原文连结：http://tinyurl.com/yaca4gw By Frank Hughes Thunder face intriguing decision as extension looms for Durant Story Highlights Thunder star Kevin Durant is eligible for a contract extension starting July 1 Meanwhile, a potential lockout or new collective bargaining agreement looms The team could save millions by delaying deal, but would that alienate Durant? 本文重点 雷霆一哥KD今年7月1日起可以跟母队谈延长合约的事了。与此同时，今年夏天同时有球员罢 工或新版CBA谈判完成的可能性。球队可以选择拖延战术，等待新的薪资上限出炉，或许可 以省不少，但这样KD会觉得不爽吗？ OAKLAND, Calif. -- Lost in the seemingly endless discussion and speculation about the upcoming contracts of LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh and the rest of the 2010 free-agent class is the fact that yet another elite player has some decisions to make this summer. 奥克兰报导-现在已经不需要讨论LJ、DW、CB将会拿到怎麽样的合约，不过对於2010年其他 的自由球员而言，他们必须要决定今年夏天该怎麽做。 Oklahoma City's Kevin Durant, who is tied for second in the league in scoring, is eligible for a contract extension starting July 1. And while the aforementioned big three will undoubtedly secure maximum contracts with their respective suitors, Durant, in many ways, is the linchpin of the upcoming collective-bargaining battle between the league and its players. 雷霆一哥KD，目前联盟得分排行榜排名第二，今年七月一日也将取得与母队谈判延长合约的 资格了。可预见的是不论是谁签下前述三大03星星，他们肯定都是顶级合约，不过KD未来的 合约会如何，在很多方面，端视即将到来的劳资双方集体谈判结果。 Why? In any other season, the Thunder would simply give the blossoming superstar a maximum extension -- likely for around five years and $80 million, similar to what Denver's Carmelo Anthony signed almost four years ago -- and move on to their next order of business. But with a potential lockout looming that is bound to reconfigure the cost structure of the NBA, the Thunder have to consider that waiting to extend Durant's deal until after a new CBA is in place could potentially save the organization up to $25 million over the next five years, assuming the league's desire for some sort of hard cap is implemented. 为什麽呢？如果是前几个球季，雷霆将毫不犹豫的提供 5Y80M这种顶级合约给KD，就像四年 前的Anthony一样，然後再去考虑其他的问题。但现在随着NBA或许将调整薪资上限－这也会 造成NBA球员工会宣布罢工－雷霆可以考虑暂缓跟KD的续约谈判直到新版CBA出炉，薪资采取 硬上限的话，给他的五年合约跟前版CBA比或许可以省下25M。 And so the organization must weigh this question: Does it wait until a more fiscally responsible time to sign Durant at the risk of alienating a third-year player who, at 21, is already in the running for MVP? 当然雷霆也要衡量一个问题：基於这种财务上的理由暂缓跟KD的延长合约谈判，这会让这名 虽是NBA3年级生却已经往MVP之路上迈进的优秀球员对球团感到不满呢？ City's weekend visit to Golden State. "I like these guys so much. I like being around them. But I know this is a business here. A lot of different things happen. As far as being on the basketball court, these are the guys I envision myself playing with. But we'll see what happens." KD在雷霆主场对勇士的比赛时接受了SI的访问，他表示：「我从没想过会到别队去。我很喜 欢现在的队友，我喜欢跟他们在一起，当然毕竟在商言商，有很多事都可能发生。至於回到 球场上考虑的话，我还是认为现在的队友会跟我一起奋战下去。以後才知道事情会怎麽发展 。」 Durant's agent, Aaron Goodwin, declined to comment. But it seems highly plausible that if Durant is not seriously discussing an extension minutes after negotiations can begin, he could consider it insulting given both his and the team's meteoric rise. (Having won only 23 games last season, the Thunder already are six games better this year and are vying for a playoff berth.) KD的经纪人Aaron Goodwin不愿接受访问。不过如果雷霆真的采取暂缓谈判，等待劳资谈判 结果的策略，他肯定会认为这对KD本身的成长，与他带领球队战绩大跃进的的功劳是一种侮 辱。(雷霆08-09球季只拿下23胜，但目前雷霆明星赛前就29胜了，同时雷霆进入季後赛的可 能性也越来越高。) "If it doesn't happen, maybe they forgot or whatever," Durant said. "I don't know. I don't know, maybe they got some other things going on." KD说：「如果球团真的暂缓谈判，不管是忘记或怎样，我真的不能确定，也许球 团有其他的想法吧！」 Though general manager Sam Presti surely will not forget what July 1 signifies, his predicament is complicated even further: Jeff Green, taken three selections after Durant in the 2007 draft and for whom the Thunder traded Ray Allen to Boston, is also eligible for an extension. Of course, Green is not going to get the same type of financial consideration that Durant will, but as Presti tries to build a Finals contender, keeping together his core players and keeping them happy is key. That's no small feat in an atmosphere where salary information is so readily available and egos are tied to contract size. 