[外電] Timberwolves want to add three more players

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Once veteran guard Jamal Crawford clears waivers and inks his two-year deal
with the Timberwolves, Minnesota will have 11 players signed for next season.
一旦 Jamal Crawford 通過 waiver 程序，與灰狼隊簽下兩年合約，下一季球隊陣容中
的保障約將達到11張。

That leaves four traditional roster spots to fill and two more two-way spots
for players who will bounce back and forth between the NBA and the Wolves’
 G-League franchise in Iowa.
而15人名單剩下四個空位，以及額外兩張雙向合約，可以在灰狼隊和愛荷華的農場球隊
間自由升降。

But Tom Thibodeau, the Timberwolves coach and president of basketball
operations, said Minnesota will only look to sign three more players to
traditional deals, leaving Minnesota’s 15th roster spot open.
不過 Tom Thibodeau 只打算再簽下三名球員，保留名單中的第15個位置。

“We’ll look at three more,” Thibodeau said on the Sports Huddle on WCCO-830
AM on Sunday. “We’ll keep one (spot) probably open to keep an eye on guys the
rest of the summer and in season. We like to have the flexibility with that
15th spot.”
「我們將再找三名球員。」Thibodeau 接受電台訪問中提到。「保留一個空位，隨時
留意外界變化，可以讓我們操作更有彈性。」

Thibodeau suggested those three signings will include two reserve wings and a
point guard to back up newly-signed starter Jeff Teague. Thibodeau feels good
about Minnesota’s front-court depth.
Thibodeau 暗示這三名球員將有兩名鋒線替補，和一名替補控衛。且對於前場深度表示
滿意。

“We have good quality depth there and we also have the ability to move Jimmy
(Butler) to the (power forward), so we can play small and that’ll give us a
versatility that way,” Thibodeau said on the Sports Huddle.
「前場深度足夠，且如果要擺出矮小陣容的話，Jimmy (Butler)偶而也可打到四號。這
使我們陣容更具變化。」Thibodeau 說道。

Included in that front-court depth is reserve center Cole Aldrich, who has been
mentioned in many trade rumors as Minnesota attempted to clear salary cap
space. Aldrich was repeatedly brought up in potential sign-and-trade deals with
Indiana to bring C.J. Miles to Minnesota, but the Pacers reportedly struck a
deal with Toronto on Sunday to send Miles to the Raptors.
當灰狼隊有騰出更多薪資空間的想法，替補中鋒 Cole Aldrich 的名字不時出現在交易
傳聞中，像是近期和溜馬隊先簽後換 C.J. Miles，不過最終是暴龍隊和溜馬隊達成交易。

Thibodeau said Aldrich is still a part of the Timberwolves’ plans.
Thibodeau 表示 Aldrich 仍舊在球隊計畫中。

“The thing is you have size, you need depth up front,” he said. “I think the
way you have to build your team today is you need to have size and the ability
to play small. You need to do both. So the quality depth up front is key.”
「擁有身材優勢之外，也需要深度。」他說道。「現在打造球隊，需要身材優勢，同時
也有能力打小球。所以前場深度品質是關鍵。」

The Wolves currently have roughly just $3 million available in cap space. So if
they don’t make any moves to clear more cap room, each of their remaining
signings will likely be for league-minimum salaries. Still, Thibodeau seems to
think the Wolves are in a good spot.
灰狼隊現階段大概僅剩下3M的薪資空間，若接下來沒有動作來清除薪資，之後的每一筆
簽約只剩下老將底薪可運用。

“The one thing about this year in comparison to last year, the free agency is
moving a lot slower,” Thibodeau said. “So there’s still a lot of players up
on the board and we feel we’re going to have a good shot at some guys that can
really play and we want to continue to look at the shooting component, and, of
course, guys that can play defense, so (that’s what) we’ll be locked into as
we go forward.”
「相較於去年夏天，今年自由球員市場步調較緩慢。」Thibodeau 說道。「所以目前市
場上仍有許多球員待價而沽，且我們認為還有很好機會簽下可用之兵，持續找尋能增強
外圍投射和防守的球員。」
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內容重點前面幾篇都有提到，

目前陣容慢慢在微調成形中，未來看老席如何整合了。

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推 sato111: 有農場球隊是球隊實力上的一大提升
推 xo45527788: 比較想要雙向合約
→ xo45527788: 好不容易有農場 想試試看
推 sato111: 簽KCP過來農場練練球
→ wakayama: 3M要簽3個..
→ HCLG: 16M變底薪？ 簽到算老席猛 哈哈
→ jinshenn: KCP陣營應該想要在NBA的發揮空間 把個人數據打好 瞄準下
→ jinshenn: 一張大約吧? 以農場的強度 就算打好也很難提高身價
→ jinshenn: 至於雙向合約 其實有很多選擇 看夏聯能不能抓個一隻
推 HCLG: 來當首席替補？ 老席保證他出場20min 雙贏
→ jinshenn: 板凳席上的確有空位 XD
推 sato111: 很希望他來當初沒選到XDDD
→ sato111: 不過要弄到的可能性似乎QQ
→ jinshenn: 老桑很中意 但被活塞前一順位攔胡
推 sato111: 活塞選來用一用後就直接放掉.....可能是與身價相比太貴了
→ wakayama: 活賽有開約給他  他自己不要的吧?
推 sato111: KCP感覺起來很像Shved~~~~~~
→ wakayama: 不過我們開的也不會比活賽高就是了XD
推 sato111: 好像是，看來活塞也不敢賭他未來的完成度
→ sato111: 把預算空間拿來做更多的其他操作
→ wakayama: 不過好奇怪怎沒球隊找沙巴談...
推 jellyfishtea: 因為經紀人是Rich Paul，跟KCP同一位www
推 wakayama: 他的風格很拖耶..www
推 sato111: 真的很期待農場能養出好球員
推 bycarbird: 經紀人是Rich Paul的話..我個人覺得沙壩子應該不可能回
→ bycarbird: 來了QQ
→ bycarbird: 而且我們還只剩老將底薪...沙壩如果真的接受 那真的超
→ bycarbird: 神XD
推 forever920fv: 想要老鄧～
推 bo497751553: Sato大怎麼知道老席他們還真的有打給Shved
推 calvinh: 好懷念Shved啊......
推 bycarbird: 剛看夏聯的比賽..不得不說勇士的眼光真的不錯 Jordan B
→ bycarbird: ell 火鍋能力真的不錯
推 bycarbird: 不知道軟豆願不願意接受老將底薪來我們這裡待遞補
推 HCLG: Rondo還是有市場 底薪肯來就真的賣老席面子了
推 Jintsu: 軟豆去年不是才因為訓練問題跟JB和Wade對幹嗎……
推 bycarbird: 對吼..我都忘了豆子跟JB不太合
推 vince4687: 怎麼可能簽KCP 想太多= =
→ vince4687: KCP剛跟湖人簽了 1Y18M
推 sato111: 只是覺得他們類型很像而已XD
推 sato111: Cooke在球隊身價越打越高,最好開季能留在陣容中