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Knicks had no interest in Jimmy Butler during 2019 free agency, per report
尼克在2019年休賽季對Jimmy Butler沒有興趣
The 2019 offseason just gets worse and worse for the Knicks
尼克在2019年休賽季每況愈下
Just when you think the final chapter has been written in the comedy of
errors known as the 2019 Knicks offseason, another gut punch manages to sneak
its way into the script. Here's the latest: New York, after spending two
years clearing cap space to pursue superstars in free agency, was not
interested in Jimmy Butler last summer, according to the New York Post's Marc
Berman. Butler went on to sign with the Miami Heat, where he is now one game
away from the NBA Finals.
2019年的尼克修賽季已被認為是充滿錯誤的笑話，但是最新消息是在傷口上撒鹽，
有報導說尼克在花費兩年清理空間後，去年對Jimmy Butler沒有興趣。
Butler去熱火之後，目前只差一場勝利就能進入總決賽。
New York's dreadful 2019 offseason began in earnest at that season's trade
deadline. The Knicks dealt away young star Kristaps Porzingis in order to
clear the cap space necessary to sign two superstar free agents. The problem?
The two stars they were most connected to, Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant,
chose to go across the bridge and sign with the Brooklyn Nets. The stories
since then have hardly been flattering.
尼克悲慘的2019年休賽季從交易截止日期開始，他們交易走Porzingis來清空間，
但是最有興趣的KD和KI都跑去籃網，後面狀況一路往下。
ESPN's Ramona Shelburne reported immediately after Durant chose Brooklyn that
the Knicks were not willing to offer the former MVP a max contract because of
his ruptured Achilles tendon.
Soon after, Berman reported that the Knicks canceled a meeting with Kawhi
Leonard, who went on to sign with the Los Angeles Clippers.
In August, 2020, Kemba Walker admitted that he was initially very interested
in signing with the Knicks, but that interest dissipated when a star teammate
failed to materialize.
報導稱KD去籃網是因為尼克不願意給頂薪。
尼克接著取消可愛的會談，後者跑去快艇。
Kemba Walker今年八月說去年有興趣到尼克，但是尼克找不到另一個明星所以作罷。
Some of these reports sound more realistic than others. The idea that the
Knicks truly wouldn't have given Durant a max contract, for example, seems
like PR spin. If it wasn't, it was organizational negligence on a scale that
would be hard to believe even by Knicks standards. There are some slight
similarities with Butler. Yes, there were risks. His departures from
Minnesota and Philadelphia were ugly. But it's not as though these reports
were coming out before free agency, when the Knicks ostensibly would have
been preparing to pursue these players. They leaked after the fact, as if to
send the message that the Knicks never wanted the players who seemed
uninterested in signing with them in the first place.
有些報導沒太大可信度。
尼克不會給KD頂薪可能只是在放風聲，若非如此那就是組織非常有問題，
比大家預期的尼克還要更糟糕。
Butler離開前兩隻隊伍都不好看，確實有風險，
不過目前的消息是馬後炮，可能只是自我安慰說尼克不想要這些沒有來的球員。
It's unclear if Butler would have considered the Knicks seriously. When he
asked the Timberwolves to trade him in 2018, he listed the Knicks as one of
his preferred destinations, but that came at a point in which their
free-agent prospects appeared brighter. Then again, Butler signed with the
Heat without an immediate second All-Star in place, so the idea of being New
York's lone star and savior might have appealed to him. Still, most reports
have suggested that Butler chose the Heat because of their culture of
discipline and track record of success. The Knicks have neither of those
things. In all likelihood, Butler would not have seriously considered the
Knicks if for no other reason than the fact that most superstars in recent
years have not considered the Knicks, and without evidence to the contrary,
it makes sense to assume he would not have bucked that trend.
沒辦法知道Butler當時會不會認真考慮尼克。
他在2018年喊吹密時有把尼克列進名單，但是當時尼克簽下明星的機會更大。
Butler去熱火時沒有第二個明星，所以當尼克的單星可能有機會。
但是Butler去熱火是因為紀律和勝利的紀錄，尼克啥都沒有。
Butler大概沒把尼克放在心上，正如所有超級明星都沒打算去尼克。
(後略)
短評或心得：
所以尼克什麼時候才要完成重建？
要等老闆換人嗎？
Butler去尼克會再喊吹密吧XDDDD