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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周五告诉媒体, 他渴望Austin Rivers下一季回到快艇队.
"他还年轻, 而且他确实帮助了我们, 我想我们都该同意," Doc说道. "我觉得他也热爱
这么做. 我甚至觉得他有时喜欢(他的)教练."
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承认当初GM Dave Wohl建议招收Austin时, 他显得有些犹豫, 取而代之的是
签下了Farmar. 之后Austin加入快艇队, 他是快艇在交易截止前用Farmar换过来的.
"这对我来说像一场赌博, 一场非常棘手的赌博. 我那时候并不愿意, 然而现在我很庆幸
当时聆听了人们的想法, 做出改变. 我没有那么顽固," Doc说明. "我信任Dave Wohl,
球季开始前我们签了Farmar, 还有其他人, 他想要签下Austin Rivers, 但我完全不听.
"现在回想起来, 假如整年都有他的话会很棒. 甚至会更好. 这是个错误,这大概是我的错."
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.
在例行赛期间, Austin也许曾搞砸比赛而被快艇球迷嘲笑, 但季后赛给了他机会绽放
光彩. 对火箭的第五战是属于Austin的闪耀时刻, 他在23分钟内拿下25分 6篮板, 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.
但是要快艇签下Austin可能比想像中困难. 因为鹈鹕队拒绝在球季开始时执行他的第四年
选项, 这让快艇队无论如何都无法支付他超过3.1M的价格. 也因此Doc可能会说服儿子少拿
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关契约的部分, 你就会知道他的合约对我们来说非常棘手, 因为
联盟占有优势," Rivers说道. "我们只能付他一定的价钱, 但其他人能爱付多少就付多少.
我不了解为什么联盟里会有这条规则, 但就是这样. 而且这很好笑, 我们在一年前就把
这个问题在竞赛委员会中提出来, 而现在这个问题又回来了,. 所以, 一切还是由他
(Austin)决定, 看他要怎么做.
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."
然而这不改变Doc Rivers在下一季看到儿子穿快艇队服的决心,
"我真的很想要他再回来, 他能回来会是件很好的事, 而我觉得他很适合这支球队. 但生意
就是生意, 这在夏天将会变得很有趣."