鹈鹕GM：Zion是顶薪球员，他能打时是历史级别的强
Zion Williamson and the New Orleans Pelicans are facing a major decision this su
mmer. The former Duke superstar is now eligible for an extension, which many bel
ieve will be in the range of a $181 million max deal for five years. Pels vice p
resident for basketball operations David Griffin recently spoke out about the bi
g-money extension and it sounds like it’s only going to be a matter of time bef
ore this deal is sealed.
Zion和鹈鹕队在这个夏天面临着一个重大的决定。这位前杜克大学巨星现在有资格获得一份
续约合约，许多人认为这份合约将是5年1.81亿美元的顶薪合约。鹈鹕队GM最近谈到了这笔
巨额续约，听起来续约只是时间问题。
“It’s not a big decision, it’s a pretty easy decision,” said the high-rankin
g Pelicans executive on The Ryen Russillo Podcast, via ESPN. “The kid’s histor
ically good when he plays … this is a max player, that’s easy.”
鹈鹕GM：这不是一个重大的决定，这是一个非常容易的决定，这孩子在能打球的时候是历史
级别的优秀……他是一个顶薪球员，这很容易做决定。
As it is, however, the Pelicans appear hesitant to fully guarantee Zion’s deal.
This could primarily be brought about by the fact that injuries have been a maj
or issue in Williamson’s career thus far, particularly with how he missed the e
ntire 2021-22 season.
然而，事实上，鹈鹕似乎不太愿意完全保障Zion的合约。这可能主要是因为伤病一直是Zion
职业生涯的一个主要问题，尤其是他错过了整个2021-22赛季。
“What becomes significant as a team that’s a small market team and as a team t
hat can’t make mistakes in terms of injuries over time, you have to indemnify y
ourself in some way for that and that’s fine,” Griffin said. “But the decisio
n of whether or not this is a max player is an easy one. It’s really going to b
e about if you’re all the way in with us this is what it looks like and we’re
all the way in with him and I think we always have been.”
鹈鹕GM：作为一支小市场球队，作为一支随着时间不会在伤病方面犯错的球队，重要的是你
必须以某种方式保障自己，这是对的。 但要决定这球员是不是顶薪球员很容易，如果你一
直和我们在一起，那真的会是这样，我们一直和他在一起，我认为我们一直都是这样。
Griffin was rather cryptic in his statement but it’s not hard to decipher what
he’s trying to say here. It is clear that the Pelicans have every intention of
protecting themselves from the risk of a major injury. How this will reflect in
Zion’s new deal remains to be seen.
鹈鹕GM的声明相当隐晦，但不难理解他在这里想表达什么。 很明显，鹈鹕完全有保护自己
免受重大伤害的意图。 这将如何反映在Zion的合约中仍有待观察。
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