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PHILADELPHIA Stephen Jackson claims he knew three days before the trade that he was destined to be a Charlotte Bobcat.
"I'm always ahead of the game," Jackson boasted to reporters Monday in Orlando.
Acie Law wasn't so in the loop. He was rattled when the Warriors told him about 10 a.m. Monday that he was a Bobcat.
"I was mad that Jack had demanded to be traded," Law recalled.
Law has no problem with the Bobcats. But this is his second trade a month into his third NBA season, and it's disconcerting to hear you're the new team's No. 4 point guard.
"I haven't really been given a chance to play," said Law. "I was beginning to get a chance (with Golden State), so when the trade happened, I was kind of down about it."
It seems a lot longer than 29 months ago that Law was drafted 11th overall by the Atlanta Hawks.
He got a few starts in Atlanta, then was hurt, and in the interim the Hawks made a major deal to acquire Mike Bibby, a player whose salary and experience all but demanded he'd start.
Then Law was packaged to Golden State in a deal for combo guard Jamal Crawford. Months later, competing with Monta Ellis and rookie Stephen Curry for minutes, he got that call to ship out to Charlotte.
"I knew it was a possibility because I have an expiring contract," Law said.
Law might have been a throw-in, to balance salaries under trade rules, but he's more than an afterthought.
Coach Larry Brown likes Law's size (a husky 6-3 and 202 pounds) and his effectiveness in pick-and-roll. That's been a weakness for the Bobcats' other point guards this season and might give Law a crack into the rotation.
"I love playing pick-and-roll," Law said. "I understand the defense, and when a big man rolls right, I know how to get him the ball and I know when to take my shot."
