谢绝转载。内文若有错误恳请指正。 http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/8179341/nba-jeremy-lin-six-degrees- separation-lin-camp http://ppt.cc/SfHT Chapter 6: The Lin Camp How the Knicks' actions led to Jeremy Lin's departure from New York Originally Published: July 19, 2012 By Chris Broussard | ESPN The Magazine 第六章：「林阵营」 尼克的行动如何导致Lin离开纽约 In the months, weeks and days leading up to July 1, Jeremy Lin had every reason to believe he would be returning to the New York Knicks. 近几个月、几周一直到七月一日前几天，Lin都相信他会重返尼克。 In an effort to scare off competitors from trying to sign him, the club had been spreading the word for months that it would match any offer presented. Like most around the league, the Lin camp took those words to heart and felt his future was almost assuredly in New York. 为了吓阻试图签下他的竞争对手，尼克球团这几个月持续宣称会跟进任何报价 。Lin阵营像联盟内大多数人一样真心相信这些说词，觉得他未来续留纽约几乎 是件板上钉钉的事。 His representatives, Roger Montgomery and Jim Tanner, had been speaking with the Knicks every few days and the club gave every indication, in word and in deed, that retaining Lin was a priority. Lin was even working out in his hometown of Palo Alto, Calif., with Knicks assistant coach Kenny Atkinson. 他的经纪人Montgomery与Tanner每隔几天便跟尼克联系，无论在口头与实际行 动上的所有迹象都显示留住Lin是他们的优先目标。Lin甚至在故乡Palo Alto 与尼克队助教Kenny Atkinson一起进行训练。 So when he got a telephone call one day in late June from Mike Woodson, asking him to meet for dinner in Los Angeles, Lin was excited to meet with the coach he thought would be leading him the next few years. Knicks stars Carmelo Anthony and Tyson Chandler, as well as Lin's best friend on the Knicks, Landry Fields, were also at the dinner at Mastro's Steakhouse in Beverly Hills. 所以，当Lin在六月底接到Woodson来电邀请他前往LA餐叙时，他非常兴奋能够 见到往後几年负责执教他的总教练。尼克明星球员Carmelo Anthony和Tyson Chandler、Lin在队上交情最好的朋友Landry Fields也一同来到比佛利山庄的 牛排馆共进晚餐。 During the bonding session, Woodson talked of Lin being the Knicks' starting point guard and the stars talked of coming together next season on the court, further confirming Lin's belief that he'd remain in New York. No potential salaries had been bandied about between the two sides at that point, but with the Knicks speaking so confidently about Lin's future with the team, his camp figured that money would not be a sticking point. 在这次交流中，Woodson说Lin将担任尼克先发控球後卫，球星们也谈论下季要 一起上场打球，更进一步使Lin认定他会续留纽约。此时双方并未提及续约价码 ，不过看到尼克对於Lin的未来将与球队同在充满信心，他的团队认为钱不会是 症结所在。 The first red flags came on July 1, according to a source close to Lin , when the Knicks failed to place the obligatory 12:01 a.m. ET phone call. While three other teams, including Toronto and Dallas, called Lin as soon as possible, the Knicks waited until 12:15 a.m. to contact Montgomery. And rather than call him, they sent him a text, saying they'd prefer to talk later on Sunday unless the Lin camp felt they needed to speak immediately, according to a source. They agreed to speak Sunday afternoon. 根据Lin身边的消息来源透露，当尼克并未在七月一日凌晨12点01分立刻打电话 给他，警示的红灯首度亮起。包括暴龙及小牛在内的另外三支球队马上联系了 Lin，尼克则等到凌晨12点15分才联络Montgomery──并非通过电话，仅仅传了 简讯说明除非Lin的团队认为有必要马上讨论，他们打算等到星期日再谈。消息 来源表示，Lin阵营同意留待星期日下午商议。 While it may not seem like a big deal, Lin's camp felt the Knicks' nonchalant approach was a show of disrespect and took it as a sign that the Knicks might play hardball. When the parties did speak, their feelings were confirmed. 尽管这件事似乎没什麽大不了的，尼克的漠不关心让Lin阵营感觉不受尊重， 并视为尼克可能摆出强硬态度的徵兆。