[外電] How the NBA Will Change With Iverson …

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WINNER: CLEVELAND, MIAMI, AND DETROIT. Call them the "Flawed Contenders Club." Each has aspirations to win the East, but all three have major weaknesses that will have to be addressed at the trade deadline. The Iverson deal just made that a whole lot easier, because Miller and Smith will both be available if the price is right — i.e., another expiring contract. 贏家：克里夫蘭騎士、邁阿密熱火以及底特律活塞，他們是"有競爭力不過也有缺點的球隊"。他們都渴望能在東區稱王，但他們三隊分別都有主要的缺點，必須在交易底限前就進行緊急處理。AI交易案讓這整件事變得簡單許多，因為如果代價合理 - 也就是說另一張即將到期的合約 - Miller和Smith這兩位球員都有可能輕易得手。 Miller especially could pique the interest of the Heat, as they'd gladly offer James Posey's expiring contact and a few other trinkets in return for a point guard with a pulse. You could include some Western teams on this list as well, but one presumes a quid pro quo between Denver and Philly that the Sixers wouldn't trade Miller back to the West. Miller尤能引起熱火的興趣，他們將會很樂意拿出J.Posey即將到期的合約以及其他雞肋來換取這位活力十足的優秀控衛。你也能把某些西區球隊放在這張名單上，但有人推測丹佛和費城間私下有個協議，禁止七六人將Miller送回西區。 LOSER: THE CLIPPERS. They finished second in the Iverson sweepstakes, and for their consolation prize they get … nothing! The Clippers' unwillingness to part with guard Shaun Livingston may look foolish if he doesn't turn into a star. Considering he's made little or no progress on that road in his three NBA seasons, one wonders if the Clippers took a bigger risk by keeping him than by sending him to Philly as part of a package for Iverson. 輸家：洛杉磯快艇。他們在AI爭奪戰中以第二名作收，而他們所拿到的安慰獎是...啥都沒有！如果S.Livingston未來沒能順利蛻變成為一位明星球員，那這次快艇不願意將他納入交易條件中而導致在AI爭奪戰中失利或許就是相當愚蠢的一個錯誤抉擇。考慮到他在進入NBA三個球季以來只有一點點甚至完全沒有進步的情況，我們難免會感到訝異，快艇選擇將他留下而不把他和其他球員一起打包送到費城去換回AI未免也太冒險了。 WINNER: VINCE CARTER. The Sixers' loss is New Jersey's gain. With Iverson off to the Western Conference, it means the top vote-getter among Eastern Conference guards now won't be able to start for the East in February's All-Star Game. Instead, the no. 3 guy on the list — Carter — is on track join Dwyane Wade for the festivities in Las Vegas. 贏家：VC。七六人的損失就是紐澤西籃網的收穫。AI被送到西區意味著這位目前暫居全明星賽東區後衛票選第一名的超級巨星將無法在明年二月的全明星賽代表東區先發，而目前票數暫居第三VC將可以順理成章取而代之，和The Flash一同在拉斯維加斯舉辦的年度盛宴中擔任東區的先發後衛。 It's a huge boon for Carter since he might not have made the team otherwise — not with the seasons Gilbert Arenas, Michael Redd, Chauncey Billups, and Joe Johnson are having. Incidentally, Iverson's votes transfer over to the West, where he is now in a close third behind Houston's Tracy McGrady. The runner-up may not make the squad at all, as stars such as Steve Nash, Chris Paul, Tony Parker, and Baron Davis also reside in the West. 這對VC來說無疑是極大的恩賜，否則考慮到G.Arenas、M.Redd、槍蜥和鷹王J.J等球員本季優異的表現，或許他將無法順利入選東區明星隊。順帶一提，AI所獲得的選票將隨著他的轉隊一起轉到西區，而他現在的票數以些微差距落後在休士頓火箭的T-Mac之後暫居第三位。但AI也不一定能入選西區明星隊，因為兩度獲選MVP的Nash、CP3、趴車小弟和小鋼砲Davis等明星後衛也都隸屬於西區。 LOSER: MINNESOTA. The T'wolves lose twice on this one. First, they lose because they weren't able to secure Iverson's services, and he would have paired with Kevin Garnett to give this floundering franchise a ray of hope. Second, they lose on another front, because Garnett is likely to go the same route Iverson did and demand a trade in the near future. Now that his management has proven it cannot come up with the goods to get him quality help, there's no point in holding off any longer. 輸家：明尼蘇達灰狼，他們在這一役輸了兩回。首先，他們因為沒辦法滿足AI的冠軍夢而失敗，他和KG並肩作戰只足以給予這支不上不下的二流球隊一絲絲力爭上游的希望。第二，KG或許在不久的將來就會循AI模式要求球隊將他交易至一支具有冠軍希望的球隊。經由這件事情，灰狼的管理階層已經被證明沒有給予KG質量兼具的幫助的能力，所以他也沒有繼續待在這支沒有希望的球隊繼續打拼的理由了。 WINNER: CHICAGO. And because Minnesota didn't land Iverson, not only can we forecast a Kevin Garnett Sweepstakes around the corner ... we can also predict a winner. The Bulls have been stockpiling assets with this very idea in mind, as Garnett would be a perfect fit for their already fearsome lineup. The only thing that could have derailed their plan was Garnett getting a teammate like Iverson, and with it renewed belief that the T'wolves could compete. Now that the possibility has been crushed, Chicago might be the next team to celebrate a big midseason deal for a superstar. 贏家：芝加哥公牛。因為灰狼無法順利網羅AI，所以我們不僅可以預期在不久的將來就會再有另一場KG爭奪戰的出現...還可以順便猜測誰將是贏家。因為認定KG將會讓他們原本就令人害怕的陣容變得無懈可擊，公牛早已經囤積了相當多可供交易的球員。唯一可能會打亂公牛全盤計畫的情況就是KG能獲得像AI這樣等級的隊友的幫助，因為灰狼將會再次擁有一搏總冠軍的希望。不過現在那可能性已不復存在，所以公牛或許將繼金塊之後成為下一支能在季中藉由交易迎接超級巨星加盟的幸運隊伍。 -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc) ◆ From: 222.250.136.35