因為總版的有點斷章取義, 故, 自翻
我邊照顧小孩邊翻, 翻得有點簡單, 見諒
For Lakers, 'Wait 'til next year' is more, 'Wait, what comes next year?'
對湖人來說, 等待明年比較像是, 明年會有啥?
The Lakers won't be sweeping confetti from their hair next June. Figueroa will
be bereft of purple and gold.
今年湖人隊沒有彩帶拉, Figueroa街上會是對紫金的失望居多
That over-30 wins wager you made last month? Doesn't look so solid right now.
上個月你覺得會有30勝? 現在看來不怎麼靠譜
These are sad times for Lakers fans who, at the risk of sounding like Clippers
followers over the decades, can already adopt rueful "Wait 'til next year"
smiles.
總是有這些時候當湖人迷, 感覺有點像這十幾年來的快艇迷一樣, 已經開始幻想
"我們等待明年"
But what exactly is in store for them? Certainly sunnier skies, no?
但明年有啥好物? 應該更陽光吧, ya?
It's only a maybe. Call it partly cloudy with time needed for hailstorms to
clear. Patience and luck required too for a franchise that turned four players
into Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, morphed Kwame Brown into Pau Gasol and took a gamble
on a 17-year-old from Philadelphia for veteran Vlade Divac.
但只是可能, 應該要說是偶而多雲然後需要一個大冰雹來讓天空便晴朗.
對一個球團來說, 耐心跟luck也需要才能讓四個球員變成天鉤,
讓Kwame Brown 變成姐姐, 然後換走Divac把希望放在一個17歲的費城小夥子身上
As the Lakers sit with a dilapidated 3-10 record, their finances already look
pretty crunched next season.
但是當現在3-10, 球團的資金運作看起來就碎碎的
Bryant will make $25 million at 37 years old while Nick Young, Julius Randle
and Ryan Kelly take up another $10 million. Various player options (Ed Davis)
and team options (Jordan Clarkson, Robert Sacre) could add another $3 million,
though Davis could opt out and drive that number even higher. Leave room for an
estimated $5 million for their likely two first-round draft picks.
老大, 37歲, 會賺$25M, 小老大, Randle, Kelly會在加個$10M
各種球員選擇權(Ed) 或球隊選擇權 (Clarkson, Sacre) 可能要加上$3M.
但Ed可以選擇跳出合約然後要求更多的薪水. 記得留下$5M因應明年可能的兩個一輪簽
It's easy to see the Lakers allocating $43 million toward only nine players
amid a conservatively estimated salary cap of $66 million for 2015-16. Throw in
troublesome mandatory things called "cap holds" and the Lakers have only $21.5
million to spend next summer on free agents.
所以你看, 九個球員就有$43M, 明年的薪資帽大概在$66M, 你再把cap holds 放進去
(就是球團預計會簽的球員), 湖人只剩下$21.5M來追逐自由市場
More troubling thoughts — there's no guarantee they get who they want, as
they've found out the last two summers.
還有更糟的, 他們不一定能得到他們想要的球員, 就像上季一樣
They'll have enough money next July to offer a maximum contract to one free
agent. They could also try offering contracts starting at about $11 million
annually to two non-maximum players.
明年七月湖人有足夠的錢去給自由市場上的一個球員頂薪.
或者是給兩個不是頂新的球員各$11M的薪資
For the dreamers, some of the notable high-end free agents are Marc Gasol,
LaMarcus Aldridge, Rajon Rondo and Goran Dragic. Kevin Love could also decide
to not return to Cleveland.
給夢想家, 明年有Gasol弟, LMA, Rondo, Dragic, 愛神也有可能不想回騎士
Other free agents include Paul Millsap, Greg Monroe, DeAndre Jordan, Omer Asik
and Wesley Matthews, but even $11 million may be under market value.
其他球員有Millsap, Monroe, DeAndre Jordan, Asik, W. Matthews.
但對這些人來說$11M太少了
It's not fair, you say. What else can be done?
不公平對吧, 有啥可以做的?
could pursue a maximum-contract player — two if they don't spend much money
next summer. Kevin Durant is the potential leader of the 2016 class unless
LeBron James opts out of his contract.
可以追求一個(兩個如不要求高薪)頂新球員吧? 像是K. Durant, 除非LBJ也跳出合約拉
For the temperamental, the Lakers can always try to improve their hand soon
with an in-season trade.
對沒耐心的人來說, 湖人也可以作季中交易
For the record, it won't be easy. There just aren't many pieces.
FTR, 不容易, 因為手上沒多少東西
Bryant has a no-trade clause, is shooting only 38% and is not being considered
for a trade by the Lakers. He's too valuable at the ticket office, and in
maintaining at least a passing interest in the team.
