[外絮] 六度分離之離別：Jeremy Lin - 第二章：「尼克」
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How the Knicks' front office went from embracing Jeremy Lin to letting him go
By Brian Windhorst | ESPN.com
六度分離之離別：Jeremy Lin - 第二章：「尼克」
尼克的制服組，如何從擁抱 Jeremy Lin，到讓他離開
原作者：Brian Windhorst
翻譯：Sibannac
When the news became official in late June, the Knicks' front office was
quite excited about its offseason plans and options. Jeremy Lin was very much
in the middle of them and the email that arrived from the league office
seemed to guarantee he would be in New York for years to come.
六月底，當鳥權仲裁的結果正式公布，尼克高層是相當開心的，仲裁的結果對他們休賽
季的規劃和球隊補強很有幫助。 來自NBA連盟辦公室的email，似乎就是Lin在下個球季
會回到尼克隊的保證。
Yes, Lin's free agency would have to be dealt with. But the free agency
period, starting July 1, seemed for the Knicks to be a case of merely adding
to its roster, not subtracting from it.
當然，在今年的自由球員市場上，尼客一定要面對的是Lin的合約，不過從七月一日自由
球員市場開放，到林書豪正式與火箭簽約的這段時間中，尼克在球員名單上作的動作一直
是簽人增加名單，還沒有放棄哪個球員的打算。(譯注：:這段時間尼克簽約的有JR
Camby. Kidd ,Novak 等人)
Less than three weeks later, Lin was the new point guard for the Houston
Rockets, after an unforeseen turn of events that has left hard feelings all
around. Now the parties are moving on to see who gets the last laugh.
然後，不到三個星期的時間，林書豪就變成火箭的新任控衛了，這個意想不到的轉折，對
任何一方來說都不太好受。在事件告一段落的現在，大家等著要看，誰才會是真正笑到最
後的一方？
In the memo that arrived on that last business day in the NBA fiscal year,
June 29, the league and the National Basketball Players Association announced
an agreement on a dispute that involved Lin and Steve Novak, two Knicks who
were to become eligible for free agency. The agreement assured the Knicks
would hold the Bird rights for each player -- a matter that had been
unresolved because of some conflicting language in the new collective
bargaining agreement -- and would be able to re-sign both free agents without
losing the flexibility to add other players.
在6/29 ，2011-12球季的最後一個工作日，針對鳥權仲裁中的爭議，聯盟和球員工會發布
了協議聲明(聯盟對仲裁結果放棄上訴)，這個仲裁和Lin與Steve Novak，兩個即將投入自
由市場的尼克成員有關，這次的協議聲明，保障尼克擁有這兩個球員的鳥權--因新版CBA
條文產生的鳥權爭議--可以簽下這兩個(受限制)自由球員，而不影響簽下其它球員
的薪資彈性。
The Knicks would be able to keep their taxpayer's midlevel exception of $3
million. And according to sources, and they had a bevy of names they planned
to chase using sign-and-trade options. Using some prudent long-term planning,
the Knicks had assembled a cadre of players on non-guaranteed contracts for
the 2012-13 that could be used in such deals.
尼克可以保有他們300萬的小中產特例，並且，消息人士說，尼克還有一堆想用先簽後換
找來的球員名單，尼克手上有一些2012-13的非保障約來作先簽後換的籌碼。
Steve Nash -- like Lin, a point guard -- was at the top of their free agent
wish list, but they knew that in any case they could retain Lin, and they
were confident they would. The Knicks told the 23-year-old phenom that they
wanted him back and saw him having a major role -- Knicks coach Mike Woodson
had spoken of Lin openly as the incumbent starter, although the Nash pursuit
clouded that. And the Knicks had reason to be confident, as they had the
right to match any contract offered to Lin from another team, given his
status as a restricted free agent.
