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The final days of the Butler saga, and why it could cost Thibodeau his job
JB大戲即將落幕 以及Thibodeau可能會工作不保的原因
by Adrian Wojnarowski
As Tom Thibodeau's plan disintegrated, owner Glen Taylor lost his last
remnants of belief in this crumbling regime. Taylor had delivered Thibodeau a
long and rich contract as the Minnesota Timberwolves president and coach,
control of basketball operations and the trust to be a steward of a franchise
forever in disrepair.
隨著Thibodeau的計畫土崩瓦解，灰狼老闆Glen Taylor喪失了對這管理團隊的最後一絲絲
信心。Taylor曾經給了Thibodeau一份長肥約，讓他管理球隊，也當球隊教練，相信他會為
這一支始終在重整的團隊當好管家的責任。
Taylor's judgment has been perpetually suspect, from a secret Joe Smith deal
that cost Minnesota draft picks to wasting Kevin Garnett's prime to the David
Kahn catastrophe. In getting things wrong, Taylor has been spectacular in his
mishaps.
灰狼老闆Taylor的判斷力始終是讓人懷疑的，從那樁Joe Smith的秘密交易讓灰狼丟掉了選
秀簽，浪費了Kevin Garnett的黃金年華，到David Kahn的災難。在敗事有餘這件事上，他
真的很棒。
In the end, Taylor didn't sign off on a Jimmy Butler trade as much as he
surrendered to one of the most embarrassing episodes in franchise history.
到最後，把JB交易掉這件事的難堪遠不及讓他成為隊史上最難堪的幾個事件之一。
Thibodeau sold Taylor on trading a starry young core and a high lottery pick
to Chicago for Butler on draft night in 2017, sold him on waiting out
Butler's preseason trade demand for two months.
Thibodeau在2017年選秀日讓Taylor同意把他們的年輕核心跟高順位選秀給了公牛，換來了
JB，Thibodeau也讓Taylor買帳，讓JB在賽季開始前的吹密足足又等了兩個月才解決。
He sold him a strategy of publicly excusing Butler's disruptive behavior,
compromising his own credibility within his locker room, because Thibodeau
believed he could navigate the dysfunction and win games.
Thibodeau也讓Taylor相信他的策略，公開的抨擊JB搗亂的行為，讓他在球員休息室裡的信
用破產，因為Thibodeau相信他可以在撐過這樣混亂的局面，然後可以贏球。
Thibodeau sold Taylor on passing on a strong Miami trade package, because he
was sure Pat Riley would come back with a better offer, and the league would
chase in a bidding frenzy for Butler.
Thibodeau讓Taylor相信，放掉熱火提的交易包，因為他確信Pat Riley會提更大一包來，
然後聯盟其他各隊會瘋狂追逐JB。
Taylor kept doubling down, and when he hung up the phone with Philadelphia
owner Josh Harris on Saturday morning, Minnesota had lost everything