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Splitter’s play now means Spurs will pay later

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By Jeff McDonald

Spurs center Tiago Splitter tries hard not to think about the money. This,
he acknowledges, can often be easier said than done.

Tiago努力地不去思考錢的問題，因為，他知道這事情「說的比做的容易」。

His value boosted by a breakout third NBA season, in a league not exactly
known for restraint when it comes to throwing big dollars at tall people,
Splitter is poised to enter free agency this summer holding a lottery ticket
all but guaranteed to hit the jackpot.

Tiago第三年的爆發讓他的價值順勢提升，在多數球隊願意給長人高價合約的現在，
Tiago做好準備在今年夏天談一筆好合約。

So yes, Splitter admits, sometimes he does think about the money.

“I’m not thinking about it during the games, of course,” Splitter said
of his looming first brush with NBA free agency. “But it’s difficult not
to think about it other times. It’s in your head.”

Tiago自己也承認，有時還是會思考未來合約的問題。對於自己在NBA生涯中的第一次換
約，Tiago說：「當然，我不會在比賽過程中思考這件事，但在比賽之外，很難不去思
考這件事情，他就是會在你腦中想起。」

This is the season the 28-year-old Splitter — the Spurs’ top draft choice
in 2007 — solidified himself as an everyday NBA player. Through 49 games,
the 6-foot-11 Brazilian is averaging career highs in points (10.2) and
rebounds (5.8) and owns the league’s third-best field goal percentage (59.9
percent), while holding down a crucial frontcourt spot next to All-Star Tim
Duncan.

28歲的Tiago，2007年經由馬刺選秀獲得，已經證明自己實力足以擔當夠格的NBA球員。
經過本季49場比賽，這位巴西籍6呎11吋長人在跟明星球員Duncan搭配下，平均攻下10.2
分5.8籃板，且FG是全聯第三高的59.9%。

Splitter’s ascendancy has become a double-edged sword for the Spurs, who
must find a way to pay him in a summer when four other players (Manu
Ginobili, Stephen Jackson, Gary Neal and DeJuan Blair) also will become free
agents.

Tiago的成長對馬刺而言是一把雙頭刃，因為馬刺今年夏天還必需搞定Manu, Jackson,
Neal及Blair (Blair：真欣慰，我的名字還在這裡XD)。

In the final year of his first NBA contract, worth $3.944 million this
season, Splitter is set to become a restricted free agent July 1. The Spurs
will have the right to match offers from other teams.

Tiago目前正在走的合約已經來到最後一年，本季394萬元/年。從今年7月1日起，Tiago
就會變成受限自由球員，當別隊報價時，馬刺仍有權力直接比對他隊報價。

And make no mistake. Other teams will come calling.

此外，其他球隊也會來電詢問其他方式的可能性。

Though his statistics don’t exactly leap off the page, Splitter has proven
to be a bankable commodity — a savvy pick-and-roll big man in an era in
which the pick-and-roll is most every team’s bread-and-butter.

雖然Tiago的數據不是聯盟頂尖，但Tiago已經證明「自己是擔保過的可用品」，一位瞭
解如何跑pick-and-roll的長人，尤其在這個每一隊都在跑pick-and-roll的年代。

Even mediocre big men — and Splitter, a former Spanish League MVP, is better
than that — get paid in the NBA.

這個年代，每一位中等成績的長人，如同Tiago，這位前西班牙聯盟的MVP，在NBA中都會
得到不錯的報價。

It’s why Kwame Brown, a former No. 1 overall pick widely regarded as one of
the biggest draft busts in league history, has earned more than $58 million
in his 11-plus seasons.

這也是為什麼選秀狀元Kwame Brown會被普遍認為「物低所值」的主因，他在11個球季多
共拿了超過5千8百萬元的薪資。

One would hardly blame Splitter if he hears the Portuguese version of a cash
register’s “cha-ching” with each double-digit scoring night.

對一個每晚都有Double Double表現的Tiago而言，外界實在很難批評他，Tiago目前就像
葡萄牙語的「cha-ching」一樣。
(意思代表他一定會得到大合約，cha-ching解釋可見 http://goo.gl/G9bvr)

“It doesn’t matter what happens in the summer,” said Splitter, insisting
his first priority will be to re-sign with the Spurs. “I have to play good
now, just help the team win. If I play well in the present, it’s going to be
better for me in the future.”

