Whether it's through locker room presence and leadership throughout the grueling regular season or if it's through wisdom and experience come playoff time, teams need veterans to make sure the ship stays afloat in the most trying times.
无论是老将们在更衣室的存在感(给球队的帮助),或是在艰苦的常规赛里老将身上的领导能力,更或者是季后赛里老将们身上的智慧和经验,球队都需要老将来确保球队在最艰难的时候保持航行。
From backup center to end of rotation wing player, there are a lot of roles vets have traditionally filled for championship teams.
从后备中锋到末尾轮转的翼侧球员,这些老将长久以来为冠军球队填补各种位置。
here are four other veterans who should end up on a roster before the season comes to an end.
这里的四位老将,他们本应该在赛季结束前出现在球队名单中。
Jamal Crawford is certainly long in the tooth, but he's gone almost his entire career staying healthy throughout the season and showing an ability to get a bucket whenever he feels.
贾马尔·克劳福德确实年龄有些大了(39岁),但他几乎整个职业生涯中都保持着健康的状态,手感好的时候他有着随时随地得分的能力。
No, he's not the most efficient player, but he is the type of guy who can go get a bucket when you need it, and there is always room for a player like that in the league. It's a big reason why Joe Johnson is getting a shot with the Pistons after a year out of the league.
是的,他并不是效率最高的球员,但他是那种当你需要得分时他就能得分的人,这样的球员总能在联盟中有一席之地。 这就是乔·约翰逊在离开联盟一年后有机会加盟活塞的一个重要原因。
But with how well he played for half the season in Memphis last campaign, somebody should at least give him a ring before the postseason starts if not sooner.
但是考虑到上赛季他在孟菲斯的征战半个赛季的良好表现,至少应该有人在季后赛开始前召唤他。
And if he is forced into minutes, he's going to defend and pass well if nothing else. And who doesn't like a big man who will protect the rim and share the ball?
如果他需要上场更多的时间,就算其他方面不一定能表现好,他也有着良好的防守和传球。谁会不喜欢一个能护筐,能分享球的大个子呢?
In a bench role, Shumpert can give slightly fewer minutes than he did a year ago and be a serviceable wing player for defensive purposes.
作为替补球员,香珀特可以比去年稍微少上场几分钟,成为一名能胜任防守任务的翼侧球员。
At minimum, Shumpert can be a locker room presence who can help explain to a team what it takes to win a title from the start of the year to the finish.
至少,香珀特可以成为更衣室里的一员,他可以帮助告诉球队(的年轻人),想要赢得总冠军,一整年从开始到结束球队需要怎么做。
He served as LeBron's main three-and-D guy and that's a role he can take on again with slightly less responsibility.
他是勒布朗主要的三分卫(三分和防守),他可以再次担当这个角色,但他的责任稍微少一些。
And now is the perfect time for somebody to commit to JR. They don't need him to be a starter or even the best player on the bench. You just need J.R. to be J.R. and as proof of 2016, that can help a team win a title.
现在是签下JR.的最佳时机。球队不需要他成为首发甚至是最好的板凳球员。只需要J.R.成为J.R.,以2016年为证明,这就能帮助球队赢得冠军。
Besides, it's not like he's not going to forget the score every game.
而且,他也不可能每场比赛都忘记比分吧。
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