記者：湖人高層的想法是兩支籤都不能動
Russell Westbrook’s decision to embrace his role off the bench for the Los Ange
les Lakers has worked wonders for him. He’s looked like an entirely different p
layer, and he’s now carved out a significant role for himself on the team’s ro
tation. At this point, it’s almost as if the Lakers have thrown the prospect of
trading him away out the window.
龜龜在洛杉磯湖人隊接受替補角色的決定為他創造了奇蹟，他現在看起來像一個完全不同的
球員，現在他在球隊的輪換陣容中為自己創造了一個重要的角色。在這一點上，似乎湖人已
經放棄了交易他的可能性。
The reality of the situation, however, is that Westbrook’s current deal will ex
pire at the end of the season. It doesn’t seem likely that he’s going to secur
e an extension with the Lakers, which means that for their part, LA will want to
get as much value out of Westbrook while they still can. Having him walk away f
or nothing next summer as a free agent is not exactly an ideal situation for the
Lakers, to say the least.
然而，現實情況是龜龜目前的合約將在本賽季結束後到期，他似乎不太可能和湖人續約，這
意味著湖人希望在他還在的時候能盡可能從他身上獲得更多價值。退一步來說，讓他在明年
夏天以自由球員的身分離開對湖人來說並不是一個理想的情況。
Despite his recent resurgence, however, the biggest stumbling block to any poten
tial Westbrook still remains to be his gargantuan salary. Any team that trades f
or Russ will need to shoulder part of the $47 million he’s still owed this seas
on. This only means that the Lakers have to make any potential deal worthwhile f
or the said team. LA currently has two future first-round picks at their disposa
l which they will likely need to part with as part of a Russ trade deal.
然而儘管最近龜龜復活了，但對任何潛在的龜龜交易來說，最大的阻礙仍然是他的巨額薪資
。任何球隊要交易龜龜都需承擔他本賽季剩餘的4700萬美元的一部分。這只意味著湖人必須
讓對方認為潛在的龜龜交易是值得的，湖人目前有兩個未來首輪選秀權，很可能需要把它們
當成龜龜交易的一部分。
This is where the problem lies. According to NBA insider Ric Bucher of FOX Sport
s, the Lakers might not be amenable to this notion. Bucher’s source tells him t
hat “the front office’s thinking said any deal that would have to involve one
of the team’s future first-round picks ‘ain’t happening.'”
這就是問題所在。根據FOX Sports的NBA記者Ric Bucher的說法，湖人可能不會接受這個想
法。Bucher的消息來源告訴他，「高層的想法是，任何涉及球隊未來首輪選秀權之一的交易
都不會發生。」
Does this mean that the Lakers are just going to stick it out with Westbrook? It
doesn’t seem likely that they’re going to be able to offload him without incl
uding at least one of their first-round picks, so unless they change their stanc
e, it seems like Russ is going to be in Hollywood for a while longer.
這是否意味著湖人隊會留著龜龜？他們似乎不太可能在不包括至少一個首輪選秀權的情況下
交易掉他，所以除非他們改變立場，否則龜龜似乎將會在好萊塢再待一段時間。
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