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"We'd love to have him," Nowitzki said to Eddie Sefko of the Dallas Morning
News of the Portland Trail Blazers' All-Star big man, who's been linked to
the Mavs and San Antonio Spurs in early free agency rumors. "He's a great
mid-range shooter. He plays bigger than he is on the defensive end. He's a
good rebounder on both ends of the floor, and on that left block he's a
beast," Nowitzki added.
"我们想要他," Dirk Nowitzki告诉达拉斯晨报. "他是名优异的中距离射手. 他在防守端
带来的作用比他原本巨大, 也擅长争抢进攻与防守篮板. 而且他在left block的位置简直
是头野兽," Nowitzki补充.
Aldridge, who averaged a career-high 23.4 points and 10.2 rebounds in his
ninth season with the Blazers this year, was long expected to re-sign in
Portland. Recent reports, however, have hinted at the increasing possibility
of the four-time All-Star fleeing Oregon for his home state of Texas.
Aldridge预计会与拓荒者重签, 他本季拿到职涯新高的23.4分, 还有10.2篮板, 而今年
也是他在拓荒者的第九个赛季. 然而, 他从奥勒冈州回到家乡德州的可能正在升高.
The Mavs have the requisite cap space to secure a maximum-level talent this
summer, and Nowitzki, who took a significant hometown discount as a free
agent last year, understands that improvements are necessary after a second
consecutive first-round exit from the postseason.
"I know that, at 37, I can't be the No. 1 option if we want to play for the
championship," Nowitzki told Sefko. "That's how the cycle goes. Really, if
you look at our roster, we only got four or five guys, so we got a lot of
work to do. We need a little bit of everything."
小牛在这个夏季有足够的薪资空间容纳顶薪的球员, Nowitziki在去年以自由球员的身分
签了份佛心约. 而小牛连续两次在季后赛第一轮出局, Nowitzki了解补强是非常必要的.
"假如我们要为总冠军奋斗的话, 我知道, 当自己在37岁的时, 我不能是球队第一个选择,"
Nowitzki说. "这就是一切如何运转的. 真的, 假如你看看我们的阵容, 我们只有四或是
五个球员, 所以我们还有很多事情要做. 我们在每个方面都需要增强一点."
Dirk, forward Chandler Parsons, and guard Devin Harris are the only Mavs with
guaranteed contracts on the books next season, with Monta Ellis, Raymond
Felton, and Al-Farouq Aminu each holding player options worth a combined
$13.8 million.
Dirk, Parsons, 以及后卫Harris是小牛下季唯三位保证在合约里的球员, 而Ellis,
Felton以及Aminu都有球员选项的选择权, 共价值13.8M.
Ellis and Aminu are expected to opt out of their contracts to explore free
agency, while the Mavs are reportedly interested in trading Felton.
Ellis与Aminu预计会跳出合约在自由市场试水温, 另外报导指出小牛想要交易走Felton.