Sefko: Daunting task faces Mavs, GM Donnie Nelson to try to construct
a title contender this offseason.
Dallas Morning News 達拉斯晨報
E. Sefko
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Minutes after the Mavericks' season ended, in the bowels of
Chesapeake Energy Arena, Donnie Nelson stood with a pained look on
his face.
當小牛們在雷霆主場畫上15-16賽季的句點
GM小尼站在場邊臉上帶著落寞
Not so much because his team had been booted from the playoffs in
five games by Oklahoma City, although that was part of it.
不全然因為與OKC的五場對抗後敗下陣來
儘管那是成分之一
Mostly, the president of basketball operations was already looking
at the daunting task ahead.
大概他已經看見艱鉅的暑假作業等著他
This is where it gets hard for Nelson, owner Mark Cuban and coach
Rick Carlisle.
這是小尼庫班和金凱瑞要一起面對的難題
"You got that right," Nelson said.
Five seasons have gone by since the 2011 chamionship and the Mavericks
haven't made it out of the first round of the playoffs in any of them.
2011奪冠後已經過了五年
我們沒有再贏過任何一個系列賽
For a team that once had such a good groove going with periodic deep
playoff runs, this is not the kind of rut they want to be in.
對一支曾經的季後賽常客又不習慣四月就放假的球隊
這顯然不是想要遭遇的循環
Fixing this is on management, as it has been every summer. Carlisle
has proven to be masterful at squeezing every drop he can out of his
continually changing rosters.
每個夏天我們都在修改這樣的惡性循環
金凱瑞也在持續變動的陣容名單下
證明他撐住球隊戰績不會急速墜落的能耐
While it's fun for fans and media to speculate in what makes sense
for the Mavericks to do in free agency, the bottom line is that it's
Nelson's job to do all the legwork that comes with assessing what
realistically can be accomplished during the offseason.
當牛粉和媒體以推敲達拉斯在自由市場的操作為樂
要注意的是小尼要打底一切來達成(在老闆的巨頭夢下)實際陣容的編制
They have a lot of work to do.
有很多事情要做
"We didn't think we had a 70-win team, so we knew we had holes," Cuban
said. "Look, there's no secret sauce. We've got some good young guys.
We'll look at them more. We'll look to bring back (some players) and
add - the same thing we do every year. And we'll see what happens
with our free agents."
我們沒有70勝級別的陣容也知道有些坑
我們有些不錯的年輕人也寄望他們能做更多
我們會簽回並增添一些戰力...就像我們一直以來
然後再看看我們在自由市場有何作為
One thing working in the Mavericks' favor is that this summer can't
possibly be any worse than last year's, right?
我們只確信今年夏天不會比去年更慘了
應該吧?
When Deandre Jordan jilted the Mavericks, it sent the franchise into
a tailspin that made it extremely difficult to build a roster that
could be competitive in the Western Conference. And by the way, they
salvaged things pretty well, all things considered.
當_____背棄達拉斯這讓球團陷入困境
極其困難組織一份在西區有競爭力的陣容名單
不過普遍認為制服組的危機處理可圈可點
"It's pretty well-documented that we were put in a really tough position
this last summer," Nelson said. "Really had to kind of squeeze blood out
of a turnip and create a team from really nothingness because there was
really nothing left on the tree when we were notified."
很多證據顯示我們去年夏天極其不利
真的是無中生有
畢竟當我們知道(_____背棄達拉斯)時市場已經沒有什麼好菜了
Jordan, Dwight Howard, Deron Williams. Those are three big names that
the Mavericks have gone after in free agency who spurned them.
_____ DH和D-Will都是達拉斯曾追求卻被放生的市場大物
It's led to the now-tiresome question of why the Mavericks haven't been
able to lure an elite-level player to pair with Dirk Nowitzki in the
twilight of his career.
困擾的是到底為什麼沒有菁英級別球星願意跟Dirk搭配
"I don't know," Nelson said. "It certainly hasn't been for lack of
trying."
沒有人知道
又不是沒試過
The list of players who could be instant difference-makers for the
Mavericks is short this summer. Howard, who has spent the last three
seasons with Houston, will be a free agent. So will Atlanta's Al Horford
and Miami's Hassen Whiteside. Any of those three centers would be a
major coup if the Mavericks could reel one of them in.
今夏能立即為達拉斯帶來改變的球員不多
中鋒部分在火箭待了三年的DH
老鷹的活佛
熱火的白邊
得其一都會是絕妙的好棋
Point guard could be another area of need, pending the dicision of
Deron Williams, who can opt out of the final season of his two-year deal.
控衛則是另一個需要補強的位置
D-Will可以選擇跳出合約
Memphis' Mike Conley figures to be the most sought-after point guard of
the summer.
灰熊的小康利會是今夏最常被詢問的名字
All of this presumes that the Mavericks have no shot at the two big fish
this summer: Kevin Durant and Lebron James.
但要先說服庫班不要花一堆時間在KD和LBJ身上
Nelson's first step is to decipher the locker room as it presently
exists. Who is allowed to leave? Who is a major priority to keep?
小尼首先要做的是
決定休息室裡誰會收到離開的祝福
誰又是優先要續留的
"We had guys who had no business being out on the basketball court that
offered to play (in the playoffs)," Nelson said. "Yeah, we're going to
take a look at guys inside our locker room, like we always do. Age
is a factor. Injuries are a factor. You have a finite wallet that you
can go out and go shopping with. But I can tell you the character of
every person we have that locker. I'll climb into a foxhole with those
15 guys anytime."
我們有一群上場就在拼命的傢伙
我們會像過去一樣檢視我們的陣容
年紀和傷病史都是因素
我們只有有限的薪資進行補強
但我可以說這15個球員都是鬥士
An educated guess about who among the 15 Mavericks that finished the
season on the roster will return could look something like this:
現有的15人可能的暑假動向
肯定回歸
Dirk
Matthews
Barea
Anderson
Harris
Mejri
回歸機會大
Parsons
Powell
McGee
視薪情而定
Felton
Williams
Pachulia
Lee
除非不佔薪資空間否則走人
Villanueva
Evans
Obviously, there won't be 13 players off this roster returning. In each
of the last three summers, only about half the roster has been retained.
過去三季通常都只有半數球員隔年回歸效力
今年可能也很難期待不用重新磨合
And this doesn't take into account the possibility of a trade.
而且不能排除交易的可能
If the new Sacramento coach and management decide DeMarcus Cousins needs
to go - a long shot, for sure - you can be dead certain that the
Mavericks will be trying to put a package together.
誰知道小尼手裡有沒有其他GM的裸照
Barring that, it's another summer of free-agent roulette.
有夢最美希望相隨
期待夏天吧
重要日程表
May 11
Draft Combine
尋找新鮮肉體填補(夏季聯盟)陣容
June 2
NBA Finals begin
看看爭冠球隊的陣容應該長怎樣
June 22
D-Day
合約跳出截止日
June 23
NBA draft
用46號籤讓七十億人都震驚吧
July 1
NBA free-agent negotiations begin
自由市場開市
July 7
Moratorium ends
拜_____所賜今年7號就可以簽約了