Marcin Gortat addressed on Monday the personal issues that began to plague him sometime after the All-Star break.
“I would say in the eight years of my career, the eighth year was pretty much the toughest one from a personal standpoint,” said Gortat, who completed the first of a five-year, $60 million contract. “I had some issues during the season and that definitely didn’t help me to focus on basketball... I’m not going to talk about those issues. That’s why we call this personal business.”
Gortat struggled in the second half of the season, but was highly productive in the playoffs.