--------------------------------- 翻得不好... 请见谅... --------------------------------- Timberwolves Re-Sign General Manager Jim Stack to Contract Extension 灰狼与总经理Jim Stack签下了延长合约 Minnesota Timberwolves Vice President of Basketball Operations Kevin McHale today announced the NBA club has re-signed General Manager Jim Stack to a contract extension. Per team policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed. 今天明尼苏达灰狼队的篮球营运部副总裁Kevin McHale 宣布已经跟总经理Jim Stack签下了延长合约。根据球团 的策略，不会公布合约内容。 "We're extremely pleased to have Jim remain with the Timberwolves family," said McHale. "Along with hiring a new head coach, re-signing Jim was one of our top priorities this offseason. We have a tremendous working relationship and he is a valuable member of our front office. Jim's 20-plus years in professional basketball and knowledge of the game are invaluable." McHale说：「我们非常高兴能让JIim继续留在灰狼这个 家庭里。」「除了寻找一个新的总教练外，跟Jim重新签 约是我们季後最要紧的事情之一，我们有着很好的工作 关系，而且他是我们行政管理部门中可贵的成员。Jim 在职业篮球中已经打滚了20多年了，而且他对於比赛的 理解是无价的。」 "I'm excited to remain a part of Timberwolves organization," said Stack. "I'm looking forward to the upcoming season and helping to get our team back in the playoffs." Stack说：「能留在灰狼队令我非常兴奋，我很期待即将 来临的球季，而我将会尽全力让我们重返季後赛。」 Stack, who was originally hired as the Timberwolves General Manager on July 9, 2004, is responsible for overseeing the day-to-day operations in the Timberwolves basketball department. These responsibilities include scouting, contract negotiations, player analysis, salary cap analysis and free agent scouting. Additionally, Stack works closely with McHale in all player personnel decisions. Stack一开始是在2004年7月9日时被雇用成灰狼的总经理， 他的责任就是日覆一日地监管灰狼队篮球部门的营运。 这些责任包括了侦察、合约谈判、球员分析、薪资上限分析 和自由球员的侦察。另外，他和McHale所有球员人员的决定 有着密切的合作。 "Jim has been a valuable part of our team over the past year, and we're excited that he will be returning," said Timberwolves CEO Rob Moor. "With Jim and Dwane, Kevin has built a solid core for our basketball operations department for many years to come." 灰狼的首席执行官Rob Moor说：「Jim是过去一年我们球队 最可贵的一部分，我们很兴奋他将会回来灰狼。」「有着 Jim、Dwane、Kevin，已经为我们篮球营运部门在未来的几 年建立坚实的核心。」 The 2004-05 NBA season, Stack's first with the Timberwolves, marked his 23rd year of professional basketball experience as a player and front office executive. Prior to joining the Wolves, Stack had served in the basketball operations departments of the Chicago Bulls, Indiana Pacers and New York Knicks. Stack spent the 2003-04 campaign as an advance scout with the Knicks. Before his stint in New York, Stack spent three years as an assistant coach with the Pacers, beginning with the 2000-01 season. 2004~2005的球季，是Stack第一次为灰狼效命，这是他当一 个球员和行政管理执行者的第23年经验。在加入灰狼之前， Stack已经在芝加哥公牛队、印第安那溜马队和纽约尼克队中 效力於篮球营运部门了，他在2003~2004的球季担任尼克队的 球探。在他加入尼克之前，他从2000~2001的球季开始，就在 溜马队花了三年的时间担任助理教练。 During Stack's 13-year tenure with Chicago, the team won six NBA titles and established a record for most wins in a season, with 72 regular-season wins in 1995-96. Stack last served as the Assistant Vice President of Basketball Operations for the Bulls for four years after being promoted from his previous job as Special Assistant to the Vice President of Basketball Operations, where he spent eight years. As the Special Assistant, his duties included scouting on all levels, contract negotiations and analysis. Stack played an active role in the acquisition of every Bulls player, and his duties also included free agent scouting and all playoff advance scouting. Stack began as a scout with the Bulls organization prior to the 1988-89 campaign. 在13年与芝加哥的合作里，这支球队赢得了六次NBA总冠军， 而且建立的在一个球季当中最多胜的纪录──他们在1995~1996 赢了72场例行赛。Stack在公牛队最後的四年是担任篮球营运部 门副总裁助理，在晋升成篮球营运部门副总裁助理之前，他原 先的工作是篮球营运部门副总裁特别助理，这份工作他效力了 八年。当特别助理，他的责任包括了侦察所有的等级，和合约 的谈判与分析，在每个公牛队球员的签订获得上，Stack扮演 着活跃的角色。而他的责任也包括自由球员的侦察，以及季 後赛晋升的侦查。Stack是在1988~1989就开始为公牛队担任 侦查的工作。 Upon his 1983 graduation from Northwestern University, Stack was drafted by the Houston Rockets in the sixth round (117th overall) in the 1983 NBA Draft. He spent five years playing professionally with teams in Belgium, Israel and France. 在1983年从西北大学毕业後，Stack在1983年的选秀被 休士顿火箭队在第六轮〈第117位〉，他花了六年的时间 在比利时、以色列、法国的职业球队打球。 tt.cc) ◆ From: 59.114.166.136