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Brett Pollakoff 2015/5/23
The notion that free agents haven’t been willing to come to the Lakers in
recent seasons because they don’t want to play with Kobe Bryant was brought
up near the beginning of the season, but has been refuted by plenty of star
players since.
接近本賽季開打時,有人提出自由球員不願意來湖人, 是因為他們不想與Kobe打球, 但這項
說法被許多球星駁斥.
Bryant has one year remaining on his contract, and though he’s expected to
be healthy at the beginning of next season, no one can predict how long that
will last. Lakers GM Mitch Kupchak said that Bryant hasn’t indicated that he
will play beyond next season, but also mentioned that if Bryant’s presence
is seen as a deterrent by free agents considering Los Angeles, then he doesn’
t want them, and they should go play somewhere else.
Kobe離合約結束還有一年, 雖然在下一季開始時他是健康的, 但沒有人能預測這能持續
多久. 湖人GM Mitch Kupchak說, Kobe沒表明下一季結束後會繼續打, 但他也提到,假如
Kobe的存在會阻礙自由球員考慮加盟湖人, 那他不需要這些球員, 他們該去別的地方.
Baxter Holmes of ESPN.com
“I think it is clear,” Kupchak said. “He’s on the last year of his deal.
There have been no discussions [about playing beyond next season]. He hasn’t
indicated that he wants to continue to play.
“But if there is a player out there like that, that won’t come here for
that reason, then we don’t want them. Every great player is demanding and
focused, and if you don’t want to play for a guy like him that’s driven to
do nothing but win championships and work hard, then you shouldn’t be here.
You should go someplace else.”
"我想這很清楚了," Kupchak說. "他現在在合約的最後一年. 目前沒有關於他再打一季的
討論. 他沒有表態他還想繼續打球."
"假如有球員因為Kobe存在而有所考慮, 那我們不需要他們. 每個偉大的球員都很專注,
而且要求很多, 他什麼都不想但只想著總冠軍, 假如你不想為像他那樣的人打球, 那你
不該出現在這裡. 你該去其他地方."