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NBA free agency: How will Warriors bolster championship roster?
勇士如何借由FA补强他们的球员名单
OAKLAND – The Warriors could finally relax. They did not need to worry about
pacing themselves through an 82-game regular season or playing at their best
through the playoffs. They did not need to worry about how their star-studded
roster and championship equity would match up against teams determined to
beat them.
勇士终于可以休息一下了。他们终于可以不用担心，要如何按照自己的步调打完82场正规
赛或是使尽全力冲过季后赛。他们也不用担心他们满天星的轮值要如何打败那些目的就是
要打败勇士的其他队伍。
The Warriors already proved they had just enough, winning their third NBA
championship in four years. So the Warriors spent their championship parade
consuming alcohol, roaming the barricaded streets and interacting with fans.
勇士已经证明他们的能力，四年三冠。所以，他们可以在冠军游行时畅饮，在街道上漫
步，跟球迷互动。
Warriors general manager Bob Myers was not one of those people. After riding
on one of the Warriors’ buses through the parade route, he returned to the
team’s practice facility to oversee a pre-draft workout for Cincinnati
junior forward Jacob Evans III. The Warriors have since drafted Evans with
the No. 28 pick, but Myers’ itinerary will only become busier.
但是，总管Myers不是那种人。在跟其他人在巴士上游行完之后，他就回到球队训练场馆去
看选秀前试训，要看他们可能的第28顺位选秀目标Jacob Evans。虽然最后也以28顺位选上
了Evans，Myers的行程只是越来越满。
“You’d like to stop for one second,” Myers said. “But here we go.”
“或许会想停下来一秒休息一下，”Myers说。“但是走吧！”
Here we go indeed. The Warriors are four days away from when free agency
begins at 9:01 pm PT on Saturday. And the Warriors have more questions than
answers on how that will play out.
所以继续前行。距离于星期六晚上开始的FA只有4天，而勇士制服组对于要如何在FA市场找
球员，有问题的比有答案的还要多的多。
The Warriors know that Kevin Durant will re-sign with the team after
repeatedly stating multiple times he would before and after winning his
second NBA championship and Finals MVP award in consecutive seasons. When it
comes to whether Durant will re-sign on a one-year deal or multi-year deal?
That is not as certain. Same thing as to whether Durant will seek a max
contract or take a discount as he voluntarily did last summer.
勇士知道KD会再签，他在拿下冠军之前跟之后都说过很多次。现在要知道的是KD会签一年
还是多年约？这还不确定，另外一个要知道的会是KD想要顶薪还是会跟去年一样佛心降
价？
“I think we’ll figure that out this week or early next week,” Myers said.
“But again, I’m not too focused on it. Whatever works for him and us, I’m
sure it’ll be easy.”
“我认为这礼拜或是下礼拜初大概就会知道了，”Myers说。“但是要重申，我不会花太多
心力在这上，不管是对他或是勇士球团，我确定应该会很简单的。”
The Warriors anticipate the same thing with coach Steve Kerr. Both parties
plan to agree to an extension on a contract that currently expires following
the 2018-19 season. Nothing has progressed for the past two weeks, but Myers
stressed that means absolutely nothing.
跟总教练Kerr的状况应该也会类似。双方都计画会延长这份会在2018-19后会到期的合约，
虽然上两个礼拜都没进展，但是Myers强调这不代表任何意思。
“I don’t have any fear. I don’t have any trepidation. We’ll get that done,
” Myers said. “Steve’s been a great partner. I know he wants to be here.
We want him here. That should be one of the lower stress negotiations we have
to do.”
“我没有任何疑问或恐慌，我们会把这件事办好的，”Myers说。“Kerr是个好伙伴，我知
道他想待在这里，我们也想他留下来，这大概会是没压力的协商中的其中一件。”
Some of the higher stress negotiations: how do the Warriors upgrade their
bench?