双方展开讨论时，他们的想法获得证实。 Montgomery and Tanner were hoping to receive an offer. The Knicks could offer Lin a four-year deal worth $24.3 million before he even hit the open market. While sources say Lin still would have tested the market -- where other clubs could offer as much as $40 million over four years, complete with the "poison pill'' -- Lin's representatives felt a Knicks offer right off the bat would have shown that New York was truly prioritizing him as much as they said. Montgomery和Tanner期望收到合约。尼克可以在Lin进入自由球员市场前，开出 总价四年2430万的合约给他。即使先收到报价，Lin仍会进入市场测试身价── 其他球队有能力开出最高达四年4000万的「毒药」合约──但Lin的经纪人认为 一张迅速放上台面的合约能够证明纽约像口头上所言一般真的想优先签回Lin。 While no one claims Lin would have definitely taken less money to stay in New York, one source close to him says a reasonable Knicks offer on July 1 -- and "reasonable" in this case meant the full four years, $24.3 million -- would have made it tough for him to leave the team. 尽管无人声称Lin必定会接受较低的薪资留在纽约，亲近他的消息来源表示， 尼克若在七月一日开出合理价码──此处的「合理」意指四年2430万──他 很难选择离开。 "If they had made that type of offer, he probably would be in New York right now," the source said. "It would have made it difficult for offers from other teams to really sway him because his goal and his heart was to go back to New York. I can't say for sure that he would've turned down a larger offer from another team, but when your incumbent team comes at you and offers you as much as it can, that shows that you're a priority. That would have made it difficult to look elsewhere." 「如果他们开出那类合约，Lin或许已留在纽约。」消息来源说道。「重返纽约 是他的目标与心之所系，这将使得其他球队的报价难以真正撼动他。我无法保证 他会拒绝别队更高的价码，不过当母队拿出能力范围内最好的一切给你，证明你 是优先争取的对象，这份诚意令人很难离队他去。」 But instead of making an offer, the Knicks spoke in terms of concepts rather than numbers, a source said. And their concept, according to the source, was for Lin to sign a front-loaded contract that actually decreased in the third year of the deal, with no mention of a fourth year. Considering that the most Lin could get in the first year of the deal was $5.3 million, it seemed to Lin's representatives that the Knicks were asking him to settle for $4 million or even less in the third year. Sources close to the Knicks would not confirm that the figures discussed were front-loaded or less than the maximum possible offer. 但尼克没有端上合约，在商议中谈论着他们对新约的概念而非实际数字。据消息 来源透露，尼克打算要Lin签一张於逐年减薪的三年期头重脚轻式合约，至於第 四年完全不在讨论中。考虑到Lin第一年可获得的薪资上限为530万，经纪人认为 尼克这是在要求他第三年领400万，甚至更低的价码。接近尼克的消息人士不愿 证实当时双方讨论的数字是否为头重脚轻式合约或低於可能范围内最高出价。 The Knicks' motivation for a front-loaded deal was to avoid a harsh penalty when the new luxury tax rules kick in for the 2014-15 season, the third year on a new Lin contract. The Knicks' apprehension about paying a steep tax later in the deal gave the Lin camp pause and led it to conclude for the first time that if Lin got a lucrative offer elsewhere, the Knicks probably would not match it. 尼克提出头重脚轻式合约的动机在於规避新豪华税规定於2014-15赛季，即Lin 新约第三年实施後启动的重罚。他们对支付过高豪华税的恐惧让Lin阵营 产生疑虑，并首度认知到若别队提出待遇优厚的报价，尼克可能不会跟进。 At that point, Lin's representatives began going on the offensive, telling clubs that were interested in Lin, most notably the Toronto Raptors, that the Knicks were not likely to match a lucrative offer. But most teams, still convinced the Knicks wouldn't let Lin go, didn't believe them. 此时Lin的经纪人转而主动出击，通知对他感兴趣的球队──其中最引人注目的 是多伦多暴龙队，尼克不见得会跟进可观的报价。