▁same ▁record ▁as ▁the ▁expansion ▁Charlotte ▁Bob c ats . ▁They ▁failed ▁to ▁qual ify ▁for ▁the ▁play offs ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁since ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 8 – 9 9 ▁season , ▁when ▁the ▁franch ise ▁was ▁based ▁in ▁Charlotte . ▁ ▁Off season ▁During ▁the ▁off season , ▁the ▁Hor net s ▁made ▁many ▁transactions . ▁On ▁June ▁ 1 6 , ▁the ▁Hor net s ▁claimed ▁Brazil ian ▁swing man ▁Alex ▁Gar cia ▁on ▁wa ivers ▁from ▁the ▁San ▁Antonio ▁Sp urs . ▁On ▁June ▁ 2 2 , ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁NBA ▁Exp ansion ▁D raft ▁took ▁place , ▁and ▁the ▁Hor net s ▁lost ▁guard ▁Maurice ▁Carter ▁to ▁the ▁Charlotte ▁Bob c ats . ▁Two ▁days ▁later , ▁the ▁NBA ▁D raft ▁took ▁place . ▁ ▁D raft ▁pick s ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁draft , ▁the ▁Hor net s ▁draft ed ▁J . ▁R . ▁Smith ▁and ▁Tim ▁Pick ett . ▁Smith ▁would ▁play ▁only ▁two ▁seasons ▁with ▁the ▁Hor net s , ▁and ▁Pick ett ▁would ▁not ▁play ▁in ▁the ▁NBA . ▁On ▁July ▁ 1 9 , ▁the ▁Hor net s ▁signed ▁Chris ▁Anders en . ▁Anders en ▁would ▁be ▁with ▁the ▁Hor net s ▁for ▁four ▁seasons , ▁missing ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 6 – 0 7 ▁season ▁due ▁to ▁a ▁susp ension ▁for ▁subst ance ▁ab use . ▁On ▁August ▁ 3 , ▁the ▁Hor net s ▁signed ▁former ▁Six th ▁Man ▁of ▁the ▁Year ▁Rod ney ▁Rog