比较有压力的协商的其中之一: 勇士要怎么升级他们的板凳？
“We still need depth. We still would like to add maybe a young player or
maybe one more veteran. But a lot of it will depend on what’s available to
us,” Myers said. “I don’t know we’ll be engaging in deals at the jump. I
think we’ll have to be a little bit more patient. But that’s okay.”
“我们仍要有板凳深度。或许加个年轻的球员，再加个老将，但是这都要看还有哪些我们
可以找得到的，”Myers说。“我不知道我们会不会一口气完成一堆合约，但是我认为我们
必须要多点耐心，那是OK的。”
Granted, the Warriors do not exactly need to chase marquee free agents. They
already have Durant, Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson and Draymond Green. But the
Warriors want to strengthen their championship armor with a stronger bench.
Only problem, they do not have many spending tools to do so.
当然，勇士不需要去追一堆的FA。他们已经有KD，Curry，KT跟Green。但是勇士想要更强
的板凳来补强冠军阵容。唯一的问题是，他们没有太多的银子可以动。
They have a mid-level exception ($5.3 million) and veteran’s minimum
contracts. The Warriors would like to retain restricted free agent forward
Patrick McCaw and unrestricted free agent forward Kevon Looney, but that
partly hinges on if they receive any lucrative offers elsewhere. While the
Warriors can only offer Looney up to $2.3 million per season, they have three
days to match any offer McCaw receives. Though Warriors majority owner Joe
Lacob has stated and shown he will absorb luxury tax penalties, he will not
write a blank check.
勇士有一个中产例外(530万镁)跟老将底薪可用。勇士应该会留下受限FA前锋McCaw跟非受
限FA Looney，但那要看他们会不会接到其他队给的更高价的合约。勇士只能给Looney
230万镁，他们只有三天可以出可以比拼McCaw收到其他队的报价。虽然勇士老板Lacob说他
不介意付豪华税，这不代表他开了一张可以随意填数字的支票。
“Joe has always shown a high level of aggressiveness. So if it makes sense
for us and helps us win, he’s always said yes,” Myers said. “But that’ll
be the markers that have to be met. ‘Is this guy going to play for us?’
Obviously being in the tax, there’s an exponential cost for using tax payer
mid-level for us. We have to be smart and prudent with whatever we spend,
even if it’s a minimum. Our roster spots are somewhat limited as well. There
’s a little bit of juggling that has to go on. Hopefully when the dust
settles, we have a team that is as competitive as last year’s team.”
“Lacob一直展现了高度的积极性，所以为了帮助球队赢，他都会说没问题，”Myers说。
“但是那是在有些条件要达到，‘这个球员会想帮我们打球吗？’很明显的，我们要付豪
华税，那会是会以指数等级上升。所以我们必须要聪明点，小心的花，即使是付最少的豪
华税。我们名单上空位也有限，可能还要乔一下，希望等一切尘埃落定，我们组出来的队
伍会跟去年一样的有竞争力。”
That partly hinges on how many of their pending free agents the Warriors keep.
那会看到底勇士想留下几名FA。
Warriors veteran forward David West has not informed the team yet if he plans
to retire following his 15th NBA season. If the 37-year-old West would like
to return, the Warriors are open toward resigning him on a veteran’s minimum
deal. West would not be expected to log significant minutes, but the Warriors
would likely value him for his locker-room presence.
老将大卫西还没通知球队他会不会在NBA第15年球季后退休。所以若是37岁老将回归，勇士
会用老将底薪签他。虽然大卫西不会上场太长时数，但是勇士认为有他在球员休息室的作
用是很重要的。
“We’ll respect that,” Myers said about West’s decision. “We’ll have
dialogue with him and his agent and see what might happen.”
“我们尊重他，”Myers说到大卫西。“我们都有在跟大卫西以及他的经纪人对话，看看到
时候会怎样囉。”
The Warriors are not expected to re-sign veteran center Zaza Pachulia after
experiencing a fluctuating role throughout the 2017-18 season. Though Kerr
altered his center rotation for matchup purposes, Pachulia played in only
mop-up duty in seven out of a possible 21 playoff games because his plodding
6-foot-11, 270-pound frame did not match up well against small-ball oriented
teams that played at a fast pace.
