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Report: Marc Gasol never got over Lakers demoting him for Andre Drummond
Marc Gasol对于湖人把他降在Andre Drummond后始终无法释怀
When the Lakers signed Andre Drummond to supplant Marc Gasol as starting
center last season, Gasol called it a “hard pill to swallow.”
当上个赛季湖人签下Andre Drummond来取代Marc Gasol的先发中锋位置时，Gasol说这是个
"很难接受的事实"。
A few days later, Gasol restated his full commitment to the Lakers. As
recently as last month, Gasol said he’d return to the Lakers next season.
在那几天后，Gasol重申了他对湖人的承诺。就在上个月，Gasol还说他下一季会回湖人。
But apparently he never got over getting demoted for Drummond.
但是很显然地，因为Drummond而丧失先发位置，Gasol始终没有释怀。
Seemingly choosing not to return to Los Angeles, Gasol got traded to the
Grizzlies, who’ll release him so he can finish his career in Spain.
似乎因为选择不回湖人后，Gasol就被交易到灰熊，随后他们就将他释出，然后Gasol就可
以回西班牙结束他的篮球生涯。
Bill Oram of The Athletic:
The Athletic作家Bill Oram报导：
"I don't know. Maybe, just maybe, this is a lesson that you shouldn't always
chase the shiny new thing. Marc Gasol is a floor-spacing big the Lakers could
use in lineups with Russell Westbrook. As a team source said during the
recent standoff with Gasol, "He could really help us."
“我不知道，或许，这让我们知道不应该总是去找新鲜亮丽的事物。Marc Gasol是个可以
拉开场上空间的大个，湖人可以让他跟龟龟搭配的。一位球团内消息人士在Gasol选择离
开湖人后说到，‘他可能真的能帮到我们。’”
"This can only be looked at as a consequence of the Andre Drummond signing.
Promising him Gasol's starting job and essentially demoting Gasol to third
string created a rift that could not be resolved, despite Marc saying all the
right things publicly in the immediate aftermath…"
“这只能看成是因为湖人签了Andre Drummond的后续效应。本来答应要给Gasol先发位置，
但是后来把Gasol降成三阵的角色造成了无法修补的裂痕，尽管Marc在那之后公开讲了都是
对的话...”
"… and this summer in Tokyo. So, not only did signing Drummond make the
Lakers worse on the court last season, it also poisoned the relationship with
a player who could have been useful for the team they've built this season."
“所以，签下Drummond不仅让湖人在上一季在场上的表现更糟，同时这也破坏了球团与一
位一直都很有用球员之间的关系。”
The Lakers were right to chase roster upgrades last season. That didn’t turn
out to be Drummond, but with his size and talent, there was a chance he could
help. Merely signing him was not a bad idea.
湖人上一季去做阵容升级是对的，不过最后证明Drummond并没有升级阵容，但是因为他的
体型跟天赋，他是有可能可以帮到湖人的，签下他并不是件错事。
Handling Drummond’s entrance onto the team was the bigger issue.
但是如何处理Drummond进入湖人打球就是更大的议题了。
Gasol has shown he cares about his standing in the game. The Lakers should
have been more careful to manage his ego. Especially considering he usually
made good things happen when on the court prior to (and after) Drummond’s
arrival.
Gasol一直都有表现出他在意比赛时的位置，湖人球团应该要更小心对待他的自尊心的；尤
其Gasol在Drummond来之前(以及之后)都在场上让球队有好的效果。
As Oram’s source said, Gasol would have still helped this team, even at age
36. Gasol’s shooting and passing stand in stark contrast to Dwight Howard
and DeAndre Jordan, both of whom play a rim-running style. Plus, Gasol is a
smart defender and has the size to hold up at center – sparing Anthony Davis
from the responsibility.
如Oram所说，即使已经36岁，Gasol仍可以帮到湖人的。Gasol的投射以及传球跟Dwight
Howard以及DeAndre Jordan是完全不同等级，后面两位主要都是打篮框附近的方式。此
外，Gasol是个聪明的防守者，他也有着可以站中锋位的体型