Simmons on new deal: 'It's a business'; happy with $20 million contract
西蒙斯談新合約：在商言商，能拿到二千萬的合約很棒。
Jonathon Simmons' time with the Spurs came to an end after agreeing to
terms with the Orlando Magic
西蒙斯和魔術達成協議後意味著他的馬刺生涯要劃下句點了。
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Jonathon Simmons walked out of a gym on Friday afternoon with a better
understanding of what the NBA is all about.
Simmons had just agreed to a three-year, $20 million deal with the
Orlando Magic, one day after having his qualifying offer pulled from
the Spurs and becoming an unrestricted free agent.
周五剛從體育館走出來的他對於NBA這個大觀園有了更多不同體認，就在馬刺將
西蒙斯的「合格報價」撤回後的隔一天，他和魔術隊簽下了3年2000萬的新約。
"It just business," Simmons told the Express-News. "It's not
disappointing to me at all. That's just how it is. ... I wasn't
disappointed about anything. I believe everything happened for a
reason.
"I'm really not surprised," Simmons continued. "I didn't know what to
expect. I was just trying to take it a day at a time and see what the
opportunity was going to be."
Yes, it's a business. Simmons found that out firsthand.
這只是個在商言商的生意談判，西蒙斯告訴記者：對我而言這也沒什麼好失望的
，這就只是…我並沒有感到失望，因為我了解每件事的發生都有背後的原因。
我也沒被這結果嚇到，他補充道：我也不知道該去期待什麼，我就只是等著看，
看看我在自由市場上會有什麼機會。
The 27-year-old Houston native walked into free agency with the
intentions of securing a deal of at least $50 million. But it has not
been a good offseason for many restricted free agents.
Like Simmons, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Nikola Mirotic, JaMychal Green
, Alex Len, even Spurs newcomer Joffrey Lauvergne have all realized how
rigid the restricted market is.
這位27歲的休士頓當地人今年踏入自由球員市場，並且一開始預期有機會得到一
份總價5000萬的大合約，但今年對於許多自由球員而言成果並不豐碩。
"No one expected it to be this tough," said Simmons. "A guy like me
still has to deal with politics at the end of the day. I was a low-tier
guy still, after what I did, it still wasn't enough. I know that. I was
expecting more, but I'm happy. It's $20 million. People don't get that
every day."
沒人想到會這麼慘，西蒙斯說：到最後，我這種小角色還是得面對各種殘酷的現
實，我只是個普通的角色球員，即便我以為我己經證明了我的能耐，但結果告訴
我，我的努力還遠遠不夠。我雖然期待大約，但是現在這樣也還不錯啦，二千萬
的合約也不是隨隨便便就能夠拿得到的。
Simmons averaged 6.2 points and 2.1 rebounds in 78 games with the Spurs
last season. He admitted playing time was a factor in deciding his next
location. Though Simmons played 78 games last season, eight times as a
starter, and averaged 17.8 minutes, the competitor in Simmons wanted
more.
"I want to be in position to play a decent amount of minutes per game,
" said Simmons. "I feel like I can excel playing enough minutes per
game. I explained that to Pop (Gregg Popovich) and he understand that.
... I want to be able to continue to improve and still make a name
for myself and I wasn't going to do that (with the Spurs). Not like I
wanted to."
西蒙斯上季在78場的賽事中平均6.2分、2.1籃板，他坦言出賽時間對於他選擇下
家是一個重要考量，上賽季的78場賽事(包含8場先發)僅能有17.8分鐘的上場時
間，滿足不了他的熱血。我想要有足夠的上場時間，我覺得多打一點我會有更好
的表現，我也向波波提過，他也了解…我需要時間去證明自己並打出自己的身價
，但是在馬刺我並不能得到這種機會。
Asked why he felt the Magic was a good choice, Simmons said the
opportunity to become a better impact player was too good to pass up.
"I have goals and I'm trying to attack them," said Simmons. "I think
Orlando is the perfect place to do that."
Though his time with the Spurs officially ended, Simmons has no hard
feelings. He recalled Game 6 against the Houston Rockets in the Western
Conference semifinals, a game he considers the most memorable as a Spur.
問他為何選擇魔術時，他說在那裡他有更多機會發揮他的影響力。雖然在馬刺的
時光即將告終，但他對此沒有怨懟，他仍然懷念在馬刺的日子，包含在西區半決
賽第六場比賽是他認為很值得記念的一場比賽
With no Tony Parker or Kawhi Leonard, Simmons received his first career
postseason start, finishing with 18 points and four assists. In front
of his family and friends at the Toyota Center in Houston, he helped
the Spurs eliminate the Rockets to advance to the conference finals.
"That was the one," said Simmons of the game. "It was surreal."
A new chapter awaits in Orlando, where Simmons will see a familiar face
in Chad Forcier, a former Spurs assistant and current lead assistant for
the Magic.
在小跑車和可愛都缺陣下，西蒙斯得到季後賽第一次先發的機會，並得到18分4助
攻，並且在家鄉父老見證下他協助馬刺淘汰火箭並晉級西區冠軍賽，那實在太棒了
，爽到令人難以置信。
而新的篇章在等著西蒙斯開啟，在那裡有一個熟悉的臉孔等著他