The Charlotte Bobcats, for a lack of a better term, stink. They are the worst team in the NBA, and stand a pretty good shot to be holding the #1 overall pick in the 2013 NBA Draft. The worst team doesn’t always get the top pick, but even if they don’t, the Bobcats should get a top-five pick for all of their “efforts”.

With that being said, it’s only natural that fans would start to imagine the potential possibilities in a lost season that gets bleaker by the day. But in that same breath, another disastrous year could bring in an elite talent that could eventually help right the ship.

We took a look at Nerlans Noel and Ben McLemore in past posts, and now we’re on to Indiana big man Cody Zeller. Let’s see if his game makes sense for Charlotte at the highest level:

It’s no secret that the Charlotte Bobcats have an embarrassing front-court. Bismack Biyombo can block shots and rebound, but he’s not an elite defender yet and is woeful on offense. Byron Mullens has has quality range on a smooth jumper and can hit the boards, but can’t play defense worth a lick and is possibly the least efficient starter in the NBA.

I’d waste my time talking about Brendan Haywood, Tyrus Thomas and newly acquired Josh McRoberts, but, well, I’d be literally wasting my (and your) time.

The simple fact is the Bobcats aren’t good enough in the paint. One way or another, they need to get bigger, stronger, more explosive, and more effective. Simply getting a little scarier might be fine, too.

The Charlotte Bobcats are in a bad way. But hopefully, another painful season is the stepping stone toward great future success. After all, the Bobcats already stock-piled Kemba Walker, Bismack Biyombo and Michael Kidd-Gilchrist the past two seasons, and could be just another young talent and a stable veteran away from getting back to competitive basketball.

That’s the hope, at least.

While it’s pretty clear the Bobcats biggest issue lies in their frontcourt, they’ll simply have to take the best overall talent come draft day. That is how teams truly get better, after all.

Charlotte is currently the worst team in the NBA. In fact, they’re in the cellar by a good four games and counting. Maybe it was by design. Judging by their average talent, though, I’m actually guessing it’s just how it naturally should have been.

The bad news is that doesn’t even guarantee them the top pick in the draft. However, as they stand, they have the best odds to emerge from The Lottery to hold the number one overall selection in the 2013 NBA Draft, and there’s a pretty good chance they’d spend it on Kansas guard Ben McLemore if they did.

Things can change between now and June, but for the moment, let’s speculate whether or not taking McLemore would be the right move.

The Bobcats didn’t put up much of a fight on Friday night against the Utah Jazz. Not only did backup center Enes Kanter absolutely destroy them for an impressive 20-20 line, but they also lost by 30 and scored just 68 points. Good thing they have an equally dysfunctional squad on the docket on Sunday when they take on the Sacramento Kings.

The bad news, however, is that Charlotte is once again waist-deep in a losing streak (currently a quality five game skid), and they’re playing on the road, where they’ve won just six games all season. Yikes, right?

Yes, but the Kings can be a baffling bunch, as well, so you have to like Charlotte’s chances to pull one out. Let’s take a closer look at the matchup and see who might come out on top on Sunday:

1. The Point – Edge: Bobcats

Isaiah Thomas is solid and I actually like Jimmer Fredette off the bench, but Keither Smart messes with these guys’ heads too much and neither is all that great at defense. Kemba Walker is a legit Most Improve Player of the Year candidate and is the better natural PG of the three. He also has been more consistent and is probably a better defender, as well.

The Charlotte Bobcats have disappointed, yet again. Not only have they been abysmal for the majority of this 2012-13 NBA season, but they couldn’t even add some extra excitement during the NBA trade deadline this year.

Tyrus Thomas is out of the rotation and is widely regarded to be on the outs with the franchise. He’s still a Bobcat. Gerald Henderson is in a contract year and will walk for nothing when the season is over. He’s still here. Ben Gordon got in a spat with head coach Mike Dunlap and was rumored to be headed elsewhere. Nope.

The Bobcats didn’t trade any of those guys, and they also didn’t find a way to get anything for solid bench player Ramon Sessions. Instead, they only swung Hakim Warrick to the Orlando Magic for forward Josh McRoberts.