卡莱尔教练说达拉斯独行侠招牌人物德克·诺维茨基可能在生涯最后一个赛季替补出场。

Nowitzki said that he anticipated transitioning to a reserve role when the Mavericks¹ signed center DeAndre Jordan in free agency over the summer, considering that he has primarily played center the past two seasons due to what he referred to, with a smile, as "movement issues."

诺维茨基说他预计独行侠今年夏天签下中锋德安德鲁-乔丹后自己会转为替补角色，因为过去两个赛季他均主打中锋，而且，他笑着说，“移动速度跟不上了。”

"It's all about winning, at the end of the day. Whatever puts us in the best position to win is what we're going to roll with, and coach Carlisle has obviously shown over his time here that he's willing to try anything."

一切终归都是为了获胜，只要能够夺冠，我们愿意付出一切。而且主教练卡莱尔也在他的执教生涯里证明了他愿为球队获胜尝试任何事情。

"If that's the case, and I'm coming off the bench, we better keep [an exercise] bike ready and keep a couple of massage² therapists in the back, and I'll be ready to go."

如果需要的话，我并不介意打替补。但我们最好先把动感单车和理疗按摩师都安排好，这样，我就随时可以披挂上阵了。

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Nowitzki, who ranks sixth in NBA history with 31,187 points, has been open to the idea for the past few years. He, 40, who averaged 12.0 points and 5.7 rebounds³ in 24.7 minutes per game last season, is likely to be limited at the beginning of training camp as he continues to recover from spring ankle surgery.

诺维茨基在NBA历史得分榜以31187分高居第六位，但在过去的几个赛季里，德克已经不在刻意地去砍分了，四十岁的他在上个赛季场均出场24.7分钟，贡献12.0分和5.7个篮板。但在训练营开始的时候，他可能还是会因为今年春天的脚踝手术而受到影响。

Nowitzki's transition to the bench would have made sense regardless of his health, as Carlisle plans to start Jordan at center and rookie Luka Doncic as a playmaking power forward."Dirk knows this, and we've talked about it — that we have to move the franchise⁴ forward the right way," Carlisle said.

不管诺维茨基的健康状况如何，让他坐到替补席都是有意义的。因为卡莱尔计划让小乔丹主打中锋，新秀卢卡-东契奇作为进攻型的大前锋。卡莱尔说：“这些德克都明白，而且我们探讨过——我们必须让球队以正确的方向前进”。

That lineup was by far the Mavs' most successful last season, as a 24-win Dallas team outscored opponents by 19.4 points per 100 possessions when Nowitzki was on the floor with reserves J.J. Barea, Yogi Ferrell, Devin Harris and Dwight Powell, all of whom (with the exception of Ferrell) are still on the Mavs' roster⁵.

上赛季的阵容是目前为止独行侠最成功的阵容，常规赛仅取得24胜的独行侠在诺维茨基、J.J.巴里亚、尤吉-费雷尔、德文-哈里斯和德怀特-鲍威尔同时在场时，每百回合净胜对手19.4分。本赛季，除了费雷尔之外，其余关键队员都还都在小牛的阵容名单上。

Nowitzki has started all but 31 of his 1,471 games, with the vast majority of his appearances off the bench coming during his rookie season in 1998-99. However, the Mavs' rotation⁶ has been constructed in recent years for Nowitzki to play extensively with units otherwise featuring all reserves.

诺维茨基所有1471场比赛中，除了31场担任替补外，全部首发登场，而这31场比赛大部分是在1998-99的新秀赛季里的，而独行侠最近几年的轮换还是围绕诺维茨基建立，以便让所有的替补球员都能发挥作用。