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Kuminga, league sources said, still has visions of becoming an All-Star, not f
itting into an ever-moving mid-tier rotation role. He wants to be a featured p
layer in an NBA offense and chase the 20-point-and-beyond dreams he’s spent h
is life chasing and the last week of his fourth season tasting.
Kuminga，根据联盟消息人士透露，仍然怀抱成为全明星的梦想，而不是一直在那种不稳
定的轮换阵容里打打停停。他渴望在NBA进攻体系中成为核心球员，去追逐他一生以来梦
想的，场均20分以上得分表现，而这种梦想，他在生涯第四个赛季的最后一周已经尝到了
一些滋味。
With an injured Steph Curry out of the picture, here were Kuminga’s averages
the last four games of the Minnesota Timberwolves series: 24.3 points on 54.8
percent shooting. He was a powerful 22 of 29 within five feet. He was a respec
table 7 of 18 on 3s. He blew through Rudy Gobert for a memorable dunk. He toas
ted Naz Reid repeatedly in space. He was given the Anthony Edwards assignment
on the other end
在受伤的Stephen Curry无法出战的情况下，Kuminga在对明尼苏达灰狼系列赛最后四场的
场均数据如下：场均24.3分，命中率54.8%。他在五英尺内出手29次命中22球，展现了强
大的禁区破坏力。三分球则是18投7中，表现也很不错。他曾正面突破Rudy Gobert，完成
一次令人印象深刻的爆扣，也多次在空间里晃过Naz Reid轻松得分。防守端他还被指派去
对位Anthony Edwards，展现攻防两端的价值。
Kuminga wasn’t perfect. The Warriors lost all four games. But he was a primar
y and productive source of offense in the second round of the playoffs against
a great defense. Minnesota had real trouble staying in front of him. That’s
the type of week that only stokes the belief that Kuminga’s career desires ar
e attainable, if given the room to stretch his legs, either with the Warriors
or elsewhere.
There isn’t an irreconcilable player-and-coach or player-and-organization per
sonality clash, league sources said. This is all about finding the contract an
d opportunity Kuminga craves.
Kuminga并不是没有缺点，勇士也输掉了这四场比赛。但在面对联盟顶级防守的季后赛第
二轮中，他依然是球队主要且有效率的进攻来源。明尼苏达灰狼真的很难守住他。这样的
一周表现，只会让人更相信，只要有空间能够发挥，不管是在勇士还是别队，Kuminga想
追求的生涯目标其实是有机会实现的。
根据联盟消息人士透露，这并不是什么球员和教练、球员和球队之间无法调和的个性冲突
。现在的重点，只是要找到能满足Kuminga渴望的合约和上场机会而已。
Curry, Draymond Green and Jimmy Butler will make a combined $139.6 million nex
t season. Below them — a three-man core general manager Mike Dunleavy maintai
ns the franchise is committed to building around — there isn’t a bunch of hi
gher-priced roster-building tools to use.
Kuminga represents the largest one, either through a fourth hefty contract com
mitment that’ll stretch the Warriors near the aprons or a sign-and-trade oppo
rtunity that brings back the type of mid-rotation pieces to better round-out a
fringe championship roster.
Curry、Draymond Green和Jimmy Butler三人在下个赛季的总薪资将高达1.396亿美元。这
三人是总经理Mike Dunleavy所坚持要围绕打造球队的核心。然而，除了他们之外，球队
已经没有太多高价的阵容补强手段可以运用。
Kuminga成为球队手上最重要的资产之一——要嘛是给他一份高额的第四份合约，这会让
勇士薪资几乎超出奢侈税门槛，要嘛就是透过先签后换（sign-and-trade），换回几位能
够补强轮换阵容的即战力，让这支季后赛边缘的球队更完整。
.
