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As training camp nears, Evan Fournier’s tone has somewhat shifted.
The veteran guard went from expecting a change of address to merely hoping
for one, even suggesting he felt like was being “held hostage,” Fournier
said in an interview with French radio station RTL.
“I’m still in New York at the moment,” Fournier said. “I want to leave.
But beyond leaving, I want to have the opportunity to get some playing time
back. That’s all. That’s mostly it. Because in New York, I feel extremely
good. I love living there, I love the franchise, I love playing at Madison
[Square Garden], I love the guys on the team.
随着训练营的即将到来，Evan Fournier 似乎有改变他的态度。
从最初期待被交易，变成了仅希望事情有所改变，甚至表示自己感觉像是被“扣为人质”
，Fournier 在接受法国电台RTL的访谈中提到。
Fournier 表示：“我目前还待在纽约。我想离开。但除了离开，我想重新获得一些上场
时间。大致就是这样。因为在纽约，我感觉非常好。我喜欢在那里生活，我喜欢这个球队
，我喜欢在麦迪逊广场花园打球，我也爱球队上的伙伴。
“So I just want to play, that’s all. It’s true that finding another club,
changing franchises, if that’s what you have to do to play again, that’s
what I would like to do.”
Fournier was out of the Knicks’ rotation by late last November after
beginning the year as a starter and only played meaningful minutes due to
injury from that point on.
我单纯想打球，就是这样。确实，如果必须换一支球队，才能再次上场，那就是我想要
做的事情。”
Fournier 在去年11月掉出了尼克轮替阵容，当时他还是一个先发球员，之后只有在有球
员受伤的情况下才会上场。
He was a good soldier until the season wrapped up.
After the Knicks were eliminated by the Heat in the second round of the
playoffs, Fournier told reporters he expected to be gone and detailed the
frustrating season in which he became an expensive cheerleader.
But the Knicks have yet to move him, mostly because his expiring $18.9
million contract is a valuable trade chip to match contracts if the right
deal comes along.
尼克在第二轮被热火队淘汰后，Fournier 告诉记者，他期望自己会离开，并详细描述了
这个令人沮丧的赛季，特别是成为板凳上一名昂贵的啦啦队队员。
但尼克还没有交易他，主要是因为他的到期的合约高达$18.9 M，如果合适的交易出现，
可以作为一个有价值的交易筹码来匹配合同。
Media day is Monday followed by the start of camp and Fournier remains a
Knick.
“If I knew, for example, that the coach was going to give me 10-15 minutes
here and there, I know that I could make the most of it and grab minutes
gradually and perform well,” the 30-year-old Fournier said. “But that’s
not even the case. I don’t have the opportunity to play and even worse, I
feel like I’m being held hostage. I hope this situation will resolve itself
and I especially hope that the Knicks will give me a chance.”
然而，迄今为止交易还没有发生。
尼克的媒体日是星期一，接下来就是训练营，而Fournier 仍然是尼克的一员。
Fournier 表示: “如果教练给我每场比赛10-15分钟的上场时间，我知道我可以充分利用
这些时间，并逐渐赢得上场时间且表现出色，但事与愿违。我没有机会上场，更糟糕的是
，我感觉自己像是人质被留在这。我希望这种情况能够得到解决，特别希望尼克能给我一
个机会。”