The Nets are looking at a starting lineup filled with current and former
All-Stars and future Hall of Famers: point guard Deron Williams, shooting
guard Joe Johnson, center Brook Lopez, Garnett and Pierce. The bench is deep,
too, with Jason Terry, Andray Blatche, Reggie Evans and Kirilenko.
新賽季即將到來，籃網隊新的先發陣容名單有著全明星和未來可能的名人堂球員：控球
後衛Deron Williams、得分後衛Joe Johnson、中鋒Brook Lopez以及KG和PP。而板凳深
度也是很可觀，有著 Jason Terry、Andray Blatche、Reggie Evans和Kirilenko。
With so many teams cautious about spending money and exceeding the luxury tax
threshold because of the punitive and escalating luxury tax established in
the 2011 collective bargaining agreement, the Nets will have a payroll of
about $101.2 million and a tax bill of nearly $84 million — the highest tax
bill in NBA history and nearly triple the amount they would have paid under
the old system.
在奢侈稅懲罰日益加劇的現有勞資協議下，許多球隊都小心翼翼地花錢，籃網顯然不在
其列。他們的陣容總薪資達到1.012億美元，奢侈稅金額接近8400萬美元。這是NBA歷史
的最高紀錄，如果和過去老的勞資協議相比較，現在他們要交的稅是過去要交的近3倍。
Prokhorov has committed $185 million to the 2013-14 roster, and when he said
previously that the luxury tax was not a concern, he meant it. He really,
really meant it.
在2013-14賽季，加上奢侈稅的罰則，Prokhorov必需支付 1億8500萬美金的薪資，而過
去他就有說過，他並不關心奢侈稅的問題，看樣子他真的是認真的。
"When I bought the team, I promised to create a championship contender, a
team worthy of Brooklyn," Prokhorov told news reporters. "I'll be proud when
we win the championship. I am not a man of procedure. I am a man of results.
「當我買下這支球隊時，我就承諾了我要打造一支總冠軍的競爭者，一支配得上布魯克
林的球隊，」Prokhorov告訴採訪者，「當我們贏得總冠軍之時，我必會無比驕傲。 我
不是一個在乎過程的人，我只在乎結果。」
"We need a championship team. For me, it's not the way to wait 10 years for
results. I don't think our fans will either. I'm willing to invest more to
make Brooklyn the best in the league."
「我們需要一支總冠軍球隊。對於我來說，花10年時間來等一個結果可不是我要的。我
想我們的球迷也不希望這樣。因此為了讓籃網成為這個聯盟裡最好的球隊，我願意做更
多的投資。」
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