[外電] 小將們對追求自由球員可能有幫助

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It’s much too late for a turning point in the Los Angeles Lakers 14-51 season,
but it could be the perfect time to start the unofficial process of attracting
free agents. For the Lakers, that starts with proving progression and
showcasing future potential to players around the league.

這轉捩點對湖人悲慘的本季來講已經太遲了,
但這可能是用非官方方法吸引自由球員的最好時間點。
湖人開始向聯盟球員展現球隊的進步跟未來潛力。

When the Lakers drafted D’Angelo Russell with their No. 2 pick in the 2015
NBA Draft, it was with the intention that he would be a crucial cornerstone
to the franchise finding success in a new era of basketball for years to come.
An era without Kobe Bryant and a style of play transitioning to a faster-paced,
guards-driven league.

當用第二順位選進Dlo時，湖人把他視作未來球隊新一代的基石。
新的世代沒有Kobe,而且聯盟朝向快速並由後衛主導的趨勢。

Granted, Lakers general manager Mitch Kupchak also cautioned upfront that
results would take time, but that their vision involved Russell and
Jordan Clarkson in the future backcourt for “10-12 years,” as he told
Sirius XM NBA Radio.

Mitch表示Dlo和Clarkson這後場組合會用10-12年。

Then, the Lakers started 3-21 and the debut of the future was off to a rocky
introduction. An introduction that saw a 19-year-old rookie and sophomore
forward Julius Randle demoted to the second unit after 20 games into the
season.

悲慘的開季20場後，湖人將Dlo和Randle降到替補。

But, the Lakers brass continued to voice their faith in the young core and
a day before February’s NBA trade deadline, Kupchak stressed their priority
shift to player development.

 “Make sure our young players develop,” Kupchak said of their priority to
end the season.

但湖人高層仍然對這些年輕核心有信心，
Mitch將球隊優先目標放在培養年輕人的發展。

Four days later, head coach Byron Scott reinserted Russell into the starting
lineup to develop alongside Clarkson and Randle, and the wheels started to
turn. Five games in, the rookie goes off for 39 points. Then, Russell and
Clarkson outscored Steph Curry and Klay Thompson to upset the Golden State
Warriors. Against Orlando, Russell, Clarkson and Randle combined for 74 points.
And suddenly, their collective success is starting to turn some heads.

Scott將Dlo放回先發後, 最近的五場比賽裡，
一場得了39分,一場擊敗有浪花兄弟的勇士,一場對魔術三小合得74分。

For the Lakers, this could mean players around the league starting to take
notice.

“I think most players that are free agents will probably look at our roster
and look at our young guys and see if those guys developed over the year and
see what their type of potential is before they make a (free agency) decision,
Scott told LakersNation.com on Wednesday. “My job right now is to keep trying
to develop these young guys, keep them playing well, keep them playing
together.”

Scott說：我認為大多數的自由球員可能會關注我們的年輕球員,
且會再作決定前看看這些小將們的潛能。
我現在的任務就是讓年輕人們打得更好更團結。

It’s been nine games since Russell’s return and he’s averaging 20.7 points,
4.8 assists and 3.1 rebounds in that span while shooting 48.2 percent from
both the field and beyond the arc. In February, Kupchak said he had a
conversation with the young players to let them know how important it was to
leave 100 percent out on the floor and alluded to how their performance
impacts summer decisions.

Dlo回歸的九場比賽裡平均20.7分,4.8助攻,3.1籃板,
命中率更達48.2%。Mitch有跟小將們提過他們的表現對暑假的去留決定影響很重要。

“Show me your best, so it helps us during the off-season when it comes to
evaluating our needs,” Kupchak said of the message he delivered to the young
core.

It would sound like Russell received the message.

看樣子Dlo收到這訊息了

“If we keep playing at a high level, sky’s the limit, and that could probably
dictate who wants to come here,” Russell expressed Wednesday. “Or, feeling
like we don’t need to bring this guy, because we’ve got such and such or
something like that, so I feel like we can play a certain part. But, I don’t
really worry about stuff like that, because I feel like it could take my mind
off what’s important.”

Dlo說：如果我們持續打出高水準,天空就是我們的極限,
或許能傳遞訊息給那些想來湖人的人,或是我們根本不需要此人,
因為我們已經到達天空了。

As for Clarkson, the second-year standout has been arguably the Lakers best
player this season, averaging 15.9 points (second only to Bryant) and
4.0 rebounds in 32.4 minutes per game this season. And, over the last 12 games,
Jordan Clarkson has strung together seven 20+ point outings.

