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As the NBA’s playoff races wind down, those teams who have long abandoned
postseason hopes have only the future to look forward to. SN’s Sean Deveney
is looking at the state of those teams and how their offseasons will shape
up, one by one.
随着NBA季后赛名次的卡位战逐渐明朗，提早放暑假的球队们只能展望下一季。SPORTING
NEWS的Sean Deveney将逐一推测这些球队在休赛季时会有哪些举动。
Assets资产
This is an easy group to get excited about, evidenced by their 21-10 record
since Feb. 6 after a 17-33 start. They gambled by matching a max contract
offer to Gordon Hayward last summer, and he appears primed to become an
All-Star. They have another potential star in the frontcourt in power forward
Derrick Favors, who is only 23 but has begun to expand his offensive game,
adding shooting to match his athleticism. He is under contract for three more
years at $35 million. They’ve developed a dominant defensive big man in
center Rudy Gobert, who has averaged 11.2 points, 13.8 rebounds and 2.5
blocks a game since the All-Star break.
这是一个可以让人感到兴奋的球队，证据就是开季缴出17-33的成绩后，2月6日之后打出
一波21-10的佳绩。去年夏天，爵士队在Gordon Hayward下了豪赌，决定跟进他巨大的合
约(63M/4Y)，他似乎准备成为全明星球员。爵士队的前场同样拥有其他潜力球星，像年仅
23岁的Derrick Favors逐渐扩大进攻手段，增加投射去配合他本身的运动能力，Favors现
在的合约是3Y/35M。爵士队也开发了一名主导防守的中锋大个-Rudy Gobert，在全明星周
结束后，场均可以缴出11.2分/13.8篮板/2.5阻攻。
The problem remains the backcourt, where the young potential lacks solid
answers. Dante Exum, a 19-year-old Australian rookie, clearly has talent but
is every bit as raw as scouts feared he would be. But he still surpassed
second-year man Trey Burke as the starter at point guard — Burke is better
now, but might not prove to be a starter in the NBA, while Exum has the
higher ceiling. Sixth man combo guard Alec Burks has not played since
December shoulder surgery, but he is locked in with a four-year, $42 million
contract extension kicking in next year. The recently play of rookie shooting
guard Rodney Hood (11.9 points, 41.9 percent shooting from the 3-point line
since the All-Star break) has shown he will have a place in the team’s
rotation going forward. It’s a young group, but it is already producing.
爵士目前的问题仍是后场，年轻的潜力球员并非最佳的解答。19岁的澳洲籍菜鸟Dante
Exum，的确，他拥有良好天赋，但如同半成品的他还是会让球探担心。尽管如此，Exum仍
然胜过目前球队的先发控球-二年级生的Trey Burke。目前Burke的表现较佳，但还不足以
证明自己能站稳NBA先发的的角色，而Exum则具有更高的天花板(印象中是Penny
Hardaway)。球队的第六人Alec Burks自从12月肩膀受伤后就没打过一场比赛，但是他明
年起续了4Y/42M的合约。菜鸟得分后卫Rodney Hood近期的表现(明星赛后11.9分/41.9%三
分命中率)展示出他将在球队后场的轮转占有一席之地。这是一只年轻的球队，但已经逐
渐成形。
Sources say消息
If the Jazz didn't seem to get much for former No. 3 overall pick Enes
Kanter, shipped to the Thunder at the trade deadline for future first- and
second-round picks and the rights to Tibor Pleiss, it’s because everyone
knew Utah was in an untenable situation with Kanter. Talks about an extension
last offseason never got close to serious, and there was long-simmering
tension between Kanter and the organization. Losing Kanter might have been
addition by subtraction, then. “It may not look like a good deal,” one
front-office executive said, “but it was obvious to all of us they had to
get rid of him. They just wanted a pick in return.”
爵士队在交易截止日前，将曾为第三指名的Enes Kanter交易到雷霆唤回未来的首轮、二
轮签，和Tibor Pleiss的签约权。如果说爵士在这笔交易中并没有拿到太多好处，大家都
知道，那是因为Kanter和爵士处在一个难以维持的局面。去年休赛期时，续约的问题一直
谈不拢，而且球队和Kanter之间一直有个酝酿很久的紧张局势。那么失去Kanter或许队球
团比较好。"或许这看起来并非一桩好的交易，"一个管理人员说，"但很明显的，对我们
来说不得不除掉他(Kanter)。球团只希望可以换回选秀权。"
Draft outlook选秀展望
The Jazz will have their own pick this year, and the approach they take will
be interesting. They have two future picks on the books, including the
Warriors’ pick in 2017 and the Thunder’s future first-rounder (which
probably will come in 2018). It is unlikely that Utah, with a pick in the
12-13 range, will find an instant answer to its backcourt issue in a draft
short on guards and shooters. That means the Jazz could either draft the best
available to add depth or look to package their pick and perhaps a future
pick for an established player.
今年爵士将握有自己的选秀权，他们采取的方法将会很有意思。爵士拥有两个未来选秀权
，包括勇士2017选秀权，以及雷霆未来的首轮签(有可能在2018)。对爵士来说，在12-13
范围的签，选秀会上不太有机会找到改善后场后卫和射手问题的解答。这代表着Jazz不是
在选秀会上选取可以增加板凳深度的球员，就是把手上的选秀签，也许再加上未来选秀权
打包，换取一个不错的球员。
Shopping list购物清单
The Jazz have given long-term deals to Hayward, Favors and Burks, which means
they won’t have much flexibility this summer. They’ve been patient with
their development and rebuilding process, and it would be hard to imagine
them making any sudden moves now. The most gaping hole is experience — no
one on the roster has been in the league more than five years. Bringing in a
couple of low-cost veterans, probably a point guard and a big man, would be
enough to fill that gap.
爵士已经提供了一份长约给Hayward、Favors和Burks，这代表他们在今年夏季的行动相当
受限。他们一直耐心的进行重建与发展计画，很难想像爵士队现在会突然有什么动作。最
大的问题在于经验-球员名单上没有一个人是在NBA打滚超过五年。引进几个有低成本的老
将，也许是一个控卫和禁区球员，应该足以弥补这个问题。