推 gratitude:兩個交換不就解決了! 09/27 07:32
推 Kiri1enko:因為我比較年輕(真的嗎@_@) 09/27 08:25
轉錄自 http://www.azcentral.com/sports/suns/articles/0925marion-ON.html
Marion: 'Time for me to move on'
Paul Coro
The Arizona Republic
Sept. 25, 2007 09:30 PM
Shawn Marion trade talk is one thing.
A Marion trade request is quite another.
Marion is fed up with another summer of the Suns considering
to trade him. Marion is irked that the team is not willing
to talk about a contract extension. After eight years in Phoenix,
Marion wants to leave the Suns and has let the team know in recent weeks.
Marion, the highest paid Suns player, has two years remaining
on his maximum-level contract - $16.4 million for this year
and a $17.8 million salary if he did not opt out before
the 2008-09 season. He said the Suns' unwillingness to extend
his deal is "only a part of why" he wants to leave but would not
confirm that he has asked for a three-year, $60 million extension,
saying, "The numbers aren't important."
Suns General Manager Steve Kerr declined comment.
There are two known trade suitors in the Utah Jazz
(for Andrei Kirilenko, if not others) and the Los Angeles Lakers
(for Lamar Odom and a teammate), with Marion showing an interest
in the latter because of a friendship with Kobe Bryant.
"Regardless of everything that went on with the extension,
I'm tired of hearing my name in trade rumors," Marion said.
"It's time for me to move on. I felt like they tried to force
my hand to Boston with the (Kevin) Garnett stuff."
In June, there was the possibility of a three-way trade
sending Garnett to Phoenix, a Boston pick package going to
Minnesota and Marion to Boston with a contract extension
but the Marion camp killed it.
"I haven't done anything wrong," said Marion, a four-time All-Star.
"I leave it on the floor night in and night out. Sometimes,
it's just time, and it's time to go. "It's been like a nightmare.
It hurts me making this phone call. It's hurting me in my stomach."
Marion said he has no problem with any of his teammates
but did not want to comment on the Suns staffers, saying,
"It's just a bad marriage. I'm not talking about anyone.
It's just time for me to go."
He said he has talked to Kerr, Coach Mike D'Antoni and
Managing Partner Robert Sarver.
There is a strong possibility that no trade occurs this week
and Marion is asked to come to work Monday, the mandatory
reporting date, and join the quest for a championship.
"I'll do what I've got to do," Marion said, noting he would
show up no sooner than required. "I'm a professional.
I'm not bitter. I love the fans but I've got to take care of me."
With Boris Diaw expected to be in today, each Suns player but Marion
will be in Phoenix this week for the voluntary workouts.
Some, like Grant Hill, Steve Nash and Amare Stoudemire,
have been coming into the arena for weeks.
Marion, 29, pulled himself off the USA Basketball roster
for a second straight summer this year. He cited the plantar
fasciitis in his left foot ("I played all season with that,"
Marion said Tuesday) in early July, when talk of his dissatisfaction
with the lack of extension talks began to surface.
In Kirilenko and Odom, the Suns are looking at versatile forwards
with different skill sets and financial factors.
Kirilenko, who is even more disgruntled with Utah this summer,
is a former All-Star coming off a career-worst season,
but is a great defender with a knack for shot-blocking.
He does not shoot well from the perimeter but is a crafty scorer inside
at 6 feet 9 and can run the floor. Kirilenko, 26, is due $63 million
over the next four years. That would give Phoenix some instant relief
but create later payroll issues.
Odom, who is 6-10 and 27 years old, is a superb passer and good shooter
who can play various positions but has been inconsistent, depending on
how assertive he plays. Odom has two years remaining on his deal
at $13.2 million this season and $14.1 million in 2008-09.
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看來又來一個了.......
今年的開季還真是勁爆啊
不過怎樣都覺得人家的處理和表達都比我們AK成熟多了
唉............
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他的靈魂已經接近了許多死者棲息的地域。
他對他們反覆無常飄飄呼呼的存在，意識到了，卻不能理解。
他自己的身子正在向一個灰色的不可捉摸的世界隱去；
這可觸摸的世界雖然曾有死者聲息和居住過，
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