By Shams Charania | ESPN, 2024-10-29 23:00:00
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周二，征战 NBA 十七个赛季的老将鲁迪·盖伊 (Rudy Gay) 宣布退役。
这位 38 岁的球员上赛季效力于犹他爵士队。去年夏天，他与金州勇士队签署了一份合同，但在赛季开始前不久被裁掉。
“我需要放低姿态，对自己说：‘听着，一切都结束了，’”盖伊周二在《球员论坛报》的一篇文章中写道。“但真正接受这一切都结束了，这是一个……过程。老实说，我仍在处理这个过程，有时还会感到挣扎。我仍然会看比赛，看到一些球员传球失误或把球弄出界外，我绝对是那种对着电视大喊大叫的人：‘我比那个小丑强。你在开玩笑吗？！’ 这可不太好看。”
“我已经 38 岁了。对于大多数人的职业生涯来说，这还不到一半。所以，在我看来，我还有很多工作要做……与此同时，我只是对我在篮球比赛中所经历的一切爱、智慧和友谊感到无比感激。”
盖伊曾在康涅狄格大学叱咤风云，在 2006 年 NBA 选秀大会上，他被休斯顿火箭队以第 8 顺位选中，几周后被交易到孟菲斯灰熊队，并在那里入选了最佳新秀阵容。他在灰熊队史得分榜上排名第五，出场时间和出场次数均排名第四。
从 2006-07 赛季到 2020-21 赛季，盖伊是场均得分达到或超过 10 分的四名球员之一，另外三位分别是卡梅隆·安东尼 (Carmelo Anthony)、克里斯·保罗 (Chris Paul) 和勒布朗·詹姆斯 (LeBron James)。
盖伊的职业生涯大部分时间都在灰熊队和萨克拉门托国王队度过，在 1120 场比赛（778 场首发）中，他场均得到 15.8 分和 5.6 个篮板。他还效力过多伦多猛龙队、圣安东尼奥马刺队，以及最近效力的爵士队。
“我是世界上最幸运的人，”盖伊写道。
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Veteran Rudy Gay announces retirement after 17 NBA seasons
Rudy Gay is retiring after 17 NBA seasons, the veteran announced Tuesday.
Gay, 38, last played in the 2022-23 season for the Utah Jazz. He had signed a contract with the Golden State Warriors last summer but was waived shortly before the season.
"I needed to humble myself and be like: ‘Look, this is over,’ Gay wrote in a piece for The Players’ Tribune on Tuesday. "But actually coming to grips with it being over, that’s … a process. One I’m honestly still dealing with, and struggle with at times. I’ll still be watching games and see some of these guys missing a pass or fumbling the ball out of bounds, and I absolutely am that dude yelling at the TV like: ‘I’m better than that clown. Are you kidding me???’ It’s not pretty.
“I’m 38 years old. That’s nowhere even near mid-career for most people’s professional lives. So, the way I see it, I’ve got a lot of work ahead of me. … In the meantime, I’m just feeling extremely grateful for all the love, wisdom, and friendship that I’ve experienced in the game of basketball.”
After starring at UConn, Gay was selected with the No. 8 pick in the 2006 NBA draft by the Houston Rockets and traded a few weeks later to the Memphis Grizzlies, where he made the All-Rookie team that season. He ranks fifth in points, fourth in minutes played and fourth in games played in Grizzlies history.
Gay is one of four players to average 10 or more points from the 2006-07 season to the 2020-21 season, along with Carmelo Anthony, Chris Paul and LeBron James.
Gay spent much of his career with Grizzlies and Sacramento Kings and averaged 15.8 points and 5.6 rebounds across 1,120 career games (778 starts). He also spent time with the Toronto Raptors, San Antonio Spurs and, most recently, the Jazz.
“I’m the luckiest man in the world,” Gay wrote.
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