※ 引述《lovebp (Kidd rocks!!)》之铭言： Kidd becomes a free agent, and the pitches begin Jason Kidd had made up his mind...until he let one coach walk into his living room. "He wanted to go to Cal but we were still entertaining visits," said Gordon Johnson, Kidd's former St. Joseph Notre Dame high school assistant basketball coach, recalling when Kidd was the top high school recruit in the country."We had a home visit and Roy Williams came in and made such a strong pitch that it was just unbelievable. We end up walking over to the bedroom and (Kidd) said, `If another coach comes in like that, I don't know what I am going to do. I wasn't expecting it to be like this.' " Jason Kidd在心中早有盘算...直到他让一名教练走进他的客厅之後。"他想要加入Cal， 我们只是享受着别人登门拜访的趣味。"曾任职於St. Joseph Notre Dame高中，是Kidd 所在篮球队的助理教练Gordon Johnson边回忆着那时Kidd是全国注目焦点的高中篮球员 边这样说着。"那时Roy Williams登门拜访，登堂入室并且向我们投注一记强而有力的快 速直球（应该意指Williams说词动听条件诱人吧），实在是太神奇了！我们最终回到寝 室而Kidd说,'如果再有另一个教练这样登门拜访，我不知道我的决定会是如何。我没有 预期到事情会像这样发生。'" An 18-year-old Kidd was stalked for years by college coaches from around the country. After not initially having California on his top-five list, Kidd changed his mind the summer before his senior year. He would attend Cal and stay close to his Oakland home. However,it wasn't an easy decision.He granted only two home visits in 1991, to Kansas and Cal, and Williams nearly lured Kidd away with his pitch. 十八岁的Kidd多年以来一直被来自全国各地的大学教练追踪。一开始California并不在 他的前五优先名单上，但Kidd在升上高三的暑假改变了主意。他会去Cal好与他的家乡 Oakland相邻。然而，这个决定下的并不容易。Kidd只允许两次登门拜访，一次给Kansas 一次给Cal，然而Williams一决胜负的快速直球却几乎把他吸引走了。 Twelve years later, Kidd finds himself having to choose all over again.Monday night at midnight, Kidd became the top free agent on the market - since Tim Duncan will sign a long-term extension with the Spurs, his agent confirmed yesterday. 十二年之後，Kidd发现他又在人生的十字路口等着下决定了。在星期一的午夜过後， Kidd成为自由球员市场挂头牌的人物--因为昨天Tim Duncan的经纪人宣布他将与马刺签 下一长期的延长合约。 Kidd's current list includes the Nets, Spurs, Mavericks and Nuggets. The Nets can offer Kidd the most money - with 12.5 percent annual bumps compared to 10 percent from other teams - perhaps around $100 million to $102 million for six years depending on where the salary cap is set. Of the other three, only San Antonio has the cap space and championship resume Kidd is looking for. Then again, nobody outside the Kidd camp really knows what he will do. Kidd目前列入考虑的球队有Nets、Spurs、Mavericks及Nuggets。Nets可以给予Kidd最高 薪资，每年涨幅可达12.5%，其他球队只能涨10%。总价码约为六年一亿到一亿零两百万, 端看salary cap如何设定。而其他三队之中只有San Antonio有薪资空间以及Kidd想要的 冠军戒指。然後，事情一如往常，外人无从得知Kidd下一步将怎麽走。 "Does anybody know?" said Nets president Rod Thorn, who hopes to hear from Kidd's agent, Jeff Schwartz, very soon. "We will have to see now, all the rhetoric doesn't mean anything anymore. He has been around the players, the administration and the coaches(with the Nets). This is not a selling job here .This is about where he wants to be.Very simple…where do you want to play?" "有谁知道呢？"Nets总裁Rod Thorn希望能快点从Kidd的经纪人Jeff Schwartz口中听到 答案。"We will have to see now,所有的浮夸之词都不再代表什麽。这两年他跟Nets的 球员、行政阶层、教练相濡以沫。这并不是个推销的工作，而是关於他想要身在何处。 很简单...你想要在哪里打球？" At midnight, any team could have begun recruiting Kidd by calling him,sending a package or even knocking on his door like Orlando GM John Gabriel and head coach Doc Rivers did with Antonio Davis two summers ago. Kidd plans to visit San Antonio later this month and he could be greeted like Duncan and Grant Hill were in Orlando in 2000. That was when they saw a monster poster of them in Orlando uniforms and the slogan "Imagine" hanging on the side of an airplane hangar at the Orlando airport.When the two visited the team's sports complex, every employee and even every child in the daycare center there had Magic jerseys on with their names on them. 午夜之後，每一支球队都可以开始试着抢得Kidd。不管是打电话给他、寄份完整的文件, 或是像Orlando的GM John Gabriel及总教练Doc Rivers两个夏天前对Antonio Davis所做 的--直接敲他的门。Kidd计画在这个月稍晚拜访San Antonio，而他将得到2000年夏天 Duncan跟 Grant Hill在Orlando时所受到的款待。他们在那里看到自己身穿Orlando球衣 的巨幅海报以及在Orlando的停机棚挂着"想像"的标语。然後当他们二人造访球队的综合 运动设施时，在daycare center的每个员工及小孩都穿着写着Duncan及Hill的魔术队球 衣。 Kidd could also get a star-studded video or a yacht ride from a team, like what the Knicks did with Allan Houston - successfully - and Brian Grant.Kidd, though, has said he doesn't want to be romanced. He wants to win. Kidd也有可能获得一段众星云集的影片，或是乘快艇出游，就像Knicks对Allan Houston （成功）以及Brian Grant所做的一样。然而，Kidd说明他不想被追求，他只想赢球。 "Free agents we have talked to want to know that the commitment to winning a championship doesn't stop at a $42 million or $52 million payroll," said Mavericks owner Mark Cuban, who didn't plan to do anything at midnight with Kidd, who can only land in Dallas via a sign-and-trade. The Nets have not put up any billboards begging Kidd to stay, like Sacramento did with Chris Webber two summers ago. Maybe all they need to do is make sure the Spurs don't get Roy Williams as coach."This will be the last time he will be recruited," said Johnson, now the head coach at UC-Santa Cruz. He talks to Kidd regularly. "I don't really think he enjoys the schmoozing. He wants to find a nice little deal and finish out his career. I don't think he wants to go through that high-stakes recruiting thing again." "我们所接洽过的自由球员都希望知道我们追求总冠军的决心不会被每年付出的薪资总额 所限制住。"Mavericks的老板Mark Cuban说道。他目前并没有计画要与Kidd接洽，因为 Kidd到Dallas打球唯一的可行方法是先签後换。篮网目前并没有竖立任何告示牌来请求 Kidd留下--这是两年前的夏天Sacramento为了留住Webber所想的办法。也许他们所需做 的只是确定Spurs不会找Roy Williams来当教练。"这将会是他待的最後一支球队,"现在 是UC-Santa Cruz总教练的Johnson说。他定期与Kidd联络."我不认为他享受这些谈天说 地等拉理拉杂的事。他想要一笔nice little deal然後就结束他的球员生涯。我不认为 他会想要再经历这种高风险的交易了。" -- 感觉没什麽结尾耶...大概是说Kidd的落脚处将会是他最後一支球队吧... --

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