Understanding the 76ers Interest in Jeremy Lin
http://thesixersense.com/2014/07/07/understanding-76ers-interest-jeremy-lin/
簡單摘要跟翻譯
On Saturday, a report from ESPN came out that the 76ers were open to trading
for Jeremy Lin. That sentence by itself is extremely misleading, especially
for people that won’t look any deeper into the surface. Jeremy Lin is a
decent player and comes with a great story and could sell some tickets, but
that’s not why the 76ers want Jeremy Lin.
上星期六一篇ESPN的報導表示七六人對於交易Jeremy Lin表示開放態度，這句話其實
容易對於只看到表面的人造成誤解。Jeremy Lin是個非常不錯而有著很棒故事的球員，
還可以帶來票房，但這個不是為什麼七六人想要Jeremy Lin的原因。
If the 76ers were to engage in serious negotiations with the Rockets, it
would be to bring a pick back to Philadelphia with Jeremy Lin. Now, Lin
averaged 12.5 points per game on 45 percent shooting last season, so he’s a
competent player. However, he’s due to make $8,374,646 next season in the
last year of his contract.
如果七六人認真的想要跟火箭交易，Jeremy Lin應該會跟一枚選秀簽一起打包過來。
Lin去年平均一場可以拿12.5分還有45%的投籃命中率，所以他其實是個相當有競爭力
的球員，但是接下來最後一年的合約很貴。
According to shamsports.com, the 76ers have $31,278,878 in cap room to spend
this offseason. That number will shrink a small amount when rookies are
signed to deals, but the 76ers will still have an abundance of cap space left
to play with. This is where the Houston Rockets and Jeremy Lin come into
play. Daryl Morey — GM of the Houston Rockets — is making a play for
Carmelo Anthony, or some max-contract superstar this offseason. In order to
have room for this superstar, Lin’s $8 million needs to be taken off the
books. However, the Rockets don’t want to take any contracts back.
七六人大概還有三千一百萬的空間可以供操作，在簽下一些新秀後會再少一點，但是
仍然有非常充裕的空間。而火箭為了再得到一個明星球員得清出Lin 8M的薪水才有可能，
而且最好不要再拿到任何合約。
The 76ers are one of the unique teams in the NBA that have the ability to
absorb Lin’s large contract without sending anything back. Of course, for
taking on Lin, the 76ers want compensation. Philadelphia isn’t going to take
on $8 million without getting something in return. The return would have to
be at least a first-round pick, if not multiple picks from Houston for taking
on Lin’s deal.
七六人是NBA裡面獨特的一支隊伍，因為他可以吸收Lin的合約而不需要送任何東西，
當然，幫火箭清空Lin的薪資七六人想要一些補償，而不是直接幫忙吃8M的薪水。
補償應該至少要有一枚首輪簽，或是幾個二輪簽。
For that reason, the 76ers would welcome Jeremy Lin with opening arms, if the
return is sufficient enough. Not to mention, Sixers GM Sam Hinkie worked
alongside Rockets GM Daryl Morey in Houston before he came to Philadelphia.
因此七六人如果可以拿到夠多的補償其實很歡迎Lin。此外七六人的GM Hinkie在
來七六人前曾經在Morey身旁工作，兩個人也算有交情。
Don’t get it twisted, Jeremy Lin wouldn’t take any minutes away from
Michael Carter-Williams. There isn’t going to be a move to the bench for MCW
if Lin is brought in, it’s quite the opposite. Jeremy Lin could play
alongside MCW at the shooting guard position, or come off the bench. Who
really cares? As long as he brings some picks along with him, it doesn’t
matter. He’ll spend a season with the 76ers and then be off to his next NBA
adventure.
也不要誤會Lin會不會跟MCW分時間，把Lin帶進來並不會讓MCW坐板凳，相反的，Lin可以
當先發得分後衛，也可以從板凳出發，誰在乎呢?只要交易Lin可以帶來足夠的補償，其實
根本無所謂，Lin就是在七六人待一季，然後繼續他的NBA之旅。
So, if this trade goes down, just smile. Trust in Sam Hinkie and put a smile
on your face as the assets begin to pile up, once again.
所以如果交易成真的，七六人的球迷應該要相信Hinkie，感到開心，因為球隊又繼續累積
資產了。
簡評: 交易對七六人真的不虧，或許對Lin也是好事，下一季很重要，數據會決定下一份
薪水跟球隊。