依据2017-18球季起伏的表现，勇士被认为不会再跟老将Zaza续约。虽然教练Kerr根据对手
队伍改变了中锋轮值，但是因为6呎11吋，270磅的Zaza没办法跟上小球队伍的快速进攻模
式，他只在21场季后赛出场了7场，而且是垃圾时间。
Though the 34-year-old Pachulia expressed optimism he will attract interest
in the open market, he sounded uncertain about his Warriors future after
making $3.2 million last season.
虽然34岁的Zaza对于他可以在市场吸引到其他队的注意保持乐观，去年合约是320万镁，不
过他自己也不确定他跟勇士是否还有未来。
“Bob doesn’t need to tell me. We all know the way how it was for me. It’s
different,” Pachulia told The Bay Area News Group. “I wasn’t expecting it.
It just happened. That’s it. We’ll see what they’re going to think. I’m
not saying I’m not coming back for sure. You never know what’s going to
happen. There’s always a chance and always a possibility. We’ll see. At the
end of the day, there are 30 teams. It’s like the same thing I did last
year. We listen to the offers and try to make the best decision possible for
me, my career and family. That’s it.”
“Myers不需要跟我讲，我们都知道事情会是怎样的，这不一样，”Zaza跟记者说。“我那
时没有在期待那份约，它就这样来了。我们就看球团会怎么考虑，我不会说我一定不会回
来，你永远不知道未来会如何变化，总是有机会的，就观察吧。毕竟，NBA有30个球队。
今年状况就跟去年一样，我们会看合约有哪些，做对我，我的家人跟我的事业最好的决
定，大概就是这样。”
It appears more likely that the Warriors would retain center JaVale McGee,
even if Kerr also shuffled him in and out of the lineup.
勇士比较可能会留下中锋McGee，即使Kerr也常把他拉上拉下。
The Warriors liked how McGee kept a positive attitude and remained productive
despite uneven playing time. Despite playing sparingly in the Western
Conference Finals (Houston) and semifinals (New Orleans), Kerr leaned on
McGee for matchup purposes in the first round against San Antonio (8.4
points, 5.2 rebounds) and the Finals against Cleveland (8.0 points, 2.3
rebounds). If the Warriors retain McGee, it will likely be on a veteran’s
minimum deal.
勇士喜欢McGee保持着正面的态度，即使出场时间不固定，仍然保持有一定的贡献。虽然，
在西决以及半准决赛极少上场，Kerr在第一轮打马刺(8.4分，5.2篮板)跟总冠军赛打骑士
(8.0分，2.3篮板)就依靠McGee与这两队对抗。所以若是勇士留下McGee，也应该会是老将
底薪。
“I’m open for some things. I’m definitely open for the veteran’s minimum,
” McGee told The Bay Area News Group. “But I definitely have to play the
field and really see what is out there.”
“我对一些事情保持开放的态度，我对老将底薪也是OK，”McGee跟记者说到。“但是我一
定会想看看状况，看看外面的世界是如何。”
It appears likely Warriors forward Nick Young will have to look elsewhere.
Though Kerr has publicly praised Young for his defense in the playoffs and a
key 3-pointer in Game 7 of the Western Conference Finals against Houston, the
Warriors are mindful of Young’s shooting inconsistency (41.2 percent in
regular season and 30.2 percent in postseason) and his season-long
conditioning issues.
勇士前锋Nick Young似乎一定会想去别处看看的，虽然Kerr公开称赞Young在季后赛的防守
以及西决第七战那关键三分球，勇士对于Young外线的不稳定性(季赛41.2趴，季后30.2趴)
以及平常季赛训练的一些状况有所疑虑。
“I’m not here to talk about boring questions like that,” Young said about
his pending free agency at McGee’s charity softball game on Saturday. “You
don’t know what’s going to happen.”
