Henson says he and Bucks nearing agreement on contract extension
http://www.thescore.com/nba/news/841749
The Milwaukee Bucks enjoyed a productive summer, following an upstart season
by inking swingman Khris Middleton to a four-year contract extension and
shoring up their frontcourt with the signing of free-agent big man Greg
Monroe.
公鹿今夏補得不錯，跟蜜豆湯簽了四年的合約，還找來了Greg Monroe
One piece of offseason business, though, has notably been left unattended to.
Back in mid-July, the Bucks and center John Henson were said to be
progressing toward an extension. In the six-odd weeks since, no extension has
materialized, and there's been radio silence from both sides regarding the
status of negotiations.
在7月中原本就有提到有跟Henson簽約，但是隔了六個禮拜沒有任何消息
According to Henson, nothing has changed since those initial reports, and
despite the apparent holdup, he feels the two sides are still on track to
complete a deal before the Nov. 2 deadline for extensions.
Henson:兩邊還在積極討論在十一月二號以前完成延長合約
"We're close," Henson said at Bucks Media Day on Monday, according to Gery
Woelfel of the Racine Journal Times. "We're just trying to work out some
details. It's a process; we'll see what happens. But I definitely want to be
here for a long time."
在媒體日，Henson:我們快完成了，只差一些細節。我很希望可以在這裡待久一點。
In his third NBA season, the bouncy, 6-foot-11, ultra-long Henson saw many of
his raw numbers take a dip. He averaged seven points and 4.7 rebounds, down
from 11.1 and 7.1 the year prior. But he also made great strides as a rim
protector and help defender, nearly doubling his block rate (he led the team
with two per game, in just 18.3 minutes) and buoying the Bucks' second-ranked
defense.
這是他的第三個球季，他場均7分4.7籃板，在前一季11.1分7.1籃板。
但是他保護籃框保護得很好，在18.3分鐘內可以送出2次的火鍋
Having Monroe in the fold could make minutes tougher to come by for Henson -
especially with sophomore Jabari Parker returning from an ACL injury and
expected to assume the starting power forward role - and thus depress his
value, at least where the Bucks are concerned. But when asked about the
signing, Henson was upbeat and optimistic.
有Monroe在場上，會壓縮Henson上場時間，加上Parker的回歸，會以先發大前鋒上場。
但提到簽約Henson還是相當樂觀。
"When I heard he was coming here, I was happy, man," Henson said. "He's going
to make us a better team incrementally. One of the things we were missing was
having a guy to go to inside, and he's that guy."
Henson: 當我聽到他(Monroe)要來，我很開心，它會讓我們球隊變得更好，我們正缺能打
進裡面的球員，他正是這樣的球員。
Monroe excels as an interior scorer, and doesn't possess the range that might
make him an ideal frontcourt fit with a close-to-the-basket center like
Henson (the Detroit Pistons notably struggled trying to pair Monroe with
Andre Drummond). Still, Henson feels the Bucks, and head coach Jason Kidd,
can find a way to make it work.
Monroe是一個好的得分手，跟需要接近籃框的中鋒配得起來，Henson就是這樣的球員。
"I think me and Greg will be great together against those (taller) teams," he
said, referring to the Chicago Bulls team that knocked Milwaukee out in the
first round of last year's playoffs. "And when teams go small, we've got
Jabari and we got Giannis (Antetokounmpo).
Henson: 我覺得我跟Monroe一起對抗有很多長人的隊應該不錯，如果對上較矮小的隊，
我們有Jabari和字母哥
"We can do so many things, so it's going to be fun. It'll be interesting to
see how coach integrates everybody."
Henson: 我們可以做到很多事，這樣很有趣，樂於見到教練好好提升大家
心得：Henson好像也一直沒有打出來，雖然有不錯的籃板和火鍋