Sources: Carmelo Anthony leaning toward leaving Knicks; Bulls, Rockets in
contention
By Adrian Wojnarowski
New York Knicks star Carmelo Anthony is leaning toward leaving in pursuit of
immediate championship contention, and awaits the Chicago Bulls and Houston
Rockets to clear the necessary salary-cap space to sign him in free agency,
league sources told Yahoo Sports.
Yahoo Sport得到的消息透露，甜瓜目前倾向离开尼克去追逐总冠军，他在等公牛和火箭
清出足够的薪资空间来签他。
As re-signing with the Knicks continues to fade as his priority, Chicago and
Houston have emerged as the clear frontrunners to acquire Anthony, league
sources told Yahoo Sports.
Yahoo Sports得到的消息指出，随着甜瓜与尼克续约的可能性逐渐淡去，公牛和火箭目前
明显是甜瓜争夺战的领跑者。
Anthony's meeting with Knicks officials on Friday night had little impact on
his state of mind, league sources said, because there remain too many
uncertainties about how quickly president Phil Jackson can reshape the team
into a championship contender.
安东尼在本周五与尼克高层的会面对他的心态没有太大影响，消息人士说，因为禅师能
多快把球队打造成总冠军级别的球队存在太多变量。
Chicago and Houston front-office executives are working diligently on
contingencies to clear the space to sign Anthony outright – or engage
sign-and-trade scenarios with New York, sources said.
公牛和火箭的管理层正在尽力清出薪资空间来直接签下或通过先签后换的方式得到甜瓜
，该消息人士说道。
"His heart is in New York," one source familiar with Anthony's thinking told
Yahoo Sports, "but he wants a chance to win now."
“他的心在纽约。”一位了解甜瓜想法的消息人士告诉Yahoo Sports。“但是他现在就
想要有一个赢球的机会。”
Jackson has turned off Anthony with his public proclamations of wanting the
seven-time All-Star forward to take less money to stay with New York, league
sources said.
禅师曾公开声明希望甜瓜降薪待在尼克，这一言论让甜瓜不再想要留在尼克，该消息人士
说道。
Around Anthony and the NBA, there's some doubt about whether Jackson truly
wants to keep him on a five-year, $120 million-plus extension, or simply is
giving the appearance for public relations' sake. Jackson has been somewhat
cavalier in his public declarations of wanting Anthony to stay, and it's been
noticed.
联盟中存在一些疑问，在于禅师是否真的愿意开出5年1亿2000万的续约合约留下甜瓜，
还是说这只是为了维护公关形象的关系。禅师在发表希望甜瓜留下的公开言论时被认为
有些漫不经心。
Anthony has said he's willing to take less than the maximum-allowable
contract, but league sources said that involves situations where he can be
shown how his financial concessions can result in the immediate acquisition
or retention of talent. Anthony hasn't expressed interest in taking less for
hypothetical signings in 2015 or '16, as New York wants him to do, sources
said.
甜瓜曾说过，他愿意接受小于顶薪合约的续约，但是联盟消息人士指出甜瓜降薪的条件
是要球队能够立即获得一些有天赋的球员。甜瓜对于在2015年或2016年接受降薪合约还
没表现出兴趣，尽管尼克希望他这么做，消息人士说道。
Anthony isn't as concerned over a novice head coach in Derek Fisher as he is
a roster barren of assets and talent to move toward contention.
甜瓜不太相信菜鸟教头Derek Fisher能把尼克带向有竞争力的球队。
Anthony, 30, has been intrigued with the chance to join the Bulls for several
months, but Houston has gathered significant momentum as a preferred
destination for him, league sources said.
30岁的甜瓜对加盟公牛感兴趣已经有好几个月了，但是火箭打造的出色阵容也让他们成为
了甜瓜有意的球队，消息人士说道。
For Chicago to make its bid for Anthony, it will need to amnesty the contract
of Carlos Boozer and unload forward Taj Gibson and at least one more player.
The Bulls could enjoy an easier path to the NBA Finals than Houston, which
competes in the much stronger Western Conference. Anthony has an affinity for
Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau, but ultimately Anthony must also weigh in his
decision the future health of guard Derrick Rose.
对于公牛来说，想要争夺甜瓜的话，他们需要特赦Carlos Boozer，放走Taj Gibson，同时
还要再送走至少一名球员。公牛可能比火箭更容易打进总决赛，因为目前西区的实力较强
。甜瓜很欣赏公牛教练Tom Thibodeau，但同时他必须要考虑Derrick Rose未来的健康问题
。
Houston has Dwight Howard and James Harden prepared to recruit Anthony as the
third star in a championship chase. The Rockets need to shed the contracts of
Omer Asik and Jeremy Lin to clear most of the space to sign Anthony to a max
contract. Because those players are moving into the expiring year of their
contracts, they could potentially appeal to New York in sign-and-trade
scenarios that would deliver Anthony his full max contract of four years, $90
million-plus.
火箭正在让Dwight Howard和James Harden准备好去招募甜瓜，让他成为第三位球星一起
去争夺冠军。火箭得要摆脱Omer Asik和林书豪的合约来清出薪资空间，以便用顶薪合约
签下甜瓜，而这两位球员的合约都到了最后一年，他们有可能通过尼克先签后换甜瓜的
方式被送去尼克。
In trade talks, New York has told teams it doesn't want to take on contracts
beyond the summer of 2015, although Asik, a center, could ultimately be a
player the Knicks would want to sign long-term. There's a market for Asik to
be traded into salary-cap space elsewhere for draft considerations, but
Houston may have to package a draft pick to move Lin.
关于交易的讨论，尼克已经告知各队他们不希望得到到期时间超过2015年夏天的合约，
尽管Asik最终可能是尼克希望长期签下的球员。Asik在市场上可以交换到选秀权来清出
薪资空间，但要交易林书豪的话火箭也许得搭上个选秀权。
The Rockets have the flexibility to sell Anthony on a full-max contract in
the range of $22 million-$23 million per year, or can offer him the chance to
keep teammates like Chandler Parsons, Patrick Beverley and Terrence Jones on
the roster by accepting less money on the deal. Nevertheless, most scenarios
that would hold the Rockets' nucleus together would still find Anthony with a
starting annually salary in the range of $19 million, league sources said.
火箭仍然有灵活空间，他们可以给甜瓜一份每年价值2200到2300万的顶薪合约，也可以
给他机会选择接受小幅降价的合约，以便能够留下Chandler Parsons、Patrick Beverley
和Terrence Jones等球员。尽管如此，想要让火箭的核心球员仍然在一起的话，甜瓜第一
年的年薪也会在1900万左右，消息人士透露。
http://ppt.cc/AXWN
尼克不想要拿到到期时间超过2015年的合约
怎么办 我觉得林书豪回归尼克可能要成真了XD