[外電] 再見了，Battier & Brooks

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http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/sports/bk/bkn/7444440.html Rockets trade Battier, Brooks in separate deals By JONATHAN FEIGEN Copyright 2011 Houston Chronicle Feb. 24, 2011, 7:05PM With a swap of backup point guards that have fallen from last season’s successes, and an exchange of former Grizzlies lottery picks making homecomings, the Rockets dramatically changed their rotation at Thursday’s trade deadline, but fell well short of their aspirations. The Rockets sent Shane Battier back to the Grizzlies, where he was wildly popular in the Grizzlies’ first five seasons in Memphis, in exchange for Hasheem Thabeet, seldom-used forward DeMarre Carroll and a first-round pick. 火箭用S.Battier 和灰熊換來H.Thabeet + DeMarre Carroll + 一個第一輪選秀 Thabeet, a 7-3 center from Cypress Christian High School in Houston, has struggled since he was the second player taken in the 2009 Draft, becoming the top pick ever sent to the NBA Development League. The Rockets also traded Aaron Brooks, last season’s NBA Most Improved Player, to the Phoenix Suns for point guard Goran Dragic and another first-round pick. 7呎3的Thabeet在休士頓念過高中，是09年選秀榜眼，但這兩年一直打不出成績，而且是 NBA史上下放NBDL的最高順位新秀。火箭也把A.Brooks這位去年最佳進步獎得主交易到太陽，喚回Goran Dragic和一個第一輪選秀權。 The Suns’ pick is lottery-protected, with the Rockets to receive the Orlando Magic’s first-round pick in the 2011 draft if the Suns don’t make the playoffs. The Grizzlies pick, to go to the Rockets in 2013, is also lottery protected, shifting to the next season as long as the Grizzlies make the playoffs. 太陽的第一輪是樂透保護的選秀權，如果太陽沒打進季後賽，則火箭得到的是魔術2011的選秀權。灰熊的第一輪選秀也是樂透區保護的，如果2013灰熊沒進季後賽，則選秀權順延到下一個沒打進季後賽的球季。 “We pursued many, many deals to try to upgrade the Rockets,” Rockets general manager Daryl Morey said. “We went with the best ones for us that were available.” 「我們嘗試提出非常非常多筆交易，試著讓火箭升級，」Morey說「這是我們能得到的最好結果了。」 The Rockets are also expected to release forward Jared Jeffries in a buyout agreement. Jeffries said last week that he was certain he would be traded or released. 可以預期火箭將會買斷J.Jeffries。 “We’re having discussions,” Jeffries’ agent, Andy Miller, said. “I wouldn ’t say it is imminent. I would prefer that it would happen sooner than later. ” 「我和火箭討論過許多，」JJ的經紀人說。「我只能說這遲早會發生。」 Brooks and Battier were central to the Rockets successes during their tenure and their hopes for this season. They were the Rockets captains, and starters heading into the season. 被交易出去的Brooks和Battier都是火箭今年的隊長。 With the slide to longshot playoff hopes and both in the last season of their contracts, the Rockets looked far more long-term. “Thabeet is a recent second pick of the draft,” Morey said. “We have an obvious need for a defensive, shot-blocking big. He’s got a chance with the right approach to become that for the Rockets. I think you look at the history for bigs, it often takes time. 「Thabeet是近期的第二順位球員，」Morey說。「我們很明顯地需要一個有防守、有火鍋的大個子。Thabeet有機會成為火箭需要的那個人。」 “DeMarre Carroll is a guy we’ve had interest in. He plays up-tempo, he’s competitive and real hard playing. 「D.Carroll也是我們很有興趣的球員。他是個節奏快且真的很拼的球員。」 “We really like Dragic. Obviously he’s a guy that is a strong playoff performer. He’s been a strong performer his first two years in the league and provides certainty for our backup point guard position into next season.” Both deals were motivated with long-term considerations, especially with Battier to be an unrestricted free agent after the season and likely to receive greater offers from contenders than from the Rockets. With Memphis he can bring a much-needed defensive mindset and steadying influence to a team fighting for its first playoff spot since he left. 「我們真的很喜歡Dragic。他過去季後賽表現的很好。他在生涯前兩年打的很好，他可以做好替補控球後衛的角色。」這兩筆交易都談了很久，尤其是Battier今年就是非限制的自由球員，而且他很有可能會得到別隊開出比火箭還好的報價。回到灰熊，他可以帶給球隊他們最需要的防守和穩定的影響力。 “I am excited to try to tackle unfinished business I left in Memphis five years ago; playoff success,” Battier said. “I will miss the relationships that I've built in Houston and will always remember the good times.” Dragic, 24, became a bit of a national sensation for his 23-point fourth quarter in Game 3 of the playoff series against the San Antonio Spurs but has slipped this season, making just 42.1 percent of his shots and 27.7 percent of his 3s. In his third season out of Ljubljana, Slovenia, Dragic has averaged 6.7 points and 2.7 assists in 183 games. 「我很興奮可以試著去完成我五年前離開灰熊未完成的大業（季後賽），」八爺說。「我會想念我在休士頓的一切，也會永遠懷念在這裡的美好時光。」 Q_Q 24歲的Dragic去年季後賽對馬刺第三場的第四節獨得23分令人驚豔，但今年徹底烙賽。今年目前為止只有42.1%的命中率，27.7%的三分球命中率。他在nba三年183場平均每場 6.7分2.7助攻。 Brooks, unhappy with the Rockets’ decision not to extend his contract, has struggled all season, going out with an ankle injury in the season’s fifth game and making just 34.6 percent of his shots and 28.4 percent of his 3s in 34 games. In the past six games, he made 17 of 80 shots. Brooks因為火箭不肯和他續約而鬧彆扭，他今年整季都打的很糟糕，季初還因為扭傷腳踝缺席好幾場。34場比賽只有34.6%的命中率和28.4%的三分球。最近六場比賽更是只有投 80中17 （21.25%） He balked about his diminished role and walked out in the fourth quarter of a game, earning a one-game suspension, but said he was happy to back up Steve Nash in Phoenix. 他沒辦法適應在火箭的角色，還在某場比賽第四節擅自離場，因此被禁賽一場。不過他說很高興可以擔任Steve Nash的替補。 “I’ll wait in line,” Brooks said. “That dude is a legend, MVP and a Hall of Famer. I’m ready to go be behind him and learn from him, just come in and help team. It offers me a fresh start. I’m ready to go.” “I had some good years in Houston. Time to move on.” 「我會乖乖排在Nash後面，」Brooks說。「這傢伙可是傳奇球星，MVP，還是準名人堂球員。我已經準備好跟著他學習，並且幫助球隊。這讓我有一個新的開始，我已經準備好了！」「我在休士頓有美好的時光，是時候離開了。」 The Rockets had been in talks about a variety of centers, including Marcus Camby, Zaza Pachulia, Marresse Speights and Omer Asik. When unable to complete any of those deals, they accepted the offer for Thabeet, considered a long-term project. In 113 career games, Thabeet has averaged 2.3 points and 2.8 rebounds in 11.1 minutes. 火箭之前討論到許多中鋒的交易，包括 Camby、Paculia、M.Speights和Asik。當這些球員都換不到時，他們考慮到長遠計畫因此同意了Thabeet這筆報價。在生涯113場比賽中，Thabeet平均每場11.1分鐘內得到2.3分和2.8籃板。 In each case, the asking price was either more than the Rockets would or could reach, leading them back to Thabeet and the hope he will realize the potential that made him a top prospect. “We think he is a good bet going forward,” Morey said. 每一筆交易對方都要求火箭提出更好的條件，使得火箭只能接受Thabeet這筆，並且期待 Thabeet可以打出榜眼的身價。「我們認為這是讓火箭沖天的一大賭注。」Morey說 -- 祝福Battier和AB... -- █ █ ███ █ █ █ ████ ████ ████ ████ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ ████ █ █ █ █ █ █ ██ █████ █ █████ █ █ █ Ｘ Japan THE LAST LIVE ▉▊▋▌▍▎▏ http://barkleyc.blogspot.com/ -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc) ◆ From: 203.65.61.178