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Emeka Okafor

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Chukwuemeka Noubuisi Okafor ▪ Twitter: @BigMek50

Position: Center-Forward ▪ Shoots: Right
Height: 6-10 ▪ Weight: 252 lbs.
Born: September 28, 1982 in Houston, Texas
High School: Bellaire in Houston, Texas
College: University of Connecticut
Draft: Charlotte Bobcats, 1st round (2nd pick, 2nd overall), 2004 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: November 4, 2004
Age: 30 years, 233 days ▪ Experience: 9 years

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Fine Details ▪ Last updated May 19, 2013 5:17 PM
All-Time Rank: #326. Larry Costello… #327. Kenyon Martin… #328. John Lucas… #329. EMEKA OKAFOR… #330. Kendall Gill… #331. Spud Webb… #332. Jack Marin… 

Totals

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
2004-05 22 CHA NBA PF 73 73 2600 448 1003 .447 0 1 .000 209 343 .609 275 520 795 64 62 125 125 214 1105
2005-06 23 CHA NBA PF 26 25 874 131 316 .415 0 0 82 125 .656 94 167 261 31 22 50 53 88 344
2006-07 24 CHA NBA C 67 65 2329 394 740 .532 0 0 175 295 .593 258 499 757 80 57 172 111 210 963
2007-08 25 CHA NBA C 82 82 2718 460 860 .535 0 0 213 374 .570 255 621 876 70 62 138 164 241 1133
2008-09 26 CHA NBA C 82 81 2691 433 772 .561 0 0 219 369 .593 275 552 827 53 48 136 144 247 1085
2009-10 27 NOH NBA C 82 82 2370 348 656 .530 0 0 154 274 .562 251 491 742 55 54 127 111 218 850
2010-11 28 NOH NBA C 72 72 2287 300 524 .573 0 1 .000 145 258 .562 230 454 684 42 40 127 119 230 745
2011-12 29 NOH NBA C 27 27 781 114 214 .533 0 0 38 74 .514 70 143 213 24 16 26 37 73 266
2012-13 30 WAS NBA C 79 77 2052 328 687 .477 0 0 109 191 .571 199 493 692 93 45 77 107 145 765
Career NBA 590 584 18702 2956 5772 .512 0 2 .000 1344 2303 .584 1907 3940 5847 512 406 978 971 1666 7256

Per Game

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
2004-05 22 CHA NBA PF 73 73 35.6 6.1 13.7 .447 0.0 0.0 .000 2.9 4.7 .609 3.8 7.1 10.9 0.9 0.8 1.7 1.7 2.9 15.1
2005-06 23 CHA NBA PF 26 25 33.6 5.0 12.2 .415 0.0 0.0 3.2 4.8 .656 3.6 6.4 10.0 1.2 0.8 1.9 2.0 3.4 13.2
2006-07 24 CHA NBA C 67 65 34.8 5.9 11.0 .532 0.0 0.0 2.6 4.4 .593 3.9 7.4 11.3 1.2 0.9 2.6 1.7 3.1 14.4
2007-08 25 CHA NBA C 82 82 33.1 5.6 10.5 .535 0.0 0.0 2.6 4.6 .570 3.1 7.6 10.7 0.9 0.8 1.7 2.0 2.9 13.8
2008-09 26 CHA NBA C 82 81 32.8 5.3 9.4 .561 0.0 0.0 2.7 4.5 .593 3.4 6.7 10.1 0.6 0.6 1.7 1.8 3.0 13.2
2009-10 27 NOH NBA C 82 82 28.9 4.2 8.0 .530 0.0 0.0 1.9 3.3 .562 3.1 6.0 9.0 0.7 0.7 1.5 1.4 2.7 10.4
2010-11 28 NOH NBA C 72 72 31.8 4.2 7.3 .573 0.0 0.0 .000 2.0 3.6 .562 3.2 6.3 9.5 0.6 0.6 1.8 1.7 3.2 10.3
2011-12 29 NOH NBA C 27 27 28.9 4.2 7.9 .533 0.0 0.0 1.4 2.7 .514 2.6 5.3 7.9 0.9 0.6 1.0 1.4 2.7 9.9
2012-13 30 WAS NBA C 79 77 26.0 4.2 8.7 .477 0.0 0.0 1.4 2.4 .571 2.5 6.2 8.8 1.2 0.6 1.0 1.4 1.8 9.7
Career NBA 590 584 31.7 5.0 9.8 .512 0.0 0.0 .000 2.3 3.9 .584 3.2 6.7 9.9 0.9 0.7 1.7 1.6 2.8 12.3

