Okafor: I didn't expect to be traded Bobcats' original draft choice says he has no hard feeling about being dealt. By Rick Bonnell 欧卡佛表示，自己没有想过会被交易掉 但山猫内部人士认为，他个人应不反对 GREENSBORO The trade was an absolute shocker to Emeka Okafor. 今夏的那笔交易，对欧卡佛来说无疑是个震撼。 He didn't have an inkling the Charlotte Bobcats had made him available to the New Orleans Hornets until his agent sent him a text reading, "Hey, man. I think you're being traded. Call me!" And with that, he was whisked away from a franchise for which he'd been a foundation. Okafor was the Bobcats' first-ever draft pick, and five years later, he was swapped for Tyson Chandler. How secure was he that he'd remain a Bobcat? 欧卡佛完全不知道自己成为山猫开出的筹码，被黄蜂以小钱交易。他的经纪人的一通电话 ，才让他醒了过来。他是山猫队史第一支状元签，只是五年後的今天，他这个身分已不 再是山猫球员。但，当时他到底是对自己续留山猫有多肯定? "As secure as you can feel in the NBA, knowing that any moment (any player) can be gone," Okafor said before Thursday's Hornets-Bobcats exhibition at the Greensboro Coliseum. The Bobcats had signed him to a six-year, $72million contract a year earlier. The reasons for the trade were both basketball and financial; Chandler can play center and power forward, while Okafor was strictly a center. And the deal reduced the Bobcats' future payrolls by tens of millions. 欧卡佛说，他自己很清楚一个球员随时都会来来去去。 他的离开其实意味着一件事: 山猫要薪资空间，也要一个中前锋摇摆人。但欧卡佛嫌贵了 ，钱德勒则完全适合。 "Comes with the territory," Okafor said of being up-rooted. "No hard feelings." Ironically enough, neither Okafor (sprained toe) nor Chandler (recovering from ankle surgery) were able to play in Greensboro. Asked to reflect on his time as the Bobcats' first star, he considers himself lucky to have joined a franchise at its outset. 「我没有很难过。」欧卡佛澄清。 被问到他是否为自己是山猫第一位明星感到自豪，他只说自己很幸运在一支球队草创之时 可以奉献所能。 "It was an interesting experience and a privilege," Okafor said. "Being part of a franchise from the ground up gave me a total understanding of how things work." He's excited about joining the Hornets, knowing this just about assures him a playoff appearance next spring. But he wishes he'd had more time playing for Bobcats coach Larry Brown. 他还说，能在山猫发光发热，是一种荣幸。「山猫从头教我NBA的生存法则。」他说。 他对於自己加盟黄蜂感到高兴，因为这表示下季他可能有季後赛可打。不过，他也说自己 希望可以在布朗教头麾下待久一点。 "A great teacher, a great coach," Okafor said. "I regret only having one year with him." 他说，布朗是好教头，自己觉得只能在他执教下打一年很可惜。 Notes 附注 ‧Brown said he'll use his bench liberally the first three or four exhibitions, then start tightening to a true rotation starting in the Los Angeles Lakers' two-game tournament. 布朗说，他的山猫队接下来三四场还是会用板凳阵容，对上湖人时，才会重新用季赛级的 先发打。 ‧Brown said he's happy with the progress of both draft picks (Gerald Henderson and Derrick Brown), but he thought Henderson shot a little too much at Cleveland. Henderson took 10 shots and made three. 布朗表示，他对选秀进来的两位(Henderson&Brown)表现满意。但他认为，对上骑士的 热身赛，Henderson投太多球了(10中3)。 ‧The first half was played without a functioning shot clock above the Bobcats' basket. The clock started smoking pregame, and the coaches agreed to play with a single shot clock. 上一场热身赛，山猫的进攻没有24秒计时器，因为烧坏了。两方教头之後同意，只用一边 的读秒器继续进行比赛。 --

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