※ [本文轉錄自 Timberwolves 看板] 作者: sakai (KingsFanFan) 看板: Timberwolves 標題: 也許下一季可以找 Camby 來? XD 時間: Wed Apr 21 19:17:38 2004 Marcus Camby 這個球季完有 player option， 也許他的摯友 spree 可以道德規勸一番找他加入 XD (當然，spree 也有 player option，不知道他會不會去金塊 XD) http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/nuggets/article/0,1299,DRMN_20_ 2824124,00.html That's why Denver Nuggets center Marcus Camby could be found enjoying his evenings this week in what usually would be considered enemy territory. Hours after sending Minnesota Timberwolves guard Latrell Spre- well crashing to the floor with a hard foul Sunday night, Camby was relaxing at his best friend's house. The scene was similar Monday night as Sprewell opened his home and joked about luring Camby to Minnesota when he becomes a free agent this summer. In the playoffs simultaneously for the first time since they were teammates with the New York Knicks, Camby and Sprewell are making the most of it. "We spent hours and hours the last couple days just talking and reminiscing together, which is cool," Camby said Tuesday. "It's fun to be around him again." For about 2 1/2hours tonight, the friendship again will turn adversarial as the Nuggets and Timberwolves play Game 2 of their Western Conference first-round playoff series (7:30 MDT, KTVD-Channel 20, TNT). "You put the friendship aside, definitely," Sprewell said. "It's a business, and it's all about winning the game. I'd like to be on the same team with him considering we're such friends, but it's fun. It's very competitive, and that's what it's all about." The bond between Camby and Sprewell has been unbreakable since Sprewell was traded from the Golden State Warriors to New York on Jan. 21, 1999. Having arrived from Toronto in a trade seven months earlier, Camby knew little about Sprewell other than his infamous chokehold on then-Warriors coach P.J. Carlesimo and subsequent 68-game suspension the previous season. "No one really knew that much about him except for what happened with him and P.J.," Camby said. "I didn't know what to expect when he first came in, but once I saw his attitude in practice and his demeanor and how much he wanted to win, that's just how I am. Same qualities, and that made us click instantly." Besides their competitive drive, Camby and Sprewell share an affinity for video games, electronic equipment and cars. Particularly cars. Black ones of all makes and models. Camby has about 10 cars, Sprewell about 15, including a new Lamborghini that came up in conversation after Denver and Minnesota were paired in the first round of the playoffs. "I said if we win the series, he has to ship it to my house in New York," Camby said. Even if the Nuggets fail to upset the top-seeded Timberwolves, Camby likely will have an opportunity to drive Sprewell's fancy Italian sports car soon enough. Shortly after Camby moved into a spacious home in Westchester, N.Y., a few years ago, Sprewell bought his own place about a half-mile away. The two see each other on a regular basis during the summer as Sprewell shows off his latest high- tech gadgets and welcomes Camby onto his yacht for a day on the lake. "I love M," Sprewell said of Camby. "M's great. What can you say? When you meet good friends and you become close, usually that lasts long after basketball." The relationship became long distance when Camby left New York in a draft-day trade with the Nuggets in 2002. The transition was difficult for Camby. Not only was he moving nearly 2,000 miles from his best friend, but he was heading to a franchise under reconstruction. Two years later, Camby is one of the primary reasons behind Denver's resurgence, earning him a date with Sprewell, who was shipped to Minnesota on July 23. With Camby set to become a free agent July 1, Sprewell and Timberwolves point guard Sam Cassell made a lighthearted recruiting pitch as they convened at Sprewell's house Monday night. "I told him he could come join us next year," Sprewell said. "I don't know," Camby said. "This is where I want to be, in Denver, so I'll probably just get used to being their rivals in the Midwest Division." Friendly rivals in the most literal sense. --

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