http://www.twincities.com/timberwolves/ci_5700598?nclick_check=1 The Timberwolves should send Eddy Curry a thank-you card for helping to secure their first-round draft pick in the June NBA draft. 灰狼该送给Eddy Curry一张感谢状，表彰他确保了灰狼在今年六月的那枚第一轮选秀 权。 Minnesota will pick no lower than 10th regardless of what happens in the NBA draft lottery May 22. That's because the Wolves closed the season with a 116-94 home loss to the Memphis Grizzlies on Wednesday night, and Curry's basket with 0.6 seconds remaining lifted the New York Knicks to a 94-93 victory over Charlotte. 无论如何，灰狼将在5月22日的乐透中获得一枚前十顺位的选秀权。这一切都归功於球 队在星期三晚间的闭幕战中以94比116败给了灰熊队，以及Curry在尼克以94比93险胜 山猫的比赛中，於终场前0.6秒投进的那致胜一击。 New York's win broke what had been a three-way tie with Minnesota and Portland for the league's sixth-worst record at the start of the day. 尼克赢了这场球之後，离开了今天开赛前和灰狼、拓荒者三队共同占据着的联盟第六 差战绩的位置。 The Wolves can keep their pick because it was top-10 protected in the 2005 sign-and-trade deal with the Los Angeles Clippers for Marko Jaric. The Clippers will have to wait until at least next year to see if they get their conditional pick. 灰狼将保住他们在05年向快艇交易Jaric时所付出的那枚前十顺位保护的选秀权。这意 味着，快艇最快也得明年才能拿到这枚受限制的选秀权。 After Wednesday night's loss, Wolves coach Randy Wittman said he wasn't looking at the bright side regarding the draft. 在周三晚间的挫败後，教练Wittman表示他根本不在意因输球而从选秀顺位上获得的好 处。 "We're not here for draft picks," he said. 「我们来这里不是为了选秀顺位的，」他说。 For a second consecutive year, the Wolves have needed to wait until the last game of the regular season to know if they would be guaranteed a first-round draft pick. 这已经是灰狼连续第二年必须等到最後一场例行赛结束才能知道他们是否保证拥有一 枚首轮选秀权。 Last year, the Wolves lost in double overtime at home to Memphis, a game remembered for Minnesota bruiser Mark Madsen attempting seven three-pointers and the Wolves playing without Kevin Garnett and Ricky Davis. 去年这个时候，灰狼在家中历经二度延长输给了灰熊，还记得那场比赛Garnett和Davis 双双缺阵，然後彪形大汉Madsen尝试了七次的三分远射。 This time Garnett missed the final five games of the season because of a sore right quadriceps, and the team finished with a seven-game losing streak. Portland, which lost to Golden State on Wednesday night, and Minnesota finished in a tie for the league's sixth-worst record. The league will conduct a tiebreaker Friday to determine which team will pick sixth. 今年Garnett因右四头肌酸痛缺席了最後五场比赛，球队也以七连败结束了这令人失望 的一个球季。拓荒者在周三晚间输给勇士後，和灰狼共同拿下年度第六差的成绩。联 盟将在周五决定若是两队都没抽到前三顺位乐透签时，由哪支球队获得第六顺位。 （当然这指的是没有其他战绩更好的球队抽到前三顺位的情况） Then the Wolves must hope to get lucky in the lottery and win one of the top three picks. A top-two pick would yield the chance to draft the star of stars, Kevin Durant, or possibly Greg Oden if he makes himself available. 灰狼一定希望在乐透中有好的运气以获得一枚前三顺位的选秀权。前两顺位的选秀权 将有机会选到星星中的星星─Kevin Durant，或是Greg Oden─如果他能够证明他有能 耐的话。 Trade guideline: The Wolves and other teams not in the playoffs can resume making trades now that the regular season is over. They can continue to do so until the league's next trade moratorium period begins July 1. 交易准则︰既然正规赛季结束了，灰狼和其他未能晋级季後赛的球队就能恢复进行交 易，直到7月1日开始的下一个联盟交易暂停期间。 No playoff team may trade a player on its playoff roster until the team is eliminated from the playoffs. 而晋级季後赛的队伍除非他们被淘汰，否则在季後赛名单上的球员将无法被交易。 --

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