Steve Nash --控衛(和Lin一樣的位置)—是尼克追逐的球員名單上的第一位，尼克知道，
反正無論其它隊伍怎麼報價，他們都有鳥權可以留下Lin。尼克告訴這個二十三歲，引起
熱潮的球員，我們想要你回來，你會扮演球隊重要的角色—總教練Mike Woodson也公開表
示，Jeremy Lin是尼克”現任”的先發控衛。儘管追逐Nash的說法甚囂塵上，尼克對此還
是很有信心，因為，在Jeremy Lin是受限制自由球員(RFA)的情形下，尼客有權跟進任何
對Jeremy Lin的報價。
The Knicks took the position than many teams do with restricted free agents,
inviting such players to test the market and even get an offer sheet from
another team. And while they knew this would benefit Lin, who as a so-called
"Early Bird" free agent could get a bigger offer from another team than from
the Knicks, they still signaled throughout that they would match any offer he
received.
受限制自由球員(RFA)的市場上，尼克有比其他隊伍更多的機會(因為兩人的鳥權)，他們
讓球員去市場上試試水溫，拿到來自任何一隊的報價，而且尼克也知道這對Jeremy Lin有
利，作為擁有早鳥權的自由球員，可以從其他球隊拿到比母隊尼克直接開出的，更大的合
約，儘管如此，尼克顯示的訊號是，他們會匹配任何Jeremy Lin收到的合約.
For these reasons, the Knicks actually never made Lin a formal contract
offer, sources say.
消息人士說，因為以上這些原因，所以在Lin跟火箭簽約之前，尼克的確，從來沒有，給
林任何正式的合約。
A week into free agency, news arrived that Lin had agreed to a four-year
offer sheet with the Houston Rockets that included $19.5 million guaranteed
(and a fourth year with a team option, taking the total offer to $28.8
million). The Knicks felt this was a reasonable price.
自由市場開市一周後，消息傳來，Jeremy Lin同意了休士頓火箭隊的報價，這份四年的合
約包括1950萬的保證約(第四年是球隊選擇權，四年合約總金額是2880萬)，尼克覺得，這
是一份堪稱合理的報價。
While Lin would not be able to sign the offer sheet until July 11 or later,
because of league rules, the Knicks were confident they would match the offer
sheet, and this stance was widely reported. In interviews, Woodson said the
Knicks would "absolutely" match the offer. Nash was already off the market,
and the NBA world -- and the legions of Lin fans -- assumed that Lin's return
to New York was a mere formality.
根據聯盟規定，林在7/11之前不能正式簽約，不過此時的尼克已表現出強烈跟進合約的決
心，不僅各方報導這樣認為，尼克總教練Mike Woodsony也在公開訪談中說尼克「當然」
會跟進合約。這個當下，Nash已經確定去湖人，不在球員市場上了，整個NBA，還有林的
粉絲軍團，都覺得林回到尼克是一定的，只差一個正式簽約的儀式而已。
But the Rockets had a surprise up their sleeves. Perhaps spurred by Woodson's
comments, they raised the guaranteed amount of the offer (while lopping off
the unguaranteed fourth year), taking it from $19.5 million to $25.1 million.
Still, an increase of $5.6 million (plus attendant luxury tax penalties) over
three seasons wasn't expected by most observers to deter the Knicks.
不過火箭給了大家一點「驚喜」，這可能是因為 ，Mike Woodson說尼客當然會match林和
火箭的合約，促使火箭在正式的合約中，把原本合約中的保障金額從1950萬提高成2510萬
，(同時把非保障的第四年去掉，變成三年約)，這份合約在第三年多出560萬(以及隨之而
來的奢侈稅懲罰)，不過在多數評論者的眼中，這個數字還是嚇不倒尼克的。
While waiting for the offer sheet to arrive, and even avoiding delivery for a
day or so, the Knicks had their own surprise in store -- they moved forward
with free agent point guard , a former Knick, and reached an agreement on
Saturday, July 14. Rumors spread that the Knicks might not be bringing Lin
back after all, and that new stance was confirmed over the weekend by ESPN's
Stephen A. Smith, talking to sources close to the Knicks.
