Karaby found out he was being traded when he saw the reports on the news.
Karaby might have felt slighted, but he was used to it. The 35-year-old had completely fallen out of the team's rotation last season. Even during unimportant games, the head coach was not willing to give him too much playing time. He had only played 24 games the entire season.
Karaby had been brilliant when he was younger. He was 6.9 feet tall and had a wingspan of 7.5 feet. Everyone thought he was born to play basketball
Karaby had entered the NBA as a model player. He received was named the blocked shot leader just two years in. Although he was never on the All-Star team, he was named blocked shot leader four times, won NBA defensive player of the year award, and the best defender twice. Looking at the honors that he had received, Karaby was definitely one of the best defenders in the NBA.
