Stephen A. Smith Says Klay Thompson Is Tired of Getting Golden State's 'Crumbs'
BY FNR TIGG, The Reason The Cutlass Is Blue |FNR_TIGG
MAY 08, 2019
The dark cloud of NBA free agency has been looming over the Warriors' head
since the season began. Yet while everyone around the league is wondering
where Kevin Durant will end up this summer, ESPN's Stephen A. Smith thinks
Golden State should be more concerned with soothing another one of their
disgruntled superstars.
从赛季一开始，自由球员的话题就一直围绕在勇士身上。
联盟中的每个人都想知道今夏结束后Kevin Durant到底会去什么地方。
ESPN的Stephen A. Smith则认为勇士应该关心队中另一位内心不满的球星。
As known, Stephen A. Smith is notorious for "hearing" things around the
sports world. And on Tuesday, Smith went on record claiming a source told him
Klay Thompson is tired of being overshadowed by Golden State's stacked roster.
众所皆知，Stephen A. Smith喜欢用"我听说"来发表言论而在体育界臭名昭彰。
美国时间周二，Stephen A. Smith透露一名消息人士告诉他，
Klay Thompson已经厌倦在勇士处在其他人的影子下所扮演的角色了。
"I'm told Klay Thompson isn't happy, his number hasn't been called nearly
enough," Smith said. "He's tired of sitting around and getting quote/unquote—
this is a quote—'the crumbs' left behind by other people."
Stephen A. Smith表示：
“我被告知Klay Thompson很不开心，他的背号被提到的次数和之前比起来远远不够，
他已经厌倦了坐在角落，等著捡别人剩下的面包屑了。”
Although Klay doesn't generate the same star power as KD or Steph Curry,
Thompson is highly regarded as one of the NBA's most efficient players. His
offensive versatility and defensive prowess makes him a key two-way player in
Golden State's system. Also, it just so happens that Thompson, like Durant,
will hit the free agency market when their season comes to a close. Because
it is suspected that KD's desire to be great will force him to leave the
Warriors, Smith states that multiple league insiders have urged Golden State
to put an emphasis on making Thompson feel valuable so he isn't inclined to
part ways with the organization.
尽管Kaly没有像KD或者Curry那样的影响力，但Klay被认为是NBA最有效率的球员之一。
他的进攻多样性和防守实力使他成为勇士阵中的关键双面球员。
和KD一样，当赛季结束时，Klay将成为完全自由球员。
由于外界都怀疑KD可能因渴望伟大而会离开勇士，
Stephen A. Smith表示多名联盟内部人士已催促勇士，
要让Klay感到在队中是有其价值的，这样他才不会倾向于离开球队。
"From what I'm told, even individuals like Pat Riley have spoken to folks
within the Warriors organization to say, 'your priority had better be keeping
the Splash Bros. together,'" Smith disclosed. "Not only had they heard that
from Pat Riley... they heard it from Jerry West... they heard it from others."
Stephen A. Smith继续说道：
“据我所知，即使像Pat Riley这样的人曾和勇士内部说过‘你们应优先考虑留下浪花
兄弟’，不只Riley这样说，我还从Jerry West以及其他人那听到类似的说法。”
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