然而尼克，在等待火箭遞交合約的同時----尼克甚至為了延遲跟進合約的期限，躲了一天
左右--竟然也端出了一份驚喜，他們把目光轉向自由市場上的其他控衛，某個前尼克成員
，在7/14星期六這天簽下了合約，這時後，大量的傳聞開始認為，尼克可能不會把林簽回
來了。尼克可能不跟進的新立場，也在這個周末，由ESPN的Stephen A. Smith(SAS)，根
據和尼克消息來源的談話，被證實了。
What happened?
這究竟是怎麼回事？
Somewhere in the process, hard feelings developed on each side. As Chris
Broussard reports, the Lin camp felt a lack of enthusiasm from the Knicks
that seemed to them like disrespect. At the same time, the Knicks were stung
by Lin's willingness to work out a $14.9 million salary in the third year of
the offer sheet -- while a backloaded offer for Lin had been widely expected
to arrive from some team, the sizable increase became a stumbling block.
While from the Houston point of view it was good strategy, and while the Lin
camp was going about the business of getting the best offer it could, the
Knicks were displeased.
在這過程中，兩方的感覺都不太好過，根據Chris Broussard的報導，Lin的陣營覺得在整
個過程中，尼克並沒有展現熱忱和尊重，而尼克則被林願意簽下第三年1490萬合約的行為
刺傷了—儘管先前眾人就預期，會有球隊提出這種第三年後暴漲的合約—然而這增加的幅
度之大，還是變成簽約路上的一塊絆腳石。對火箭來說，這無疑是正確的策略。對林陣營
來說，這只是在商言商，想辦法得到對自己而言最好的合約，但尼克呢，就不太開心了。
Lin would later tell Sports Illustrated that he had hoped to return to New
York, but the new offer changed the Knicks' perspective. Despite his amazing
popularity and the potential business benefits to the company -- which have
been much debated -- the Knicks found the new offer too rich for their
tastes, especially with Felton and free agent signee Jason Kidd ready to step
into the point guard position.
林在稍後的訪談中告訴運動畫報，他是希望能回到尼克隊的。
但這份新合約改變了尼克的計劃，儘管林擁有超高人氣和對無窮的商機(對企業而言這
商業利益究竟是多少，是受到爭議的，在稍後有詳細解釋)，尼克發現這份新合約對他們
來說太大了，特別是在他們簽下Jason Kidd 和 Felton兩個控衛後，更是如此。
"Only Jeremy and his agents know for sure what their motive was," one league
executive said. "But it does appear like they overplayed their hand if he
truly hoped to stay in New York. They got the strong impression that the
Knicks would match anything. They didn't anticipate [New York] had a backup
plan."
「Jeremy Lin和經紀團隊簽這份合約的動機，只有他們自己知道」 聯盟的一位職員說，
「不過如果Jeremy Lin真的很想回到尼克，這就玩得有點過火了，他們認為尼克無論如何
都會匹配合約，沒有去防範，尼克其實是有備案的」
According to Knicks sources, the team believed that Lin and his
representatives were trying to squeeze the team that gave him his big break.
Despite the good vibes around Lin during the season, the Knicks questioned if
he was truly being a team player, particularly in terms of the contract
negotiations. From the Knicks' perspective, it appeared Lin might've been
working against them and perhaps taking them for granted.
消息來源說，尼克相信林的所作所為，是要把這個曾經賦予他機會的球隊給榨乾，儘管在
球季中，圍繞著林產生的球隊默契很好，尼克仍然懷疑林是否真的是個team player，尤
其是在合約協商上，尼克認為林可能是在跟他們作對，把一切想得太理所當然。
The Knicks' other major acquisitions had shown a strong desire to be in New
York. Amare Stoudemire had said yes when LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris
Bosh had said no.Carmelo Anthony stonewalled the New Jersey Nets and other
teams because he only wanted to be in New York, forcing his way there in a
trade.