上一次Curry、Butler和Green同时在场上，是在对阵明尼苏达的系列赛第一战，他们曾一
度领先10分，而那时Kuminga还只是轮换中的第九到第十一人，基本上没有太多出场机会
。他们带着“如果Curry的腿筋没受伤，球队本来是有机会的”这种信念进入休赛季，也
希望能进一步补强阵容，好让他们在接下来两个赛季能有最好的冲击冠军机会。
The cleanest path is finding a sign-and-trade scenario that delivers the Warri
ors veterans who fit the unique Steve Kerr system built around Curry, Green an
d now Butler — three unique and proven winners. One league source noted the w
ay Daniel Gafford and P.J. Washington altered Dallas’ fortune two trade deadl
ines ago as a blueprint. Those two — a steady starting center and versatile w
ing — made a combined $28.8 million at the time of the trade.
Ever since one of Kuminga’s early-career breakout games in Chicago, Kerr has
repeatedly mentioned the name Shawn Marion as a favorite idealized comparison.
Their roster could certainly use a 6-foot-7 slasher who defends every positio
n, pounds the glass, flies around with force and impacts the game without ever
needing a play design.
最简单直接的做法，就是找到一个先签后换的方案，让勇士换来真正适合Steve Kerr体系
、能够与Curry、Green和现在的Butler这三位独特且经验丰富的赢家搭配的老将。某位联
盟消息人士提到，像达拉斯在两个交易截止日前，透过交易得到Daniel Gafford和P.J. W
ashington，彻底改变球队命运，就是一个很好的范例。当时这两人，一位稳定的先发中
锋、一位多功能侧翼加起来年薪只有2880万美元。
从Kuminga生涯早期在芝加哥的比赛中打出代表作之后，Kerr就多次提到Shawn Marion这
个名字，认为他是Kuminga理想的模板。毕竟现在的勇士也很需要一位6尺7、能切入、能
守各种位置、积极抢篮板、活动力十足、能在场上带来影响却不需要为他特别设计战术的
球员。
But there’s a square-peg-round-hole reality that has proven itself out in nea
rly a half-decade together. Kuminga has acknowledged he must rebound better —
activity that usually trickles down to the rest of his game. But he’s an on-
ball scorer at heart and has trained and built his basketball instincts with t
hat in mind.
There is not a current expectation that the Brooklyn Nets are preparing an off
er sheet for Kuminga, but there are signs Brooklyn could be willing to use its
open cap space as a vehicle to execute multi-team trade scenarios this summer
, league sources said.
但现实是，这将近五年来，Kuminga和勇士之间一直有点把方块塞进圆孔的感觉，球风难
以真正契合。Kuminga自己也承认，他必须在篮板上做得更好，因为积极抢篮板通常也会
让他的整体表现更有活力。不过，他骨子里就是一名持球得分手，过去的训练和直觉都是
围绕这个方向在发展。
目前并没有迹象显示布鲁克林篮网正准备报价Kuminga，但根据联盟消息人士透露，有迹
象显示篮网可能愿意利用他们现有的薪资空间，成为多队交易的“中间人”，在今年夏天
协助促成多方交易方案。
That could open up several avenues and possible suitors for Kuminga, one of th
e market’s most intriguing names. The Warriors’ front office, with the help
of new cap specialist Jon Phelps, showed some creativity last summer, routing
Thompson’s departure into a six-team sign-and-trade that delivered Buddy Hiel
d and Kyle Anderson (after generating the space for De’Anthony Melton).
Something similar would check the box for the first two agendas. But that’s w
here it gets tricky.
这样一来，Kuminga这位市场上最受关注的球员之一，可能会有更多不同的去向和追求者
。勇士管理层在新任薪资专家Jon Phelps的协助下，去年夏天展现了不少操作上的创意，
像是在Thompson离队时，透过六队先签后换的复杂操作，换来了Buddy Hield和Kyle Ande
rson（并且还先创造了空间签下De’Anthony Melton）。
类似的操作可以同时达成勇士现阶段的前两个主要目标。但接下来的问题就在于，这一切
其实并没有那么简单。
In regard to Kuminga’s situation, the “base year compensation” rule in the
CBA is a critical impediment. Assuming Kuminga gets at least a 20 percent rais
e (he will) and his new deal takes the Warriors over the cap (it will), the in
coming salary will only count as 50 percent of Kuminga’s outgoing salary for
matching purposes. Basically: If Kuminga’s next deal starts at $30 million, h
is next team absorbs it as such, but the Warriors would be looking at a $15 mi
llion incoming match. They could exceed it by 125 percent ($18.75 million in t
his scenario), but if they were to take a dollar more than the theoretical mat
ch ($15 million in this scenario), they’d be hard-capped at the first apron.