虽然雷霆GM Sam Presti肯定不会忘记7/1的重要性，但他还得面对另一个麻烦问题：2007第 5顺位，用Allen跟波士顿换来的Jeff Green也取得谈判资格了。当然，Green的身价 不会是KD等级的，但Presti的重建工程如果想要有成效，把这两名球队的关键成员留下来， 并且让他们开心是必须的。在这个薪资资讯很容易取得并且合约内容代表着球员身价的气氛 之下，能办得到这个可不简单。 So even if Presti gives Durant the extension that, under the circumstances, he probably deserves, how does he avoid insulting Green by potentially waiting until a new CBA is in place before negotiating his extension? It is these questions that make the Thunder such an interesting case study for franchise-building and management in the New Age NBA. Well, that, and the team's recent history. 即使Presti可以采取暂缓谈判的策略，用新版CBA跟KD谈妥规范下的顶级的延长合约，但他 如何避免采取同一策略又不让同一状况的Green不爽呢？雷霆今年夏天的行动对於重建球队 面对新世代的NBA球员而言将会是个有趣的案例，同时在雷霆队史里，也将占有一席之地。 In 2006, the Clay Bennett-led group that was taking over the Seattle SuperSonics had the opportunity to sign Rashard Lewis to an extension. At the time, general manager Rick Sund, now the Hawks' GM, thought the team was going to offer Lewis, who was fresh off his first All-Star appearance, a lucrative deal. Bennett stepped in and said the team would not offer an extension because it was uncertain who could rightfully make that decision until the ownership officially changed hands. In reality, everybody knew that Bennett's group was in control. What became obvious that it didn't want to make personnel decisions until after it had let Sund go and the organization's new decision-maker, who turned out to be Presti, had charted his course. 2006年，Clay Bennett团队买下超音速，同时接收了续约Lewis的机会。当时的GM Rick Sund(现任老鹰GM)认为球团会提供这名当年成为全明星的Lewis一份有利的合约，但是老板 Bennett不这麽认为。他介入了谈判，并表示球团基於经营团队正值转换，尚未确定职务区 分，所以将不会向Lewis提供延长合约。不过大家都心知肚明Bennett团队早就已经掌握整个 超音速，很明显的，Bennett并不想在任命Presti代替Rick Sund 担任球队GM并拟定重建新 计画之前，做出任何人事上的决定。 In the end, it worked out for everybody. Lewis opted out of the final two years of his contract and signed a $118 million deal with Orlando. The Thunder acquired Durant and Green as their foundation and now they're on the precipice of making the postseason for the first time since relocating. 最终结局大家都知道了。Lewis跳脱他跟超音速的最後2年合约，跟魔术签下总额约118M的新 合约。雷霆选择以KD+Green作为重建核心，现在雷霆自从搬到OKC後，终於有机会打他们的 第一次季後赛了。 Bennett, however, has a history of handling extensions in a similar manner. Granted, it is not an apples-to-apples comparison, and things back then were much more fluid then they are now, with the team planted firmly in Oklahoma City, where Durant said he is happy despite playing in such a small market. The star forward insisted that, in terms of financial opportunity, living in Oklahoma City does not prevent him from realizing the same things he might get in a larger market. 然而Bennett今年又将面临相似的状况，我承认，这两个情形并不完全一样，这段时间以来 整只球队改变了很多，球队在OKC稳定扎根，KD也说过他很乐意在这样的小市场球队打球。 KD认为大市场球队，就商业方面来说，能给的跟在OKC这里能给的不会有什麽差别。 "I don't understand why people think about that," Durant said. "Especially players. If you are playing well, the market is going to start to go because of who you are. I don't worry about that. I didn't worry about that when I was 9 working hard in the gym each day trying to get to this level. The market stuff is bogus to me. Technology is everything now. Just turn on the TV and you will see where Oklahoma City is. If we win and continue to play well, that will take care of itself." KD表示：「我不清楚其他人在想什麽，特别是其他的球员。如果一个球员表现很出色，他自 然会从市场上得到他应有的，我不担心这个。我从9岁开始打篮球，持续锻链，让我能够达 到一定的水平，这个期间内，我也从来没担心过关於这类的事。身价什麽的不是我所关心的 ，球技的成长对我来说是一切。打开电视看看，你会知道OKC是个什麽样的地方。如果我们 能够持续赢球，表现出色，那麽自然会得到相对的代价。」 Perhaps. But will the Thunder take care of Durant? 也许吧。但雷霆会像KD所想的这样做吗？ -- 『也许你想从我身上寻求许多东西。可是我却一点也没有感觉自己有什麽被需求。』 --

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