Trail Blazers tell Nicolas Batum they intend to keep him By Jason Quick, The Oregonian http://goo.gl/JkKQh The Trail Blazers delivered a direct and emphatic message to free agent Nicolas Batum during a downtown meeting Thursday afternoon: 在星期四下午，波特兰制服组在与Batum的一次直接面谈中，丢出了一个 直接了当的讯息： Batum will remain with the Blazers. Batum仍然会是个拓荒者。 A trio of Blazers executives, led by general manager Neil Olshey, met with Batum and agent Bouna Ndiaye and told the 23-year-old forward that they intend to keep him in a Blazers uniform no matter what other teams offer him or propose to the team in trades. 由拓荒者GM Neil Olshey带领的三人小组，告诉Batum以及他的经纪人Ndiaye， 不管其他队伍出多少钱，拓荒者都会跟进合约，意思就是，Batum你留定了。 "We told Nic that it is in his best interests to sign with us," Olshey said. Olshey说：我们跟Batum说留在拓荒者会是你的最佳选择! Olshey's message was a not-so-veiled counter to Minnesota, where Batum spent three days last weekend being courted by general manager David Kahn and Timberwolves ownership. After Batum left, it was speculated that Minnesota would offer a four-year deal ranging from $45 million to $50 million, or that the Timberwolves would entertain sign-and-trade scenarios. Despite the rumors of Minnesota's offer, as of Thursday there had been no verbal agreement with Batum and Minnesota. Olshey的这番言论无疑是直接回应灰狼队，Batum在上周末花了三天跟灰狼的GM David Kahn以及高层会谈，一般猜测明尼苏达可能会给Batum 4年 45~50M美金的合约， 或是灰狼可能会寻求先签後换的方式来得到Batum，不过尽管有这些传闻，Batum与灰狼 并没有达成任何的口头协议。 Batum is a restricted free agent, meaning the Blazers can match offers from other teams. The Blazers can also offer up to a five-year contract, whereas other teams can offer only up to a four-year deal. Players can sign an offer sheet beginning at 9 p.m. Tuesday, and teams have 72 hours to match signed offers. Batum是个受限制的自由球员，这代表着拓荒者可以跟进任何其他球队的合约， 其他球队最多只能给4年长度的合约，而拓荒者可以给到5年，在下礼拜二晚上开始， 受限制自由球员就可以签下任何有空间的球队提供的合约，而母队则有72小时可以决定 是否要跟进。 Batum, who will leave for France on Friday, declined to comment. Calls to Ndiaye were not returned, and Kahn also did not return a phone message. 无论是灰狼GM Kahn、Batum经纪人Ndiaye，还有Batum本人，都没有回应合约的事情。 After Batum met with Minnesota last weekend, Olshey requested a face-to-face meeting, and despite a sometimes acrimonious relationship with Blazers brass, Ndiaye agreed to the afternoon meeting at The Nines Hotel in downtown Portland. The Blazers were represented by Olshey, director of college scouting Chad Buchanan and salary cap specialist Joe Cronin. 在上周末Batum与灰狼的会谈後，拓荒者GM Olshey希望能与Batum方来个面对面的会谈， 尽管Ndiaye一直对拓荒者的制服组都没甚麽好话，他还是答应了拓荒者面谈的要求， 拓荒者方派出的代表有GM Olshey、球探Buchanan，以及薪资空间专家Joe Cronin。 "We appreciated the face-to-face meeting to get our message across," Olshey said. "And that message was that we intend to match any offer and we will not facilitate any sign-and-trade scenarios." Olshey说：我们很感谢有这个面对面的机会可以把我们的心意传达给Batum，我们告诉他 我们会跟进所有报价，也不会促成任何先签後换的交易，我们就是要留住Batum。 Viewed as a still-emerging talent, Batum averaged 13.9 points, 4.6 rebounds and 1.4 assists in 30.4 minutes for the Blazers last season. He is targeted as the Blazers' starting small forward next season, when he likely would take on a bigger offensive role while remaining one of the team's better, and more versatile, defenders. Batum目前还是被视为持续成长中的潜力球员，上球季平均每场上场30.4分钟，13.9分， 4.6篮板，以及1.4次助攻，他被拓荒者视为是下一季的先发小前锋，他在球队的进攻 地位可能更为吃重，更别提他早就是球队防守方面数一数二重要的球员了。 In January, the two sides let a deadline pass to extend Batum's contract, as the Blazers conveyed to Batum that they were committed to him, but waiting to sign him gave them greater free agent flexibility. 在一月的时候，拓荒者放过直接与Batum续约的机会，拓荒者对此的解释是:他们仍然 会与Batum续约，只是当时不续对後续的自由市场操作会更为有利。 The Blazers have about $16.5 million in cap space to sign free agents, and they have a verbal agreement to sign restricted free agent center Roy Hibbert to a four-year, $58 million deal, provided Indiana does not match. The Blazers could land both Hibbert and Batum if Hibbert signs his offer sheet first because the Blazers own Batum's Bird Rights, meaning they can go over their salary cap to re-sign him. 此话怎麽说呢？看看现在吧，拓荒者有大约16.5M的空间可以签自由球员，而他们已经与 溜马的中锋Roy Hibbert达成了4年58M的口头协议，如果溜马选择不跟进的话， 那麽拓荒者就有机会可以先签下Hibbert然後再签下Batum，因为拓荒者拥有Batum的鸟权， 这让他们可以不用管薪资上限的问题而签下他。 目前的情况看起来是还蛮乐观的，就像Olshey讲的，之前不签Batum的情况就跟去年他 在快艇时DeAndre Jordan的情况一样，只是为了之後更加有利的情况的操作，至於Batum方 的放话我觉得几乎都是经纪人的操作，身为经纪人他当然想要他的球员能赚越多越好， 所以才会常常抱怨拓荒者不够尊重啦，跑去灰狼抬高身价啦之类的，但是Batum本人一直都 没有想要离开过吧，他也说过他确定拓荒者有99%的机率会跟他续约，所以一切都是因为 薪资空间的设计。 拓荒者如果很早就跟他续约，则Batum占有的cap hold可能就是8M 10M甚至12M，而非 现在QO的5.4M而已，这一来一往5~8M的差距就会让我们的薪资空间下降到10M左右而已， 那麽现在可能就无力跟Hibbert报价了。 J.J.Hickson的情况我觉得也类似，拓荒者如果给他QO，那麽可运用的薪资空间也只剩 下10~12M左右，马後炮来看，这样也不行开给Hibbert合约，所以只好先不给他QO， 然後之後再寻求签回他的机会。 不知道为什麽，我是还蛮乐观的啦XD 我觉得目前的态势看起来还蛮不错的， 最後成型的阵容可能是 C: Roy Hibbert /Meyers Leonard/Kurt Thomas PF: LaMarcus Aldridge/J.J.Hickson SF: Nicolas Batum/Luke Babbit SG: Wesley Matthews/Elliot Williams/Will Barton PG: Damian Lillard/Nolan Smith 刚好12人 而且除了老科汤整个就超年轻，如果後场能找个老将PG来传授经验就最好了 (Billups残念QQ) 希望最後结果会比我想像中的还好!!! 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