Miami Heat Already Planning Free-Agent Run at Carmelo Anthony
Miami Heat mastermind Pat Riley just might be on the verge of adding another
superstar to his Big Three.
油頭可能會在三巨頭之外再追求一名巨頭。
According to ESPN.com's Brian Windhorst and Marc Stein:
ESPN的記者Brian Windhorst和Marc Stein提到:
“Sources told ESPN.com that Heat officials and the team's leading players have
already started to explore their options for creating sufficient financial
flexibility to make an ambitious run at adding New York Knicks scoring
machine Carmelo Anthony this summer in free agency.”
「有消息人士告訴ESPN，熱火已經開始探尋更充足的薪資空間彈性以便在今夏的自由市場
追求Melo。」
Yep, that Carmelo Anthony—the one who averaged 27.4 points and 8.1 rebounds
this season.
是的，就是Carmelo Anthony，這位本季能繳出平均27.4分和8.1籃板的球星。
The ESPN rumor is consistent with what USA Today's Sam Amick first reported
on the subject. Amick explained the financial implications as well, writing:
EPSN得到的這則消息隨後也被《USA Today》的記者Sam Amick報導，Amick也分析了一下
熱火的薪資空間情況：
“A Big Four with the Heat (James, Wade, Bosh and Anthony) is possible, but it
would require significant pay cuts from all involved. The Heat have about $8
million in payroll for next season if James, Wade and Bosh all opt out. It
comes in handy that the salary cap is expected to increase by about $5
million next season to $63.2 million, while the luxury tax threshold is
expected to be $77 million.”
「熱火想組成四巨頭(LBJ、Wade、Bosh、Melo)的情況是有可能的，但要四巨頭都願意
大幅降薪才行，如果LBJ、Wade、Bosh選擇跳出合約的話，熱火下季大約有800萬的薪資
空間，再加上下一季的薪資空間上限會提高500萬而來到總額6320萬，同時豪華稅的門檻
也會來到7700萬。」
Amick notes that the Los Angeles Lakers and New York Knicks are also hoping
to somehow entice LeBron James and Anthony to join forces with their
respective clubs.
Amick也特別提到湖人和尼克也是希望能得到LBJ+Melo這對組合的球隊。
Writing for ESPNNewYork.com, Stephen A. Smith reported, "Melo wants to play
with LeBron James. And, from what I'm being told, LeBron James wants to play
with Melo. Assuming circumstances are ideal for them to do so."
ESPNNewYork的Stephen A. Smith透露：「Melo想和LBJ打球，還有我所知道的，LBJ也
想和Melo一起打球，假設情況允許的話。」
Before any superstar-combining scenario comes to fruition, Anthony must first
make a decision about his future with the Knicks. Per Stein:
在熱火四巨頭合體的謠言成真以前，Melo必須先替自己在尼克的未來做決定，Per Stein說
：
“Anthony has until June 23, essentially one week before the start of free
agency, to notify the New York Knicks if he plans to opt in or out of the
final year of his current contract, according to sources familiar with the
terms of his deal.”
「根據消息人士透露，Melo必須在6/23，也就是7/1變成自由球員以前，就告知尼克他是否
會執行他最後一年的合約。」
Should Anthony opt out, the next question would be whether he's willing to
take the requisite pay cut to join James and Co. in Miami.
假設Melo最後選擇跳出合約，那麼接下來的問題就是他願不願意減薪去熱火跟LBJ合體了。
It's hard to fully grasp the impact Anthony would have on the Heat. Though
his production would almost certainly be curtailed playing alongside so much
talent, the team's offense would still be elevated to another level
altogether.
很難預知Melo如果加入熱火後的影響會如何，雖然他的個人數據會下降，但他能卻將熱火
的進攻火力提升到另一個水平。
The franchise would also reach new heights as a cultural phenomenon. It's
hard to even wrap one's head around that much star power being consolidated
on the same team.
熱火也會達到一個文化現象的新高度，能看到那麼多巨星被整合在同一支球隊裡是罕見的
。
Such a move would undoubtedly spur 29 other owners to think about the
league's competitive balance and whether there should be ways to prevent such
a remarkable concentration of talent. If the salary cap and luxury tax can't
prevent it, perhaps there will be dialogue on new mechanisms designed to
restore league-wide parity.
但這樣的交易無疑會刺激到NBA其他29支球隊的老闆去思考維持聯盟各隊競爭力平衡的狀況
，並採取措施來阻止這種開外掛的情形發生。如果薪資空間上限和豪華稅還是無法阻止
這種情況發生的話，他們可能會討論設計新的機制來回復聯盟各隊競爭力的平衡。
The Heat would, however, remain perfectly happy with the status quo.
然而就算這樁交易失敗，熱火還是會很滿意目前的現況。
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真組成的話 NBA其他29隊還要玩嗎?