[外電] Johnson elects to test free agency after season

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http://www.nba.com/2009/news/10/06/hawks.johnson.ap/index.html Hawks' Johnson elects to test free agency after season Posted Oct 6 2009 7:18PM ATLANTA (AP) -- There's a new reason for the Atlanta Hawks to enter the 2009-10 season with a renewed sense of urgency. This could be the team's final season with Joe Johnson. 老鷹的球季正要開始，就有不平靜的事情發生──今年打完Johnson可能就要離隊。 Johnson, the team's three-time All-Star, top scorer and captain, plans to play out the final year of his contract this season and enter free agency instead of accepting the team's offer of an extension. 強森已表示他季末會選擇投入自由市場，而非選擇與東家續約。 The Hawks offered a four-year, $60 million extension this summer, but Johnson instead plans to become an unrestricted free agent after the season. He would join an expensive class of free agents also expected to include LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh. 今年夏天老鷹試圖與他續約，條件是四年六千萬美金。他現在選擇成為非受限自由球員。這表示他即將加入下季自由球員混戰──與他一同的是一干明星James, Bosh, Wade等。 Johnson and the Hawks will open their preseason schedule with a home game against New Orleans on Wednesday night. The Hawks won 47 games and finished fourth in the Eastern Conference last season before falling in the second round of the playoffs. 去年老鷹贏得47勝，在第二輪季後賽出局。 Johnson said his full focus is on this season and the team's goal of winning the Southeast Division. 強森說，他今年的目標是讓球隊成為東區東南組龍頭。 "Definitely. I think it's right there," Johnson said, adding the Hawks no longer are too young to join Boston, Cleveland and Orlando as the favorites in the East. 強森說他認為老鷹隊很接近分組龍頭寶座。還說，老鷹隊已經一洗以往的稚嫩，足以向塞爾提克、騎士與魔術這三隻東區列強看齊。 "I think we've grown a lot over the years," he said. "I think we've grown a great amount. I look forward to us being a different team. A lot of immature things we did on the court the last few years, even last year, I think we're ready to put that behind us and move forward and start being that team that can win our division." 「我們以前的確很嫩，但我們這幾年已成長許多。直到去年，還有一些很不成熟的蠢事發生，現在我門已經把那些蠢事拋諸後腦，勇往直前，把球隊變成一支有能力爭奪分區冠軍的熱門。」他說。 Hawks general manager Rick Sund spent the offseason working out new deals for Mike Bibby, Zaza Pachulia and Marvin Williams, trading for guard Jamal Crawford and signing veterans Jason Collins and Joe Smith. Sund also drafted point guard Jeff Teague. 老鷹總管Sund今夏很忙，他搞定了畢比、Zaza與馬文威廉斯的合約，還弄來克勞佛，也簽下老將Collins和Joe Smith，選秀則選到得分後衛Teague。 The one notable loss was Flip Murray, who last season was the high-scoring backup guard, the role now targeted for Crawford. 儘管今年夏天走了Murray，老鷹已經把這個位置留給砍將克勞佛。 Sund would not address Johnson's status on Tuesday. He said the challenge for coach Mike Woodson in the preseason is to determine the best way to utilize the newcomers. Sund不會對強森表示甚麼。他只說，今年老鷹教頭Woodson的要務是如何好好運用新同學。 "I think more than anything else you're looking for your different combos," Sund said. "You know who you're starting five are, but how do you utilize your depth? "We have an awful lot of multi-position players and that really helps a lot. You can go a lot of different ways. You can go big or you can go with smaller lineups. There are a lot of possibilities." 「籃球一次只能五人上場，那麼我們現在人手充足，該怎麼運用也順便加強板凳深度？但我不擔心，因為我們有很多球員都可以打兩個以上的位置，我們可以一次排上一群壯漢，也可以玩小球，變化可以很多的。」Sund說。 The starting five return with Johnson, Williams, Bibby, Josh Smith and Al Horford. 老鷹先發五人預定為強森、馬文威廉斯、畢比、喬許史密斯和霍福德。 Johnson, 28, averaged 21.4 points and 5.8 assists last season to rank among the league's top 20 in each category. He is entering his ninth season. 28的強森去年平均21.4分，5.8助攻，兩項都在聯盟前20名。今年是他的第九季。 "I'm getting old," he said with a laugh. "No, I still feel good. 「我變老了」，強森笑說。「喔不，我還是覺得自己很OK。」 "I've got some goals set to be one of the elite players in the league. It's going to be an exciting year." 「我已經為這季設好目標──成為聯盟頂尖球員。今年會很刺激的。」 -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc) ◆ From: 82.139.86.211