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作者:Keith Pompey
CHICAGO — The belief among NBA executives is that James Harden will rejoin
the Houston Rockets this summer.
NBA的高層普遍認為James Harden會在這個暑假重返休士頓火箭
Rockets owner Tilman Fertitta “loves” the 76ers point guard. The franchise
expects to reunite with him, sources say. Before hiring Ime Udoka on April
25, head coaching candidates were asked for their opinion on coaching Harden
during the interview process, according to sources.
火箭老闆Tilman Fertitta愛這個76人後衛，球隊預計與他重聚，在球隊於4/25雇用Ime Ud
oka之前，每個面試的教練都被問到對於執教Harden的看法
Houston is positioned to have around $60 million in salary cap space this
offseason. That’s great for Harden, who intends to opt out of his $35.6
million deal for next season with the Sixers and become a free agent.
火箭在這個休賽季預計有60M的薪資空間，這對Harden來說是件好事，因為他準備要跳出
下一季跟76人35.6M的合約成為自由球員
Sources have said his interest in returning to Houston is mutual and not a
ploy to get a lucrative deal out of the Sixers. His mother still lives in the
city. He has several business ventures there. And, as one source said, “he’
s treated like a god in Houston.”
消息說他是對回火箭是認真的而非要從76人那邊要一張大約，他的母親住在休士頓，
在那裡也有商業投資，根據一個消息來源透露"Harden在休士頓被當神一樣看待"
But the question is what type of contract are the Rockets, Sixers or any
other franchise willing to offer?
但問題是他可以從火箭，76人或任何球隊那邊拿到什麼合約?
Harden could receive a maximum salary of $210 million over four years with
the Sixers, who have his bird rights. He could make up to $201.7 million with
another team. But at 33 years old, and prone to struggles in the postseason,
it’s unlikely any team would want to max him out for four years.
Harden最多可以76人簽下4年210M的合約，76人有他的鳥權，他跟其他球隊則是4年
201.7M，但一個33歲並且在季後賽打的掙扎的球員可能很難跟任何球隊簽下一張4年的合約
But if the Sixers do not re-sign Harden, they would be put in a tough spot.
He led the league in assists at 10.7 per game this season, and was by far the
Sixers’ best ball handler and facilitator. Not projecting to have cap-space
available, they wouldn’t be able to replace him adequately in free agency.
但如果76人沒辦法續約他，這會陷入一個艱難的狀況，他這季場均10.7助攻領先全聯盟
，是76人最好的持球者跟組織者，76人沒有可用的薪資空間，在自由市場無法找到人來
取代他
So the Sixers cannot afford to let Harden walk for nothing, especially
considering what they gave up to acquire him from the Brooklyn Nets in the
Feb. 10, 2022 trade. Philly surrendered its unprotected first-round pick,
which was deferred to June’s draft, in addition to giving up Ben Simmons,
Seth Curry and Andre Drummond.
所以76人不能讓Harden就這樣直接白白閃人，特別是考慮他們在把交易他的時候付出的
代價，無保護的首輪，Ben Simmons,Seth Curry跟Andre Drummond.
But Houston will always be a special place for Harden. It’s also a place he
frequented several times this season when time permitted.
Harden went from being a sixth man of the year to a 10-time All-Star after
the Oklahoma City Thunder traded him to the Rockets on Oct. 27, 2012.
For Harden, playing at Houston’s Toyota Center is different than in any
other arena.
但對Harden來說休士頓永遠是一個特別的地方，Harden這季也在時間允許的情況下多次
回到休士頓過，Harden在2012年10月27去火箭隊後，從一個第六人變成一個10度全明星賽
球員
對於Harden來說，在休士頓Toyota中心打球的感覺跟其他球場是不同的
He’s one of the Rockets’ all-time best players. He won the 2018 MVP award
and numerous other accolades during his nine seasons as a Rocket. Fans are
past being upset with him for forcing a trade to Brooklyn Nets on Jan. 13,
2021. He’s still appreciated in this city.
他是火箭有史以來最好的球員之一，在火箭9個賽季中他拿下2018的年度MVP跟許多榮譽
，而球迷也不再因為他要求離隊加入籃網而感到失望，這座城市仍然相當歡迎他
“The love and feelings are mutual,” he said before facing the Rockets in
Houston on Dec. 5. “That’s never going to change. Like I said, I still own
my home here. A lot of family still lives here. That feeling won’t change.