Per 36 Minutes

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
2004-05 22 CHA NBA PF 73 73 2600 6.2 13.9 .447 0.0 0.0 .000 2.9 4.7 .609 3.8 7.2 11.0 0.9 0.9 1.7 1.7 3.0 15.3
2005-06 23 CHA NBA PF 26 25 874 5.4 13.0 .415 0.0 0.0 3.4 5.1 .656 3.9 6.9 10.8 1.3 0.9 2.1 2.2 3.6 14.2
2006-07 24 CHA NBA C 67 65 2329 6.1 11.4 .532 0.0 0.0 2.7 4.6 .593 4.0 7.7 11.7 1.2 0.9 2.7 1.7 3.2 14.9
2007-08 25 CHA NBA C 82 82 2718 6.1 11.4 .535 0.0 0.0 2.8 5.0 .570 3.4 8.2 11.6 0.9 0.8 1.8 2.2 3.2 15.0
2008-09 26 CHA NBA C 82 81 2691 5.8 10.3 .561 0.0 0.0 2.9 4.9 .593 3.7 7.4 11.1 0.7 0.6 1.8 1.9 3.3 14.5
2009-10 27 NOH NBA C 82 82 2370 5.3 10.0 .530 0.0 0.0 2.3 4.2 .562 3.8 7.5 11.3 0.8 0.8 1.9 1.7 3.3 12.9
2010-11 28 NOH NBA C 72 72 2287 4.7 8.2 .573 0.0 0.0 .000 2.3 4.1 .562 3.6 7.1 10.8 0.7 0.6 2.0 1.9 3.6 11.7
2011-12 29 NOH NBA C 27 27 781 5.3 9.9 .533 0.0 0.0 1.8 3.4 .514 3.2 6.6 9.8 1.1 0.7 1.2 1.7 3.4 12.3
2012-13 30 WAS NBA C 79 77 2052 5.8 12.1 .477 0.0 0.0 1.9 3.4 .571 3.5 8.6 12.1 1.6 0.8 1.4 1.9 2.5 13.4
Career NBA 590 584 18702 5.7 11.1 .512 0.0 0.0 .000 2.6 4.4 .584 3.7 7.6 11.3 1.0 0.8 1.9 1.9 3.2 14.0

Advanced

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
2004-05 22 CHA NBA PF 73 2600 16.3 .479 .447 11.5 24.1 17.5 4.3 1.2 3.6 9.8 21.8 100 105 0.9 3.1 4.0 .074
2005-06 23 CHA NBA PF 26 874 14.9 .464 .415 11.7 23.7 17.3 6.0 1.3 4.4 12.5 21.5 96 104 -0.2 1.1 1.0 .054
2006-07 24 CHA NBA C 67 2329 20.1 .554 .532 12.7 26.2 19.2 6.0 1.3 5.7 11.3 19.1 111 102 3.5 3.6 7.1 .147
2007-08 25 CHA NBA C 82 2718 17.4 .553 .535 10.7 26.4 18.5 4.5 1.2 3.9 13.8 20.0 106 105 2.2 3.6 5.8 .103
2008-09 26 CHA NBA C 82 2691 18.0 .581 .561 12.7 25.2 19.0 3.5 1.0 4.2 13.4 18.9 112 103 3.7 4.6 8.2 .147
2009-10 27 NOH NBA C 82 2370 16.5 .547 .530 12.2 24.7 18.4 3.5 1.2 4.1 12.5 17.1 110 106 2.6 2.8 5.5 .111
2010-11 28 NOH NBA C 72 2287 16.0 .584 .573 12.2 24.3 18.2 3.0 0.9 4.6 15.7 15.8 111 102 2.7 3.8 6.5 .136
2011-12 29 NOH NBA C 27 781 15.1 .539 .533 10.8 21.4 16.2 5.3 1.1 2.8 13.0 17.2 105 103 0.8 0.9 1.7 .103
2012-13 30 WAS NBA C 79 2052 15.8 .496 .477 10.7 26.8 18.7 7.9 1.1 3.0 12.2 19.5 100 99 0.7 3.7 4.5 .104
Career NBA 590 18702 17.0 .535 .512 11.8 25.1 18.3 4.7 1.1 4.1 12.5 19.0 106 103 17.0 27.3 44.3 .114

Playoffs Totals

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
2010-11 28 NOH NBA C 6 6 188 20 31 .645 0 0 4 11 .364 17 16 33 0 6 6 12 28 44
Career NBA 6 6 188 20 31 .645 0 0 4 11 .364 17 16 33 0 6 6 12 28 44

Playoffs Per Game

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
2010-11 28 NOH NBA C 6 6 31.3 3.3 5.2 .645 0.0 0.0 0.7 1.8 .364 2.8 2.7 5.5 0.0 1.0 1.0 2.0 4.7 7.3
Career NBA 6 6 31.3 3.3 5.2 .645 0.0 0.0 0.7 1.8 .364 2.8 2.7 5.5 0.0 1.0 1.0 2.0 4.7 7.3