Clarkson已經是湖人最好的球員,本季平均15.9分以及4籃板,
而且過去12場比賽有七場超過20分。

Clarkson isn’t sure whether free agents around the league have been noticing
their recent success (note: Clarkson will be a restricted free agent himself
this summer), but he hopes they’re watching.

“I don’t know. I would think so,” Clarkson said of their impact on free
agency. “I feel like everybody watches everybody in the NBA. Hopefully, they
are watching and they see some good stuff, but at the same time, we’re trying
to grow on our own with us young guys.”

Clarkson:不確定自由球員有沒有在注意湖人最近的表現,
每個人都會注意所有其他好表現的人,
希望會影響到自由球員,
但同時我們也要試著提升自己。

Of course, the mixture of factors that plays into a free agent’s decision
involves much more than simply seeing the progress and potential of a young
core to build around. But, with negotiations not allowed to take place until
July 1st, it’s always good to get ahead in the game, and this could be one.

影響自由球員絕對有很多混合的因素,並不僅有年輕人的進步和潛力,
雖然七月一日以前不允許和球隊談判，但取得進步總是好的。

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推 Lacus0827: 這暑假拿到S級可能還很難 不過有機會拿到A級球員
推 s80454: 六千萬的空間可以簽2隻A咖+一隻優質綠葉，如果還有前3籤
→ s80454: 跟3小瞬間重建完成
推 abcd40116: Dlo真的很有自信欸 難怪能撐過敗總嘴砲
推 kangta740508: 炫酷兄弟~
→ tasiki2002: 六千萬可以開兩份頂薪了吧?這樣就不用像之前只能追一
→ tasiki2002: 位球員 然後一直等 可以同時間丟另一份頂薪去追另一位
推 yeeh: 現在最大的問題就是,暑假有一堆能開頂薪的球隊,但沒那麼多頂
→ yeeh: 薪球員
→ yeeh: 到時很可能會溢價去給一些綠葉頂薪..
推 runawayyu: 羅索+北卡飛鷹+Jaylen Brown+紅茶+白邊~JC板凳搶分
推 kbgarnett: map大，我信你了
→ runawayyu: 這是比較可行，且2.3防守也很厲害
→ kbgarnett: 神串留名
推 richard1003: 不可能,會溢價給綠葉頂薪的話今年就給了
→ tasiki2002: 六千萬的空間開兩份頂薪之後 還會有剩嗎?還是剛好頂薪
→ tasiki2002: 就是三千萬左右?
→ richard1003: 看年資,年資不同頂薪水準不同
→ tasiki2002: 了解 謝謝r兄
推 kbgarnett: 頂薪forLBJ&KD（LBJ找KD組團）誤～
推 kangta740508: 板凳還有一個LOU放JC在板凳幹嘛
→ Lattendue: 這個就是開季時我們普遍預估會展現有吸引力的部分不是
→ Lattendue: 怎知還是北七的搞到又要坦....
→ Lattendue: 以臉來說 想要HB會不會太白爛XDD
→ gordon27: 最頂級的還是不會想來 除非幾個先講好要一起來
→ Lattendue: 頂級的要冠軍~我是不覺得短期內會出現第二個甜瓜(誤
→ Lattendue: 為了市場跟錢 而不是冠軍
推 runawayyu: HB開個頂新根勇士搶了~在簽白邊...防守就升級
→ runawayyu: 因為我覺得頂級球星不會來，所以我排的那陣容比較可行
推 bigheadkobe: 教練比較重要!
推 jimli: 白邊是一定要砸得 他離隊機率不小 外圍看龍王還是飛鷹
推 runawayyu: 羅索+JC+北卡飛鷹+西蒙+白邊~紅茶板凳搶分也可以
→ jimli: 加上前三順位我們陣容就差不多成形了
推 GANZ: 白邊快27歲了 來我湖可以當老大了 一定要簽幾個老將壓壓他
推 UncleGarlic: 60M有機會找三大咖，但要追2+1，像超塞
推 runawayyu: 世界和平先生表示....