仍然強調希望留在馬刺的Tiago說：「今年夏天會怎樣，對我而言不是一個大問題。眼
前我該關心的是我必需打出好成績，協助馬刺勝利。如果我現在打得好，自然今年夏
天就會有好的結果。」

For any idea of the kind of interest Splitter might generate this offseason,
glance east down Interstate 10. In July, the Houston Rockets pried 7-footer
Omer Asik away from Chicago with a three-year, $25 million deal.

在今年夏天會對Tiago感興趣的球隊，自然都會想到本季剛轉到火箭的Asik案例，Asik
在七月從公牛跳到火箭，身價上漲到3年2500萬元。

Asik, who like Splitter was a restricted free agent, averaged an
underwhelming 2.2 points and 4.9 rebounds in two seasons with the Bulls. The
Rockets dissuaded Chicago from matching their offer by including a so-called
“poison pill” third season that will net Asik $15 million in 2014-15.

Asik雖然跟Tiago一樣都仍是受限自由球員，且前兩季在公牛僅有2.2分及4.9籃板成績
，但火箭開出一個公牛無法比對的高價，包括Asik第三年薪資(2014-15球季)將上升到
1500萬元。

In that sort of overheated big-man market, double his current salary feels
like just the starting point for Splitter this summer.

在這個長人供不應求的市場，Tiago對於未來身價的期待自然也不是意外。

Ginobili says Splitter — who is married with a 7-month-old son — would not
be human if he didn’t occasionally think about his professional future.
“Especially after your first contract, it has to be in the back of your mind,
” Ginobili said.

對於已經成家且有一個七個月小孩的Tiago，Manu認為Tiago一定會在今年夏天選擇合約
時，好好考量他的職業未來，特別是在剛走完第一份合約之後。

Still, Ginobili believes Splitter’s breakout has been fueled only partly by
the motivation of earning a new contract.

Manu仍然相信Tiago今年的爆發，仍跟合約年是有點關係的。

“He’s not playing like this because he’s a free agent,” Ginobili said. “
It’s because he’s used to (the NBA). He’s in his third season. He knows he
’s going to be on the court. That’s what’s making him better. Not the
contract situation.”

Manu說：「因為今年他將成為自由球員，他不能再像過往那麼打。也因他逐漸適應NBA
。這是他的第三年球季，他知道他必需打出好成績，也是這個推力促使他前進，並不全
然是因為下一份合約。」

Spurs coach Gregg Popovich agrees.

馬刺教練Popo也同意這樣看法。

“What he’s doing, we didn’t teach him that, and he didn’t grow into it,”
 Popovich said. “It’s what he’s been doing in Europe. He just has time and
steady minutes, basically.”

Popo說：「Tiago的表現並不是我們教導的，也不是他過往一兩年的表現。那就像是他
在歐洲聯盟的表現，根本而言，他只要有穩定上場時間，他就能夠有這樣表現。」

Barring injuries, the likes of which short-circuited parts of Splitter’s
first two seasons, the steady minutes will keep coming. His aim is to make
the most of them now and count his money later.

前兩季都受限於傷勢而無法得到穩定上場時間的Tiago，本季穩定上場時間持續增加，
他的目標自然放在「得到更多上場時間」跟今年夏天「得到更多合約金額」。

“I don’t want to make it a big deal,” Splitter said of entering free
agency. “I know it’s going to come. People are going to talk about it. I
just want to play good now, and who knows how it works out?”

