CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) – The Charlotte Bobcats have made a one-year, $1 million qualifying offer to Dante Cunningham that makes the reserve forward a restricted free agent.

Monday’s move comes less than two months after Cunningham was charged with possession of marijuana following a traffic stop in suburban Philadelphia.

Charlotte acquired the former Villanova player from Portland in a February trade that sent forward Gerald Wallace to the Trail Blazers. The Bobcats moved Cunningham from power forward to small
forward and he averaged 9 points and 4 rebounds in 22 games.

After last week’s trade that sent Stephen Jackson to Milwaukee, the Bobcats are thin at small forward.

The Bobcats will now be able to match any offer Cunningham receives from another team.

RADNOR, Pa. (AP)—Charlotte Bobcats forward Dante Cunningham(notes) faces a
drug-possession charge after police found a small amount of marijuana in his
pickup during a traffic stop in suburban Philadelphia.

Radnor Township Police Superintendent William Colarulo says officers
responding to a reckless driving complaint on Friday stopped the former
Villanova star.

Colarulo says officers smelled marijuana and recovered a suspicious
substance after Cunningham consented to a search. That search also turned up a
pellet gun in violation of a local ordinance.

Cunningham was arraigned and released on bail.

The Bobcats released a brief statement Wednesday afternoon.

“We are aware of the unfortunate incident involving Dante Cunningham in
Pennsylvania,” the team said. “We are in the process of gathering more
information and will have no further comment until the legal process has run its
course.”

Portland traded Cunningham to Charlotte in February in the deal that sent
Gerald Wallace(notes) to the Trail Blazers.

The Bobcats moved Cunningham from power forward to small forward and were
impressed with his mid-range jumper. He became a part of the rotation, averaging
9 points and 4 rebounds in 22 games with Charlotte.

Cunningham is scheduled to be a restricted free agent this summer. Before
the arrest, Bobcats owner Michael Jordan said they wanted to re-sign him.

RADNOR, Pa. — Charlotte Bobcats forward Dante Cunningham faces a drug-possession charge after police found a small amount of marijuana in his pickup during a traffic stop in suburban Philadelphia.

Radnor Township Police Superintendent William Colarulo says officers responding to a reckless driving complaint on Friday stopped the former Villanova star.

Colarulo says officers smelled marijuana and recovered a suspicious substance after Cunningham consented to a search. That search also turned up a pellet gun in violation of a local ordinance.

Cunningham was arraigned and released on bail.

The Bobcats released a brief statement Wednesday afternoon.

“We are aware of the unfortunate incident involving Dante Cunningham in Pennsylvania,” the team said. “We are in the process of gathering more information and will have no further comment until the legal process has run its course.”

Portland traded Cunningham to Charlotte in February in the deal that sent Gerald Wallace to the Trail Blazers.

The Bobcats moved Cunningham from power forward to small forward and were impressed with his mid-range jumper. He became a part of the rotation, averaging 9 points and 4 rebounds in 22 games with Charlotte.

Cunningham is scheduled to be a restricted free agent this summer. Before the arrest, Bobcats owner Michael Jordan said they wanted to re-sign him.