The emotion of a blockbuster trade hits a bit differently when you're actually involved in the trade. When Lakers star Luka ...

Former UConn men’s basketball star Stephon Castle was named a finalist for the NBA Rookie of the Year Award just over a year ...

Castle was the fourth pick of last June's draft after winning a national championship and the Big East Freshman of the Year ...

Emeka Okafor, who was picked second overall in 2004, received his Rookie of the Year Award while playing for the Charlotte Bobcats, just over a year after winning a national championship with the ...

Despite being thin, he still played well but fell short of winning Rookie of the Year to a player who didn’t last long in the league, Emeka Okafor (Charlotte Bobcats). Howard went on to become ...

When the Bobcats rebranded into the Hornets in 2014 ... he played just three seasons for the Hornets before the team dealt him away for Emeka Okafor in a deal that didn’t quite work according ...

2004 — Led by 24 points from Emeka Okafor and 21 from Ben Gordon ... season turnaround with a 101-78 win over the Charlotte Bobcats. The Celtics improve to 61-15, 37 more wins than last season.