Rich Paul Explains Why He Isn’t Surprised Lakers Lost To Timberwolves
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Klutch Sports CEO Rich Paul isn’t surprised the Los Angeles Lakers lost to th
e Minnesota Timberwolves in the first round of the 2025 NBA playoffs.
富保罗对湖人首轮被灰狼淘汰不惊讶。
The Timberwolves beat the Lakers in five quick games.
灰狼首轮五场拿下湖人。
“But it was clear right away that that was the worst matchup for them for a n
umber of reasons,” Paul told NBA insider Chris Haynes. “Size, athleticism, y
outh, just depth. And you know, it’s tough to beat a team like that where, ou
tside of Mike Conley, they’re athletic, they’re long in terms of wingspan, t
hey’re fast.
富保罗：很明显，由于多种原因，这对湖人来说是最糟糕的对战组合，体型、运动能力、
年轻，还有就是阵容深度。你知道，要击败这样一支球队很难，除了Mike Conley之外，
其他球员都运动能力强、臂展长、速度快。
“And then having someone like Ant (Anthony Edwards) who can give you 40. And
I also think Ant had a great showing of leadership, just in terms of not reall
y having the best night last night, but didn’t necessarily get out of charact
er. Made the right pass when necessary. And so, that Minnesota team was in the
Western Conference Finals last year. I think people put so much into the regu
lar season and how that goes. But that was no surprise to me.”
然后还有像蚁人这样的球员，他能砍下40分。我认为他展现了出色的领导力，虽然G5状态
不佳，但并没有失控。在关键时刻传出了精准的传球。所以，灰狼去年杀了西区决赛。我
认为大家在例行赛中投入了太多，最后取得了这样的成绩。但这对我来说并不意外。
The Lakers were projected to compete for the championship this year after acqu
iring Luka Doncic from the Dallas Mavericks. However, Paul never saw Los Angel
es as a title contender despite being LeBron James‘ agent.
在得到77后，湖人本预计将在今年争夺总冠军。然而，尽管富保罗是LBJ的经纪人，但他
从未将湖人视为冠军争夺者。
“I really didn’t, and I said this on the show as well, I just really didn’t
think that the roster for the Lakers was anywhere close to a championship-typ
e roster,” Paul said. “And that’s not making excuses. It’s just a fact. An
d it’s very hard to build a team for today and tomorrow. You’ve got to have
assets. You’ve got to have cap flexibility. You’ve got to have draft capital
.”
富保罗：我真的不认为，我在节目上也说过，我真的不认为湖人的阵容有任何一点点接近
总冠军级别，你懂吗？这不是找借口，而是事实。打造一支面向现在和未来的球队非常困
难…你必须拥有资产，必须拥有薪资空间的灵活性，必须拥有选秀资本。
短评或心得：
湖人要做到兼顾现在和未来确实不容易