Playoffs Per 36 Minutes

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
2010-11 28 NOH NBA C 6 6 188 3.8 5.9 .645 0.0 0.0 0.8 2.1 .364 3.3 3.1 6.3 0.0 1.1 1.1 2.3 5.4 8.4
Career NBA 6 6 188 3.8 5.9 .645 0.0 0.0 0.8 2.1 .364 3.3 3.1 6.3 0.0 1.1 1.1 2.3 5.4 8.4

Playoffs Advanced

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
2010-11 28 NOH NBA C 6 188 9.2 .614 .645 12.0 10.7 11.3 0.0 1.8 2.6 25.1 12.7 100 113 0.0 0.0 0.1 .016
Career NBA 6 188 9.2 .614 .645 12.0 10.7 11.3 0.0 1.8 2.6 25.1 12.7 100 113 0.0 0.0 0.1 .016

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2012-13)
Thru 9 Years Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Emeka Okafor 8.2 7.1 6.5 5.8 5.5 4.5 4.0 1.7 1.0
Mike Gminski 95.0 9.2 7.0 6.5 6.1 5.4 4.3 4.0 1.8 1.5
Sam Lacey 91.6 7.7 7.4 6.5 5.6 5.0 4.3 2.7 1.2 0.3
Mychal Thompson 90.3 8.2 6.9 6.1 5.4 5.3 4.6 4.4 3.7 2.6
Red Rocha 89.9 7.8 7.2 7.0 6.5 5.1 5.0 4.6 3.6 1.0
Tree Rollins 89.0 9.2 7.3 6.4 6.4 5.5 5.0 3.8 3.4 2.6
Darryl Dawkins 88.9 7.9 6.4 6.3 5.7 4.6 4.0 2.9 2.1 0.1
Caldwell Jones 88.0 8.1 7.6 6.2 5.5 5.2 5.0 4.4 3.9 3.1
Ray Felix 87.3 8.6 7.2 5.8 5.5 5.5 2.3 2.0 1.8 0.8
James Edwards 86.3 7.1 7.0 6.7 4.5 4.4 4.3 3.7 3.0 1.4
Jim Fox 86.1 6.6 6.4 6.1 5.6 4.6 3.9 3.4 2.2 0.6
Career Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
Emeka Okafor 8.2 7.1 6.5 5.8 5.5 4.5 4.0 1.7 1.0
Red Rocha 89.9 7.8 7.2 7.0 6.5 5.1 5.0 4.6 3.6 1.0
Ray Felix 87.3 8.6 7.2 5.8 5.5 5.5 2.3 2.0 1.8 0.8
Darryl Dawkins 87.1 7.9 6.4 6.3 5.7 4.6 4.4 4.0 2.9 2.1 2.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 -0.2
Sam Lacey 86.5 7.7 7.4 6.5 5.6 5.6 5.0 4.3 4.0 2.7 1.2 0.6 0.3 -0.1
Chuck Share 85.7 8.6 8.1 6.7 4.7 4.2 4.0 3.3 1.3
Jim Fox 83.9 6.6 6.4 6.1 5.6 4.6 3.9 3.4 2.4 2.2 0.6
Andrew Bynum 82.2 8.0 7.8 6.6 5.5 4.8 4.2 0.1
Byron Beck 82.2 8.1 7.7 6.4 5.9 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.1 4.4 0.8
Jim Chones 82.1 6.4 6.2 6.0 5.9 5.8 4.7 3.5 3.3 2.6 1.4
Arvydas Sabonis 81.7 9.7 8.4 7.5 7.1 5.8 4.9 3.7

College

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Totals Shooting Per Game
Season Age College G MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST
2001-02 19 UCONN 34 1021 105 178 0 0 57 92 306 27 26 138 267 .590 .620 30.0 7.9 9.0 0.8
2002-03 20 UCONN 33 1087 221 381 0 0 82 137 370 18 29 156 524 .580 .599 32.9 15.9 11.2 0.5
2003-04 21 UCONN 36 1166 261 436 0 0 113 218 415 36 36 147 635 .599 .518 32.4 17.6 11.5 1.0
Career 103 3274 587 995 0 0 252 447 1091 81 91 441 1426 .590 .564 31.8 13.8 10.6 0.8

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Awards
2003-04 NCAA Final Four Most Outstanding Player
2004-05 NBA Rookie of the Year
Weekly & Monthly Awards