Leaving all the accounting intricacies to the side, here’s what matters: That
combination punch (the base-year rule plus first-apron cap) significantly lim
its the amount of sign-and-trade opportunities that can realistically be execu
ted.
Other salaries (at full price) could be added. The Warriors’ front office, Ku
minga’s representatives and the league are expected to explore all options in
to July. But team sources have been hinting that, because of these market and
financial restrictions, there’s a likely world where the most obvious and pru
dent path is for them to bring Kuminga back and figure the rest out later.
针对Kuminga的情况，CBA中的base year compensation规则是一个关键障碍。假设Kuming
a的新合约至少比现有薪资高20%（这一定会发生），而且这份新约会让勇士超过薪资上限
（这也肯定会发生），那么在薪资匹配的时候，Kuminga的离队薪资只会被算作新合约的
一半。
简单来说：如果Kuminga的新合约起薪是3000万美元，他的新球队要吸收这3000万的薪资
，但对勇士来说，只能把他算成1500万的离队薪资。勇士最多可以用125%的金额去匹配（
也就是这例子中的1875万），但如果他们想要换回超过这个匹配值（本例是1500万）的一
点点薪资，他们就会被硬性封顶在第一层硬上限门槛（first apron）。
把所有复杂的会计细节都撇开，重点就是：BYC规则加上第一层硬上限的限制，会大幅缩
减实际上能完成的先签后换方案的可能性。
其他球员的薪资（以全额计算）当然也可以加入交易包裹。预计勇士管理层、Kuminga的
经纪团队以及联盟相关人士都会在七月前后仔细评估所有选项。不过根据球队内部消息，
由于这些市场和财务上的限制，最有可能、也最务实的做法，还是让Kuminga先留下来，
之后再慢慢调整和处理其他阵容问题。
有没有折衷的办法？
Joe Lacob对Kuminga的信心早已不是秘密。2021年选秀夜，勇士用第七顺位挑选Kuminga
时，Lacob就是幕后最有影响力的人之一。在对明尼苏达的系列赛里，Lacob全程坐在场边
，看着Kuminga甩掉生锈、重新展现他那令人惊艳的得分天赋。
Lacob在第五战后接受《The Athletic》访问时说：“我那天一直听着坐在我后面的T灰狼
球迷现场直播评论，他们全场都在讨论Kuminga。他是唯一能真的守住Anthony Edwar
ds的人，而且守得相当不错。他经历了上一轮完全没上场的窘境，还能这样强势回归，我
真的很佩服他。我是他的大粉丝。”
据联盟消息人士透露，系列赛结束后，Lacob亲自表达他对Kuminga未来的信心，并希望这
位年轻前锋能保持开放的心态，考虑回到勇士。他还邀请Kuminga一起坐在场边观看金州
女武神（Golden State Valkyries）的WNBA主场开幕战。这个举动在当地媒体大肆报导，
向外界释放出非常明确的讯号。
当然，这并不代表什么事情就有保证。毕竟Lacob在Thompson离队前一个月也曾邀他一起
打高尔夫，但Thompson最后还是去了达拉斯独行侠。不过，要让Lacob点头同意用先签后
换的方式送走Kuminga，标准会非常高。
Dunleavy hasn’t been as profuse in his praise and has generated a level of de
cision-making power made most clear in his execution of the Butler trade last
February, which is viewed internally as a big success. He’s on record stating
his plan to maximize the present. But Dunleavy also has been particular and p
atient in his asset management and has been clear that he believes Kuminga has
a skill set that can help this core.
“I look at the things JK does well,” Dunleavy said at his exit interview. “
Getting to the rim, finishing, getting fouled. These are things we greatly nee
d. We know he can bring those to the table. It’s not hypothetical. It’s not
a guy in the draft that we think can do it. He’s shown for four years he can
do that. For that reason, we’ll try to bring him back.”
