, Henderson, Walker (5) | Time Warner Cable Arena5,936 | 4–3 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 8 | October 25 | @ New York | | Josh McRoberts (19) | Bismack Biyombo (20) | Kemba Walker (6) | Madison Square Garden19,812 | 5–3
Regular season
Season standings
Game log
|- style="background:#fcc;" | 1 | October 30 | @ Houston | | Josh McRoberts (15) | Kidd-Gilchrist & Jefferson (8) | Kemba Walker (5) | Toyota Center18,083 | 0–1
|- style="background:#cfc;" | 2 | November 1 | Cleveland | | Kemba Walker (23) | Bismack Biyombo (10) | Josh McRoberts (8) | Time Warner Cable Arena18,017 | 1–1 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 3 | November 2 | @ New Orleans | | Ramon Sessions (22) | Jeff Adrien (13) | Ramon Sessions (6) | New Orleans Arena15,232 | 1–2 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 4 | November 5 | @ New York | | Kemba Walker (25) | Kidd-Gilchrist, Henderson, Adrien (8) | Kemba Walker (6) | Madison Square Garden19,812 | 2–2 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 5 | November 6 | Toronto | | Gerald Henderson (23) | Bismack Biyombo (11) | Kemba Walker (7) | Time Warner Cable Arena11,118 | 3–2 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 6 | November 8 | New York | | Kemba Walker (25) | Bismack Biyombo (11) | Kemba Walker (5) | Time Warner Cable Arena16,465 | 3–3 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 7 | November 11 | Atlanta | | Josh McRoberts (19) | Al Jefferson (7) | Josh McRoberts (7) | Time Warner Cable Arena13,996 | 3–4 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 8 | November 13 | @ Boston | | Al Jefferson (22) | Al Jefferson (11) | Gerald Henderson (5) | TD Garden17,032 | 4–4 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 9 | November 15 | @ Cleveland | | Michael Kidd-Gilchrist (16) | Bismack Biyombo (12) | Walker & Sessions (7) | Quicken Loans Arena18,679 | 5–4 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 10 | November 16 | Miami | | Kemba Walker (22) | Bismack Biyombo (8) | Josh McRoberts (9) | Time Warner Cable Arena19,084 | 5–5 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 11 | November 18 | @ Chicago | | Jeffery Taylor (20) | Gerald Henderson (8) | Gerald Henderson (6) | United Center21,628 | 5–6 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 12 | November 20 | Brooklyn | | Kemba Walker (31) | Jeff Adrien (10) | Henderson, McRoberts (5) | Time Warner Cable Arena13,843 | 6–6 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 13 | November 22 | Phoenix | | Gerald Henderson (17) | Cody Zeller (9) | Kemba Walker (6) | Time Warner Cable Arena14,916 | 6–7 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 14 | November 23 | @ Milwaukee | | Al Jefferson (19) | Jeff Adrien (10) | Ramon Sessions (6) | BMO Harris Bradley Center14,871 | 7–7 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 15 | November 25 | Boston | | Kemba Walker (28) | Josh McRoberts (7) | Josh McRoberts (5) | Time Warner Cable Arena13,558 | 7–8 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 16 | November 27 | Indiana | | Al Jefferson (16) | Al Jefferson (9) | Kemba Walker (3) | Time Warner Cable Arena15,170 | 7–9 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 17 | November 29 | Milwaukee | | Al Jefferson (23) | Bismack Biyombo (14) | Josh McRoberts (4) | Time Warner Cable Arena15,081 | 8–9
|- style="background:#fcc;" | 18 | December 1 | @ Miami | | Kemba Walker (27) | Al Jefferson (13) | Kemba Walker (6) | American Airlines Arena19,617 | 8–10 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 19 | December 3 | @ Dallas | | Al Jefferson (19) | Al Jefferson (12) | Kemba Walker (5) | American Airlines Center19,612 | 8–11 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 20 | December 6 | Philadelphia | | Jeff Taylor (21) | Al Jefferson (12) | Kemba Walker (10) | Time Warner Cable Arena14,088 | 9–11 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 21 | December 9 | Golden State | | Kemba Walker (31) | Josh McRoberts (10) | Josh McRoberts (6) | Time Warner Cable Arena13,129 | 10–11 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 22 | December 11 | Orlando | | Gerald Henderson (12) | Al Jefferson (11) | Ben Gordon (5) | Time Warner Cable Arena11,377 | 10–12 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 23 | December 13 | @ Indiana | | Al Jefferson (21) | Al Jefferson (9) | Gerald Henderson (4) | Bankers Life Fieldhouse18,165 | 10–13 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 24 | December 14 | L.A. Lakers | | Kemba Walker (24) | Al Jefferson (9) | Kemba Walker (8) | Time Warner Cable Arena17,101 | 10–14 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 25 | December 17 | Sacramento | | Kemba Walker (24) | Jefferson & Biyombo (9) | Ramon Sessions (6) | Time Warner Cable Arena11,339 | 11–14 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 26 | December 18 | @ Toronto | | Kemba Walker (29) | Al Jefferson (11) | Josh McRoberts (7) | Air Canada Centre15,201 | 12–14 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 27 | December 20 | @ Detroit | | Kemba Walker (34) | Al Jefferson (14) | Josh McRoberts (7) | Palace of Auburn Hills12,453 | 13–14 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 28 | December 21 | Utah | | Kemba Walker (20) | Al Jefferson (11) | Kemba Walker (4) | Time Warner Cable Arena18,078 | 13–15 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 29 | December 23 | Milwaukee | | Al Jefferson (26) | Jefferson & Walker (9) | Kemba Walker (10) | Time Warner Cable Arena13,534 | 14–15 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 30 | December 27 | Oklahoma City | | Kemba Walker (18) | Al Jefferson (11) | McRoberts & Walker (7) | Time Warner Cable Arena18,129 | 14–16 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 31 | December 28 | @ Atlanta | | Al Jefferson (24) | Al Jefferson (23) | Josh McRoberts (9) | Philips Arena15,180 | 14–17 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 32 | December 30 | @ Utah | | Gerald Henderson (19) | Al Jefferson (10) | Kemba Walker (4) | EnergySolutions Arena19,125 | 14–18
|- style="background:#fcc;" | 33 | January 1 | @ L.A. Clippers | | Jefferson & Walker (14) | Al Jefferson (12) | McRoberts, Jefferson & Sessions (4) | Staples Center19,160 | 14–19 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 34 | January 2 | @ Portland | | Chris Douglas-Roberts (20) | Jefferson & Zeller (5) | Walker & Sessions (3) | Moda Center20,014 | 14–20 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 35 | January 4 | @ Sacramento | | Kemba Walker (30) | Josh McRoberts (11) | Kemba Walker (6) | Sleep Train Arena16,410 | 15–20 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 36 | January 7 | Washington | | Gerald Henderson (27) | Al Jefferson (10) | Kemba Walker (8) | Time Warner Cable Arena12,079 | 15–21 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 37 | January 10 | @ Minnesota | | Anthony Tolliver (21) | Jefferson & Biyombo (7) | Kemba Walker (7) | Target Center13,767 | 15–22 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 38 | January 11 | @ Chicago | | Gerald Henderson Jr. (30) | Al Jefferson (11) | Kemba Walker (5) | United Center21,413 | 15–23 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 39 | January 14 | New York | | Al Jefferson (35) | Al Jefferson (8) | Kemba Walker & Ramon Sessions (5) | Time Warner Cable Arena15,156 | 16–23 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 40 | January 15 | @ Philadelphia | | Kemba Walker (26) | Al Jefferson (8) | Kemba Walker (8) | Wells Fargo Center10,106 | 16–24 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 41 | January 17 | @ Orlando | | Al Jefferson (30) | Al Jefferson (16) | Kemba Walker (10) | Amway Center16,164 | 17–24 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 42 | January 18 | Miami | | Al Jefferson (22) | Al Jefferson (14) | Kemba Walker (8) | Time Warner Cable Arena19,631 | 17–25 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 43 | January 20 | Toronto | | Ramon Sessions (23) | Al Jefferson (19) | Al Jefferson (7) | Time Warner Cable Arena14,929 | 18–25 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 44 | January 22 | L.A. Clippers | | Al Jefferson (24) | Al Jefferson (10) | Ramon Sessions (8) | Time Warner Cable Arena14,760 | 19–25 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 45 | January 24 | @ New York | | Al Jefferson (25) | Al Jefferson (9) | Jannero Pargo (8) | Madison Square Garden19,812 | 19–26 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 46 | January 25 | Chicago | | Al Jefferson (32) | Al Jefferson (13) | Ramon Sessions (11) | Time Warner Cable Arena18,252 | 19–27 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 47 | January 29 | @ Denver | | Al Jefferson (35) | Al Jefferson (11) | Ramon Sessions (7) | Pepsi Center16,151 | 20–27 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 48 | January 31 | @ L.A. Lakers | | Al Jefferson (40) | Al Jefferson (18) | Ramon Sessions (13) | Staples Center18,997 | 21–27
|- style="background:#fcc;" | 49 | February 1 | @ Phoenix | | Anthony Tolliver (14) | Al Jefferson (6) | Jannero Pargo (6) | US Airways Center16,248 | 21–28 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 50 | February 4 | @ Golden State | | Al Jefferson (30) | Al Jefferson (13) | Kemba Walker (7) | Oracle Arena19,596 | 22–28 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 51 | February 8 | San Antonio | | Al Jefferson (26) | Michael Kidd-Gilchrist (12) | Kemba Walker (8) | Time Warner Cable Arena19,084 | 22–29 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 52 | February 11 | Dallas | | Al Jefferson (30) | Kemba Walker (9) | Josh McRoberts (13) | Time Warner Cable Arena11,467 | 23–29 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 53 | February 12 | @ Brooklyn | | Kemba Walker (16) | Al Jefferson (10) | Josh McRoberts (3)