[PtR] 开放讨论:德里克·怀特(Derrick White)接替科怀·伦纳德(Kawhi Leonard)加入美国队

By Jeph Duarte | Pounding The Rock (PtR), 2024-07-11 19:00:00

由生成式人工智能翻译,译文内容可能不准确或不完整,以原文为准。

NBA:圣安东尼奥马刺对阵多伦多猛龙

火炬从一位前马刺球员传递到另一位

昨天,科怀·伦纳德宣布退出美国队,不参加 2024 年巴黎夏季奥运会。

科怀·伦纳德宣布退出美国奥运代表队 https://t.co/g81LKzk4WZ

— SB Nation (@SBNation) 2024 年 7 月 10 日

伦纳德的前队友德里克·怀特将替补他进入国家队阵容。

消息人士告诉 @andscape,凯尔特人队后卫德里克·怀特将取代科怀·伦纳德进入美国男篮。

— 马克·J·斯皮尔斯(Marc J. Spears) (@MarcJSpears) 2024 年 7 月 10 日

这位两届最佳防守球员和现任 NBA 总冠军曾与圣安东尼奥马刺队有过一年的交集,但伦纳德的健康问题让他们无法在身披银黑战袍时真正有机会并肩作战。

在怀特的新秀赛季结束后,伦纳德被交易到多伦多。怀特在 2022 年交易截止日期前被交易到波士顿。他和凯尔特人队刚刚赢得了球队历史上第 18 个总冠军。

昨天,伦纳德宣布退出美国队。美国篮球协会的一份声明写道:

“在过去的几周里,科怀一直在为奥运会积极备战,并在拉斯维加斯进行了几次高强度的训练。他感觉自己已经准备好参赛了。然而,他尊重美国篮球协会和快船队的决定,认为他现在最需要的是利用剩下的时间为即将到来的赛季做准备,而不是参加巴黎奥运会。”

怀特之所以被选中,很可能是因为他出色的防守能力,这也是前几届奥运会中美国队一直被诟病的问题。

伦纳德将在下赛季回归快船队,但过去五年与他并肩作战的搭档保罗·乔治(Paul George)已经离开洛杉矶,以自由球员的身份加盟了费城 76 人队

与此同时,怀特刚刚签下了一份为期 4 年、价值 1.25 亿美元的新合同,将继续留在卫冕冠军凯尔特人队。

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Open Thread: Derrick White replaces Kawhi Leonard on Team USA

NBA: San Antonio Spurs at Toronto Raptors

The baton is passed from one former Spur to another

Yesterday, Kawhi Leonard withdrew from Team USA ahead of 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.

Kawhi Leonard withdraws from Team USA ahead of Olympics https://t.co/g81LKzk4WZ

— SB Nation (@SBNation) July 10, 2024

Kawhi’s former teammate, Derrick White will be replacing Leonard in the roster.

Celtics guard Derrick White will be replacing Kawhi Leonard with USA Basketball, a source told @andscape.

— Marc J. Spears (@MarcJSpears) July 10, 2024

The two-time Defensive Player of the Year and the current NBA champ had one crossover year with the San Antonio Spurs, but Leonard’s health limitations kept them from having a real opportunity to play together while both donning the Silver & Black,

Kawhi was traded to Toronto at the end of White’s rookie year. White was traded to Boston just before the trade deadline in 2022. He and the Celtics just won the franchise’s record-setting eighteenth title.

Yesterday, it was announced that Leonard was stepping down from Team USA. A statement from USA Basketball read:

“Kawhi has been ramping up for the Olympics over the past several weeks and had a few strong practices in Las Vegas. He felt ready to compete. However, he respects that USA Basketball and the Clippers determined it’s in his best interest to spend the remainder of the summer preparing for the upcoming season rather than participating in the Olympic Games in Paris.”

White was most probably chosen for his defensive acumen, an issue mentioned in prior Olympic games.

Leonard will be returning to the Clippers next season without Paul George, his partner in crime over the last half-decade, who left Los Angeles in free agency for the Philadelphia 76ers.

Meanwhile, White just secured a new 4-year/$125M contract to remain with the defending champion Celtics.

By Jeph Duarte, via Pounding The Rock