Miami Heat Already Planning Free-Agent Run at Carmelo Anthony
Miami Heat mastermind Pat Riley just might be on the verge of adding another
superstar to his Big Three.
油头可能会在三巨头之外再追求一名巨头。
According to ESPN.com's Brian Windhorst and Marc Stein:
ESPN的记者Brian Windhorst和Marc Stein提到:
“Sources told ESPN.com that Heat officials and the team's leading players have
already started to explore their options for creating sufficient financial
flexibility to make an ambitious run at adding New York Knicks scoring
machine Carmelo Anthony this summer in free agency.”
“有消息人士告诉ESPN，热火已经开始探寻更充足的薪资空间弹性以便在今夏的自由市场
追求Melo。”
Yep, that Carmelo Anthony—the one who averaged 27.4 points and 8.1 rebounds
this season.
是的，就是Carmelo Anthony，这位本季能缴出平均27.4分和8.1篮板的球星。
The ESPN rumor is consistent with what USA Today's Sam Amick first reported
on the subject. Amick explained the financial implications as well, writing:
EPSN得到的这则消息随后也被《USA Today》的记者Sam Amick报导，Amick也分析了一下
热火的薪资空间情况：
“A Big Four with the Heat (James, Wade, Bosh and Anthony) is possible, but it
would require significant pay cuts from all involved. The Heat have about $8
million in payroll for next season if James, Wade and Bosh all opt out. It
comes in handy that the salary cap is expected to increase by about $5
million next season to $63.2 million, while the luxury tax threshold is
expected to be $77 million.”
“热火想组成四巨头(LBJ、Wade、Bosh、Melo)的情况是有可能的，但要四巨头都愿意
大幅降薪才行，如果LBJ、Wade、Bosh选择跳出合约的话，热火下季大约有800万的薪资
空间，再加上下一季的薪资空间上限会提高500万而来到总额6320万，同时豪华税的门槛
也会来到7700万。”
Amick notes that the Los Angeles Lakers and New York Knicks are also hoping
to somehow entice LeBron James and Anthony to join forces with their
respective clubs.
Amick也特别提到湖人和尼克也是希望能得到LBJ+Melo这对组合的球队。
Writing for ESPNNewYork.com, Stephen A. Smith reported, "Melo wants to play
with LeBron James. And, from what I'm being told, LeBron James wants to play
with Melo. Assuming circumstances are ideal for them to do so."
ESPNNewYork的Stephen A. Smith透露：“Melo想和LBJ打球，还有我所知道的，LBJ也
想和Melo一起打球，假设情况允许的话。”
Before any superstar-combining scenario comes to fruition, Anthony must first
make a decision about his future with the Knicks. Per Stein:
在热火四巨头合体的谣言成真以前，Melo必须先替自己在尼克的未来做决定，Per Stein说
：
“Anthony has until June 23, essentially one week before the start of free
agency, to notify the New York Knicks if he plans to opt in or out of the
final year of his current contract, according to sources familiar with the
terms of his deal.”
“根据消息人士透露，Melo必须在6/23，也就是7/1变成自由球员以前，就告知尼克他是否
会执行他最后一年的合约。”
Should Anthony opt out, the next question would be whether he's willing to
take the requisite pay cut to join James and Co. in Miami.
假设Melo最后选择跳出合约，那么接下来的问题就是他愿不愿意减薪去热火跟LBJ合体了。
It's hard to fully grasp the impact Anthony would have on the Heat. Though
his production would almost certainly be curtailed playing alongside so much
talent, the team's offense would still be elevated to another level
altogether.
很难预知Melo如果加入热火后的影响会如何，虽然他的个人数据会下降，但他能却将热火
的进攻火力提升到另一个水平。
The franchise would also reach new heights as a cultural phenomenon. It's
hard to even wrap one's head around that much star power being consolidated
on the same team.
热火也会达到一个文化现象的新高度，能看到那么多巨星被整合在同一支球队里是罕见的
。
Such a move would undoubtedly spur 29 other owners to think about the
league's competitive balance and whether there should be ways to prevent such
a remarkable concentration of talent. If the salary cap and luxury tax can't
prevent it, perhaps there will be dialogue on new mechanisms designed to
restore league-wide parity.
但这样的交易无疑会刺激到NBA其他29支球队的老板去思考维持联盟各队竞争力平衡的状况
，并采取措施来阻止这种开外挂的情形发生。如果薪资空间上限和豪华税还是无法阻止
这种情况发生的话，他们可能会讨论设计新的机制来回复联盟各队竞争力的平衡。
The Heat would, however, remain perfectly happy with the status quo.
然而就算这桩交易失败，热火还是会很满意目前的现况。
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真组成的话 NBA其他29队还要玩吗?