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Kimberly John 2015/5/22
Rivers told the media on Friday that he is eager to have Austin back as part
of the Los Angeles Clippers next season.
"He's young and he clearly helped us, I think we all have to agree with
that," Doc said. "And I think he loved it here. I even think he liked the
coach at times."
Doc Rivers週五告訴媒體, 他渴望Austin Rivers下一季回到快艇隊.
"他還年輕, 而且他確實幫助了我們, 我想我們都該同意," Doc說道. "我覺得他也熱愛
這麼做. 我甚至覺得他有時喜歡(他的)教練."
The elder Rivers admitted that he was hesitant when general manager Dave Wohl
first advised him to acquire Austin, signing Jordan Farmar instead. Austin
was later added to the team by trading Farmer for him at the trade deadline.
"It was a gamble for me personally. It was just a tough one for me. I was on
the other side of not wanting to do it, and I'm glad I listened to people for
a change. I wasn't so stubborn," explained Doc. "I give Dave Wohl credit,
before the season started and we signed Jordan or anyone, he wanted that to
happen and I didn't hear any of that.
"In retrospect, it would have been nice to have him the whole year. It would
have been better. That was a mistake. I probably should have."
老Rivers承認當初GM Dave Wohl建議招收Austin時, 他顯得有些猶豫, 取而代之的是
簽下了Farmar. 之後Austin加入快艇隊, 他是快艇在交易截止前用Farmar換過來的.
"這對我來說像一場賭博, 一場非常棘手的賭博. 我那時候並不願意, 然而現在我很慶幸
當時聆聽了人們的想法, 做出改變. 我沒有那麼頑固," Doc說明. "我信任Dave Wohl,
球季開始前我們簽了Farmar, 還有其他人, 他想要簽下Austin Rivers, 但我完全不聽.
"現在回想起來, 假如整年都有他的話會很棒. 甚至會更好. 這是個錯誤,這大概是我的錯."
Austin may have given Clippers fans a hearty laugh with a few flubs during
the regular season, but the playoffs gave him an opportunity to flourish
before Los Angeles was eliminated. Game 5 against the Houston Rockets was
Austin's shining moment, finishing with 25 points, six rebounds, and two
assists in 23 minutes.
在例行賽期間, Austin也許曾搞砸比賽而被快艇球迷嘲笑, 但季後賽給了他機會綻放
光彩. 對火箭的第五戰是屬於Austin的閃耀時刻, 他在23分鐘內拿下25分 6籃板, 以及
2助攻.
It may be more difficult than anticipated to get Austin to sign on the dotted
line with the Clippers. Since the New Orleans Pelicans declined Austin's
fourth-year option at the start of the season, the Clippers are not allowed
to pay him more than $3.1 million, no matter what. Therefore, Rivers may have
to convince his son to take a pay cut.
但是要快艇簽下Austin可能比想像中困難. 因為鵜鶘隊拒絕在球季開始時執行他的第四年
選項, 這讓快艇隊無論如何都無法支付他超過3.1M的價格. 也因此Doc可能會說服兒子少拿
薪水.
"His contract is tough for us because the whole league has an advantage, if
you know the contractual part of him with the trade," said Rivers. "We can
only pay him a certain amount and everyone else can pay him whatever they
want. I don't get how that's a rule in our league, but it is. It's funny, we
brought this up in the competition committee a year ago, and now it's coming
back at me, so it'll be his choice, obviously, what he wants to do."
"假如你知道那次交易有關契約的部分, 你就會知道他的合約對我們來說非常棘手, 因為
聯盟佔有優勢," Rivers說道. "我們只能付他一定的價錢, 但其他人能愛付多少就付多少.
我不了解為什麼聯盟裡會有這條規則, 但就是這樣. 而且這很好笑, 我們在一年前就把
這個問題在競賽委員會中提出來, 而現在這個問題又回來了,. 所以, 一切還是由他
(Austin)決定, 看他要怎麼做.
That does not change Rivers' determination to see Austin in a Clippers jersey
next season.
"I really want him back and I think it would be great to have him back, and I
think he's a great fit for this team. But business is business and it'll be
an interesting thing this summer."
然而這不改變Doc Rivers在下一季看到兒子穿快艇隊服的決心,
"我真的很想要他再回來, 他能回來會是件很好的事, 而我覺得他很適合這支球隊. 但生意
就是生意, 這在夏天將會變得很有趣."