The Charlotte Bobcats added an extra first-round pick -- 20th overall -- and don't be surprised if that's either an effort to acquire Georgetown center Roy Hibbert or a way to move up from No. 9.

Hibbert impressed the Bobcats' brass during a workout earlier this month and is projected to be a late first-round choice.

The Bobcats completed a deal late Wednesday with the Denver Nuggets for No. 20. In return, the Bobcats will send a future first-round pick to the Nuggets.

Denver will get Charlotte's first-round pick next season if the Bobcats make the playoffs, The Associated Press reported. If they don't, Charlotte keeps it. The pick would be protected on a sliding scale, where Charlotte would retain it if it's in the top 12 in 2010, top 10 in 2011, top eight in 2012 and top three in 2013. Charlotte would have no protection for the pick in 2014.

It wasn't a surprise that the Bobcats added a pick in the early 20s. The team previously talked with the New Jersey Nets about the 21st pick.

Ideally, the Bobcats would address their needs tonight by adding a big man and a point guard. They retain the ninth overall pick, although general manager Rod Higgins said he's exploring ways to move up in the draft order.

Sending Nos. 9 and 20 to a top-eight team could be one way for the Bobcats to move up.