原文中有提到O'neal離開魔術
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When Shaq was drafted first overall, the Magic had just completed their third
season in franchise history. As is the case with many franchises just
starting out, wins were hard to come by. In three seasons, Orlando finished
18-64, 31-51, and 21-61.
O'neal加入魔術時 魔術隊才剛剛加入聯盟三年 且起步維艱
這三年戰績分別為18-64 31-51 21-61
However, O’Neal was about to change that in a hurry.
Once the former LSU Tiger joined the team, the Magic finished 41-41. They
then won 50 or more games in each of the next three seasons as Shaq and
fellow All-Star Penny Hardaway led them to an NBA Finals appearance in
1994-95 and the Eastern Conference Finals the following year. In 1996, with
Penny already locked up on a nine-year, $72 million deal, it was time to
re-sign the four-time All-Star and former scoring champion: O’Neal.
但O'neal的加入很快就改變了球隊
第一年41-41 接下來三年都拿下超過50勝
1994-95在O'neal和Penny的合作下還打進總冠
1996年 Penny已經拿到了9年7200萬的合約
接下來就輪到跟O'neal簽約
O’Neal, who finished his four-year, $17.4 million rookie deal, was offered
$54 million dollars over four years. It was an embarrassing offer, and one
that looked even worse when you consider both the Miami Heat’s Alonzo
Mourning and Washington Bullets‘ Juwan Howard earned seven-year, $105
million contracts that same offseason.
O'neal第一份合約為四年1740萬
這次魔術隊開出了四年5400萬 這是個侮辱人的數字
尤其在看過熱火的Alonzo Mourning和子彈隊的Juwan Howard的7年1億500萬合約後
讓這數字看起來更糟了
The official NBA free-agency period opened up on July 9, 1996. Right off the
bat, Lakers general manager Jerry West offered O’Neal a seven-year, $95.5
million contract. Concerned about losing their homegrown player to a big
market, the Magic responded with a $100 million offer. Soon after, team owner
Rich DeVos upped the ante, offering O’Neal a seven-year, $115 million
contract to stay in Florida.
湖人隊總管Jerry West提供O'neal 7年9550萬的合約
這時擔心失去O'neal的魔術才趕緊回應願意提供7年1億
接著球隊老闆Rich Devos再加碼到7年1億1500萬
On July 16, one week after the start of free agency, the Orlando Sentinel put
out a poll question on the front page of the newspaper: “Is Shaquille O’
Neal worth $115 million over seven seasons?” Word of DeVos’ offer got to
the paper, which they in turn transformed into a question where readers would
call one number to vote yes, one number to vote no.
7月16日 the Orlando Sentinel在頭版發起了一個問卷調查:
O'neal 值得給他7年1億1500萬嗎?
讓讀者可以選擇是或不是
In the end, 5,111 readers made a call to place their votes. And 91.3 percent
said no, O’Neal was not worth $115 million over the next seven years.
結果5111位讀者中 91.3%的人說 不值得給O'neal這麼多
The results infuriated readers who wanted Shaq to stay with the Magic. It
infuriated Orlando’s front office, as well as its players. Worst of all, it
disappointed O’Neal.
這結果惹怒了希望O'neal留下的讀者 也惹怒了魔術隊的球員 當然 還有O'neal本人
“It stung a lot,” [O’Neal] said years later. “A lot. I wouldn’t say it
hurt me, but I don’t like being underappreciated.”
O'neal說:這刺痛了我 我不會說我受傷了 但我不喜歡不受尊重與被低估的感覺
Once the newspaper poll came out, many players around the league came to the
defense of O’Neal. One such player was Charles Barkley, who at the time was
Shaq’s Olympic teammate for the 1996 Summer Games in Atlanta, Georgia.
“They’re going to be sorry this time tomorrow, because they’re going to be
idiots,” said Barkley to the Los Angeles Times. “They are going to miss him.
”
投票結果出爐後 許多球員站出來支持O'neal 老巴是其中一個
他和O'neal是1996年夢幻三隊的隊友
他說:"他們以後會後悔的 一群白癡 他們一定會懷念他"
Dennis Scott was another player who voiced his opinion. Scott, a teammate of O
’Neal’s for all four years in Orlando, called Magic general manager John
Gabriel to give him a piece of his mind.
Dennis Scott是另一個發聲的球員 他是O'neal的魔術隊友
“I screamed, ‘What the hell are you doing? What the hell are you people
doing?’ It was crazy,” said Scott. “But as poorly as the Magic handled it,
that poll was the straw that broke the camel’s back. Shaq can deal with a
lot. He can. But when the whole city is saying he’s not worth it … nope. He
was gone. And I didn’t blame him.”
Scott說:"我尖叫出來 你們這群傢伙到底在搞啥鬼? 這太瘋狂了
這調查就是壓倒駱駝的最後一根稻草
當整個城市的人都說他不值得這薪水 他不走才怪 我根本不會責怪他"
Scott was right. By the time Gabriel told O’Neal’s agent, Leonard Armato,
that Orlando would pay the $115 million, it was too late. Shaq agreed to a
deal with the Lakers, who, after clearing more cap space, offered $120
million over seven years.
Scott是對的 在魔術隊提出他們願意提供1億1500萬合約時
O'neal已經和湖人簽約 在湖人清出一些薪資空間後 最後的合約是七年1億2000萬
Shaq teamed up with a young Kobe Bryant, and together the duo led LA to three
consecutive championships. Meanwhile, it took Orlando 12 years and a new
franchise center (Dwight Howard) before making it out of the first round of
the playoffs.
O'neal和Kobe一起為湖人拿下三連霸 反觀魔術隊為了接下來能踏出季後賽首輪
以及為了得到下一個看板球星DH 則花了他們整整12年的時間