Rookie of the Month: 3 times (Show/Hide)
Honors
2003-04 NCAA AP All-America (1st)
2004-05 NBA All-Rookie (1st)
Games
2007-08 NBA 82 (1)
 2008-09 NBA 82 (1)
 2009-10 NBA 82 (1)
Offensive Rebounds
2004-05 NBA 275 (5)
2006-07 NBA 258 (6)
2007-08 NBA 255 (9)
2008-09 NBA 275 (2)
2009-10 NBA 251 (5)
2010-11 NBA 230 (10)
Career NBA 1907 (93)
Defensive Rebounds
2007-08 NBA 621 (6)
2008-09 NBA 552 (8)
Total Rebounds
2004-05 NBA 795 (6)
2007-08 NBA 876 (6)
2008-09 NBA 827 (4)
Blocks
2006-07 NBA 172 (7)
2007-08 NBA 138 (8)
2008-09 NBA 136 (9)
Career NBA 978 (85)
Career 978 (87)
Field Goal Pct
2008-09 NBA .561 (6)
2010-11 NBA .573 (3)
Career NBA .512 (69)
Career .512 (75)
Rebounds Per Game
2004-05 NBA 10.9 (4)
2007-08 NBA 10.7 (6)
2008-09 NBA 10.1 (5)
2010-11 NBA 9.5 (9)
Active 9.9 (5)
Career NBA 9.9 (44)
Career 9.9 (53)
Blocks Per Game
2006-07 NBA 2.6 (4)
2007-08 NBA 1.7 (10)
Effective Field Goal Pct
2008-09 NBA .561 (9)
2010-11 NBA .573 (6)
Offensive Rebound Pct
2006-07 NBA 12.7 (9)
2008-09 NBA 12.7 (9)
2009-10 NBA 12.2 (9)
Active 11.8 (9)
Career NBA 11.8 (24)
Career 11.8 (26)
Defensive Rebound Pct
2006-07 NBA 26.2 (9)
2007-08 NBA 26.4 (8)
2012-13 NBA 26.8 (9)
Active 25.1 (8)
Career NBA 25.1 (11)
Career 25.1 (13)
Total Rebound Pct
2006-07 NBA 19.2 (9)
2007-08 NBA 18.5 (10)
2008-09 NBA 19.0 (9)
2009-10 NBA 18.4 (8)
2012-13 NBA 18.7 (10)
Active 18.3 (8)
Career NBA 18.3 (13)
Career 18.3 (15)
Block Pct
2006-07 NBA 5.7 (6)
2008-09 NBA 4.2 (10)
2009-10 NBA 4.1 (10)
2010-11 NBA 4.6 (10)
Career NBA 4.1 (33)
Career 4.1 (33)
Hall of Fame Probability
Active 0.003 (75)
Career 0.003 (400)
NBA Elo Player Rating
338th (overall) as of May 19, 2013, 5:03AM
70th (active) as of May 19, 2013, 5:03AM
    

Transactions

June 22, 2004: Traded by the Los Angeles Clippers (as a 2004 1st round draft pick) to the Charlotte Bobcats for a 2004 1st round draft pick (Shaun Livingston) and a 2004 2nd round draft pick (Lionel Chalmers). Charlotte also agreed to select Predrag Drobnjak in the expansion draft.

June 24, 2004: Drafted by the Charlotte Bobcats in the 1st round (2nd pick) of the 2004 NBA Draft.

July 28, 2009: Traded by the Charlotte Bobcats to the New Orleans Hornets for Tyson Chandler.

June 20, 2012: Traded by the New Orleans Hornets with Trevor Ariza to the Washington Wizards for Rashard Lewis and a 2012 2nd round draft pick (Darius Miller).

Salaries

Season Team Lg Salary
2004-05 Charlotte Bobcats NBA $3,739,680
2005-06 Charlotte Bobcats NBA $4,020,120
2006-07 Charlotte Bobcats NBA $4,300,560
2007-08 Charlotte Bobcats NBA $5,427,307
2008-09 Charlotte Bobcats NBA $9,537,500
2009-10 New Orleans Hornets NBA $10,538,937
2010-11 New Orleans Hornets NBA $11,495,000
2011-12 New Orleans Hornets NBA $12,541,812
Career (may be incomplete) $61,600,916

Contract

Free Agent or Unsigned Draft Pick cap hold ▪ Player, Team, or Early Termination option
Team 2012-13 2013-14
Washington Wizards $13,490,000 $14,487,500
  • Signed July 31, 2008 for an assumed $72,000,000 plus incentives for 6 years.
  • 2012-13 and 2013-14 each have up to $1,250,000 in unlikely incentives not included here.
  • 2011-12 has up to an additional $1,100,000 in unlikely incentives not included here.
  • Cap Hit for 2011-12 includes $150,000 in likely incentives that were not actually earned.
  • 2013-14 is an ETO.

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