The Top Offseason Task for Every NBA Team Projected to Miss the 2015 Playoffs
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作者：Bryan Toporek, Featured Columnist
前言：最近最夯的体育话题当然是即将在周日凌晨热闹开打的NBA季后赛，但除了有晋级
球队的得冠机率与战力优缺点外，一些无法拿到季后赛门票的球队，其暑假发展其实也
值得不少球迷注意。美国运动网站Bleacher Report上周就针对一些当时已经无法晋级季
后赛，以及少数当时有机会但还无法打进八强(后来也证明还是被淘汰)的球队，分析战
绩不足以打入季后赛的原因，并说明这14只球队假如想在新球季有所进步并重返季后赛
，在暑假需要注意的事项
今天我就从台湾球迷不少，而且今年球季发展颇戏剧化的雷霆，作为此系列分析文的第
一炮，顺便也当做我在“运动视界”部落格的处女秀
Oklahoma City Thunder: Avoid Overpaying Enes Kanter
雷霆：避免超价续约Enes Kanter
Regardless of how the playoff race shakes out, though, the Thunder should
enter the offseason with one goal in mind: avoiding any panic moves in free
agency.
无论雷霆有没有打进季后赛，球团在暑假期间都要仅记一件事：避免在自由球员市场做出
任何使球迷或老板慌张的举动。
Yes, Kevin Durant is set to become an unrestricted free agent following the
2015-16 season, and Russell Westbrook will be one the summer after. No, the
Thunder haven't won a title with this particular core, which has inevitably
led to an endless stream of revisionist history about OKC's decision to trade
James Harden in 2012.
没错，Kevin Durant(KD)将会在明年暑假变成“完全自由球员”，Russell Westbrook后
年也会结束现有合约。没错，雷霆双星到现在都还没拿到总冠军，这个残酷事实也不可
避免地让雷霆迷想起2012暑假为了保持薪资弹性，把James Harden送到火箭之交易案造
成的后续影响。
The worst thing the Thunder could do this offseason, however, would be
compounding mistakes by overpaying free agents in a desperate attempt to
convince KD to re-sign in 2016. In particular, that goes for center Enes
Kanter's upcoming date with restricted free agency.
但雷霆在今年暑假有可能犯下的最大错误，却是为了说服KD续留，以溢价签下自由球员。
特别是自家土耳其籍，刚跑完新人约所以有优先续约权的Kanter(阿坎)。
Kanter has given the Thunder a low-post scoring threat they've lacked since
moving to Oklahoma City, but the same can't be said about his defensive
abilities. In fact, OKC has the league's third-worst defensesince acquiring
him at the trade deadline, and the Thunder have allowed opponents to outscore
them by 1.4 points per 100 possessions with him on the court.
阿坎的确拥有雷霆自从搬到奥克拉荷马后，球团寻求已久的长人低位得分能力，可惜他的
防守能力却无法相提并论。事实上，雷霆自从在今年二月交易大限得到他以来，防守数据
就变成全联盟第三糟糕的，有他在场上球队甚至会落后对手1.4分(以每百次持球换算)。
That doesn't mean OKC should outright rule out re-signing Kanter in
restricted free agency, especially given its right of refusal. However, if
another desperate team throws anywhere close to a max-contract offer his way,
the Thunder should think twice before matching, even if it sends a negative
message to KD and Westbrook.
当然，这并不表示雷霆就要否决续签阿坎的可能性。然而，假如有其他球队开出接近顶薪
的价格想挖角他的话，雷霆最好在搭配价码前多多考虑－即使不续签他反而会因此对雷霆
双星传递出负面讯息。