Tim Duncan Exercises Player Option
June 23, 2014 Jesse D. Garrabrant/NBAE/Getty Images
SAN ANTONIO – The San Antonio Spurs today announced that forward Tim Duncan
has exercised his player option for the 2014-15 NBA season.
馬刺官方今天聲明Duncan將履行下個球季的球員選項(PO)
The 6-11 Duncan was selected by San Antonio with the first pick in the 1997
NBA Draft. In his 17 seasons, Duncan has led the Silver and Black to 11
division titles and the playoffs every year. After helping guide the Spurs to
the 2014 NBA Championship, Duncan became one of only five players in NBA
history to win five championships and five MVP awards (regular season or NBA
Finals). Other players on the list include Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson,
Bill Russell and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.
6'11的Duncan是馬刺1997年的狀元，從此為馬刺效力了17個球季，馬刺其中有11個球季
拿到分區第一種子，而且這17年都有進季後賽。Duncan是NBA史上唯5擁有5枚冠軍戒指
還有5個MVP(例行賽+FMVP)殊榮的球員，期他4人是喬丹, 魔術, 羅素和賈霸。
Over the 17-year span San Antonio has posted a 950-396 regular season record,
giving the team a winning percentage of .706, which is the best winning
percentage in all of professional sports over that span and the best winning
percentage over any 17-year span in NBA history. Over the span, the team has
accumulated four 60-win seasons and currently owns an NBA-record 15
consecutive campaigns of 50-plus victories.
這17年馬刺的例行賽戰績是950W 396L，勝率高達70.6%，在同等時間內這勝率在所有職業
運動中是最高的，除此之外馬刺有4次拿60W以上的戰績，還有連續15年50W以上的紀錄。
The 38-year-old Duncan, who leads all active players in career wins (898),
has captured the NBA’s MVP Award two times (2002, 2003) and has earned NBA
Finals MVP honors three times (1999, 2003, 2005). Duncan has appeared on both
an All-Defensive Team and an All-NBA Team in the same season an NBA-record 14
times. The 1998 Rookie of the Year, Duncan has been an NBA All-Star 14 times
and has been named the NBA Player of the Week on 22 occasions over the course
of his career.
38歲的Duncan在馬刺期間有上場的比賽贏了898場，且在02,03年獲得例行賽MVP，99,03,
05獲得FMVP，，同時獲選年度最佳球隊和年度防守第一隊連續14個球季，入選明星賽14次
，還有22次單周最佳球員。
In 1,254 regular season games Duncan has averaged 19.9 points, 11.1 rebounds,
3.1 assists and 2.23 blocks in 34.8 minutes. He is the Spurs all-time NBA
leader in games played, points (24,904), field goals made (9,651) and
attempted (19,074) and rebounds (13,940). He ranks second in blocks (2,791),
fourth in assists (3,832) and sixth in steals (915). Duncan leads all active
players in career double-doubles (796) and this past postseason passed Magic
Johnson for the most career double-doubles in NBA playoff history (158).
Duncan目前總共打了1,254場例行賽，場均34.8分鐘，得19.9分11.1個籃板3.1助攻2.23次
阻攻。他的總得分(24,904)、進球數(9,651)、出手數(19,074)、籃板數(13,940)都是隊
史之冠。現在也是現役球員雙十次數最多的(798)，季後賽158次則是超越魔術Johnson成
為歷史第一。
Duncan has appeared in 234 playoff games, averaging 21.3 points, 11.7
rebounds, 3.1 assists and 2.33 blocks in 38.0 minutes. His 234 games played
in the postseason ranks first among active players and fourth all-time in NBA
history. After winning the 2014 title, Duncan joined John Salley as the only
players in NBA history to win a championship in three separate decades.
Duncan季後賽共打了234場比賽，平均上場38分鐘，可得21.3分、11.7籃板、3.1次助攻、
2.33次阻攻。出賽場次是現役最多，史上第4多。Duncan今年拿到冠軍後成為NBA史上唯二
跨越3個世代都拿到總冠軍的球員，另一位是John Salley。