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Price Gets Extended Stay
A.J. Price is still a member of the Indiana Pacers, thanks to the NBA
granting Indiana's request for a second injury hardship relief exception to
keep a 16th player on their roster. With several players still out with
injuries, the Blue-and-Gold can keep Price on their roster for the time being.
NBA 官方同意了印第安納第二次傷病特例的申請，讓 A.J. Price 能繼續待在隊中。
Given how well he's played in his first six games with the team, it's hard to
believe that Price was off an NBA roster and seemingly on his way to China
just two weeks ago. Price had spent three years with the Pacers from 2009-12,
but did anyone in the organization really believe that he would be this
productive in his second stint with the team?
對照這前六場比賽的好表現，很難相信僅兩週前 Price 在 NBA 快待不下去並且將前往
中國。 Price 曾在 2009-12 年球季效力溜馬三年，但有誰真的相信他在重回球隊後能有
如此表現？
The A.J. Price Reunion Tour has been a lot more than simply nostalgic. Price
has been extremely productive. He's averaged 13 points per game in six
contests with the team, reaching double figures in three of Indiana's four
games last week. He scored 22 points against Utah to help the Blue-and-Gold
snap a six-game losing streak last Monday, then poured in 21 to key a
surprise road win in Chicago on Saturday.
A.J. Price 團圓之旅不是單純地懷舊而已。 Price 表現驚人。在六場比賽中平均 13
分，上週四戰中有三場得分達雙位數。上週一對上猶他得到 22 分幫助球隊終止六連敗，
並在上週六客場戰勝芝加哥的比賽中貢獻 21 分。
Yes, six games is a small sample size, but Price's shooting percentages in
his second stint with the Pacers far exceed his career averages. He had never
shot better than .413 from the field or .350 from 3-point range in any of his
first five NBA seasons, but he's shooting .492 and .409, respectively, so far
this season.
是的，六場比賽是小樣本，但是 Price 回歸後的投籃命中率遠高於他的生涯平均。在
他前五個球季中，投籃命中率從未高過 .413 而三分球命中率最多是 .350 ，但是本季他
的兩項命中率分別是 .492 以及 .409 。
With George Hill and C.J. Watson still sidelined, it was a no-brainer for the
Pacers to bring Price back for another 10 days. Keeping him beyond that time,
however, is awfully tricky. With 15 players already under contract, the only
way Indiana can keep Price long-term would be for Indiana to either waive
someone or make a trade, both options that seem unlikely. As good as Price
and third-stringer-turned-starter Donald Sloan have both played this year,
Hill and Watson are both proven commodities, and it would make little sense
to keep four point guards on the 15-man roster once everyone is healthy.
由於小喬和 C.J. Watson 仍無法上場，使用另一個 10 天短約留下 Price 是件理所當
然的事。然而要留下他超過這個期間的話便十分棘手。由於有 15 個球員有約在身，唯一
能長期留下 Price 的方式就是揮棄某人或是進行交易，但似乎皆不可行。做為第三控衛
的史龍今年表現不下 Price，小喬和 Watson 也認證過，而在所有人都在健康的狀況下，
在 15 人名單中保留第四控衛的意義不大。
But for now, Price is still a member of the Pacers. And as long as he's here,
he's going to contribute.
但是現在， Price 仍然是溜馬的一員。只要他還在，就能持續做出貢獻。