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The Rockets had to cut a player because they didn’t know the NBA office was
closed on a holiday
火箭因為不知道聯盟辦公室假日關門而得釋出一名球員
Promising wing player James Nunnally’s NBA season came to an end on Monday
after he was waived by the Houston Rockets in the middle of his 10-day
contract. It looks like he will go back to Europe, although his agent denied
a Sportando report that he signed with an Italian team.
火箭以10天短約簽下前途看好的搖擺人James Nunnally，他的NBA球季在星期一被火箭釋出
後結束。看起來似乎他會回歐洲打球，不過他的經紀人否認他已經跟義大利球隊簽約的報
導。
It didn’t have to end like this, though. Nunnally brought depth, three-point
shooting and versatility to a key wing position on the Rockets’ roster. But
Houston made two abrupt roster moves that forced them into this predicament,
and timed them poorly.
本來事情可以不用走到這個地步的。Nunnally為火箭球員名單帶來深度，三分火力，以及
多功能性。但是因為火箭做了兩個倉促的球員名單變動導致他們陷入這個困境，他們在時
間上的安排很差。
They signed Nunnally to replace Danuel House, who declined a multi-year NBA
contract offer once his two-way deal was up so he could test free agency
sooner.
火箭因為Danuel House為了想在他的雙向合約到期後想試一下FA市場水溫，所以拒絕了火
箭提的多年約，也因此火箭簽了Nunnally來填補Danuel House的位置。
Now, the Rockets have neither. Here’s why.
而現在，火箭兩個球員都沒留下。原因為何呢?
The Rockets really wanted Kenneth Faried
火箭很想要Kenneth Faried
Clint Capela’s thumb surgery left Houston pretty bare at the center
position. The only healthy big men on their roster were Nene and Marquese
Chriss.
Clint Capela的大拇指手術讓火箭的中鋒位置顯得單薄，唯二在球員名單上還算健康的大
個子只有Nene跟Marquese Chriss。
So when reports broke that the Brooklyn Nets had reached a buyout agreement
with Kenneth Faried, the Rockets were all over it. In the same breath as ESPN
’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported the Faried buyout, he announced the forward’
s likelihood of signing with Houston immediately thereafter.
所以當有報導傳出來，說籃網跟Kenneth Faried快要達成合約買斷時，火箭就衝了。當沃
神報導Faried買斷的消息時，他同時也報導了火箭會跟Faried簽約的可能性。
It takes 48 hours for a player to clear waivers, a period that allows another
team to place a bid on a waived player for a fraction of his contract buyout
amount. Brooklyn officially waived Faried on Saturday. He officially became a
Rocket on Monday.
要釋出一名球員要花48小時，這48小時可以讓其他隊伍只要出一部分該球員合約的金額就
可以競標。籃網在星期六釋出Faried，所以他在星期一就正式成為火箭人。
But the Rockets didn’t have an open roster slot for Faried
但是火箭在球員名單上沒有空缺給Faried
Houston hustled to create one at the last second. They traded Carmelo Anthony
and cash to the Chicago Bulls, who could absorb his contract without giving
anything back because of their trade exception from the Justin Holiday deal
with Memphis.
所以火箭趕在最後一秒出手。他們把Carmelo Anthony跟現金給了公牛，公牛可以接手
Melo的合約，因為他們與灰熊交易Justin Holiday裡的交易例外條款，所以他們不用給火
箭回饋。
That, in theory, should have created the spot for Faried.
理論上，那樣子的操作是可以創造出一個位置給Faried。
But the Rockets didn’t account for Monday being a national holiday. Monday
was Martin Luther King Jr. Day, and, thus, the NBA league office was closed.
That meant there was no one to process the trade, so it could not officially
be executed until Tuesday.