但大多数球队仍坚信尼克不会 放Lin离开，不采信他们的说法。 Then along came the Houston Rockets. The Rockets had not called Lin at 12:01 on July 1, and had not been aggressively recruiting him. But when they finally reached out, the two sides agreed to meet in Houston on July 4. Lin met with Rockets coach Kevin McHale, who told him how well he'd fit into Houston's up-tempo, pick-and-roll offense. 这时候休士顿火箭出现了。火箭没在七月一日凌晨12点01分马上打电话联络Lin ，先前也没有积极招揽他。但他们终於伸出邀请之手，双方同意七月四日於休士 顿会晤。火箭队总教练Kevin McHale在拜访过程中告诉Lin，他多麽适合休士顿 火箭队的快节奏挡拆进攻战术。 Lin was already convinced of that, having watched Goran Dragic, a departing Rockets point guard, excel in McHale's scheme over the second half of the season. Dating back to before he was passed over in the 2010 draft, Lin had told people he felt his game was like Dragic's. It caused many to chuckle -- as in, "Why compare yourself to a reserve?" -- but Lin truly felt their games were similar. 目睹刚离开火箭的控球後卫Goran Dragic後半赛季在McHale执教下游刃有余的 表现後，Lin相信这一点。时间追溯到2010年选秀落选前，Lin曾告诉别人他的 打球风格像Dragic。这番话引发一阵窃笑──「你干嘛拿自己跟一个替补比较？」 ──但Lin真心觉得两人打球风格相似。 While Lin spoke with McHale, Montgomery and Tanner talked to the Rockets' management. They spoke about the parameters of a deal, and Lin's camp left Houston believing it would eventually receive an offer. Conflicting reports had the Rockets expected to offer either four years, $28.8 million, or three years, $19 million. According to a source, Houston confirmed to the Knicks the size of the offer that had been discussed with Lin's representatives. Lin与McHale交谈期间，Montgomery和Tanner同时跟火箭管理阶层会谈商量合约 内容，Lin阵营离开休士顿时，相信那将是最终收到的报价。几则互相矛盾的报导 指出火箭预计提供的合约为四年2880万或三年1900万。消息来源透露，休士顿 方面向尼克证实跟Lin的经纪人商议过合约大小。 Such information, whether gained directly from Houston or indirectly from media reports, must have convinced New York, at least Woodson, that would be the Rockets' offer, because he told reporters at the Las Vegas summer league that Lin would "absolutely'' return, and return as the Knicks' starter. Media reports cited other sources that confirmed the Knicks planned to match. 无论间接透过媒体报导或直接从火箭队得知消息，纽约方面──至少Woodson 坚信此金额将是火箭队的报价。Woodson在拉斯维加斯举办的夏季联赛上告诉 记者，Lin「绝对」会重返尼克担任先发。媒体引用多方消息来源，证实尼克 计画跟进。 Of course, the only official offer would be the one the Rockets actually presented to Lin (and to the Knicks, if Lin signed the offer sheet), and that one had not yet been finalized. Houston, whether spurred on by Woodson's comments or not, eventually offered Lin the maximum that it could in a three-year deal, giving him $14.9 million in the final year to bring the total to $25.1 million. Lin signed the offer sheet on July 13. 当然，唯一的正式合约是火箭队实际准备提交给Lin（若他签下报价单，还会送 交尼克）的那一份，内容尚未敲定。无论有没有受到Woodson的言论影响，休士 顿最终对Lin开出达到最大金额的三年合约，最後一年1490万，总价2510万。 七月十三日，Lin签下报价单。 While Lin's reps didn't have to call the Knicks, they telephoned Knicks GM Glen Grunwald to tell him about the offer. After sharing the numbers with Grunwald, they asked him for a reaction. According to a source, Grunwald said the Knicks had three days to match and he'd let them know once they got the offer. 尽管没有义务通知尼克，Lin的经纪人仍致电尼克队GM Glen Grunwald通知报价 内容。他们告诉Grunwald合约价码後寻求其回应，据消息来源透露，Grunwald回 答尼克有三天时间跟进，收到合约後会通知他们。 