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Jimmy Butler Rumors: Execs Think SG Takes Free-Agent Meetings Amid 76ers Drama
Jimmy Butler乳摸: 聯盟球團高層認為Butlter會招開FA會議
A report from Ramona Shelburne and Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN on Friday
indicated there is some tension between Philadelphia 76ers wing Jimmy Butler
and head coach Brett Brown behind the scenes, namely regarding Butler's
offensive role.
星期五Ramona Shelburne跟沃神在ESPN上報導，目前在76人裡，Jimmy Butler跟總教練
Brett Brown存在著緊張關係，主要是有關Butler的進攻角色。
That calls into question whether Butler, whom the Minnesota Timberwolves
traded to the 76ers earlier this season, will stay in Philadelphia long term.
He has a player option for 2019-20 but can opt out of his deal after this
season.
這招來了一些疑問：Jimmy Butler這位在季初從灰狼交易來的球員，會不會有在76人長期
待下來的打算呢? 他在2019-20球季有球員選擇權，但是他可以在這一季結束就選擇跳出合
約。
Shelburne and Wojnarowski offered takes from other teams regarding Butler's
future, in addition to providing additional comments: "Rival teams believe
Butler will eventually decide to take meetings with interested suitors in
July. Butler's preference has been to sign a more lucrative deal to remain
with the Sixers, but it's clear that there are issues to be worked out before
that comfort level fully exists."
Shelburn跟沃神除了提到之前Butler跟教練的緊張關係外，也同時提到了其他球隊有關
Butler的未來：「其他敵隊認為Butler在七月的時候最終會決定與有興趣的隊伍召開FA會
議。Butler本來是比較想要跟76人簽約，拿一份肥約；但是目前很明顯的，要達到舒適圈
的環境，還有一些問題得要解決。」
The 29-year-old is averaging 18.0 points on 46.2 percent shooting in 21 games
for the 25-14 76ers, who are fourth in the Eastern Conference.
29歲的Butler為76人出場21場比賽，場均18.0，命中率46.2趴，76人戰績25-14，東區第
四。
The 76ers have gone 15-6 with him on the floor (and just 10-8 without), so
it's not as if his presence is putting the team's season on the brink.
76人在他在場上的時候戰績是15-6(沒有他的時候是10-8)，所以他在76人打球不會就是讓
76人球季在淘汰邊緣。
However, Butler went from the Chicago Bulls' franchise player to
second-fiddle to Karl-Anthony Towns in Minnesota. Now his footing in the
Philadelphia offense is even further from No. 1, as two 76ers score more
points per game (Joel Embiid and JJ Redick) while point guard Ben Simmons
runs the offense.
然而，Butler從本來是公牛基石球員跑到灰狼去當Karl-Anthony Towns的副手。然後他跑
到76人，離球隊第一位置更遠，因為其他兩名76人比他更會得分(Joel Embiid跟JJ
Redick)，還有控衛Ben Simmons主導進攻。
That could naturally cause some frustration, but Shelburne and Wojnarowski
also provided some insight on offensive specifics:
那自然會產生一些挫折感，但是Shelburne跟沃神對於進攻細節提供了一些內幕：
"Butler has expressed a desire to teammates that he hopes to play in more
traditional pick-and-roll and isolation sets, rather than trying to find his
place in the Sixers' free-flowing offense, league sources said. In searching
for answers, Butler has met privately with Brown and his coaching staff, as
well as general manager Elton Brand, league sources told ESPN."
「消息來源說，Butler跟隊友們表示他想要打更多傳統的擋拆跟單打，而不是在76人自由
流動的攻擊中尋找他的位置。為了找到解答，他跟教練Brown跟教練團，以及總管Elton
Brand私下有會談。」
Butler's issue is that this team is being built around Simmons and Embiid,
two prized first-round picks who are 22 and 24 years old, respectively.
Embiid is signed through 2023, while Simmons is signed through 2020 (he's a
restricted free agent after that season).
Butler的問題是76人球隊是圍繞著Simmons跟Embiid打造出來的，兩位是首輪選到的球員，
22及24歲。Embiid的約是到2023年，Simmons是到2020(在那之後是受限FA)。
Brown and general manager Elton Brand are going to build around those two and
do what they think is best, especially if Butler could hypothetically skip
town after this season.
Brown跟總管Elton Brand是以這兩位為主打造球隊，做認為對這球隊最好的事，尤其若
Butler有可能在這季結束就離開76人。
Still, any tension behind the scenes could be much ado about nothing...for
now. The 76ers are right in the thick of the Eastern Conference race and sit
just 2.5 games back of Milwaukee for the No. 1 seed. Butler's tenure with the
team isn't even two months old, and when he's at his best, he's one of the
game's greatest two-way players.
然而，任何在場下的緊張關係可能只是空穴來風...那只是現在。76人現在在東區大混戰
中，只落後第一名的公鹿2.5場勝差，雖然Butler到76人還不到兩個月，但是當他在他最佳
狀態時，他會是聯盟裡幾位最佳攻守兼備的球員之一。
If more drama is reported later in the year and the 76ers are sliding,
however, then the alarm bells can be rung.
若是在球季末又有些抓馬被爆出來而76人的戰績下滑的話，警報聲就要響起了。