Bobcats sign free agent point guard Livingston

Los Angeles Clippers' Shaun Livingston stands on the free throw line during a NBA game against the Dallas Mavericks in Los Angeles November 8, 2006. The Charlotte Bobcats have signed versatile free agent point guard Livingston, the team said Tuesday.

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (Reuters) - The Charlotte Bobcats have signed versatile free agent point guard Shaun Livingston, the team said Tuesday.

Terms of the deal were not announced for Livingston, the 6-foot-7 (2.01m) fourth overall pick in the 2004 NBA Draft.

Livingston sat out the 2007-2008 season after suffering a serious knee injury in 2007 while with the Los Angeles Clippers, and has played sparingly since.

The 24-year-old spent last season with Oklahoma City and Washington, averaging 6.9 points and 3.6 assists in 36 games.

"He is a long, athletic point guard who we anticipate being a significant part of our rotation," Bobcats general manager Rod Higgins said in a statement.

(Writing by Gene Cherry in Raleigh, North Carolina; Editing by Steve Ginsburg)