Sources: Carmelo Anthony leaning toward leaving Knicks; Bulls, Rockets in
contention
By Adrian Wojnarowski
New York Knicks star Carmelo Anthony is leaning toward leaving in pursuit of
immediate championship contention, and awaits the Chicago Bulls and Houston
Rockets to clear the necessary salary-cap space to sign him in free agency,
league sources told Yahoo Sports.
Yahoo Sport得到的消息透露，甜瓜目前傾向離開尼克去追逐總冠軍，他在等公牛和火箭
清出足夠的薪資空間來簽他。
As re-signing with the Knicks continues to fade as his priority, Chicago and
Houston have emerged as the clear frontrunners to acquire Anthony, league
sources told Yahoo Sports.
Yahoo Sports得到的消息指出，隨著甜瓜與尼克續約的可能性逐漸淡去，公牛和火箭目前
明顯是甜瓜爭奪戰的領跑者。
Anthony's meeting with Knicks officials on Friday night had little impact on
his state of mind, league sources said, because there remain too many
uncertainties about how quickly president Phil Jackson can reshape the team
into a championship contender.
安東尼在本周五與尼克高層的會面對他的心態沒有太大影響，消息人士說，因為禪師能
多快把球隊打造成總冠軍級別的球隊存在太多變數。
Chicago and Houston front-office executives are working diligently on
contingencies to clear the space to sign Anthony outright – or engage
sign-and-trade scenarios with New York, sources said.
公牛和火箭的管理層正在盡力清出薪資空間來直接簽下或通過先簽後換的方式得到甜瓜
，該消息人士說道。
"His heart is in New York," one source familiar with Anthony's thinking told
Yahoo Sports, "but he wants a chance to win now."
「他的心在紐約。」一位了解甜瓜想法的消息人士告訴Yahoo Sports。「但是他現在就
想要有一個贏球的機會。」
Jackson has turned off Anthony with his public proclamations of wanting the
seven-time All-Star forward to take less money to stay with New York, league
sources said.
禪師曾公開聲明希望甜瓜降薪待在尼克，這一言論讓甜瓜不再想要留在尼克，該消息人士
說道。
Around Anthony and the NBA, there's some doubt about whether Jackson truly
wants to keep him on a five-year, $120 million-plus extension, or simply is
giving the appearance for public relations' sake. Jackson has been somewhat
cavalier in his public declarations of wanting Anthony to stay, and it's been
noticed.
聯盟中存在一些疑問，在於禪師是否真的願意開出5年1億2000萬的續約合約留下甜瓜，
還是說這只是為了維護公關形象的關係。禪師在發表希望甜瓜留下的公開言論時被認為
有些漫不經心。
Anthony has said he's willing to take less than the maximum-allowable
contract, but league sources said that involves situations where he can be
shown how his financial concessions can result in the immediate acquisition
or retention of talent. Anthony hasn't expressed interest in taking less for
hypothetical signings in 2015 or '16, as New York wants him to do, sources
said.
甜瓜曾說過，他願意接受小於頂薪合約的續約，但是聯盟消息人士指出甜瓜降薪的條件
是要球隊能夠立即獲得一些有天賦的球員。甜瓜對於在2015年或2016年接受降薪合約還
沒表現出興趣，儘管尼克希望他這麼做，消息人士說道。
Anthony isn't as concerned over a novice head coach in Derek Fisher as he is
a roster barren of assets and talent to move toward contention.
甜瓜不太相信菜鳥教頭Derek Fisher能把尼克帶向有競爭力的球隊。
Anthony, 30, has been intrigued with the chance to join the Bulls for several
months, but Houston has gathered significant momentum as a preferred
destination for him, league sources said.
30歲的甜瓜對加盟公牛感興趣已經有好幾個月了，但是火箭打造的出色陣容也讓他們成為
了甜瓜有意的球隊，消息人士說道。
For Chicago to make its bid for Anthony, it will need to amnesty the contract
of Carlos Boozer and unload forward Taj Gibson and at least one more player.
The Bulls could enjoy an easier path to the NBA Finals than Houston, which
competes in the much stronger Western Conference. Anthony has an affinity for
Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau, but ultimately Anthony must also weigh in his
decision the future health of guard Derrick Rose.
對於公牛來說，想要爭奪甜瓜的話，他們需要特赦Carlos Boozer，放走Taj Gibson，同時
還要再送走至少一名球員。公牛可能比火箭更容易打進總決賽，因為目前西區的實力較強
。甜瓜很欣賞公牛教練Tom Thibodeau，但同時他必須要考慮Derrick Rose未來的健康問題
。
Houston has Dwight Howard and James Harden prepared to recruit Anthony as the
third star in a championship chase. The Rockets need to shed the contracts of
Omer Asik and Jeremy Lin to clear most of the space to sign Anthony to a max
contract. Because those players are moving into the expiring year of their
contracts, they could potentially appeal to New York in sign-and-trade
scenarios that would deliver Anthony his full max contract of four years, $90
million-plus.
火箭正在讓Dwight Howard和James Harden準備好去招募甜瓜，讓他成為第三位球星一起
去爭奪冠軍。火箭得要擺脫Omer Asik和林書豪的合約來清出薪資空間，以便用頂薪合約
簽下甜瓜，而這兩位球員的合約都到了最後一年，他們有可能通過尼克先簽後換甜瓜的
方式被送去尼克。
In trade talks, New York has told teams it doesn't want to take on contracts
beyond the summer of 2015, although Asik, a center, could ultimately be a
player the Knicks would want to sign long-term. There's a market for Asik to
be traded into salary-cap space elsewhere for draft considerations, but
Houston may have to package a draft pick to move Lin.
關於交易的討論，尼克已經告知各隊他們不希望得到到期時間超過2015年夏天的合約，
儘管Asik最終可能是尼克希望長期簽下的球員。Asik在市場上可以交換到選秀權來清出
薪資空間，但要交易林書豪的話火箭也許得搭上個選秀權。
The Rockets have the flexibility to sell Anthony on a full-max contract in
the range of $22 million-$23 million per year, or can offer him the chance to
keep teammates like Chandler Parsons, Patrick Beverley and Terrence Jones on
the roster by accepting less money on the deal. Nevertheless, most scenarios
that would hold the Rockets' nucleus together would still find Anthony with a
starting annually salary in the range of $19 million, league sources said.
火箭仍然有靈活空間，他們可以給甜瓜一份每年價值2200到2300萬的頂薪合約，也可以
給他機會選擇接受小幅降價的合約，以便能夠留下Chandler Parsons、Patrick Beverley
和Terrence Jones等球員。儘管如此，想要讓火箭的核心球員仍然在一起的話，甜瓜第一
年的年薪也會在1900萬左右，消息人士透露。
http://ppt.cc/AXWN
尼克不想要拿到到期時間超過2015年的合約
怎麼辦 我覺得林書豪回歸尼克可能要成真了XD