尼克的其它主力成員，展現了待在紐約的強烈意願，當LeBron James, Dwyane Wade 和
Chris Bosh都拒絕的時候，Amare Stoudemire點頭來到紐約，Carmelo Anthony拒絕了當
時紐澤西籃網和其它球隊，因為他只想到紐約來，也促成了尼克和金塊的交易案。
Knicks owner James Dolan has been considered by many to be the key player on
the Knicks' side of this saga, and that's a fair assessment -- he's a
powerful, engaged owner. While the secretive Knicks will likely never explain
all of their reasoning, we know that Dolan is especially loyal and favorable
to players, like Anthony and Stoudemire, who demonstrate a desire to be with
the Knicks.
大部分的人認為，尼克老闆James Dolan，在這故事裡是尼克方的主要推手，這說法沒錯
，他是個威權的老闆，儘管神秘的尼克似乎不會透露他們(不跟進合約)的理由，不過我們
所知道的James Dolan，的確對像Anthony和 Stoudemire這種，宣示自己對尼客隊忠心耿
耿的球員，顯示出特別的喜好和偏愛。
And beyond the personal reasons, there were business and basketball reasons
for the Knicks to be concerned. By signing Lin, the Knicks would have been
looking at a luxury tax bill that would likely have set new NBA records. Even
for a team accustomed to paying such taxes, this was too rich, the Knicks
believed, for a point guard who had started just 25 games in his brief career.
個人原因外，商業利益和籃球因素也是尼克考量的重點，如果簽下林，尼克將面臨上看
NBA新紀錄的奢侈稅，即使尼克是一支很習慣繳奢侈稅的球隊，他們仍認為，為了一個到
目前為止，生涯僅僅先發出戰25場的控衛，繳這個金額也太多了。
From the New York point of view, was Lin worth an average of $8 million per
season -- plus penalties -- when they could get Felton for less than half
that?
站在尼克的角度，Lin真的值得平均每年800萬美金的薪資—還有那些奢侈稅嗎？當尼克可
以用不到一半的價錢得到Felton的時候？
Furthermore, the Knicks calculated that Linsanity might not be worth as much
as assumed. While the value of the Lin phenonemon has been much discussed,
the Knicks saw it differently from most observers. Their season-ticket sales
were strong and their sponsorships were stronger. Any money from the sale of
Lin jerseys or Knicks' merchandise around the world goes into a leaguewide
pool, with the Knicks getting the same portion as any other team, according
to revenue-sharing rules. Likewise, their share of the league's TV contracts
would not change whether Lin was on the team or not, no matter how many
people in New York or Asia were watching.
進一步來說，在尼克的算法裡，Linsanity帶來的商業利益，並沒有大家認為那麼多。當
眾人都在討論林風潮帶來的價值的時候，尼克的看法不同，尼克的季票銷售本來就很好，
贊助廠商更多，而根據聯盟的收益分享原則，Lin的尼克球衣的全球銷售金額，是和全聯
盟的其它球衣收益一同計算，再重新分配，尼克拿到的比例和其它球隊是一樣的，同樣的
，來自聯盟的電視轉播收益的比例，也不會因為Lin在不在尼克而有所改變，不管紐約和
亞洲有多少人在看轉播。、
On the court, the Knicks believed they were already in good shape, with
Anthony and Tyson Chandler under long-term contract along with Stoudemire.
Two additions, Kidd and Marcus Camby, would provide them depth and
experience, as would two re-signed players, Novak and J.R. Smith. Even
without Lin, the Knicks believed they would be better than they were last
season.
尼克認為，在球場上，他們在下一季的陣容也已經很好，有Anthony 、Tyson Chandler
，還有 Stoudemire這三個球員的長約，又補進Kidd和Marcus Camby，他們經驗老道，能
增加替補的深度，又重簽Novak和J.R. Smith。即使沒有Lin，尼克也會比上一季更好。
Dolan has been known to disregard hard data at times and reward players with
whom he has good relationships -- in some such cases, his decisions can seem
emotional. In this case, sources said, it was the lack of such emotion that
contributed to the decision to let Lin go. While Knicks fans had fallen in
love with Lin, Dolan and his front office, especially after the way the
process had unfolded, had no such attachment in the end.
