
奥兰多魔术队的官方新闻发布会上说,他们已经签下了控球后卫迈克尔·卡特-威廉姆斯(Michael Carter-Williams),他将在本赛季余下的时间里担任控球后卫。作为这个过程的一部分,奥兰多也决定放弃以赛亚·布里斯科。 p>
卡特-威廉姆斯与魔术队签订了第二份为期10天的合同。星期三在安利中心的比赛是合约的最后一天。本赛季他为球队出场9次,场均贡献5.4分,34.7%命中率,4.8个篮板,3.7次助攻,18.7分钟一次盖帽。在加盟魔术队之前,他还在休斯顿火箭队打了16场比赛。 p>
Carter-Williams在雪城大学打他的大学球,在那里他获得了美联社全美荣誉奖,以及第二队的所有大东部荣誉。在橙队效力两个赛季后,他决定参加NBA选秀,在那里他成为了11号新秀(费城76人队)。在他的NBA处子秀中,114-110战胜迈阿密热火队,他得到22分,12次助攻,7个篮板,9次抢断(这是新秀在他处子秀中抢断最多的一次)。 p>
Orlando于2018年7月6日以自由球员的身份签约Briscoe。本赛季他为球队出战39场,场均上场14.3分钟,得到3.5分,2.2次助攻和1.9个篮板。 p>
如果魔术队本赛季能进入季后赛,他们很可能会采取这一举措。卡特-威廉姆斯给球队带来了很多活力,球队显然想留住他。然而,奥兰多目前只领先迈阿密热火半场,在东部排名第八,所以他们需要保持他们的势头。 p>
魔术篮球运营总裁杰夫·威尔特曼在接受《奥兰多哨兵报》采访时表示:“你有两个10天的合同,之后你必须和球员签订一份本赛季剩余时间的合同,这将由迈克尔来完成。” p>
威尔特曼补充说:“除此之外,就季后赛的阵容设置而言,现在谈论这个是不好的因果报应。”“让我们进入季后赛;然后我们再谈这个。 p>
魔术队将于周五晚上重返赛场,届时他们将作为东道主迎战亚特兰大老鹰队。安利中心将于美国东部时间下午七时开始提供资料。
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Orlando signs Michael Carter-Williams for rest of season, waives Isaiah Briscoe
原文:
The Orlando Magic have signed point guard Michael Carter-Williams for the remainder of this season, according to an official press release from the team. As part of this process, Orlando has also decided to waive Isaiah Briscoe.
Carter-Williams was playing with the Magic on a second 10-day deal. Wednesday’s game at Amway Center marked the final day of that contract. He’s made nine appearances with the team this season, racking up averages of 5.4 points on 34.7 percent shooting fro the field, 4.8 rebounds, 3.7 assists and one block in 18.7 minutes per outing. He also played in 16 games with the Houston Rockets this season before joining the Magic.
Carter-Williams played his collegiate ball at Syracuse University, where he earned Associated Press honorable mention All-American honors, as well as second-team All-Big East honors. After two seasons with the Orange, he decided to declare for the NBA Draft, where he became a No. 11 overall pick (Philadelphia 76ers). In his NBA debut, — a 114-110 win over the Miami Heat — he tallied 22 points, 12 assists, 7 rebounds, and 9 steals (the most steals ever made by a rookie in his debut).
Orlando signed Briscoe as a free agent on July, 6, 2018. He played in 39 games with the team this season, averaging 3.5 points, 2.2 assists and 1.9 rebounds in 14.3 minutes per contest.
The Magic are likely making this move in the event that they make the playoffs this season. Carter-Williams brings a lot of energy, and the team clearly wanted to keep him on-board. However, Orlando is currently just one-half game ahead the Miami Heat for the No. 8 seed in the Eastern Conference standings, so they’ll need to keep their momentum rolling.
“So you are allowed two 10-days [contracts] and after that you have to sign the player to a contract for the rest of the season, which we will do with Michael,” Magic president of basketball operations Jeff Weltman told the Orlando Sentinel.
“Beyond that, as far as setting a roster for the playoffs, that’s bad karma to talk about right now,” Weltman added. “Let’s make the playoffs; then we’ll talk about that.”
The Magic will be back in action on Friday night, when they’ll serve as hosts to the Atlanta Hawks. Tip-off inside the Amway Center is set for 7:00 p.m. ET.