談到今年夏天的合約，Tiago說：「我並不想得到一個大合約，我知道談合約的事情一
定會發生，球迷也會開始談論這件事，我只知道現在要先打得好，至於之後會怎樣，誰
知道呢～」


BIG MEN, BIG MONEY
長人，大合約

Tiago Splitter is making a little more than $3.9 million in the final season
of his Spurs contract. Here is a partial list of less productive NBA big men
making more:

Tiago在第一張合約最後一年年薪為390萬元(今年)，以下是NBA部分長人(成績不出色，
但合約卻很高)的合約金額。

Player, Team – ’12-13 salary - Remaining
DeSegana Diop, Bobcats – $7.4 mil. - Not available
Tyrus Thomas, Bobcats – $8 mil. – 2 yrs., $18.1 mil.
Omer Asik, Rockets – $5 mil. – 2 yrs., $20.1 mil.
Samuel Dalembert – Bucks, $6.7 mil. – Not available
Marcin Gortat – Suns, $7.5 mil. – 1 yr., $7.7 mil.
Amir Johnson – Raptors, $6 mil. – 2 yrs., $13.5 mil.
Spencer Hawes – 76ers, $6.5 mil. – 1 yr., $6.5 mil.
Brandon Bass – Celtics, $6 mil. – 2 yrs., $13.4 mil.
Glen Davis, Magic – $6.4 mil. – 2 yrs., $13 mil.

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推 kasen15:推翻譯 Tiago手下留情阿m(_    _)m你肯續約我就買你的球衣
推 a88019:一年沒600萬很難留吧?
推 tth81222:看能不能友情價便宜一點
推 hydeless:其實關鍵點是那隻來壓價的澳洲人。
推 uxormania:cha-ching不是葡文，只是收銀機的狀聲詞
推 uxormania:"I don't want to make it a big deal."
→ uxormania:「我不想把它弄成是多重要的事情。」
推 Stanley0928:有點悲傷，指叉球留不住了，應該要一年8M以上而且4年
推 kullan:不要走Q_Q
推 GAPB:七百差不多  再高可能就留不住了
推 GAPB:替牙沒有自己的進攻能力 籃板能力也有限 八百以上真的太多
推 magicchen:我猜3年2000～2300萬左右吧
推 jerryjhang:我猜別隊大概會開3年3000萬....
推 mindd:剔牙哥連鍋貼都順手吃掉了,這種表現一定要公道價的......
→ ando:要8M以上 就看約要簽多長了
→ bryant780113:對啊 手下留情啊QQ
→ bryant780113:可不可以公道價8萬1就好
推 Splitter:manu說的應該是 他這樣打不是因為他將成為自由球員
→ spurs2120:樓上開個價吧
推 hydeless:比照一哥血汗約，就3y/18M + TO，結案。下一位........
→ spurs2120:就不要樓上那個價碼是開給Manu XD
推 ChangJimmy:有人跟我一樣覺得另外四隻的續約不是大問題嗎@@
→ pagenotfound:MANU的薪資可能變成浮動的 等解決剔牙哥再來剝削 XD
推 ALegmontnick:Manu和Popo說的話好像都翻錯了呢
推 GAPB:MANU兩次續約都已經有點友情價了 (尤其第一次)
→ GAPB:今年應該算第三次 不知道會多狠  拭目以待XD
推 dogville:Manu從來就沒簽過友情價 從來就沒有
推 GAPB:第二次應該沒 不過第一次2004年好像丹佛有不錯的價要來搶
→ GAPB:印象中號稱九百萬起跳復年合約 MANU好像沒簽 馬刺就不用match
推 dogville:金塊到底有沒有開/開了多少 這不知道 就先不管 只看我們
→ dogville:自己開的52m/6y 對照他第二年12.8分 3.8助攻 就是剛好啦
推 ando:Manu根本都沒有簽過甘心價阿
推 GAPB:我覺得我們開得頗合理阿 當然manu沒和金塊簽總是好加在
推 dogville:馬刺就是秉持合理價啦 第三份約也補一些給他了 OK啦
→ dogville:加上TD TP都續得很漂亮 我相信剔牙哥應該也會處理得很好
→ dogville:如果真的有人開千萬以上合約來搶就認了吧  (阿榮:還有我)
推 GAPB:事實上當年金塊根本捧著錢到處亂喊 MANU沒了 看看K-Mart肥約
→ GAPB:以那年金塊真金散天下的方式 MANU是有機會凹到更高薪
推 dogville:Martin均薪其實還好 主要是七年太長 他有病史 果然爆了
推 jiuan1027:是阿魯巴大大XD