但是火箭沒算到星期一是國定假日，是馬丁路德紀念日，所以聯盟辦公室沒開。這代表了
沒有人可以處理這件交易，所以整個交易要到星期二才算完成。
The Rockets played Philadelphia on Monday night and felt they needed Faried
to go up against Joel Embiid. In order to get Faried ready to play in time
for that game, the Rockets needed to release Nunnally.
火箭在星期一要跟76人打比賽，他們希望Faried可以上場面對Joel Embiid，所以為了可以
讓Faried來的及上場，火箭就得釋出Nunnally。
Rockets head coach Mike D’Antoni was upset the Anthony trade was unable to
be processed on Monday.
火箭教練Mike D'Antoni對於沒辦法在星期一把Melo交易完成很不高興。
He said that because it cost Nunnally his roster spot
他說因為這樣子讓Nunnally丟掉了他的位置。
The Rockets had already agreed to sign Faried, and the Anthony trade was
delayed a day. Someone had to go, so the odd man out was James Nunnally.
火箭已經同意要簽Faried，而Melo的交易得要晚一天才能完成，所以有人一定得走，那個
人就是James Nunnally。
It’s unfortunate, because Nunnally was was playing like he belonged.
Nunnally went 0-of-5 from three-point range against the Lakers, but he made
big plays in Houston’s double overtime loss to the Brooklyn Nets earlier in
the week. He was exactly the kind of player who fit into a Rockets team that
needed to create as much space for Harden on the court.
這真的很不幸，因為Nunnally打的表現就像是個火箭人。雖然對上湖人那場他的三分線是
0-5，但是那場跟籃網兩次延長賽才分勝負的比賽，他有著傑出的表現。他就像是完全符合
火箭球風的球員，他可以在場上幫Harden拉開空間。
Houston wanted to keep him too, which is why they executed the Anthony trade.
But they couldn’t keep him and get Faried processed in time for the 76ers
game.
火箭也想留下他，所以他們才要把Melo交易掉。但是，他們因為要來的及讓Faried上場打
76人所以只得把他釋出。
Houston could have avoided this altogether with better planning
火箭若是事先計畫好，這一切都不會發生。
The Rockets were in a frenzy to sign Faried because they wanted him to fill
the void Capela left. With Joel Embiid and the 76ers coming to town, the
Rockets wanted to put up some type of fight. They didn’t feel like Nene and
Marquese Chriss was enough.
火箭瘋了似的想要簽Faried，因為他們想要他去填補Capela留下的空缺。隨著Joel Embiid
的76人即將來到的比賽，他們想要做些努力，他們覺得只有Nene跟Marquese Chriss是不夠
的。
In reality, no combination of big men is enough to check Embiid, who went off
for 32 points, 14 rebounds, and three blocks. Faried played 23 minutes and
had 13 points, even shooting 1-of-2 from three-point range, but it didn’t
matter. Houston lost by 28 in a game they trailed as many as 33.
實際上，有一組長人也擋不住Embiid，他拿下32分，14個籃板，3個火鍋；Faried上場打了
23分鐘，拿下13分，三分球1-2，即使那樣也沒差。最後火箭以28分輸球，場中最多還輸到
33分。
Given the result and the unlikelihood that Faried would have offered much
resistance against Embiid anyway, why the rush? Houston could have waited one
extra day to finalize the Faried signing had they planned for the NBA offices
to be closed on a notable national holiday. That would have allowed the Melo
trade to go through, clearing the spot for Faried.
所以從結果看，Faried所能給的似乎也擋不住Embiid，那火箭幹嘛急？火箭若是有計畫
好，算到星期一是那麼重要的國定假日，就只要再等一天完成Faried的交易，這樣Melo交
易就可完成，他們也就有位置可以給Faried。
Instead, Nunnally lost his job, and Houston will have to find a way to
replace him, too. The Rockets aren’t happy with the NBA, but this could have
been avoided.
相反地，Nunnally丟了工作，火箭也得想辦法找人填補他的位置。火箭對聯盟不爽，但是
這一切原本都是可以避免的。