Iverson's future with Grizzlies in l … - 籃球

※ 引述《teddy8989 (熊吉)》之銘言：
: Iverson's future with Grizzlies in limbo
: Source: http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=4354901
: Suddenly, another power forward has become available on the unrestricted
: free-agent landscape -- and it could impact Allen Iverson's chances of possibly
: playing for the Memphis Grizzlies next season.

意外的，一個在自由球員市場取得不受限資格的大前鋒，可能改變AI的想法，讓他有機會
下一季替灰熊打球。

: That power forward is Hakim Warrick, who was taken by surprise Thursday night
: when the Grizzlies rescinded their $3 million qualifying offer to him to give
: themselves more flexibility on the free-agent market.

這個大前鋒就是Hakim Warrick，他很驚訝的被通知在星期四晚上，灰熊撤回了那份3M合約
報價，這表示灰熊會有更多彈性在自由球員市場。

: The 27-year-old former Syracuse standout averaged 11.6 points and five rebounds
: last season when he shared time with Darrell Arthur at power forward, but
: Memphis acquired Zach Randolph earlier this summer to play that position,
: making Warrick both expendable and expensive.

這位27歲，前Syracuse學生上一季再跟Darrell Arthur分享時間下，平均仍有11.6分以及5
籃板，但是灰熊這夏天早先經得到軟豆腐來打PF，再簽下Warrick只會造成昂貴且額外的薪
資消耗。

: Warrick will remain on Memphis' cap for the time being at $6.2 million -- 300
: percent of his salary last season -- but the Grizzlies could move about $9
: million below the cap if they formally renounce their rights to him or move him
: in a sign-and-trade deal.

Warrick那份比他上季薪水還要多3倍的合約，會讓灰熊的薪資空間暫時剩下6.2M，但是如
果灰熊正式放棄他或者把他移到先簽後換的名單上，那麼灰熊將會有9M的薪資空間可運用
。

: It remained to be seen whether the move meant the Grizzlies were ready to
: resume discussions with Iverson, who was offered a one-year contract by Memphis
: earlier this summer and whose box-office appeal is said to be a selling point
: with owner Michael Heisley.

這些薪資空間看起來像灰熊已經準備好再次跟AI重啟談判，一位在夏天的早先就已被灰熊
提供一份一年的合約的戰神，而對球隊老闆Michael Heisley來說這位球星的票房保證將會
是他最大的賣點。

: "I'm not a guy who says things automatically cannot happen, because funny
: things can start to happen in free agency. We haven't closed the door on
: anybody. It would be premature to do that," Grizzlies general manager Chris
: Wallace told ESPN.com. "We like Hakim and felt he contributed, but we wanted a
: little more flexibility going forward in free agency."

“我不是一個會主動去談什麼事不會發生的人，因為自由市場裡總是會有很多有趣的事情
；我們還沒對任何人關上大門，這些事還太早” 灰熊的經理Chris Wallace告訴ESPN.com
“我們喜歡Hakim也覺得他有貢獻，但是我們需要更多的彈性在自由市場裡持續操作。”

: Another of Warrick's Grizzlies teammates, Rudy Gay, said he spoke with Warrick
: on the telephone Friday morning before Team USA's minicamp practice.

另一方面，Warrick的隊友，Gay哥說他在星期五早上美國隊的minicamp訓練之前已經在電
話中跟Warrick談過了。

: "I'm not quite sure what's going on. Not only was Hakim by teammate, he was one
: of my good friends on the team, so it's going to be tough to play without him,
: but this is a business," Gay said. "I spoke to him this morning, and he
: basically said he's moving on. He explained it to me, and I basically gave him
: my blessing.

“我不確定他接下來要去哪裡，他不只是我的隊友，更是我的一個好友，這表示我必須在
沒有他的情況下堅強的打下去，但這就是一個business” Gay說“我早上跟他談過，他真
誠的認為他會繼續前進。他跟我解釋了這點，我則打從心底的祝福他。”

: "I'm not really quite sure where we're going right now, but I'm pretty sure by
: the time the season starts we'll have a better idea," Gay said.

Gay說“我不確定我們是不是走在正確的路上，但是我很確定當開季後我們會有更好的答案
。

: Warrick's agent, Bill Duffy, said he had already been contacted by five teams
: with interest in Warrick by Friday afternoon, though he would not disclose them

Warrick的經紀人Bill Duffy說他在星期五下午已經跟5隻對Warrick有興趣的球隊接觸了，
但是他沒有透露是哪些球隊。

: "This was a directive from the owner. It came down from the top, and it is
: consistent with the cost-cutting measures going on across the NBA," Duffy told
: ESPN.com. "Eighty percent of the NBA teams, their focus now is economic."

“這對那些球隊老闆是個警訊。他們的優勢正在消逝，這與整個NBA都在削減成本的趨向一
致。” Duffy告訴ESPN.com”80%的NBA球隊現在都把他們的焦點放在經濟上了。”

: Several NBA executives were caught unaware of the move, learning about it as
: they attended Team USA's mini-camp in Las Vegas.

有些NBA的執行者已經注意到這不知不覺的改變，他們在Las Vegas出席美國隊的mini-camp
時學到了這點。

: The same was true for one of Warrick's now-former teammates, O.J. Mayo.

這件事同樣的發生在Warrick的前隊友O.J. Mayo.身上。

: "If it's to make room for Allen Iverson, I definitely think we're making a step
: forward," Mayo said, "and as a young player in my second year in the league I
: definitely gets me excited that we're going the right way and making some good
: choices for the organization."

“如果這裡有一個位置給AI，我很明確的確定我們正往前邁進”沒油說”以一個在聯盟只
有兩年的年輕球員來說，我感到興奮我們正往對的方向走以及做出一些對球隊有利的選擇
。”

: Iverson's agent, Leon Rose, did not immediately return calls seeking comment.

AI的經紀人Leon Rose則沒有做出任何回應。

: Chris Sheridan is a senior NBA writer for ESPN.com.
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