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Emeka Okafor

Chukwuemeka Noubuisi Okafor

Position: Center-Forward ▪ 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: 29 years, 128 days ▪ Experience: 7 years

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Fine Details ▪ Last Updated Feb 3, 2012, 6:44AM
All-Time Rank: #284. Dale Davis… #284. Armen Gilliam… #286. Otis Birdsong… #286. Rodney McCray… #286. EMEKA OKAFOR… 

Totals

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Season Age Tm Lg 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 23 23 646 94 170 .553 0 0 28 62 .452 61 121 182 22 15 25 30 60 216
Career NBA 507 503 16515 2608 5041 .517 0 2 .000 1225 2100 .583 1699 3425 5124 417 360 900 857 1508 6441

Per Game

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Season Age Tm Lg 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 23 23 28.1 4.1 7.4 .553 0.0 0.0 1.2 2.7 .452 2.7 5.3 7.9 1.0 0.7 1.1 1.3 2.6 9.4
Career NBA 507 503 32.6 5.1 9.9 .517 0.0 0.0 .000 2.4 4.1 .583 3.4 6.8 10.1 0.8 0.7 1.8 1.7 3.0 12.7

Per 36 Minutes

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Season Age Tm Lg 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 23 23 646 5.2 9.5 .553 0.0 0.0 1.6 3.5 .452 3.4 6.7 10.1 1.2 0.8 1.4 1.7 3.3 12.0
Career NBA 507 503 16515 5.7 11.0 .517 0.0 0.0 .000 2.7 4.6 .583 3.7 7.5 11.2 0.9 0.8 2.0 1.9 3.3 14.0

Advanced

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Season Age Tm Lg 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 23 646 16.6 .547 .553 11.1 22.9 16.9 5.9 1.3 3.3 13.2 16.6 107 103 0.9 0.7 1.5 .113
Career NBA 507 16515 17.2 .540 .517 11.9 25.0 18.3 4.3 1.1 4.3 12.6 18.9 107 104 16.4 23.3 39.7 .115

Playoffs

Totals Shooting Per Game
Season Age Tm Lg G MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST
2010-11 28 NOH NBA 6 188 20 31 0 0 4 11 17 33 0 6 6 12 28 44 .645 .364 31.3 7.3 5.5 0.0
Career NBA 6 188 20 31 0 0 4 11 17 33 0 6 6 12 28 44 .645 .364 31.3 7.3 5.5 0.0

Playoffs Advanced

Season Age Tm Lg 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 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 2010-11)
Thru 7 Years Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Emeka Okafor 8.2 7.1 6.5 5.8 5.5 4.0 1.0
Ray Felix 90.8 8.6 7.2 5.8 5.5 5.5 2.0 0.8
Mychal Thompson 90.5 8.2 6.9 6.1 5.4 5.3 4.4 3.7
Tree Rollins 89.9 9.2 7.3 6.4 6.4 5.5 5.0 2.6
Caldwell Jones 88.3 8.1 7.6 6.2 5.0 4.4 3.9 3.1
James Edwards 87.7 7.1 7.0 6.7 4.5 4.4 4.3 1.4
Vlade Divac 86.6 9.5 8.3 7.4 6.1 5.6 5.0 1.8
Byron Beck 85.8 8.1 7.7 6.4 5.9 5.7 5.7 5.3
Red Rocha 85.6 7.8 7.2 7.0 6.5 5.1 5.0 4.6
Elmore Smith 85.5 8.7 6.8 5.9 4.7 3.9 2.9 1.5
Tom Owens 85.5 8.3 8.0 6.9 6.0 2.9 2.5 0.9
Career Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Emeka Okafor 8.2 7.1 6.5 5.8 5.5 4.0 1.0
Chuck Share 85.1 8.6 8.1 6.7 4.2 4.0 3.3 1.3
Ray Felix 85.1 8.6 7.2 5.8 5.5 5.5 2.3 2.0 1.8 0.8
Elmore Smith 84.9 8.7 6.8 5.9 4.7 3.9 2.9 1.5 0.3
Arvydas Sabonis 79.7 9.7 8.4 7.5 7.1 5.8 4.9 3.7
Tom Boerwinkle 78.5 9.0 7.4 6.3 4.4 3.8 2.6 2.3 1.7 0.5 0.2
Red Rocha 78.2 7.8 7.2 7.0 6.5 5.1 5.0 4.6 3.6 1.0
Samuel Dalembert 78.1 6.9 6.9 6.2 5.2 4.0 3.9 3.6 2.9 0.3
Andrew Bogut 76.8 7.5 5.5 5.4 4.8 4.0 2.6
Neal Walk 76.4 7.1 6.8 6.1 5.1 2.1 1.7 1.2 0.2
Steve Stipanovich 76.2 9.0 6.9 5.9 5.0 3.6

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
Monthly Awards
Nov 2004: Eastern Conference Rookie of the Month
Dec 2004: Eastern Conference Rookie of the Month
Apr 2005: Eastern Conference Rookie of the Month
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)
Field Goal Pct
2008-09 NBA .561 (6)
2010-11 NBA .573 (3)
2011-12 NBA .553 (4)
Career NBA .517 (54)
Career .517 (58)
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)
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 900 (94)
Career 900 (96)
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 10.1 (4)
Career NBA 10.1 (40)
Career 10.1 (49)
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)
Career NBA .517 (90)
Career .517 (94)
Offensive Rebound Pct
2004-05 NBA 11.5 (10)
2006-07 NBA 12.7 (6)
2008-09 NBA 12.7 (5)
2009-10 NBA 12.2 (6)
2010-11 NBA 12.2 (7)
Active 11.9 (8)
Career NBA 11.9 (26)
Career 11.9 (28)
Defensive Rebound Pct
2004-05 NBA 24.1 (10)
2006-07 NBA 26.2 (8)
2007-08 NBA 26.4 (7)
2008-09 NBA 25.2 (7)
Total Rebound Pct
2004-05 NBA 17.5 (8)
2006-07 NBA 19.2 (7)
2007-08 NBA 18.5 (7)
2008-09 NBA 19.0 (5)
2009-10 NBA 18.4 (6)
2010-11 NBA 18.2 (9)
Active 18.3 (8)
Career NBA 18.3 (14)
Career 18.3 (15)
Block Pct
2006-07 NBA 5.7 (7)
2010-11 NBA 4.6 (9)
Hall of Fame Probability
Active 0.004 (67)
Career 0.004 (384)
NBA Elo Player Rating
286th (overall) as of Feb 3, 2012, 6:44AM
56th (active) as of Feb 3, 2012, 6:44AM
   

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.

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
Career (may be incomplete) $49,059,104

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