尼克老闆Dolan，如大家所知，他有時會不顧真實的(球場)數據，感情用事地給那些和他
關係良好的球員，過於豐厚的酬勞。而這一次，消息來源說，Dolan並沒有展現這種熱情
。儘管尼克的球迷深愛著Lin，Dolan和尼克高層卻沒有，尤其是在這樣的談判簽約過程
後，尼克的高層不像他們的球迷，最終，他們並沒有向Lin表示如紐約球迷般的迷戀。
"There were a dozen reasons the Knicks didn't match -- it was part business,
part emotion and part long-term planning," a source with knowledge of the
Knicks thinking said. "I understand that people want the decision to be
simplified but it isn't simple."
「我們可以說出一打尼克不跟進的理由—一部份是商業的，也有情感的因素在裡面，跟球
隊的長程計劃也有關係」一位了解尼克想法的知情人士說：「我明白大家希望決定可以單
純一點，但決策的過程總不會是這麼簡單。」
So they passed. And Lin became an ex-Knick.
所以，尼克不跟進，然後Lin，成為一個「前任」尼克隊員。
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07/20 22:00, , 40F
07/20 22:00, 40F
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07/20 22:00, , 41F
07/20 22:00, 41F
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07/20 22:01, , 42F
07/20 22:01, 42F
→
07/20 22:02, , 43F
07/20 22:02, 43F
→
07/20 22:02, , 44F
07/20 22:02, 44F
→
07/20 22:02, , 45F
07/20 22:02, 45F
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07/20 22:04, , 46F
07/20 22:04, 46F
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07/20 22:05, , 47F
07/20 22:05, 47F
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07/20 22:05, , 48F
07/20 22:05, 48F
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07/20 22:05, , 49F
07/20 22:05, 49F
→
07/20 22:05, , 50F
07/20 22:05, 50F
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07/20 22:07, , 51F
07/20 22:07, 51F
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07/20 22:13, , 52F
07/20 22:13, 52F
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07/20 22:14, , 53F
07/20 22:14, 53F
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07/20 22:21, , 54F
07/20 22:21, 54F
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07/20 22:21, , 55F
07/20 22:21, 55F
→
07/20 22:25, , 56F
07/20 22:25, 56F
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07/20 22:26, , 57F
07/20 22:26, 57F
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07/20 22:26, , 58F
07/20 22:26, 58F
→
07/20 22:26, , 59F
07/20 22:26, 59F
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07/20 22:27, , 60F
07/20 22:27, 60F
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07/20 22:28, , 61F
07/20 22:28, 61F
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07/20 22:43, , 62F
07/20 22:43, 62F
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07/20 22:47, , 63F
07/20 22:47, 63F
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07/20 22:48, , 64F
07/20 22:48, 64F
→
07/20 22:48, , 65F
07/20 22:48, 65F
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07/20 22:51, , 66F
07/20 22:51, 66F
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07/20 23:03, , 67F
07/20 23:03, 67F
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07/20 23:59, , 68F
07/20 23:59, 68F
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07/21 00:03, , 69F
07/21 00:03, 69F
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07/21 00:05, , 70F
07/21 00:05, 70F
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07/21 00:08, , 71F
07/21 00:08, 71F
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07/21 00:18, , 72F
07/21 00:18, 72F
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07/21 00:29, , 73F
07/21 00:29, 73F
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07/21 00:35, , 74F
07/21 00:35, 74F
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07/21 01:11, , 75F
07/21 01:11, 75F
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07/21 07:18, , 76F
07/21 07:18, 76F
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07/21 07:35, , 77F
07/21 07:35, 77F
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07/21 09:04, , 78F
07/21 09:04, 78F
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07/21 09:58, , 79F
07/21 09:58, 79F
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07/21 11:42, , 80F
07/21 11:42, 80F
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07/21 12:44, , 81F
07/21 12:44, 81F
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07/21 22:09, , 82F
07/21 22:09, 82F
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07/21 22:12, , 83F
07/21 22:12, 83F
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07/23 10:06, , 84F
07/23 10:06, 84F
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07/25 12:41, , 85F
07/25 12:41, 85F
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