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以下原文:
Dirk Nowitzki has decided to opt out of the final season of his contract
with the Dallas Mavericks but has no intention of leaving the team.
Dirk選擇跳出他和小牛的最後一年合約，但沒有要離開小牛的傾向。
Nowitzki, who has previously stated on several occasions that he planned to
play out his three-year, $25 million deal, announced his decision during an
appearance Monday on 1310 The Ticket in Dallas.
Dirk先前在多個場合都曾表示他計畫要打完小牛簽下的三年25M合約，
但最終在禮拜一才正式宣布他的決定。
"We had one more year on the contract, but I think this is the right thing to
do," he said. "We're going to sit with [owner] Mark [Cuban] and [General
Manager] Donnie [Nelson] obviously over the next few weeks and figure out how
to improve this franchise again.
「儘管我們還有一年的合約，但我認為跳出合約是對的事情」，Dirk表示，
「很明顯的，在接下來的幾個禮拜中，我和Cuban還有GM小尼，將會討論該如何改善。」
"Ever since after the championship, we've been basically a first-round exit.
We've been a seven, eight seed. We've only won a few playoff games, and
obviously the goal was to compete at the highest level in my last couple of
years. So there is some moving to do, some thinking, some putting our heads
together the next few weeks heading into free agency, heading into the draft.
So this is just one move that hopefully starts a chain reaction for us to get
better again, to compete really at a high level. We'll see how it goes."
「自從11年拿下冠軍後，我們基本上都是一輪遊，我們多處於第七、八種子，
我們只打了少許場次的季後賽。而很明顯的，我們的目標是該放在如何在我生涯的最後
幾年之內擁有最好的競爭力。所以我們需要很多的思考和討論，在接下來的自由球員和
選秀該如何操作。而跳出合約這件事只是其中一個動作，一個希望能讓我們變的更好、
更有競爭力的起頭，等著看吧。」
Nowitzki, 37, would have made $8.7 million next season if he opted to
complete his three-year contract. He could take a lower salary to give the
Mavs more flexibility this summer.
Dirk，這位現在37歲的球員，如果不選擇跳出合約的話，下個球季將會拿到8.7M，
但他可能為了給小牛更大的薪資空間而選擇降薪。
Nowitzki, the sixth-leading scorer in NBA history, has said that it would be
special for him to join Kobe Bryant as the only players to have a 20-year
career with only one franchise. That would require Nowitzki to play two more
seasons with the Mavericks.
目前在NBA歷史得分上排名第六的Dirk曾表示，如果能和Kobe一起並列為唯二
在同一隊伍待超過20年的球員，對他來說是具有特殊意義的。而這也需要Dirk在小牛
至少再打兩個球季才能達成。
Nowitzki reiterated Monday that he is committed to remaining with the Mavs
for the rest of his career, saying that decision was essentially made when
Dallas won the championship in 2011.
Dirk在禮拜一發表聲明時反覆強調，
他會待在小牛直到他退休，而這早在11年小牛拿下冠軍時就已經決定。
"That would have been the only scenario where I go somewhere at the end to
kind of hang on and maybe try to win one," Nowitzki said, referring to what
he might have done if he hadn't won a ring. "But ever since I won a
championship here and we did that, I want to finish my career here. I always
said that. The only scenario where I'll try to go somewhere is if we're
rebuilding, if we really say, 'This is the end of the line. We tried every
which way and we can't go any further and we're starting basically with five
rookies.'
在被問到如果沒有拿過冠軍時會怎麼做，Dirk表示這是他唯一有可能離開小牛，轉到其他
球隊去尋求一枚戒指的可能性。但既然他已經在小牛奪冠了，他就會在小牛終老。
他會離開小牛的原因就只有小牛進入重建期，而大家也都表示「這就是我們能做到的，
我們盡了全力卻無法走的更遠，而我們的先發也只剩下5隻菜鳥了」
"Obviously, that's not what I want my last couple of years. But knowing Mark
and Donnie, they always want this to be a winning franchise, so there's no
reason for me to go anywhere."
「很明顯的，我並不希望我的生涯末期變成如此。而我很了解Cuban和小尼一直都
具有強烈的求勝心，所以我沒有任何理由離開小牛。」
Dirk還要再降薪，真的是太有情有義了QQ
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The video was … yep: Zack Greinke hitting a home run.
Greinke watched it lovingly and then turned back to Alex Gordon.
“Do more of that,” Zack said.
