Jahlil Okafor: 真的很開心能待在布魯克林 我們團結一致追求勝利

在經歷了一段冷板凳時期後，Jahlil Okafor成功在1月後進入了籃網的常規輪換。不過在全明星週未結束後的第一場比賽，Jahlil Okafor在無預警的情況下被DNP。
隨後Jahlil Okafor也找到了Kenny Atkinson，兩者進行了一些交流。“想嘗試弄明白發生了什麼事，他(Kenny Atkinson)告訴我我沒有做錯什麼，他對我取得的進步感到滿意，他也知道我在盡力融入這支球隊，他只是在嘗試一些新的東西，他要我繼續努力和保持積極的態度，機會會來的。”

引用“Just trying to figure out what was going on,” Okafor said. “He was letting me know that I didn’t do anything wrong and he was happy with the way I’ve been progressing, and he knows I’m trying my best to fit in with the team. But he was going to try new experiments, and he let me know just to keep working and keep my spirits high and know that my opportunity will come again.”

Kenny Atkinson表示，他們最近在嘗試一些新的輪換組合:“我們在嘗試不同的輪換陣容。當他在場時我們的陣容比較有彈性，他也打得不錯。不幸的是，他所在的那個輪換陣容最近發揮不佳，不過那只是目前的情況。他一直保持很棒的態度和精神，他也理解我們嘗試在做的事，他必須繼續堅持和爭奪取出場時間。”

引用“We’re looking at all different rotations,” he said. “We had a stretch where he was in there. I think he’s played decently when he’s been in there. Unfortunately, he’s part of the group that we haven’t been playing well when he’s in, but that’s circumstances.”

And the issue is nothing personal.

“His attitude has been great, his spirit has been great, his understanding of what we’re trying to do has been really good. He’s just got to hang in there and keep fighting for minutes.”

雖然離休賽期還有一段時間，不過Jahlil Okafor表示希望可以留隊: "我在這裡真的很開心，他們對我真的很好。我們團結在一起並期盼勝利，沒有那種一邊打比賽一邊想著我們會輸的想法，這跟我在費城的第一個賽季有些不同。我們想要嬴球，只是我們沒有拿下我們所預期的勝場數。"

引用“I’m extremely happy to be here. They’ve been nothing but generous to me. We’re staying together and we expect to win. It’s not like we’re going into games thinking we’re going to lose. That was kind of different when I was in Philly my rookie season. We expect to win here. We just haven’t as much as we’d like.”

(source: https://www.netsdaily.com/2018/2/25/17052414/jahlil-okafor-still-looking-for-those-minutes-that-role)