What I meant by the game is obviously there’s no greater win or loss [here
compared to other places], but having that family environment around me is a
little different.”
"這份愛跟感情是互相的"Harden在他12/5對戰火箭時說到
"這永遠不會改變，就像我說的，我在這裡還有自己的家，我的家人仍然住在這裡，這份
感情並不會改變，在這裡贏球或輸球跟其他地方比起來並沒有太多的差別，但有家人在
我身邊感覺還是有點不同"
Harden averaged 21.0 points and 6.1 rebounds this season in addition to being
the first Sixer to win the NBA assist title since Wilt Chamberlain in 1967-68.
He was celebrated for winning two series games against the Celtics in the
Eastern Conference semifinals.
Harden在今年攻下21分6.1籃板，還是自1967-68年的Wilt Chamberlain以來首位贏下助攻
王的76人球員，他在二輪幫76人拿下了2場比賽的勝利也因此得到肯定
He had an epic performance in Game 1 with Joel Embiid sidelined with a
sprained right knee ligament. Harden had a game-high 45 points, tying a
career playoff high. He also tied a season high with seven three-pointers in
the 119-115 victory. Fifteen of his points came in the fourth quarter,
including the go-ahead basket with 8.4 seconds left.
在G1 Embiid因膝蓋傷勢缺席時Harden繳出了全場最高45分的表現，平了他季後賽的得分
新高，他也同時進了這季單場最多的7顆3分球幫助球隊以119:115拿下勝利，在第四節
攻下15分，還有比賽剩下8.4秒時投進的致勝球
In Game 4, Harden had game highs of 42 points, nine assists, and four steals
in the 116-115 victory. His wide-open 24-foot three-pointer in front of the
Sixers bench with 19 seconds left was the game-winner to cap his best home
game as Sixer.
However, he was criticized for his struggles in Games 6 and 7.
在G4,球隊以116:115勝利的比賽中，Harden攻下全場最高的42分9助攻跟4抄截，他在比賽
最後19秒時在76人的板凳面前投進了一個空檔3分球，來證明這是他身為76人球員的最佳
表現
但他卻在G6 G7非常掙扎
Harden had 13 points on 4-for-16 shooting in the 95-86 Game 6 loss. He
followed that with nine points on 3-for-11 shooting along with five turnovers
in the 112-88 Game 7 loss. And Harden failed to score in the fourth quarters
of Games 5, 6 and 7 on a combined 0-for-6 shooting.
But that hasn’t deterred the Sixer, who are hopeful but not oblivious about
his mutural interest in the Rockets.
“Scenario A would be to bring James back,” Sixers president Daryl Morey
said. “Scenerio B, if he’s not back, we’ll have to get creative.”
Harden在G6的敗仗中16投4中攻下13分，緊接著在G7 112:88的輸球中11投3中+5次失誤，
而Harden在G5-6-7 3場在第四節合計6投0中完全沒有得分
但這並沒有嚇到76人，球隊對他仍然充滿希望，但也沒有忽Harden對重回火箭的興趣
"計畫A是把James帶回來" 76人總裁Daryl Morey說道 "計畫B 如果他不回來 那我們會保持
靈活性"
Harden要回火箭是認真的啊，郎有情妹有意
Morey對於要是人家不回歸也只能說Creative了，雖然要是他閃人只有一個全額中產要怎
麼Creative 起來我是很懷疑
現在就看76人選教練或是Morey有沒有辦法用以前的關係留下他了吧，不然看起來Harden
回歸火箭越來越穩了