Rich Paul Explains Why He Isn’t Surprised Lakers Lost To Timberwolves
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Klutch Sports CEO Rich Paul isn’t surprised the Los Angeles Lakers lost to th
e Minnesota Timberwolves in the first round of the 2025 NBA playoffs.
富保羅對湖人首輪被灰狼淘汰不驚訝。
The Timberwolves beat the Lakers in five quick games.
灰狼首輪五場拿下湖人。
“But it was clear right away that that was the worst matchup for them for a n
umber of reasons,” Paul told NBA insider Chris Haynes. “Size, athleticism, y
outh, just depth. And you know, it’s tough to beat a team like that where, ou
tside of Mike Conley, they’re athletic, they’re long in terms of wingspan, t
hey’re fast.
富保羅：很明顯，由於多種原因，這對湖人來說是最糟糕的對戰組合，體型、運動能力、
年輕，還有就是陣容深度。你知道，要擊敗這樣一支球隊很難，除了Mike Conley之外，
其他球員都運動能力強、臂展長、速度快。
“And then having someone like Ant (Anthony Edwards) who can give you 40. And
I also think Ant had a great showing of leadership, just in terms of not reall
y having the best night last night, but didn’t necessarily get out of charact
er. Made the right pass when necessary. And so, that Minnesota team was in the
Western Conference Finals last year. I think people put so much into the regu
lar season and how that goes. But that was no surprise to me.”
然後還有像蟻人這樣的球員，他能砍下40分。我認為他展現了出色的領導力，雖然G5狀態
不佳，但並沒有失控。在關鍵時刻傳出了精準的傳球。所以，灰狼去年殺了西區決賽。我
認為大家在例行賽中投入了太多，最後取得了這樣的成績。但這對我來說並不意外。
The Lakers were projected to compete for the championship this year after acqu
iring Luka Doncic from the Dallas Mavericks. However, Paul never saw Los Angel
es as a title contender despite being LeBron James‘ agent.
在得到77後，湖人本預計將在今年爭奪總冠軍。然而，儘管富保羅是LBJ的經紀人，但他
從未將湖人視為冠軍爭奪者。
“I really didn’t, and I said this on the show as well, I just really didn’t
think that the roster for the Lakers was anywhere close to a championship-typ
e roster,” Paul said. “And that’s not making excuses. It’s just a fact. An
d it’s very hard to build a team for today and tomorrow. You’ve got to have
assets. You’ve got to have cap flexibility. You’ve got to have draft capital
.”
富保羅：我真的不認為，我在節目上也說過，我真的不認為湖人的陣容有任何一點點接近
總冠軍級別，你懂嗎？這不是找藉口，而是事實。打造一支面向現在和未來的球隊非常困
難…你必須擁有資產，必須擁有薪資空間的靈活性，必須擁有選秀資本。
短評或心得：
湖人要做到兼顧現在和未來確實不容易