[外電] NBA主席Silver: 超強的勇士不一定是壞事

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來源: The Mercury News
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NBA Commissioner Adam Silver weighs in on Warriors’ dominance
NBA主席Silver: 超強的勇士不一定是壞事

LAS VEGAS –Is the Warriors’ recent dominance and influx of talent bad for
the NBA? The league’s most influential official does not buy that argument.
近期的勇士王朝以及收集了天賦滿滿的球員對NBA是壞事？聯盟最具影響力的官員對那種說
法並不買帳。

“I don’t think it’s necessarily per se bad that the Warriors are so
dominant,” NBA commissioner Adam Silver said in a press conference here on
Tuesday. “I’m not trying to create some sort of forced parity. What we’re
really focusing on is parity of opportunity.”
「我不認為勇士稱霸聯盟一定就是壞事，」NBA聯盟主席Silver在星期二的記者會上說
到。「我不會試著去創造某種硬喬出的平衡，我們應該要專注的是機會上的平等。」

So even if Silver praised the Warriors once again for winning their third NBA
title in the past four years, the NBA commissioner and the league’s owners
addressed competitive balance during the Board of Governors meeting.
所以即使Silver再次稱讚勇士的四年三冠，在球團老闆會議上，主席及球團老闆們還是提
到了競爭的平衡性上。

It might not be surprising considering what just happened this month during
NBA’s free agency. LeBron James left the Cleveland Cavaliers to the Los
Angeles Lakers, dramatically furthering the divided talent between the
Western and Eastern Conference. With depressed interest in DeMarcus Cousins
because of his left Achilles’ injury, the Warriors acquired the All-Star
center using their taxpayer midlevel exception ($5.3 million), which gives
them a starting lineup full of All-Stars. Silver had already entertained such
questions about competitive balance when the Warriors and Cavaliers met in
the NBA Finals for the fourth consecutive year.
當看到這個月的FA市場發生了什麼，會有這樣的反應也就不意外了。LBJ離開騎士降臨湖
人，讓東西兩聯盟的天賦差距更加明顯。Cousins因為阿基里斯腱傷沒有太多球隊有興
趣，所以勇士可以用中產特例(530萬鎂)拿到一個全明星中鋒，讓勇士的先發可以是上一屆
的全明星。當勇士跟騎士連續四年總冠對決的時候，Silver就已經用一種比較輕鬆的方式
來回答有關競爭平衡性的問題。

“There’s a fair point to be made in a tax system when certain teams are
spending significantly more than others, that’s not parity of opportunity,”
Silver said. “Also, certain teams have advantages other teams don’t based
on their resources and market and the wealth of the market. They may be in a
position to go deeper into the tax than another team does.”
「在有奢侈稅的制度裡，當有些球隊比其他球隊願意花更多的錢然後說這是不公平的，這
算是中肯的論點，」Siliver說。「所以，若是根據球團資源以及球隊所在的市場大小，某
些隊伍會有優勢，有些隊伍則無。有些隊可能會繳更多的奢侈稅，但是其他隊不會。」

The Warriors are in that position. Though they were limited toward acquiring
players on a taxpayer midlevel exception and veteran’s minimum deals, the
Warriors have around a $142 million payroll because of their five All-Stars
in Cousins, Stephen Curry ($37.4 million), Kevin Durant ($30 million), Klay
Thompson (nearly $19 million) and Draymond Green ($17.5 million). The
Warriors are nearly $19 million over the luxury tax, and, therefore, owe an
additional $61.75 million in luxury tax penalties.
勇士就是繳稅的球隊。雖然他們只用中產特例跟老將底薪去找球員，勇士整體薪資還是高
達1億4200萬鎂，就是因為他們的五星陣容--Cousins，Curry (3740萬)，KD(3000萬)，KT
(接近1900萬)以及Green(1750萬)。勇士超過門檻1900萬，所以，他們得要繳6175萬鎂的奢
侈稅。

Still, Silver lauded the Warriors and other teams willing to spend money so
they can hoist a Larry O’Brien trophy.
不過，Silver還是讚許勇士跟其他球隊為了拿到總冠而願意花錢。

“Under the current system right now, we want teams to compete like crazy.
The Warriors, within the framework of this deal, should be doing everything
they can to increase their dominance,” Silver said. “That’s what you want
to see. We want every team to compete in every way they can within the rules.
If it makes sense to make adjustments to the rules next time, we’ll look
into that.”
「在現在的系統制度下，我們希望球隊們努力去競爭。而在目前的狀況下，勇士應該做一
切努力去增加他們的強度，」Silver說。「那是大家想看到的，我們希望球隊在按照規則
的狀況下去競爭。若是大家認為有需要改變一些規則，我們會去研究一下。」

