Splitter’s play now means Spurs will pay later From http://goo.gl/ZKxtj 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努力地不去思考钱的问题，因为，他知道这事情「说的比做的容易」。 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第三年的爆发让他的价值顺势提升，在多数球队愿意给长人高价合约的现在， Tiago做好准备在今年夏天谈一笔好合约。 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自己也承认，有时还是会思考未来合约的问题。对於自己在NBA生涯中的第一次换 约，Tiago说：「当然，我不会在比赛过程中思考这件事，但在比赛之外，很难不去思 考这件事情，他就是会在你脑中想起。」 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岁的Tiago，2007年经由马刺选秀获得，已经证明自己实力足以担当够格的NBA球员。 经过本季49场比赛，这位巴西籍6尺11寸长人在跟明星球员Duncan搭配下，平均攻下10.2 分5.8篮板，且FG是全联第三高的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的成长对马刺而言是一把双头刃，因为马刺今年夏天还必需搞定Manu, Jackson, Neal及Blair (Blair：真欣慰，我的名字还在这里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目前正在走的合约已经来到最後一年，本季394万元/年。从今年7月1日起，Tiago 就会变成受限自由球员，当别队报价时，马刺仍有权力直接比对他队报价。 And make no mistake. Other teams will come calling. 此外，其他球队也会来电询问其他方式的可能性。 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. 虽然Tiago的数据不是联盟顶尖，但Tiago已经证明「自己是担保过的可用品」，一位了 解如何跑pick-and-roll的长人，尤其在这个每一队都在跑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. 这个年代，每一位中等成绩的长人，如同Tiago，这位前西班牙联盟的MVP，在NBA中都会 得到不错的报价。 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. 这也是为什麽选秀状元Kwame Brown会被普遍认为「物低所值」的主因，他在11个球季多 共拿了超过5千8百万元的薪资。 One would hardly blame Splitter if he hears the Portuguese version of a cash register’s “cha-ching” with each double-digit scoring night. 对一个每晚都有Double Double表现的Tiago而言，外界实在很难批评他，Tiago目前就像 葡萄牙语的「cha-ching」一样。 (意思代表他一定会得到大合约，cha-ching解释可见 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.” 仍然强调希望留在马刺的Tiago说：「今年夏天会怎样，对我而言不是一个大问题。眼 前我该关心的是我必需打出好成绩，协助马刺胜利。如果我现在打得好，自然今年夏 天就会有好的结果。」 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. 在今年夏天会对Tiago感兴趣的球队，自然都会想到本季刚转到火箭的Asik案例，Asik 在七月从公牛跳到火箭，身价上涨到3年2500万元。 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虽然跟Tiago一样都仍是受限自由球员，且前两季在公牛仅有2.2分及4.9篮板成绩 ，但火箭开出一个公牛无法比对的高价，包括Asik第三年薪资(2014-15球季)将上升到 1500万元。 In that sort of overheated big-man market, double his current salary feels like just the starting point for Splitter this summer. 在这个长人供不应求的市场，Tiago对於未来身价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. 对於已经成家且有一个七个月小孩的Tiago，Manu认为Tiago一定会在今年夏天选择合约 时，好好考量他的职业未来，特别是在刚走完第一份合约之後。 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今年的爆发，仍跟合约年是有点关系的。 “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说：「因为今年他将成为自由球员，他不能再像过往那麽打。也因他逐渐适应NBA 。这是他的第三年球季，他知道他必需打出好成绩，也是这个推力促使他前进，并不全 然是因为下一份合约。」 Spurs coach Gregg Popovich agrees. 马刺教练Popo也同意这样看法。 “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说：「Tiago的表现并不是我们教导的，也不是他过往一两年的表现。那就像是他 在欧洲联盟的表现，根本而言，他只要有稳定上场时间，他就能够有这样表现。」 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. 前两季都受限於伤势而无法得到稳定上场时间的Tiago，本季稳定上场时间持续增加， 他的目标自然放在「得到更多上场时间」跟今年夏天「得到更多合约金额」。 “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?” 谈到今年夏天的合约，Tiago说：「我并不想得到一个大合约，我知道谈合约的事情一 定会发生，球迷也会开始谈论这件事，我只知道现在要先打得好，至於之後会怎样，谁 知道呢～」 BIG MEN, BIG MONEY 长人，大合约 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在第一张合约最後一年年薪为390万元(今年)，以下是NBA部分长人(成绩不出色， 但合约却很高)的合约金额。 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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