來源: Bleacher Report
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Their Futures Uncertain, Kevin Love, Cavs May Be Stuck with Each Other
雙方的未來都不確定，Kevin Love跟騎士可能就是綁在一起了
Kevin Love was a man of the people back in July, when he signed a four-year,
$120.4 million extension to stay with the Cleveland Cavaliers, then posed for
an impromptu selfie with construction workers at Quicken Loans Arena.
在七月的時候，Kevin Love跟騎士簽下了1億2040萬鎂的延長合約，決定留在騎士，那時他
是受大家所喜愛的人，他甚至在騎士主場即興與建築工人們一起玩自拍。
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Between Love's contract and a $140 million arena renovation, that's more than
a quarter of a billion dollars poured into the post-LeBron James Cavs. The
way things are going so far—at 8-32 the Cavs have the worst record in the
league—one has to wonder whether Love will actually be around to see this
rebuilding project through.
與Love的合約以及1億4000萬鎂的球場改建，騎士在LBJ離開後花了超過2.5億鎂的錢。那目
前騎士的狀況呢? 8-32，聯盟最糟。這不禁讓人懷疑，球場改建完成之時，Love還會不會
在騎士。
Probably not. But that also depends on a difficult question: What's the trade
market for a 30-year-old, five-time All-Star described by one Western
Conference executive as a "dinosaur"? Challenging, to put it mildly,
according to multiple executives around the league.
很有可能不在，但是那還要看下一個問題的答案會是如何：一位30歲，5屆全明星，但是被
西區球隊高層描述成"恐龍"的Kevin Love，他的交易市場會是如何? 根據數位聯盟裡制服
組的說法，講的客氣一點，"很有挑戰性"。
"It's a lot to ask someone to take on $144 million for a 30-year-old with an
injury history," one of the execs told Bleacher Report. "You're dealing with
a very small, narrow marketplace for him."
「對一支球隊來說，要去承接一個30歲有傷病史的球員，1億4400萬鎂的合約，這真的很辛
苦，」一位球團高層說。「這樣對Love來說，他的市場交易對象就很少了。」
Love's extension, which kicks in next season, brought his five-year
guaranteed salary to $144 million. He'll make $28.9 million next season, then
the deal levels off at $31.3 million the next two years and goes back to
$28.9 million in the final season, when Love will be 34.
Love的延長合約會在下一季開始執行，那會保證他5年內可以拿到1億4400萬鎂。下一季他
會拿到2890萬鎂，下兩季拿到3130萬鎂，最後一季拿2890萬鎂，到時候他就34歲了。
If nothing else, acquiring Love would come with cost certainty for a player
whose three-point shooting, rebounding, veteran leadership and postseason
experience could prove useful to a team that feels it's one piece away from
making a deep playoff run.
若無其他因素，得到Love所費不貲，但是可以確保這球員會有三分線，籃板，老將領導力
以及季後賽經驗，這對一些覺得自己就只差最後一塊拼圖就可打到季後賽的球隊可能就會
很有用。
Still, it's a hefty sum to swallow for multiple years.
然而，這對好幾年的時間來說還是一大筆錢。
One of the executives who spoke with B/R said Love's deal and John Wall's
four-year, $170 million extension are "the two worst contracts in the league."
一位高層說Love跟John Wall的4年1億7000萬鎂的延長合約是"聯盟裡兩個最爛的合約"。
"How many teams are really looking for a dinosaur face-up 4-man, or a 5 who
can't switch pick-and-roll?" the exec said.
「有多少球隊真的在找一個恐龍打面框4號位，或者打5號位但是不會擋拆的？」
Nonetheless, Marc Stein of the New York Times reported last week that Love
trade chatter will be heating up over the next few weeks, and that some teams
view him as a potential missing piece for the "right price." But finding a
team to agree with the Cavs on that price will be challenging.
然而，紐約時報記者Marc Stein上周報導，有關Love的交易傳聞會在下幾周開始升溫，說
有些球隊把他視作季後賽的最後一塊拼圖，只要"價格合理"。但是，要找到一個球隊同意
騎士的價碼將會充滿挑戰。
"The problem is: You have a rookie GM (Koby Altman)—who's a really good guy
and has done some really good things and is trying to prove himself. And
you've got a delusional owner [Dan Gilbert]," a Western Conference executive
said. "And they're going to think they're supposed to get something for the
guy. You're not getting an asset for him under any circumstances."
「問題是這樣：騎士有個菜鳥總管(Koby Altman)