※ [本文轉錄自 NBA 看板 #1CM9YEP_ ] 作者: ShChien (直球對決) 看板: NBA 標題: [外絮] Shaquille O'Neal, Celts close 時間: Wed Aug 4 06:30:34 2010 Free-agent center Shaquille O'Neal will likely sign with the Boston Celtics, as soon as Tuesday night or Wednesday, sources told ESPN The Magazine's Chris Broussard. 根據消息指出，最快在週二或週三俠客將與Celtics簽約。 O'Neal had said earlier Tuesday that he hopes to make a decision about his future soon, and both NBA.com and Comcast SportsNet New England indicated that the Celtics were "close" to signing the four-time NBA champion. 大歐先前表明:他希望能儘快為他的未來規劃。 而NBA.com與新英格蘭地區的媒體分分表示Celtics很有可能簽下拿過四次NBA冠軍的大歐 The Atlanta Hawks had been the front-runner to land O'Neal last month and are not completely out of the picture, sources told Broussard, but they have fallen behind the Celtics. 先前最有可能簽下大歐的球隊是老鷹，但是目前看來是被Celtics搶得先機 O'Neal was not willing to reveal which team he was leaning toward. "For me, it's been a real thinking process," O'Neal told The Associated Press on Tuesday from Orlando, where he was promoting his television series, "Shaq Vs.," with teen pop star Justin Bieber. "I came into the league very graciously and want to go out very graciously. My main thought was I would like to play for a winning franchise, somebody that's used to winning, somebody that keeps winning. Hopefully, I'll make my decision here in the next one or two days." The Celtics can offer only the veteran minimum salary ($1.35 million for a veteran of 10-plus NBA seasons), but Cleveland could facilitate a sign-and-trade with Boston if the 38-year-old center requires more money. O'Neal has made nearly $291 million in basketball contracts alone, including $20 million with the Cavaliers last season. Celtics可能只能提供大歐約1.35M的底薪。 如果大歐與騎士先簽後換的話，反觀可以拿到291M的合約，包含在騎士最後一年的20M (所有合約共291M，感謝各位指正) O'Neal has found a quiet market for his services this offseason, which led some to speculate he might find a better payday overseas. But O'Neal indicated Tuesday that he plans to stay on this side of the Atlantic. "I know I will play in the NBA next season," said O'Neal. "International? No. The good thing about me and my career is I came in, did it my way, did more than expected. For every athlete or every great person, there's a time when it has to end. When and if it ever ends it will be very graciously. 大歐說:他只知道他下一季還會在NBA打球，不會朝美國以外發展。 "We're going to have a big party. We're going to have a ceremony and the next thing I'll be waiting for is the entrance into the place where your name will never be forgotten." The Celtics will start the season without center Kendrick Perkins, who underwent knee surgery last month and is expected to be sidelined into February. Boston utilized the mid-level exception to sign free-agent Jermaine O'Neal last month, but Celtics president of basketball operations Danny Ainge often noted the team remained in the market for another impact big man. 如此一來，有機會看到大小歐一同在Celtics打球， 也彌補了Perkins可能無法趕上開季的空缺 No player on the free-agent market probably offers more potential impact than Shaq, who has averaged 24.1 points and 11 rebounds per game over 18 NBA seasons. O'Neal appeared on ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live" on Monday and said he'd like to play two more seasons in the NBA and that the Celtics would potentially be a good fit for him. O'Neal stressed to Kimmel that he's on a "730-day program," suggesting he wants to play two more years until he reaches 40. When Kimmel suggested he couldn't picture O'Neal in a Boston uniform, O'Neal responded, "The Celtics would be a good program." Pressed if he would feel weird putting on a Celtics jersey after spending time with the Lakers, O'Neal simply shook his head and said, "No." The Celtics have aimed to sign free agents to short-term deals with an eye toward a massive roster turnover following the 2011-12 season. Even by signing O'Neal to a two-year deal, the team would not be jeopardizing its future plan. http://ppt.cc/jJ-H 東區大混戰!!! 這樣希蛙還會留下來嗎?? 略翻一部分，有錯請多多指教 --

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