Tim Duncan Exercises Player Option
June 23, 2014 Jesse D. Garrabrant/NBAE/Getty Images
SAN ANTONIO – The San Antonio Spurs today announced that forward Tim Duncan
has exercised his player option for the 2014-15 NBA season.
马刺官方今天声明Duncan将履行下个球季的球员选项(PO)
The 6-11 Duncan was selected by San Antonio with the first pick in the 1997
NBA Draft. In his 17 seasons, Duncan has led the Silver and Black to 11
division titles and the playoffs every year. After helping guide the Spurs to
the 2014 NBA Championship, Duncan became one of only five players in NBA
history to win five championships and five MVP awards (regular season or NBA
Finals). Other players on the list include Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson,
Bill Russell and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.
6'11的Duncan是马刺1997年的状元，从此为马刺效力了17个球季，马刺其中有11个球季
拿到分区第一种子，而且这17年都有进季后赛。Duncan是NBA史上唯5拥有5枚冠军戒指
还有5个MVP(例行赛+FMVP)殊荣的球员，期他4人是乔丹, 魔术, 罗素和贾霸。
Over the 17-year span San Antonio has posted a 950-396 regular season record,
giving the team a winning percentage of .706, which is the best winning
percentage in all of professional sports over that span and the best winning
percentage over any 17-year span in NBA history. Over the span, the team has
accumulated four 60-win seasons and currently owns an NBA-record 15
consecutive campaigns of 50-plus victories.
这17年马刺的例行赛战绩是950W 396L，胜率高达70.6%，在同等时间内这胜率在所有职业
运动中是最高的，除此之外马刺有4次拿60W以上的战绩，还有连续15年50W以上的纪录。
The 38-year-old Duncan, who leads all active players in career wins (898),
has captured the NBA’s MVP Award two times (2002, 2003) and has earned NBA
Finals MVP honors three times (1999, 2003, 2005). Duncan has appeared on both
an All-Defensive Team and an All-NBA Team in the same season an NBA-record 14
times. The 1998 Rookie of the Year, Duncan has been an NBA All-Star 14 times
and has been named the NBA Player of the Week on 22 occasions over the course
of his career.
38岁的Duncan在马刺期间有上场的比赛赢了898场，且在02,03年获得例行赛MVP，99,03,
05获得FMVP，，同时获选年度最佳球队和年度防守第一队连续14个球季，入选明星赛14次
，还有22次单周最佳球员。
In 1,254 regular season games Duncan has averaged 19.9 points, 11.1 rebounds,
3.1 assists and 2.23 blocks in 34.8 minutes. He is the Spurs all-time NBA
leader in games played, points (24,904), field goals made (9,651) and
attempted (19,074) and rebounds (13,940). He ranks second in blocks (2,791),
fourth in assists (3,832) and sixth in steals (915). Duncan leads all active
players in career double-doubles (796) and this past postseason passed Magic
Johnson for the most career double-doubles in NBA playoff history (158).
Duncan目前总共打了1,254场例行赛，场均34.8分钟，得19.9分11.1个篮板3.1助攻2.23次
阻攻。他的总得分(24,904)、入球数(9,651)、出手数(19,074)、篮板数(13,940)都是队
史之冠。现在也是现役球员双十次数最多的(798)，季后赛158次则是超越魔术Johnson成
为历史第一。
Duncan has appeared in 234 playoff games, averaging 21.3 points, 11.7
rebounds, 3.1 assists and 2.33 blocks in 38.0 minutes. His 234 games played
in the postseason ranks first among active players and fourth all-time in NBA
history. After winning the 2014 title, Duncan joined John Salley as the only
players in NBA history to win a championship in three separate decades.
Duncan季后赛共打了234场比赛，平均上场38分钟，可得21.3分、11.7篮板、3.1次助攻、
2.33次阻攻。出赛场次是现役最多，史上第4多。Duncan今年拿到冠军后成为NBA史上唯二
跨越3个世代都拿到总冠军的球员，另一位是John Salley。