被報導要吹密之前 Butler早就已經表達過 - NBA

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Wolves' Jimmy Butler demanded a trade earlier than initially reported
被報導要吹密之前 Butler早就已經表達過想要離開

One of the most common questions surrounding Jimmy Butler‘s trade demand is
why didn’t he ask the Minnesota Timberwolves earlier?
在與Jimmy Butler吹密相關的問題的其中之一常常被問到的就是為甚麼他不早點跟灰狼要
求呢?

Many have wondered why the public did not hear about his desire to leave the
team until mid-September, but recent reports indicate the dysfunction was an
ongoing issue and his unhappiness was expressed far earlier in the offseason.
很多人都覺得奇怪，為什麼大家直到九月中了，才開始聽到他想要離開灰狼? 但是最近的
一些報導出來顯示，這溝通不良已經有一段時間了，他在休賽季前段就已經表達出了他的
不爽。

As the organization prepares for its first preseason game on October 3, they
still haven’t dealt Butler — which, if and when it happens, would be to his
third franchise in three seasons. But as always, there’s more to this story
and the request didn’t come out of nowhere.
隨著10/3到來，灰狼準備要打他們第一場的熱身賽，他們都還沒交易走Butler--如果交易
成功的話，那就會是Butler這三年來的第三個球隊。但是一如往常，這裡面的故事很多，
吹密的要求也不是憑空出現。

According to Sam Amick, the disgruntled star met with Minnesota head coach
Tom Thibodeau roughly a month before the original reports surfaced. Amick was
told that this conversation was largely Butler telling his coach, who also
serves as the Wolves’ president of basketball operations, that he wanted out
(via The Athletic):
根據記者Sam Amick，不爽的Butler在被報喊吹密之前約一個月就已經跟總教練Thibodeau
見面談過了。記者被告知說這對話內容主要都是Butler在跟總教練兼營運長Thibodeau說他
想離開灰狼。

“According to a source, the two men who spent four seasons together in
Chicago had breakfast in Los Angeles shortly after Butler underwent a minor
surgery on his right shooting hand in early August… Butler, who takes great
pride in his willingness to be brutally honest even when the truth might
hurt, believed he had made it clear that he wanted out. But Thibodeau, whose
stubbornness is nothing short of legendary, swears he didn’t see it that way
and continued hoping that the situation could be rectified.”
「根據消息來源，這兩個人之前在公牛共事過四個球季，在八月初Butler在右手動了小手
術後，兩個人在洛杉磯一起吃早餐...Butler對他的自己的意願非常認真，事實雖然殘酷但
是他還是很直白的跟Thibodeau表示他想要離開。但是Thibodeau也是有名的頑固，發誓說
他沒查覺到Butler的意向，就是期待事情會自己變好。」

But the writing was on the wall and there were several signs that the
relationship with Butler couldn’t be salvaged. By the end of the season, for
example, the four-time All-Star reportedly took a separate plane home after
Minnesota was eliminated from the postseason.
不過跡象之前就已經很明確，很多徵兆顯示與Butler的關係是無法挽回的。舉例來說，在
上個球季要結束之前，這四屆全明星球員在灰狼從季後賽被刷掉之後就被報自己搭飛機回
家去。

He also refused to participate in the team’s mandatory exit interviews and
medical exams, per The Athletic’s Jon Krawczynski.
據記者Jon Krawczynski，Butler也拒絕參加球隊要求的季末面談以及體檢。

Many believe Butler put the team in an impossible situation where a deal is
forced with limited time before the regular season begins. But the front
office could have acted sooner, considering Butler had painted this exact
picture much sooner than we were led to believe.
很多人認為Butler把球隊放在一個不可能的狀況，強迫球隊在正規賽快要開始前把他交易
掉。但是，考慮到Butler很早就已經把狀況挑明了，老早在大家以為之前，制服組很可以
早點就動作的了。

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