The NBA’s current collective bargaining agreement runs through the 2023-24
season, though both the league and players union could agree to opt out after
the 2022-23 season.
目前NBA團體薪資協議要到2023-24球季才中止，不過聯盟跟球員雙方都可以在2022-23後就
可以選擇跳出。

Though Silver said that “people weren’t coming in necessarily complaining”
about the league’s competitive balance, he said they have had conversations
about possible solutions.
雖然Silver說"並不是每個人都是來抱怨"有關聯盟競爭平衡性的事，他說他們是有談到一
些可能的解決方案。

Silver did not reveal any “new ideas.” But he argued that “we have a very
soft cap right now.” He again brought up travel concerns regarding a
proposal to rank playoff seedings based off of record instead of conference
affiliation. He expressed interest in meeting with the players union and
labor relations committee to brainstorm initiatives.
Silver沒有透露細節，但是他說"現在的薪資帽其實很軟"。他也再次提到有人建議季後賽
應以季賽戰績的順位而不是分區的方式，但是會有旅程上的考量。他也表示希望可以跟球
員工會以及勞工關係委員會碰面，看能不能腦力激盪出一些意見。

Nonetheless, Silver conceded an obvious reality: “dynasties are nothing new
in this league.” The Boston Celtics won 10 NBA championships from 1959 to
1969. The Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers won eight of the league’s 10 NBA
titles in the 1980’s. The Chicago Bulls won six NBA championships in the 1990
’s. The Lakers won five more titles in the 2000’s.
然而，Silver承認一個明確的事實：「球隊王朝在聯盟不是什麼新的事件。」Boston在
1959-1969拿了10個冠軍；在1980年代，10年之內，Celtics跟Lakers共拿了八屆冠軍；
1990年代公牛拿了6個；然後2000年代Lakers又拿了五個。

“We recognized great players, superstar players will have a unique ability
to make an impact on games,” Silver said. “Having said that, there are
changes we can make to the system that I think can create more competitive
balance and more quality of opportunity.”
「我們認為偉大的球員，全明星球員，都可以有獨特的能力去影響整個比賽，」Silver
說。「話說回來，我認為是可以有些做法可以改變這系統，讓整個聯盟可以更競爭平衡
些。」

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推 bengowa: 席佛別再幫我勇招黑了啦= =
噓 thenolet: 組團真棒
推 Akira12Hsu: 我也覺得LBJ組的團都挺棒的 拿不完的亞軍呢 ^_<
→ ihx00: 本來就是這樣，一切照規則走，但做得到做不到各憑本事
→ ihx00: 我們就是做得到，想當然其他人就會眼紅，不意外
推 onetooneya: 感覺得阿銀想針對薪資空間和奢侈稅做修改
→ onetooneya: 以避免越來越多球隊繳稅組團
→ onetooneya: 不過修改有可能會影響球員的利益
→ onetooneya: 所以還要跟球員工會談一下
推 TroyeSivan: 壟斷不是壞事，隔壁費納輪流拿GS反而讓網壇更有話題
→ TroyeSivan: 性了
推 QVQ9487: 推翻譯
推 alonelykid: 改了也是全聯盟都改 大家用一樣的規則玩啊
推 CW4: 其實蠻多砲制度的根本不太清楚自己在講什麼
推 jjler: 能奪冠難怪黑 最可笑的是，酸勇士的還不少是從11年就開始
→ jjler: 組團的那些
推 EricLuLu: 一種自己考不好就說第一名作弊的概念
推 jjler: 只能氣自己也作了弊還考不贏別人XD
推 yuden: 其實勇士明年薪資加奢侈稅也是要2億4百萬美金左右
→ QVQ9487: 直接找三個per值前4名的人組團比較作弊吧ㄎㄎ
推 andyroro2: 本來勇士簽人都在規則內進行的啊 又沒作弊 變難看只不
→ andyroro2: 過是假議題而已
推 wlcscs: 勇士原始三巨頭都本隊 有些三巨頭是三個隊來的哈
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推 a10141013: 2015一半是自己玩掉，但一半是被聯盟黑掉，
→ a10141013: 但不管，去年連續兩場這麼黑還是有眼瞎的說聯盟偏勇士
→ freshbox7: 二樓好可悲喔，廁所很滿齁
推 SStrasburg: 16真的有一半是被聯盟黑掉，但是某迷只會跳針
推 MorikonHase: 不是故意找碴但是Siliver改一下吧
推 SofaKing: 說要改但是你要怎麼改？一支球隊不能超過5個進入全明星
→ SofaKing: 的球員？
推 CW4: 搞不清楚狀況就會沒考慮過想改的方向可能會讓勇士優勢更明顯
推 RicFlair: 能把某些人打進廁所平靜的 都是好事
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推 MorPhin3: 二樓一定是說常組巨頭團,每次都被打到輸球烙跑的案例啦