Austin Rivers, wayilwa 10th iyonke yi New Orleans Hornets ngo 2012, akazange aqalise ngendlela wayenethemba. Umfundi ogqwesileyo kwisikolo samabanga aphakamileyo kunye nomphathi, iRivers yakhuthazwa kakhulu kwidrafti kodwa ayizange ikwazi ukufumana indawo eNew Orleans.
UMlambo, owathengiswa kwiLos Angeles Clippers ngoJanuwari ka-2015, ekugqibeleni ufumana isiqalo esitsha, kodwa ngenye yezona zinto zakhe zahlukileyo: ngoku ungumdlali wokuqala kwimbali ye-NBA ukudlala phantsi kukayise. Emva kokujoyina i-Clippers kwi-2013, i-Rivers yayise-helm xa unyana wakhe u-Austin efika eLos Angeles. Ngelixa esi sibini silindele ukuba ibe libali, akukho silindele ukuba siqale ukusibekela ikhondo lomsebenzi ka-Austin.
Ukuxhaswa okuqinileyo kwi-Clippers njengoko begqibile ixesha le-2015, i-Rivers ifumene iminyaka emibini, i-6.4 yezigidi zeerandi. Nangona isivumelwano sifumene ukugxekwa, iminyaka emithathu, i-35.4 yezigidi zeerandi ulwandiso awalusayina ngo-2016 ngokwenene lwavutha ibali eliye laqhubeka iminyaka.
Nangona kwathiwa kwi-2015 ukuba i-Austin Rivers yangena kuphela kwi-NBA ngenxa kayise, ngoku kuthethwa ngayo emva kohlaziyo lwakhe lweminyaka emininzi kwi-2016. Njengoko kubonwa kwixesha langoku lezemidlalo, amabali ahlala engenakwenzeka ukubuyisela umva, nokuba. ukuba isekelwe kubuxoki. Le yinto eyafunyanwa nguAustin Rivers okokuqala njengoko wayesele engumdlali oqinileyo we-NBA xa ulwandiso lwakhe olutsha luqala ukusebenza. Nangona kunjalo, ibali liyamjikeleza ukuba indawo yakhe kwiligi yasindiswa nguyise.
Kudliwanondlebe olukhethekileyo kunye ne-AllClippers, uAustin Rivers wavula malunga nendlela aqhubana ngayo nokuba kwiligi ngenxa yamabango kayise.
“Ewe, bendidlalela yena. Ke, ngokwendalo, abafana abangazi nto ngebhasikithi bacinga ngolo hlobo, ”utshilo uMlambo. “Ngokunzulu. Akuzange kubekho omnye umdlali owadlalela uyise kwi-NBA iminyaka emininzi kangaka. Ndim ndedwa oyenzileyo. Indlela yam ibinzima kuneyomnye umntu, ukuba kukhe kwenzeke.”
Ngalo mahluko, uRivers uthe, “Wonke umntu olapha unebali elifanayo, ndim ndedwa onemvelaphi eyahlukileyo. Ndim ndodwa ekumele ndidlale notata ndisawabhuqa. NBA. Akukho mntu kufuneka enze le shit kwakhona. Ngoko ke, nabani na owakhe wazama ukubethelwa into engalawulekiyo njengomsebenzi kabawo uyaphambana. ”
UMlambo wayengomnye wabadlali abadumileyo nabaqeshwe kwi-basketball yesikolo samabanga aphakamileyo kunye ne-standout e-Duke, kwaye i-Rivers yathi kwakumalunga neli xesha apho abalandeli bakhe baqala ukumnyelisa kwi-Clippers.
“Xa ndandiseDuke High, aba bafana baqhubeka bendivuyisa,” utshilo uRivers. Ukungakhathali okukhulu xa ndaya kudlala eHouston kwiminyaka emibini kamva, kwaye ”
Igqala le-NBA elineminyaka eli-11, uAustin Rivers uphumelele noyise kunye nabanye abadlali. Wayenexesha elihle kakhulu le-2017-18 kunye neClippers, i-avareji ye-15.1 amanqaku kwinqanaba le-career-best shooting rate ye-37.8%. Ukudlala imidlalo ye-59 yeClippers ngelo xesha, iMilambo yadlala indima enkulu emva kokuhamba kukaChris Paul kwaye yanceda iqela ukuba lihlale lihamba ngexesha lenguqu.
Kubadlali be-60 abakhethiweyo kwidrafti ye-NBA ye-2012, i-Rivers ingomnye wabadlali be-14 abasele kwiligi. Zintathu kuphela iisizini zakhe ezili-11 ezafotwa phantsi kukayise, kwaye wayesazi ukuba ibali lifile.
“Ndikwi-NBA iminyaka eli-11 kwaye bendidlalela utata wam iminyaka emithathu kuphela,” utshilo uRivers. “Andinaxhala ke ndoda. Ndabonisa kwakudala ukuba [ingxelo] ayilunganga. basoloko bethandabuza. Kulungile, kulungile xa kukho abantu abakuthandabuzayo, kwaye uyayidinga. Ukudlala kwinqanaba eliphezulu, udinga umntu oza kukuxelela into. Wonke umntu unento yokuthetha. Yishishini lam”.
Ixesha lokuposa: Oct-11-2022