Haslem解釋回歸熱火的原因 - NBA

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AP Interview: Haslem reveals why he chose to return to Heat
Haslem解釋為何他選擇回到熱火

MIAMI (AP) — Udonis Haslem arrived at the Miami Heat facility for a workout
one day last week, and was told he needed to sign a waiver before he took the
court.
Udonis Haslem在上禮拜有一天去到了邁阿密熱火場館去練習一下，結果他被要求說要先簽
個免責聲明，他才可以進場練習。

The reason: Technically, he wasn't on the team.
原因是: 就法律層面而言，他還不是熱火的球員。

"That was a little weird, having to do that," Haslem said.
「要先簽了聲明書這件事有點怪怪的，」Haslem說。

It won't be a problem for the next year. Haslem officially signed his
one-year, $2.4 million contract with the Heat on Monday, a deal that was
struck last week and finally became official when he put pen to paper. Haslem
will enter his 16th NBA season, all with the Heat, and that means the Miami
native will be with his hometown franchise for more than half of its 31-year
history.
明年就不會是個問題了。Haslem星期一跟熱火簽下一年240萬鎂的合約，這樁交易是在上周
開始進行，最後在他簽下名字後正式生效。這將會是Haslem第16個NBA球季，從頭到尾都在
熱火，這代表了這位邁阿密土生土長的球員會在這個有著31年成軍歷史的家鄉球隊一半以
上的時間。

"For the hometown kid in me, that means the world," Haslem said. "I wish I
understood how big that is right now, because I really don't, but I know it's
big."
「對於從小生長在這主場城市的我來說，這球隊就代表了我的全世界，」Haslem說。「我
希望我現在可以瞭解這件事有多重要，因為我真的不了解，但是我知道這是件大事。」

Haslem was the seventh-oldest player in the NBA last season — and will rise
at least one spot on that list this season, with the retirement of San
Antonio's Manu Ginobili. Vince Carter is 41 and will play for Atlanta, Dirk
Nowitzki is 40 and back with Dallas, and Haslem is 38.
Haslem在去年排名NBA球員裡第7老--今年至少會前進一名，因為馬刺的Manu Ginobili退休
了。Vince Carter現在41歲，下季會為亞特蘭大打球，41歲的Dirk Nowitzki也會回到達拉
斯，Haslem今年是38歲。

"It's great to have our captain back," Heat President Pat Riley said.
「能把隊長留下來很讚，」熱火總裁Pat Riley說。

The others who played last season and are older than Haslem are Jason Terry,
Damien Wilkins and Jamal Crawford. They all remain unsigned for the coming
season.
其他上一季還比Haslem老的球員有Jason Terry，Damien Wilkins跟Jamal Crawford。他們
現在都還沒有簽到約。

So, too, does Dwyane Wade. He and Haslem are the only two players who were
part of all three Heat championship teams. Haslem said he's busily recruiting
his business partner — the pair shares several off-court interests,
including a pizza chain — to come back as well.
還有一個也沒簽到約的人--Dwyane Wade。他跟Haslem是僅有兩個在熱火拿下三冠期間的球
員。Haslem說他也忙著在招募他的生意合夥人-他跟Wade在場外有合作一些事業，包括了一
個Pizza連鎖店--希望可以把Wade帶回熱火。

"My mindset has always been for us to finish it together," Haslem said. "I
want us to do a whole season together. Experience the road, dinner on the
road, go through that whole process. I want us to experience that together."
「我心裡一直是希望我們兩個可以一起完成，」Haslem說。「我希望我們可以一起把整季
打完，一起享受客場旅途，一起享受客場時的晚餐，可以一起完成這整個過程。我很希望
我們可以共同經歷這一切。」

Wade tweeted his congratulations to Haslem when the deal was signed.
Wade在Haslem簽約後在推特上恭喜了Haslem。

"You are (the) most selfless person I've ever met," Wade said in his tweet.
「你是我看過最無私的人，」Wade在推特上說。

Haslem appeared in only 14 games last season, and hasn't had much of a role
with the Heat in the last three seasons. Haslem believes he can still play —
he has kept himself in tremendous condition — but knows that he probably
won't have a big on-court presence again.
Haslem在上季只打了14場，在過去熱火的三季也沒扮演重要的角色。Haslem認為他仍然能
打球--他也一直保持極佳的狀態--但是他也知道明年他在場上大概不會有重要角色。

Still, a meeting with Heat coach Erik Spoelstra last week helped seal the
deal to return.
不過，上周與熱火教練Erik Spoelstra的會面幫助搞定這份合約。

"Me and Spo were honest with each other," Haslem said. "Honesty is not always
telling somebody what they want to hear. And we both have gotten to that
point in our careers where we value each other's opinions, whether we want to
hear them or not. We trust each other. We root for each other. We both have
the best interests of this team in mind."
「我跟Spo對彼此都很坦白，」Haslem說。「坦白就是講的東西不見得是對方想要聽到的，
我跟Spo都到了一個階段，我們會珍惜對方在我們事業上面給的意見，不管是不是對方想聽
的。我們相信彼此，也會支持對方。我們內心都希望可以讓球隊得到最大的好處。」

But even if he doesn't get much in the way of minutes, Haslem knows he's
valued. Spoelstra raves about the way he interacts and mentors teammates, and
Haslem said that was a huge part of his decision as well.
即使Haslem知道他不會有太多上場時間，他知道他的重要性。Spoelstra稱讚Haslem跟隊友
之間的互動以及成為他們精神導師。Haslem說那也是很大一部分他決定回來的理由。

"It's about my love for the organization and my love for the guys," Haslem
said. "It wasn't about me. If I was looking for playing time, I could have
gone someplace else or played in China or something. But at the end of the
day, would it have made me as happy as being around this organization and
being around these guys? No, I don't think it would."
「那是因為我對這個球團跟隊友的愛，」Haslem說。「那不只是為了我自己。若我只是想
有上場打球的時間，我大可以去別的地方，像是去中國或是其他地方打球。但是，夜闌人
靜的時候，我會想，去別的地方打球會像跟我在這球團以及跟這群隊友打球一樣開心嗎？
我想不會。」
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