如今，老将乔丹已经进入联盟第12个赛季，他发现自己身处布鲁克林网队的陌生领域。这位身高6英尺11英寸的中锋在经历了几乎整个职业生涯（除了他在NBA的头几个赛季）的首发之后，现在已经被降级为主教练肯尼·阿特金森轮换的替补。
最近，乔丹承认，这对他来说不是一个容易吞下的药丸：
乔丹通过ESPN的玛丽卡·安德鲁斯说：“从板凳上下来真是太难了。”。“我每天都和它战斗。但我知道在我职业生涯的某个时刻，在某个时刻，我将不得不离开板凳。我没想到会是现在。我还是不认为是现在。但这是我得到的手。”
乔丹是终极老将，尽管他的自尊心受到了巨大打击，但他已经毫无意外地接受了自己在网队的角色。现在，这位31岁的球员的替补上场时间平均只有21.2分钟，这是他大二以来的最低记录，每场比赛他得到8.1分、9.8个篮板、2.0次助攻和1个盖帽。
乔丹目前是首发大个子贾雷特·艾伦的主要替补。这位21岁的新星显示出了巨大的潜力，并继续努力使自己成为当今联盟中的精英巨星之一。乔丹则承认艾伦对篮网的重要性：
“我可能是一个a洞，但如果贾雷特打得不好，那么我们队就打得不好，”他补充道。
原标题：
DeAndre Jordan’s bench role is a daily struggle he has learned to embrace
原文：
Now in his 12th season in the league, veteran big man DeAndre Jordan has found himself in unfamiliar territory with the Brooklyn Nets. After being a starter for pretty much his entire career (save for his first few seasons in the NBA), the 6-foot-11 center has now been relegated to a bench role in head coach Kenny Atkinson’s rotation.
Recently, Jordan admitted that this has not been an easy pill to swallow for him:
“It is tough as hell [to come off the bench],” Jordan says, via Malika Andrews of ESPN. “I battle with it daily. But I knew at some point in my career, at some point I was going to have to come off the bench. I didn’t think it was going to be now. I still don’t think it’s now. But this is the hand I was dealt.”
Jordan is the ultimate veteran, and despite the huge hit to his ego, he has accepted his role with the Nets without any incident. Right now, the 31-year-old is averaging just 21.2 minutes off the bench — his lowest since his sophomore year — putting up 8.1 points, 9.8 rebounds, 2.o assists, and a block per contest.
Jordan is currently serving as the primary backup to starting big man Jarrett Allen. The 21-year-old rising star has shown a lot of potential and continues on his quest to establish himself as one of the elite big men in the league today. For his part, Jordan acknowledged Allen’s importance to the Nets:
“I could be an a–hole, but then if Jarrett isn’t playing well, then our team is not playing well,” he added.
