DALLAS – While delivering the disappointing news that he probably won’t play until mid- December, Dirk Nowitzki dropped a nugget that should be encouraging for Mavericks fans. 虽然有点令人失望的消息指出Dirk要到12月中旬才能归队，但他本人今天丢出了让小牛 球迷士气大振的消息。 He fully intends to continue playing after his current contract expires at the end of next season. Nowitzki indicated he’d like to play at least through the 2015-16 season. Dirk准备在明年球季结束的合约之後继续打球，而且希望至少能征战到15-16球季。 “I’m hoping maybe after these two years to play a couple more years,” Nowitzki said. “So it would be the wrong thing now to push it and come back too early and maybe make something worse for the long term.” 「我希望在这两年之後再打几年。」Dirk说，「所以现在急於归队是没用的，这也许只 对长期带来更不好的影响。」 That’s as revealing as the 34-year-old Nowitzki has been about his future beyond this contract. He has often said that he’d make the decision on whether to continue his career based on how his body feels, but the desire is clearly there. 这显示出Dirk对於未来的计画。过去他常说他会凭着自己身体的感觉来决定是否延续自己 的职业生涯，但现在这想法是很明显的。 Barring a change of heart, there’s no question that Nowitzki will remain with the Mavericks until he retires from the NBA. 除非Dirk变了心，不然他几乎毫无疑问会留在小牛直到退休。 Ideally, Nowitzki will be part of a supporting cast during his next contract, not the franchise centerpiece. Other than team options on the current rookie class’ contracts, the Mavs have nothing on the salary cap books for the 2014-15 season, although this summer proved that financially flexible doesn’ t guarantee getting a big fish. 理想情况下，Dirk在下一张合约开始要转型作为球队的配角，而不再是整支球队的核心。 小牛在14-15球季暂时还不受到薪资上限的限制，只是今年暑假告诉我们，有钱并不是诱 使大鱼上钩的唯一钓饵。 ------------- http://ppt.cc/uJon 转眼间Dirk已34岁，逐渐要迈入生涯末期了。虽然他应该仍然会当几年球队的核心，但也 差不多就是最後这几年了。享受Dirk最後的这段生涯吧，和他一起。 --

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