[外電] In Vegas: Koponen Decision Looming

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HOOPSWORLD原文：http://www.hoopsworld.com/Story.asp?story_id=9524 In Vegas: Koponen Decision Looming International players like Darko Milicic count the days until the end of the season when they can return home. In a time when some players are ditching the NBA to play in Europe, one is fighting to make it in America. 國際球員像Darko Milicic在季末倒數回家的日子時，此時有些被NBA丟到歐洲放養的球員，其中之一努力奮戰以求前往美國 Finland's Petteri Koponen could have a long-term deal overseas, but the one he wants is in Portland. 芬蘭人Petteri Koponen可以在海外獲得一紙長約，但是他只想要在波特蘭 The Trail Blazers acquired Koponen with the 30th overall pick in the 2007 NBA Draft. Koponen was only 19 at the time and played in Finland last season to develop his game. A year and one Finnish championship later, Koponen is playing on Portland's Summer League team in Las Vegas. In spite of offers for big money from Europe, Koponen knows this is where he wants to stay. 拓荒者在2007年選秀會第30順位選中Koponen，那時他只有19歲，Koponen上季在芬蘭打球，努力提升他的實力，過了幫助球隊獲得了聯賽冠軍的一年後，Koponen目前在拉斯維加斯參加波特蘭的夏季聯盟球隊。儘管他在歐洲可以簽更多錢的合約，Koponen明白哪裡才是他想待的地方 "I can say my dream is to play in the NBA," Koponen told HOOPSWORLD, "And that's why I didn't go to play in a bigger club in Europe last year because I wanted to come here to play and that's why I stayed in Finland. Now it's my chance to make this team this year." Koponen告訴HOOPSWORLD，「我說我的願望就是在NBA打球」、「這就是為什麼去年我沒有去一隻歐洲更大的球會打球，這就是為什麼去年我待在芬蘭的原因。現在這是我的機會可以在今年完成我的夢想」 Koponen is trying to crack a backcourt that already boasts Brandon Roy and Summer League stud Jerryd Bayless. He has proven that he can play -- he is averaging 17 points in three games -- but whether or not there is a spot on the crowded roster is another question, as he's still learning the NBA game. Koponen嘗試進入球隊後場名單，可是球隊已經有Brandon Roy和同在夏季聯盟新生Jerryd Bayless。Koponen已經證明他可以打球，他在三場比賽中平均得到17分，但是無論如何有個困難在擁擠的名單中是個另外問題，而且他還在學習適應NBA的比賽 "Well I can say the game is much quicker here and it takes longer time to adjust my game for that," Koponen said. "But I've been here one time last year doing those workouts and playing a little bit in the Summer League, so I think it takes a little bit of time but I think it will be alright." Koponen表示，「我覺得這裡的比賽更快而且需要花一段長時間去適應他」，「但是我去年在這裡待過，做了測訓和打了一下夏季聯盟，所以我想只要花點時間就可以沒問題的」 The Trail Blazers potential is a draw to Koponen, who kept a close watch on the team while he was in Finland. He knows he could be another young piece on a team poised to be a playoff contender for years to come. 拓荒者的潛力吸引著Koponen，他在芬蘭時持續地關注這支球隊，他明白他可能是球隊另一塊年輕的拼圖，一支接下幾年要在季後賽競爭的球隊 "The Blazers are like a team of the future," he said. "There are lots of young talented players -- Brandon Roy, who was rookie of the year, last year he was an All-Star and he's a franchise player right now. And there's LaMarcus Aldridge, (Greg) Oden is coming now healthy, so Portland will be a team of the future and I think their future will be great." Koponen說，「拓荒者是支有未來性的球隊」，「有很多很有天份的年輕球員，如新人王 Brandon Roy，去年他還進了明星賽，且現在已經是個特權球員，還有LaMarcus Aldridge 和健康歸來的Greg Oden，所以波特蘭將成一支有未來性的球隊，我想他們未來會很美好」 Although Koponen wants to be part of the Trail Blazers' future, he understands why others are leaving the league. 雖然Koponen想成為拓荒者未來的一員，他也明白為什麼其他人會離開聯盟 "Maybe the problem is also like big money right now," he surmised. "I can say the Euro is much more valuable right now than the dollar, so maybe that is the reason why players are going to Europe. Perhaps their clubs have the opportunity to offer the player bigger or maybe the same kind of money than the NBA. It wasn't [like] that before but now it's possible so maybe that is the reason." 他推測原因是，「可能是錢的因素，我說現在歐元比美金值錢，所以可能是球員去歐洲打球的原因，或許歐洲球會有機會提供球員更多或和在NBA一樣的薪水，過去或許不是如此，但現在可能是這理由」 Regardless of who cashes in overseas, Koponen's desire it get a steady paycheck from an NBA team. 不管誰在海外的簽約機會，Koponen的願望是在NBA的球隊獲得合約 Now it's only a matter of whether the Trail Blazers present the dotted line for him to sign. 現在關鍵就取決於拓荒者肯不肯提供合約給他簽名了 -- 我的興趣是一個人專長是獨處嗜好是不需要人陪 -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc) ◆ From: 221.169.172.177