“我今天来这边不是来讨论那些无聊的问题的，”Young在星期六参加McGee主办的慈善软
式棒球时讲到。“你不知道将来会发生什么的。”
Because of that uncertainty, Myers anticipated he will not finalize the team’
s roster until late July or early August. The Warriors will weigh if they
want to use their two roster spots for two-way contracts on developing
players or ones immediately ready to play. The Warriors might wait on filling
out their bench, mindful that free-agency decisions likely hinge on where
LeBron James and Paul George sign.
因为这些不确定性，Myers认为他大概要到七月底甚至八月初才有可能把整个球队名单给确
定下来。球团会评估他们是不是要用两个球员名单位置用来签双向合约，来培养一些球
员。勇士会等待板凳球员的补强，观察是LBJ或PG会跟谁签约，因为那会影响许多FA的决
定。
“The league is always going to be competitive whether we’re good or not,
the league is going to come after us or any team for that matter. That’s
what it should be,” Myers said. “This is competition. You’re trying to win
a championship. You expect it. For us, the job would be more about what are
we trying to accomplish and then whatever happens with the league, you tip
your hat to him. There are some really smart people out there and competitive
front offices and ownership, coaches and players. That’s what makes winning
a championship worth while, going up against great minds and people that have
great work ethic and great strategies.”
“不管我们变好或是变烂，其他联盟球队都会变得更竞争，他们就是想打败我们或是其他
有竞争力的队伍，事情就是这样，”Myers说。“这就是竞争，我们试着赢下冠军，这是我
们期待的。对我们来说，我们的工作是努力去达成这目标，然后看联盟各队怎样应变，我
们很同意且尊重。其他队有很聪明的制服组，老板，教练跟球员们，这让赢得冠军显得有
价值许多。”
As for the Warriors, Myers said he plans to strategize with his front office
colleagues and Kerr this week on the team’s pending free agents. They had
spent the previous week focusing on the NBA Draft. That also partly explains
why Myers did not have any formal exit meetings with Kerr, Curry, Durant and
Green. But what does Myers need to say to an accomplished coach and a group
of star players that just won an NBA title?
至于勇士，Myers说他计画这礼拜会跟制服组及教练Kerr拟定好对于队上的FA的策略。他们
上周专注在选秀，那也部分解释了为何Myers还没跟Kerr，Curry，KD以及Green有正式的季
末会议。但是，在赢得冠军后，Myers有什么还要跟已经表现优异的教练以及一群明星球员
说的呢？
“I don’t know what I would’ve said anyway. Congrats guys,” Myers joked. “
It would’ve been ‘Hey great job.’”
“反正我也不知道要说啥。恭喜啊！”Myers开玩笑的说。“或者像是‘干得好！’”
This time, the conversations will be more substantial.
这次，讲的东西应该会重要的多。
“It’s more on any thoughts they wanted to convey that maybe I wasn’t aware
of. I think one thing we do well with this organization is a lot of these
conversations are very organic,” Myers said. “They don’t have to take
place at a certain time or date. If Kevin has something to say or Andre
[Iguodala] or Draymond, they pick up the phone and call or text. They do
that. So whether it was an exit interview or assigned meeting, that’s not
the one opportunity to hear from them.”
“比较像是他们想要表达一些我没注意到的想法吧，我认为我们在勇士球团做的很好的是
很多的对话是自然而然的，”Myers说。“不用特别找地方或找时间，若是KD有东西想讲，
或是小AI，或是Green，他们电话拿起来就讲了或者就开始传短信。所以不管是季末会议或
是其他任务会议，那不会是要听到他们意见的那种机会。”
Hence, Myers’ vacation will not start any time soon.
因此，Myers的假期大概不会很快有机会开始的。
“It’s not healthy, in my opinion, to be so consumed that you can’t have
some segment of balance,” Myers said. “It’s hard to do any job that way.”
“但是，以我的意见，那样投入工作而且没有一点平衡的时间是很不健康的，”Myers说
到。“要那样工作真的很难。”
Myers will still try anyway, in hopes of still fielding the NBA’s best
roster.
Myers还是会试试看，希望可以组成NBA的最强名单。