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New Orleans Pelicans: 25 Best Players To Play For The Pelicans

By Phil Watson

Oct 23, 2015; New Orleans, LA, USA; A general view from the court during the second half of a game between the New Orleans Pelicans and the Miami Heat at the Smoothie King Center. The Pelicans defeated the Heat 93-90. Mandatory Credit: Derick E. Hingle-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 23, 2015; New Orleans, LA, USA; A general view from the court during the second half of a game between the New Orleans Pelicans and the Miami Heat at the Smoothie King Center. The Pelicans defeated the Heat 93-90. Mandatory Credit: Derick E. Hingle-USA TODAY Sports /
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NEW ORLEANS, LA – JANUARY 06: Emeka Okafor #50 of the New Orleans Hornets dunks the ball during the game against the Denver Nuggets at the New Orleans Arena on January 6, 2012 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)
NEW ORLEANS, LA – JANUARY 06: Emeka Okafor #50 of the New Orleans Hornets dunks the ball during the game against the Denver Nuggets at the New Orleans Arena on January 6, 2012 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images) /

2009-12. Emeka Okafor. 10. player. 69. <strong>How acquired:</strong> Trade, Charlotte Bobcats, July 28, 2009.. C

The New Orleans Hornets swapped big men in July 2009, acquiring former Rookie of the Year Emeka Okafor from the Charlotte Bobcats in exchange for Tyson Chandler.

Okafor was efficient for the Hornets, finishing third in the NBA in field-goal percentage in 2010-11, but missing much of 2011-12 with a knee injury.

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and a second-round pick in 2012.

In three seasons in New Orleans, Okafor averaged 10.3 points, 9.1 rebounds and 1.5 blocks in 30 minutes per game, shooting .547/0-for-1/.556.

Okafor was the second overall pick out of Connecticut by the Bobcats in the 2004 NBA Draft and was Rookie of the Year in 2004-05.

He was traded to the Phoenix Suns in October 2013, but missed the entire season because of a neck injury and has gone unsigned as a free agent since July 2014.

Okafor is 46th in NBA history with an average of 9.9 rebounds per game and 42nd with an average of 1.7 blocks per game.

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