LeBron James sends message in photo with Cavs holdout Tristan Thompson
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LeBron James posed for a photograph with Tristan Thompson at a wedding
Saturday night in Miami.
詹姆斯(LeBron James)PO了一張星期六晚上在邁阿密與TT(Tristan Thompson)一同參
加婚禮的合照。
The fact that James spent time with Thompson, who is currently in a holdout
situation with the Cleveland Cavaliers after missing the first four days of
training camp while trying to negotiate a new contract, wasn't particularly
noteworthy. They were teammates last season, share an agent in Rich Paul and
several other associates from their agency, Klutch Sports, were at the event.
事實上詹姆斯與TT這個因為和騎士隊簽約僵持而缺席訓練營前四天的球員去哪裡晃並不是
什麼大事,他們在上個賽季是隊友、經紀人同樣是Rich Paul,在經紀公司Klutch Sports
內也有些關係。
However, the message that James wrote along with the photo while sharing it
on his Instagram account certainly was intriguing.
然而隨著這張發在Instagram照片中的訊息卻蠻釣人胃口的。
"Get it done!!!!" James wrote, adding the hashtag "#MissMyBrother."
「把它搞定」(應該指合約)詹姆斯在照片上寫道,並且加了#想念我的兄弟(MissMyBrother)。
After expressing optimism that Thompson would get a deal done "sooner than
later" on media day Monday, James said he "probably won't address it again
too much more" when asked about Thompson's contract situation on Tuesday.
在周一媒體日上發表了樂觀的言論表示TT「很快」就會拿到合約,禮拜二被問到TT合約情
形的時候詹姆斯表示「再說一次我也不會多說太多」。(在周二那天的訪問他表示他在周
一已經表達過樂觀的態度,現在也是保持樂觀的態度,所以表達不想多說)
James stayed true to his word at first, choosing not to offer any statement
Friday after Thompson let a one-year, $6.8 million qualifying offer from the
Cavs expire Thursday night.
詹姆斯一開始確實跟他說的一樣,禮拜四TT選擇讓騎士隊提出一年680萬美元的QO失效後
,詹姆斯在禮拜五的訪問中對這件事情保持沉默。
Apparently, Saturday was too good of an opportunity to pass up.
看來,禮拜六是個詹姆斯棄權的好日子。(指說不想表達太多卻還PO了照片這件事情)
With the qualifying offer off the table, negotiations will presumably shift
to the Cavs and Thompson's representatives focusing on a multiyear agreement.
Thompson's agent, Paul, recently vacated a five-year, $94 million max
contract demand for his client in favor of a preferred three-year, $53
million deal, league sources said. The Cavs already have tendered a
five-year, $80 million offer to Thompson, according to sources.
QO搬下台面後,協商大概會換成騎士與TT的代表來談一份多數年合約。聯盟消息說,TT的
經紀人Paul最近為了客戶因為想要一份3年5千3百萬美元的合約而提出了一個5年9千4百萬美
元的合約要求。根據消息騎士隊已經提出了一份5年8千萬美元的合約要給TT。
This is not the first time James has used Instagram as a platform to lobby
for a Klutch Sports client. In September 2014, James urged the Phoenix Suns
to "break bread" with Eric Bledsoe, calling him a "future All-Star in this
league in no time." Less than three weeks later, the Suns and Bledsoe settled
on a five-year, $70 million extension after Bledsoe initially turned down a
four-year, $48 million offer.
這已經不是第一次詹姆斯用Instagram當作平台來幫同經紀公司Klutch Sports的客戶施加壓力,2014年9月
詹姆斯強烈要求鳳凰城太陽隊要與布雷索(Eric Bledsoe)分一杯羹,並稱他「馬上就會
成為聯盟的全明星級球員」。不到三個禮拜太陽隊就在布雷索拒絕了一份4年4千8百萬美元的合
約後提供了一份5年7千萬的延長合約。
心得與短評:只差沒多開一個電視節目