→ runawayyu: 可是有錢不一定有超大咖會來
→ runawayyu: 與其等LBJ和雷帝...HB 白邊 龍王  是我們比較有機會搶
→ tasiki2002: 該不會今年又是兩頂薪砸LBJ跟KD然後又在等他們做決定
→ tasiki2002: 等完 又都不來 回頭發現其他人也被簽走了這樣@@?
推 runawayyu: 這是湖人高層很有可能會幹的是....
推 bbolivier: 龍王會要飯，這非常好，外線不一定都很穩，但是要飯能
→ bbolivier: 突破僵局。
推 runawayyu: 我們的盧長老也很會要飯阿
推 runawayyu: 所以HB感覺也比較符合我們現在隊形
推 Verlander35: 其實GM間都了解，應該不會追LBJ了，大魚是KD，本篇講
→ Verlander35: 的自由球員追求幫助，對KD這等級的吸引力小
推 runawayyu: 所以HB+白邊+前三順位在搭上三小其實還不錯
→ Verlander35: 追白邊是首要，補上戰力最缺的C，SF追不到大咖起碼能
→ Verlander35: 選秀補強，不無小補
→ tasiki2002: C除了白邊 還有其他選擇嗎@@?
推 Verlander35: 可以說是最好+最有可能的選項，其他是戰力高但沒機會
推 runawayyu: 勇士的Ezeli~但怕他痛痛der
→ Verlander35: 如DH、莊神，想不到來湖人的可能，再往下就Ezeli
→ Verlander35: 其他如AL、NOAH基本上也都是痛痛的
推 runawayyu: 搶白邊吧...他最不痛，罰球也罩得住
→ runawayyu: 搶到白邊後，就有其他無限個方案可以實施
推 kangta740508: Drummond  Al Horford  Al Jefferson Ryan Anderson
→ Verlander35: 應該說 搶到白邊後，其他FA市場結果都較能接受，再來
→ Verlander35: 就是最重要的教練團重組了
推 runawayyu: 是的....搶白邊+抽前三+換教練...拜託老天幫忙
推 Heimdallwind: 夏天的補強還是防守C優先 少了西伯、Bass  SF最起碼
→ Heimdallwind: 還有老尖AB或是賭５/18能把籤留著
推 age200: 白邊的球商如何？
推 kangta740508: Bass還在= =
→ kangta740508: 是少了王者 小黑 希伯
→ angelmax: Bass球員選項 基本上不太可能留了 除非湖人要多花錢留他
→ angelmax: 跟去年ED差不多狀況
推 Verlander35: bass是PO，是一定跳，就看雙方價碼差距
推 Heimdallwind: Bass會跳出、進FA吧  他身價應該更高
→ kangta740508: 好吧+1個BASS 在+1個上將高個子
推 o0991758566: 可以問Bass做人情留下嗎 看三少成長 會不會佛心來著
推 ms521520: 不知道Biyombo有沒有機會 去年就該簽的
→ YamagiN: 留Bass不如留小黑就好 讓他去別的地方領更多
推 bbolivier: JC板凳比較好，他的位置給Derozen
推 GANZ: nance養壯點打替補C kelly可丟了 如果抽到#3選龍哥打替補PF
推 jimli: 為啥這麼愛瘦瘦的pf 何況前三順位選來當替補也太奢侈
推 patrick08: Bass場上的効益是比小黑高很多的，只可惜他應該不會留
推 patrick08: Jc第六人 交易長老 DDR來跟DLO組後場 這樣後場就穩定了
推 wooley7788: 覺得bass比小黑好用
→ wooley7788: bass在籃下強攻跟經驗很可怕的
推 GANZ: 龍哥感覺很全能 以後養壯了打到C還可幫randle拉空間
推 kbgarnett: 龍哥是？
推 richard1003: Dragon Bender
推 bbolivier: 身高那麼高，如果選來當中鋒，等於大Gasol
噓 JHCh: 不覺得白邊是首選，球商和場外問題似乎會是隱憂
推 kbgarnett: 之前溜馬好像也有一個Bender
推 ohnacl: 溜馬24號新希望，下一個KG
→ ohnacl: JC稱他和Dlo為 "Swag Bros."
推 crazy1485: 不愛白邊...
→ YamagiN: SB......要來代言羊羊羊嗎
→ Eonst: Bender 頂中鋒大概五場就進傷兵名單。
→ Eonst: 而且他和同年紀的 Gasol 差距並不小。
推 laidon: 六千萬還得考慮，把Clarkson留下來的預算。
→ Kreen: Clarkson 可以參見 Arenas 條款，用 early-bird exception
→ Kreen: 去 match，根本不用管剩餘額度，最後在簽就好了。是要考慮
→ Kreen: 個雕啊。
推 kuloda: 自己這幾個小將練練就好了，不覺得要抓S咖搶球
→ kuloda: AB咖，團隊型球員補補隊形就好，還是以四小為主就好