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http://goo.gl/vnZmDb
以下原文:
Dirk Nowitzki has decided to opt out of the final season of his contract
with the Dallas Mavericks but has no intention of leaving the team.
Dirk選擇跳出他和小牛的最後一年合約，但沒有要離開小牛的傾向。
Nowitzki, who has previously stated on several occasions that he planned to
play out his three-year, $25 million deal, announced his decision during an
appearance Monday on 1310 The Ticket in Dallas.
Dirk先前在多個場合都曾表示他計畫要打完小牛簽下的三年25M合約，
但最終在禮拜一才正式宣布他的決定。
"We had one more year on the contract, but I think this is the right thing to
do," he said. "We're going to sit with [owner] Mark [Cuban] and [General
Manager] Donnie [Nelson] obviously over the next few weeks and figure out how
to improve this franchise again.
「儘管我們還有一年的合約，但我認為跳出合約是對的事情」，Dirk表示，
「很明顯的，在接下來的幾個禮拜中，我和Cuban還有GM小尼，將會討論該如何改善。」
"Ever since after the championship, we've been basically a first-round exit.
We've been a seven, eight seed. We've only won a few playoff games, and
obviously the goal was to compete at the highest level in my last couple of
years. So there is some moving to do, some thinking, some putting our heads
together the next few weeks heading into free agency, heading into the draft.
So this is just one move that hopefully starts a chain reaction for us to get
better again, to compete really at a high level. We'll see how it goes."
「自從11年拿下冠軍後，我們基本上都是一輪遊，我們多處於第七、八種子，
我們只打了少許場次的季後賽。而很明顯的，我們的目標是該放在如何在我生涯的最後
幾年之內擁有最好的競爭力。所以我們需要很多的思考和討論，在接下來的自由球員和
選秀該如何操作。而跳出合約這件事只是其中一個動作，一個希望能讓我們變的更好、
更有競爭力的起頭，等著看吧。」
Nowitzki, 37, would have made $8.7 million next season if he opted to
complete his three-year contract. He could take a lower salary to give the
Mavs more flexibility this summer.
Dirk，這位現在37歲的球員，如果不選擇跳出合約的話，下個球季將會拿到8.7M，
但他可能為了給小牛更大的薪資空間而選擇降薪。
Nowitzki, the sixth-leading scorer in NBA history, has said that it would be
special for him to join Kobe Bryant as the only players to have a 20-year
career with only one franchise. That would require Nowitzki to play two more
seasons with the Mavericks.
目前在NBA歷史得分上排名第六的Dirk曾表示，如果能和Kobe一起並列為唯二
在同一隊伍待超過20年的球員，對他來說是具有特殊意義的。而這也需要Dirk在小牛
至少再打兩個球季才能達成。
Nowitzki reiterated Monday that he is committed to remaining with the Mavs
for the rest of his career, saying that decision was essentially made when
Dallas won the championship in 2011.
Dirk在禮拜一發表聲明時反覆強調，
他會待在小牛直到他退休，而這早在11年小牛拿下冠軍時就已經決定。
"That would have been the only scenario where I go somewhere at the end to
kind of hang on and maybe try to win one," Nowitzki said, referring to what
he might have done if he hadn't won a ring. "But ever since I won a
championship here and we did that, I want to finish my career here. I always
said that. The only scenario where I'll try to go somewhere is if we're
rebuilding, if we really say, 'This is the end of the line. We tried every
which way and we can't go any further and we're starting basically with five
rookies.'
在被問到如果沒有拿過冠軍時會怎麼做，Dirk表示這是他唯一有可能離開小牛，轉到其他
球隊去尋求一枚戒指的可能性。但既然他已經在小牛奪冠了，他就會在小牛終老。
他會離開小牛的原因就只有小牛進入重建期，而大家也都表示「這就是我們能做到的，
我們盡了全力卻無法走的更遠，而我們的先發也只剩下5隻菜鳥了」
"Obviously, that's not what I want my last couple of years. But knowing Mark
and Donnie, they always want this to be a winning franchise, so there's no
reason for me to go anywhere."
「很明顯的，我並不希望我的生涯末期變成如此。而我很了解Cuban和小尼一直都
具有強烈的求勝心，所以我沒有任何理由離開小牛。」
Dirk還要再降薪，真的是太有情有義了QQ
--
The video was … yep: Zack Greinke hitting a home run.
Greinke watched it lovingly and then turned back to Alex Gordon.
“Do more of that,” Zack said.
--
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