CBSSports.com reports that the Charlotte Bobcats are in the process of changing their name to “Hornets,” the franchise’s original nickname.

This should be a done deal but it probably won’t be done until after next season. The move is likely to be a popular one as many Charlotte fans have been clamoring for the change.

Many fans suspect that the name Bobcats was chosen because of previous owner “Bob” Johnson.

Charlotte’s NBA team was known as the Hornets from its 1988 inception through 2002 when then owner George Shinn moved the team to New Orleans. When the New Orleans franchise changed its nickname to Pelicans last season, the name “Hornets” became available again for Charlotte.

Current owner Michael Jordan said earlier this year that a national polling organization was determining how fans would feel about a change back to the Hornets. Jordan said the reaction to the poll was mixed.

It must not have been too mixed.