Arenas will opt out next season - 華盛頓巫師 Washington Wizards

WASHINGTON (TICKER) -- Washington Wizards guard Gilbert Arenas said Saturday
that he will opt out of his contract after next season and become a free
agent, according to a report on the Washington Post web site.

根據報導，Arenas 再禮拜六的時候表示他在下季確定會跳到自由市場上。

Arenas, who signed a six-year, $65 million contract in the summer of 2003,
said his decision is based on family and business concerns rather than
feelings about the direction in which the Wizards are headed as an
organization.

Arenas 表示他這決定是基於家庭與商業的因素，他說這跟他與巫師的未來方向並沒什
麼關聯。

"To me, it's just a smarter business decision to play next season, opt out
and then be able to sign a long-term deal that is going to keep me in one
place," said Arenas, who is recovering from left knee surgery and expects to
be at full speed in time for training camp in October.

"I'm not looking at anything else. It's just business. If something happens
where they don't want me or they're going in a different direction, I can
look elsewhere. But my intentions are not to leave."

「 對我而言，這是聰明的商業決策，跳脫然後可以讓我簽個更長的合約，那我就可以
待在同一地方久一點，我並不想到其他地方，純粹是商業手段。當然如果他們
突然不想要留我、或是他們跟我的理念不一致時，離開到別地方是沒問題，但我內心
還是不想離開。」

Arenas also said he does not plan on hiring an agent. He parted ways with
agent Dan Fegan last summer.

"I don't need an agent," Arenas said. "I can do all of this research myself."

同時他也表明他並不準備找經紀人，他說 : 「我不需要，我自己來就行了。」

According to the collective bargaining agreement, the most the Wizards could
offer Arenas this summer is a three-year extension worth between $60 million
and $70 million, but the deal wouldn't kick in until his original contract
expires following the 2008-09 season.

According to the report, once he opts out, Arenas would be eligible to sign a
maximum contract covering six years and worth between $90 and $100 million,
depending on the salary cap. The Wizards will have an advantage however,
because other teams would be able to offer him only up to five years.

Arenas 跳脫後，他頂多只能跟母隊簽下六年合約，比起其他球隊確實是多一年，然而
這是巫師的優勢。

Arenas has repeatedly expressed his desire to play for a championship
contender but the Wizards suffered a setback this season when he and all-star
forward Caron Butler suffered season-ending injuries. Washington was
eliminated in the first round of the playoffs by the Cleveland Cavaliers for
the second straight season.

The Wizards have several free agents, including guards DeShawn Stevenson and
Jarvis Hayes and forward Andray Blatche and hold the 16th and 47th picks in
the June 28 draft. Arenas said he'd like to see the Wizards acquire a "scorer
off the bench" and improve the team's post play.

除此之外，Arenas 也表明他想要的是支能挑戰冠軍的隊伍，這個暑假巫師有許多球員
諸如 Stevenson、Hayes、Blatche 等人會成為自由球員，Arenas 表示他希望球隊能找
來一些能提供板凳支援的傢伙、以及禁區攻擊的火力。

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