Things got a bit strange at that point, with Grunwald seemingly avoiding the Rockets in Las Vegas in order to buy more time before receiving the offer. Lin didn't understand what was happening, but it eventually dawned on his representatives that the Knicks were working on an alternative plan just in case they decided not to match the offer. When Lin saw reports about the Knicks trading for Raymond Felton, he realized his days in New York might be numbered. 情况此时变得有点怪异，Grunwald在拉斯维加斯躲避火箭人员好趁着合约送达前 争取更多时间。Lin不明白发生了什麽事，但他的经纪人最终恍然大悟，尼克正在 运作不跟进报价时的替代方案。当Lin看见尼克交易来Raymond Felton的报导， 他意识到自己留在纽约的日子已然寥寥无几。 Still, he never accepted it until he got the call from Grunwald himself Tuesday night. Even with all the reports that the Knicks would not match the offer, Lin held on to the idea that they might just be false reports, according to a source close to him. Throughout the process, Lin tried to keep an even keel. He tried to remember that it was business, and to keep his emotions out of it. 尽管如此，直到Grunwald星期二晚上亲自来电之前，他始终未接受事实。亲近他的 消息来源透露，纵使所有报导都指出尼克不会跟进报价，Lin仍觉得那些可能是假 新闻。在整个过程中，Lin试图保持心情稳定，试图牢记这一切都是生意，不让 情绪掺杂在内。 His experience with celebrity during the height of Linsanity helped. When reports surfaced that Anthony called Lin's contract offer from Houston "ridiculous," Lin refused to believe it, the source said. He had seen many false reports during his fabulous Knicks run and chalked up the Melo story as just another inaccuracy. He told those close to him that Anthony had to have been either misquoted or had his quotes taken out of context. He never believed Anthony belittled him or didn't want him back. Linsanity巅峰期成名的经验为Lin提供了帮助。当新闻报导Anthony宣称火箭开给 他的合约很「荒谬」，他拒绝相信。他在尼克那段惊奇旅程当中看过许多假新闻， 将此事归因为另一个传达不精确的误解。Lin告诉身边的人，报导若非错误地引用 了Anthony的话就是对他的发言断章取义。Lin从未相信Anthony会贬低他或不想要 他重返球队。 It was the same with J.R. Smith, even though Smith was quoted on the record as saying the size of Lin's contract could become a problem in the locker room with some Knicks who had more experience than the 23-year-old Lin. Still, Lin was bothered by suggestions that leaked out that some thought he had developed a sense of entitlement and become big-headed and arrogant during the height of his fame, and that he had rubbed his teammates the wrong way. 他对待J.R. Smith的方式也一样，尽管Smith说那张大合约可能会在年仅23岁的 Lin与一些资历更深的球员之间造成更衣室问题的发言有影片纪录为证。关於他 声名大噪之後就出现大头症自以为拥有特权的暗示、态度不当惹恼队友的谣言， 都让Lin深受其扰。 He also didn't like the idea emerging from some corners that he had sold out his teammates by not playing in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference first round against the Miami Heat even though he was "85 percent" healthy. Lin也不喜欢某些新的说法认为他背叛了队友，明明健康恢复至「85％」却不肯 在东区季後赛第一轮对迈阿密热火的第五场比赛上场。 "You go through a range of emotions when you hear that stuff, especially because it's so inaccurate," a source close to Lin said. "Initially, you're upset, then disappointed, then angry and you even think about getting even. But when it's all said and done, you have to stick to who you are and that usually prevails in the end. 「听到那些谣言时，你会经历一连串的感情波动，特别是当那一切都失真了。」 亲近Lin的消息人士说道。「一开始你会感到沮丧，然後失望、愤怒接踵而来， 甚至想去报复。但到头来你必须坚持做自己，才是最後关头胜出之道。」 "Ultimately, Jeremy looked at it as reporters being reporters. He never felt anything against the Knicks, and he has nothing against them now. The Knicks gave him an opportunity that was great and he cherished it." 「最终，Jeremy单纯把那些事当成新闻看待。他从未对尼克心怀芥蒂，现在同样 没有。尼克给了他一个好机会，他十分珍惜。」 -- 翻译途中脑海浮现很多想法，最後还是觉得其实不必多说。 从此但愿Lin远离一切纷扰，心无罣碍，无所畏惧，勇往直前。 --

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