交易截止日意外留隊 Tyreke Evans: 感謝灰熊夏天給我機會 休賽期評估各種選項 精選

今年交易截止日的其中一個意外肯定是Tyreke Evans留隊。灰熊一直在兜售這位小前鋒，但是在交易截止日他們卻拒絕了包括塞爾特人在內的幾支球隊的報價，將Tyreke Evans留在了球隊。
塞爾特人是其中一隊提供了幾支次輪籤作為籌碼的球隊，也有一些球隊願意在減低薪金壓力的前提下送出首輪籤。不過灰熊最終還是沒有扣動扳機進行交易，這讓整個聯盟大跌眼鏡。

Tyreke Evans接受訪問時表示: "我的朋友比我更驚訝，我們就坐在這裡看著交易截止日結束。我沒有被交易，所以......”

引用“My friends were more shocked than me, sitting there and watching it go by,” Evans said. “I didn’t get traded, so…”

Evans認為這對他而言是一個煎熬的過程，因為他本賽季打出近幾年以來最出色的表現: “離開了球場一段長時間，我只希望可以上場打球，找回自己的腿部感覺，努力去訓練。當我回到場上時我的雙腿有些沉重，但這就是生意。”

引用“Being off the floor for that long time, I just wanted to be on the court playing. Got my legs back, trying to work out. When I got back on the court my legs were a little heavy, but it’s a business.”

"夏天我必須要去評估自己有的選項，我之前經歷過自由球員市場了，所以我知道要去期待什麼了。我肯定會跟家人、兄弟和經紀人討論，希望可以做出正確的選擇。”

引用“Summertime, I just have to weigh my options. I’ve been through free agency before, so I know what to expect now,” Evans said. “Definitely want to talk to my family and my brothers, my agent. Hopefully, we’ll make the right choice.”

雖然早一段時間灰熊一直很努力地想要送走Tyreke Evans，他依然非常感謝孟菲斯給了他機會證明自已:“我要感謝灰熊給我機會，他們讓我把我的比賽帶到這裡。無論最後會發生什麼，那也是已成定局了。其中一個我選擇這裡的原因是，當我跟Dave Fizdale交流時，他答應他會讓我打出屬於我的比賽。"

"除此之外，可以再次跟隊友們在一起，我也覺得很開心。“

引用“I thank Memphis for the chance they gave me to bring my game back here. Whatever would have happened, happened. One of the reasons I came here, when I talked to Fizdale, was he said he was going to let me play my game.

“Other than that, just glad to be here with my teammates again.”

(source: http://celticswire.usatoday.com/2018/02/26/tyreke-evans-opens-up-on-memphis-grizzlies-keeping-him-at-nba-trade-deadline/)