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In 2004, Bobcats joined the NBA. Why did they get the second pick in the first round without playing?

In 2004, Magic, Clippers and Bull won the first place, second place and Flower Detective respectively. As a new team, Bobcats gave the No.4 draft pick to the league, but in order to get one of the hottest Howard and Okafor of the year, Bobcats decided to trade with the Clippers, exchanging No.4 and No.33 for No.2, because Magic chose Howard and Bobcats chose Okafor.