Emeka Ocharoor returned to the NBA after almost a 5-year break

Center Emeka Okafor, who won the 2005 Rookie of the Year award, returned to the NBA after nearly a 5-year break after signing a 10-day contract with New Orleans Pelicanas. About the last 35-year-old Okafor game by soccer dropping odds in the League in 2013 when he was part of the Washington Wizards team. He was then transferred to the Phoenix Suns team but did not record for the Arizona team because of a series of heavy injuries that did not allow him to play until 2017. In the summer of last year, Okafor announced he is planning a return to the NBA and has played for the team of the Illuminati in the League for Development, recently known as the G-League. Between 2009 and 2012 Okafor played for the New Orleans team, recording a total of 187 fights.