原文中有提到O'neal离开魔术
因年代久远
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以下节录及简单翻译:
When Shaq was drafted first overall, the Magic had just completed their third
season in franchise history. As is the case with many franchises just
starting out, wins were hard to come by. In three seasons, Orlando finished
18-64, 31-51, and 21-61.
O'neal加入魔术时 魔术队才刚刚加入联盟三年 且起步维艰
这三年战绩分别为18-64 31-51 21-61
However, O’Neal was about to change that in a hurry.
Once the former LSU Tiger joined the team, the Magic finished 41-41. They
then won 50 or more games in each of the next three seasons as Shaq and
fellow All-Star Penny Hardaway led them to an NBA Finals appearance in
1994-95 and the Eastern Conference Finals the following year. In 1996, with
Penny already locked up on a nine-year, $72 million deal, it was time to
re-sign the four-time All-Star and former scoring champion: O’Neal.
但O'neal的加入很快就改变了球队
第一年41-41 接下来三年都拿下超过50胜
1994-95在O'neal和Penny的合作下还打进总冠
1996年 Penny已经拿到了9年7200万的合约
接下来就轮到跟O'neal签约
O’Neal, who finished his four-year, $17.4 million rookie deal, was offered
$54 million dollars over four years. It was an embarrassing offer, and one
that looked even worse when you consider both the Miami Heat’s Alonzo
Mourning and Washington Bullets‘ Juwan Howard earned seven-year, $105
million contracts that same offseason.
O'neal第一份合约为四年1740万
这次魔术队开出了四年5400万 这是个侮辱人的数字
尤其在看过热火的Alonzo Mourning和子弹队的Juwan Howard的7年1亿500万合约后
让这数字看起来更糟了
The official NBA free-agency period opened up on July 9, 1996. Right off the
bat, Lakers general manager Jerry West offered O’Neal a seven-year, $95.5
million contract. Concerned about losing their homegrown player to a big
market, the Magic responded with a $100 million offer. Soon after, team owner
Rich DeVos upped the ante, offering O’Neal a seven-year, $115 million
contract to stay in Florida.
湖人队总管Jerry West提供O'neal 7年9550万的合约
这时担心失去O'neal的魔术才赶紧回应愿意提供7年1亿
接着球队老板Rich Devos再加码到7年1亿1500万
On July 16, one week after the start of free agency, the Orlando Sentinel put
out a poll question on the front page of the newspaper: “Is Shaquille O’
Neal worth $115 million over seven seasons?” Word of DeVos’ offer got to
the paper, which they in turn transformed into a question where readers would
call one number to vote yes, one number to vote no.
7月16日 the Orlando Sentinel在头版发起了一个问卷调查:
O'neal 值得给他7年1亿1500万吗?
让读者可以选择是或不是
In the end, 5,111 readers made a call to place their votes. And 91.3 percent
said no, O’Neal was not worth $115 million over the next seven years.
结果5111位读者中 91.3%的人说 不值得给O'neal这么多
The results infuriated readers who wanted Shaq to stay with the Magic. It
infuriated Orlando’s front office, as well as its players. Worst of all, it
disappointed O’Neal.
这结果惹怒了希望O'neal留下的读者 也惹怒了魔术队的球员 当然 还有O'neal本人
“It stung a lot,” [O’Neal] said years later. “A lot. I wouldn’t say it
hurt me, but I don’t like being underappreciated.”
O'neal说:这刺痛了我 我不会说我受伤了 但我不喜欢不受尊重与被低估的感觉
Once the newspaper poll came out, many players around the league came to the
defense of O’Neal. One such player was Charles Barkley, who at the time was
Shaq’s Olympic teammate for the 1996 Summer Games in Atlanta, Georgia.
“They’re going to be sorry this time tomorrow, because they’re going to be
idiots,” said Barkley to the Los Angeles Times. “They are going to miss him.
”
投票结果出炉后 许多球员站出来支持O'neal 老巴是其中一个
他和O'neal是1996年梦幻三队的队友
他说:"他们以后会后悔的 一群白痴 他们一定会怀念他"
Dennis Scott was another player who voiced his opinion. Scott, a teammate of O
’Neal’s for all four years in Orlando, called Magic general manager John
Gabriel to give him a piece of his mind.
Dennis Scott是另一个发声的球员 他是O'neal的魔术队友
“I screamed, ‘What the hell are you doing? What the hell are you people
doing?’ It was crazy,” said Scott. “But as poorly as the Magic handled it,
that poll was the straw that broke the camel’s back. Shaq can deal with a
lot. He can. But when the whole city is saying he’s not worth it … nope. He
was gone. And I didn’t blame him.”
Scott说:"我尖叫出来 你们这群家伙到底在搞啥鬼? 这太疯狂了
这调查就是压倒骆驼的最后一根稻草
当整个城市的人都说他不值得这薪水 他不走才怪 我根本不会责怪他"
Scott was right. By the time Gabriel told O’Neal’s agent, Leonard Armato,
that Orlando would pay the $115 million, it was too late. Shaq agreed to a
deal with the Lakers, who, after clearing more cap space, offered $120
million over seven years.
Scott是对的 在魔术队提出他们愿意提供1亿1500万合约时
O'neal已经和湖人签约 在湖人清出一些薪资空间后 最后的合约是七年1亿2000万
Shaq teamed up with a young Kobe Bryant, and together the duo led LA to three
consecutive championships. Meanwhile, it took Orlando 12 years and a new
franchise center (Dwight Howard) before making it out of the first round of
the playoffs.
O'neal和Kobe一起为湖人拿下三连霸 反观魔术队为了接下来能踏出季后赛首轮
以及为了得到下一个看板球星DH 则花了他们整整12年的时间