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"We'd love to have him," Nowitzki said to Eddie Sefko of the Dallas Morning
News of the Portland Trail Blazers' All-Star big man, who's been linked to
the Mavs and San Antonio Spurs in early free agency rumors. "He's a great
mid-range shooter. He plays bigger than he is on the defensive end. He's a
good rebounder on both ends of the floor, and on that left block he's a
beast," Nowitzki added.
"我們想要他," Dirk Nowitzki告訴達拉斯晨報. "他是名優異的中距離射手. 他在防守端
帶來的作用比他原本巨大, 也擅長爭搶進攻與防守籃板. 而且他在left block的位置簡直
是頭野獸," Nowitzki補充.
Aldridge, who averaged a career-high 23.4 points and 10.2 rebounds in his
ninth season with the Blazers this year, was long expected to re-sign in
Portland. Recent reports, however, have hinted at the increasing possibility
of the four-time All-Star fleeing Oregon for his home state of Texas.
Aldridge預計會與拓荒者重簽, 他本季拿到職涯新高的23.4分, 還有10.2籃板, 而今年
也是他在拓荒者的第九個賽季. 然而, 他從奧勒岡州回到家鄉德州的可能正在升高.
The Mavs have the requisite cap space to secure a maximum-level talent this
summer, and Nowitzki, who took a significant hometown discount as a free
agent last year, understands that improvements are necessary after a second
consecutive first-round exit from the postseason.
"I know that, at 37, I can't be the No. 1 option if we want to play for the
championship," Nowitzki told Sefko. "That's how the cycle goes. Really, if
you look at our roster, we only got four or five guys, so we got a lot of
work to do. We need a little bit of everything."
小牛在這個夏季有足夠的薪資空間容納頂薪的球員, Nowitziki在去年以自由球員的身分
簽了份佛心約. 而小牛連續兩次在季後賽第一輪出局, Nowitzki了解補強是非常必要的.
"假如我們要為總冠軍奮鬥的話, 我知道, 當自己在37歲的時, 我不能是球隊第一個選擇,"
Nowitzki說. "這就是一切如何運轉的. 真的, 假如你看看我們的陣容, 我們只有四或是
五個球員, 所以我們還有很多事情要做. 我們在每個方面都需要增強一點."
Dirk, forward Chandler Parsons, and guard Devin Harris are the only Mavs with
guaranteed contracts on the books next season, with Monta Ellis, Raymond
Felton, and Al-Farouq Aminu each holding player options worth a combined
$13.8 million.
Dirk, Parsons, 以及後衛Harris是小牛下季唯三位保證在合約裡的球員, 而Ellis,
Felton以及Aminu都有球員選項的選擇權, 共價值13.8M.
Ellis and Aminu are expected to opt out of their contracts to explore free
agency, while the Mavs are reportedly interested in trading Felton.
Ellis與Aminu預計會跳出合約在自由市場試水溫, 另外報導指出小牛想要交易走Felton.