The “base year compensation” rule only applies to the summer sign-and-trade.
Once Kuminga is trade-eligible again next December, his full salary would cou
nt for matching purposes, loosening up some of the handcuffs — while also mak
ing negotiations about his starting salary number more nuanced.
Kerr has stated an openness to a Kuminga return. He only gave the five-man lin
eup of Curry, Brandin Podziemski, Kuminga, Butler and Green 12 total minutes t
ogether down the stretch of the regular season. It closed a road win against t
he Los Angeles Lakers together well, but the other Kuminga, Butler and Green l
ineups didn’t have a great output, and Kerr — in an urgent pre-playoff and p
layoff moment — went away from a rusty Kuminga, just back from a 31-game abse
nce.
Dunleavy没有像Lacob那样大力称赞Kuminga，但他的决策权力非常明显，尤其是他在今年
二月完成Butler交易，被球队内部视为一大成功。他曾公开表示，自己的计画是要最大化
当下的竞争力。不过，Dunleavy在资产管理上一直相当谨慎，也很明确地说过，他认为Ku
minga具备能够帮助这支核心阵容的技术。
Dunleavy在球季结束受访时说：“我很重视JK（Kuminga）擅长的那些事——突破到篮下
、终结进攻、制造犯规，这些都是我们非常需要的能力。我们很清楚他能做得到，这不是
什么假设、也不是选秀来的新秀可能办得到的事，他已经用四年证明了自己。所以我们会
尽力把他留下来。”
“BYC”规则只适用于今年夏天的先签后换。一旦到十二月Kuminga重新符合交易资格，他
的全额薪资就可以作为匹配基准，这样对勇士的限制就会减少许多——当然，届时他新合
约的起薪数字也会成为谈判中的另一个重点。
Kerr则已经表态欢迎Kuminga回归。不过，例行赛最后一段时间，Kerr只让Curry、Podzie
mski、Kuminga、Butler和Green这组五人组合同时在场12分钟而已。这套阵容曾在客场击
败湖人时有过收尾表现，但其他“Kuminga + Butler + Green”的组合效果并不好。季末
与季后赛那种关键时刻，Kerr最终还是没用太多刚回归、还有点生疏的Kuminga（当时他
刚缺席了31场比赛）。
“If JK comes back, we will for sure spend the early part of the season playin
g him with Jimmy, Draymond, Steph,” Kerr said. “To me, that would be a no-br
ainer. We didn’t have that luxury this (past) year.”
Curry (37) and Butler (35) will assuredly be managed throughout the regular se
ason. It’s very possible that Kuminga, by default, would be given a larger sh
are of on-ball scoring opportunities for long stretches and would only earn mo
re with success. The rest of the roster, as currently constructed, has shown i
ts lack of creation punch.
Kuminga, league sources said, hasn’t slammed the door shut on a return. Restr
icted free agency doesn’t really allow it. The Warriors have ultimate control
, regardless of his desire. But his comfort about the idea is dependent on sev
eral factors and there’s a month of conversation and eventual negotiations ah
ead with competing agendas in the mix.
Kerr：“如果JK（Kuminga）回来的话，开季初我们一定会让他和Jimmy、Draymond、Step
h一起上场，这对我来说完全不用考虑太多。今年我们没办法做到这件事。”
Curry（37岁）和Butler（35岁）下个赛季肯定会进行上场时间管理，所以很有可能Kumin
ga在例行赛会自然获得更多持球进攻的机会，只要表现好，机会只会越来越多。毕竟目前
的阵容，除了他之外，几乎没什么能自己创造进攻的球员。
据联盟消息人士透露，Kuminga并没有完全排除回到勇士的可能性，毕竟受限自由球员身
份也不允许他说“不想回来”就能离开。只要勇士愿意，他们拥有最终决定权。不过，Ku
minga对回归这件事是否感到自在，还要取决于很多因素。接下来这一个月，双方还会有
很多对话和谈判，大家也都有不同的立场与盘算。
还想成为全明星，老板喜欢他，但体系未必适合，也可能先留下来后续再交易
不知道下一站Kuminga会去哪