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Okafor hoping to buck recent trend

By Terry Brown
NBA Insider

Friday, June 25, 2004

If Emeka Okafor were the No. 1 pick of the 2004 NBA Draft, then at least he'd have a chance. He could parlay his impeccable collegiate credentials and tall, dark, handsome good looks into professional success both on the court and across commercials on every third or fourth television set in America. He would block shots, rebound in bunches and resurrect a franchise fraught with repeated failure. He would be rich and famous and another No. 1 done good. The only problem being that Okafor was pi ...

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