The first player picked by the Bobcats, Emeka Okafor, was named the 2004--05 Rookie of the Year and voted to the NBA All-Rookie First Team.
The first player picked by the Bobcats, Emeka Okafor, was named the 2004--05 Rookie of the Year. Okafor was the only Bobcat voted to the NBA All-Rookie First Team.