老大有霸王條款, FG%目前只有38% 而且對湖人來說不可動搖
對票房來說她太重要了, 而且讓球團有話題性
It gets bleak from there.
然後, 沒了
As per NBA rules, Carlos Boozer cannot be traded because he was acquired via
the amnesty bidding process.
Boo能交易因為特赦條款
Jordan Hill can't be dealt until Jan. 15 and has some veto power to block a
trade because the second year of his contract is a team option. Xavier Henry
and Wesley Johnson can also block a trade because they signed one-year deals to
return to their team.
Hill到1/15號前不能交易, 而且交易有點話語權因為第二年是球隊選項
Henry, WJ 也可以要求不交易因為他們為了回到球隊簽一年約
The contracts of Kelly, Davis, Sacre and Ronnie Price are too small to bring
back anybody of significance. The Lakers might have some explaining to do if
they deal their future — Julius Randle or Jordan Clarkson.
Kelly, Ed, Sacre, Price的合約則是太小號了.
湖人也不太可能交易它們的未來, Randle and Clarkson
Young is probably staying because he is beloved by Lakers fans and makes $5
million, a relative bargain in an era where the average salary is $5.3 million.
老尖會留下因為湖人迷愛他而且值$5M, 算是划算了因為平均是$5.3M
Steve Nash's $9.7-million expiring contract is available for anybody who wants
to dump salary for a 40-year-old who will never play again. If traded, Nash
will also receive a bonus that could reach an additional $1.2 million.
老衲, $9.7M到期合約則是對所有人開放如果想要丟薪資, 但這40歲的球員可不會
打球, 如果交易了, 老衲還有Bonus 可拿($1.2M)
It pretty much leaves Jeremy Lin and his whopping $14.9-million salary as the
Lakers' main trading chip (because of one of the many complicated NBA rules, he
counts as $8.4 million against a team's books). He is averaging 11.8 points and
4.8 assists. Not exactly numbers that delight general managers and excite fan
bases.
所以只剩下林, 他的14.9M (但是複雜的NBA規則中他的薪資是$8.4M)
目前是11.8pts/4.8ast, 並不太能讓總經理高興或讓球迷興奮
On the good side for the Lakers, they are quickly headed toward keeping the
first-round pick they are supposed to give Phoenix for the Nash trade. That
means a legitimate chance at Duke's Jahlil Okafor.
對湖人好的方面來說, 它們快速接近一輪簽(太陽那隻).
也就是說有機會拿到Okafor.
They retain it if they hold a top-five spot after the draft lottery, an
important distinction because Detroit lost its first-round pick last season
when it fell from eighth to ninth in the lottery. Cleveland unexpectedly
vaulted over the Pistons, whose pick was only top-eight protected and went to
Charlotte for the Corey Maggette trade two years earlier.
如果是前五順位他們就留下這支簽. 底特律去年因為掉到8-9th就失去簽了
In other words, the Lakers must finish among the NBA's bottom two records to
completely ensure themselves of keeping the top-five pick. Under draft
guidelines, if you finish with the second-worst record, three teams at most can
pass you on lottery night, and those chances are low.
也就是說, 湖人要掉到power taking top 2 來完全確定可以保住這top 5 pick.
為power taking top 2 = 只有三支球隊可以贏過你, 機率來上說很難
In addition to likely keeping their own pick, the Lakers get Houston's
first-rounder next June as part of the Lin trade.
除了這個簽, 林的交易還有一個一輪簽
Internally, the Lakers aren't panicking. They blame a lot of this season on
injuries to Nash, Randle and even Kelly. They sometimes imagine what could have
been had everybody stayed healthy, even though a mere playoff berth would have
been a stretch.
湖人內部並沒有驚慌, 它們覺得今年的失敗是因為老衲, Randle, 甚至Kelly的傷.
他們有時候會想如果全員健康會怎樣? 雖然說季後賽應該還是很難拉
Just the same, Coach Byron Scott recently stepped out of the Lakers' day-to-day
doldrums to peek into what was ahead.
同一時間, 拜總最近也走出每天的失敗陰霾往前看
"No. 1 thing, you've got to get players," he said. "We've got a franchise with
a great history and we feel that we can draw players here to Los Angeles that
would love to play in this organization. Obviously, the process is ongoing
right now and then when the season is over, we'll start trying to take some
bigger steps to achieve those goals."
首要的第一件事你要穰球員知道是, 我們有一個偉大歷史的球團
我們覺得我們可以吸引球員來LA, 為這球團打球
很明顯的, 現在正在運作, 球季結束也會運作. 我們開始為了要達到目標
邁出更大的步伐
Between now and next summer, it's mainly speculation. It might be the best the
Lakers can offer right now.