[外絮] 湖人追逐苦命 苦命不急著決定

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While the Los Angeles Lakers continue to actively pursue unrestricted free agent wing Jonathan Kuminga, league sources told ESPN on Tuesday, they've agreed to a one-year deal with veteran center Kevon Looney, who was Kuminga's teammate whil e with the Golden State Warriors.

據 ESPN 週二取得的聯盟消息指出，湖人持續積極追求完全自由球員側翼 Jonathan Kuming a，同時也與曾在勇士和 Kuminga 當過隊友的資深中鋒 Kevon Looney 達成一份一年合約。

The deal is worth $3.9 million, Life Sports Agency CEO Todd Ramasar told ESPN's Shams Charania. Looney projects to slot in at backup center after L.A. traded bi g man Deandre Ayton to the Washington Wizards last week. Looney spent 10 seasons with the Warriors, winning three championships. He played last season with the New Orleans Pelicans.

Life Sports Agency 執行長 Todd Ramasar 向 ESPN 記者 Shams Charania 表示，這份合約價值 390 萬美元。在湖人上週將中鋒 Deandre Ayton 交易至巫師後，Looney 預計將擔任球隊的替補中鋒。Looney 曾效力勇士 10 個賽季，期間贏得 3 座總冠軍，上賽季則效力於鵜鶘。

The Lakers still hope to land Kuminga, who became a free agent when the Atlanta Hawks declined his $24.3 million team option on June 29. Lakers general manager Rob Pelinka and coach JJ Redick met with Kuminga virtually the next day and pitc hed him on a vision of being a high-minutes wing next to Luka Doncic in a spacio us on-court environment conducive to Kuminga's skill set, league sources told ES PN.

湖人仍希望簽下 Kuminga。由於老鷹在 6 月 29 日放棄他價值 2,430 萬美元的球隊選項，他正式成為完全自由球員。聯盟消息人士向 ESPN 表示，隔天，湖人總管 Rob Pelinka 與總教練 JJ Redick 便透過視訊與 Kuminga 會面，向他描繪未來藍圖，希望他能在 Luka Do ncic 身旁擔任高上場時間的側翼，並在寬廣的場上空間中充分發揮自身優勢。

The Lakers, however, then went out and used up the majority of their financial w iggle room to secure commitments from Walker Kessler, Sandro Mamukelashvili, Que ntin Grimes and Collin Sexton, leaving little leftover space for an offer to Kum inga. They have one free roster spot remaining following the Looney deal.

然而，湖人隨後為了簽下 Walker Kessler、Sandro Mamukelashvili、Quentin Grimes 與Collin Sexton，幾乎用掉了所有薪資操作空間，因此能提供給 Kuminga 的合約空間所剩無幾。完成 Looney 的簽約後，球隊目前仍保留 1 個正式名單席位。

That didn't stop the Lakers' pursuit of Kuminga, as multiple members of the orga nization, including players, reached out and expressed their desire for him to j oin them. Pelinka has remained in touch with Kuminga's agent, Aaron Turner, subt ly improving their offer in recent days, league sources told ESPN, while reitera ting to Kuminga his importance to what the Lakers are building around Doncic, a likely starting role and what the opportunity could do for his career.

但這並未阻止湖人追逐 Kuminga。消息人士透露，包括球員在內，多位球團成員都主動聯繫Kuminga，表達希望他加盟的意願。Pelinka 也持續與 Kuminga 的經紀人 Aaron Turner保持聯繫，並在最近幾天小幅提升報價，同時再次向 Kuminga 強調，他將是湖人圍繞 Donc ic 建隊的重要一員，預計能擔任先發，也相信這次機會將有助於他的職業生涯發展。

But Kuminga and Turner haven't jumped at it, believing there are still avenues t o better deals as the offseason dominoes continue to fall.

不過，Kuminga 與 Turner 並未急於接受，他們認為隨著休賽季各項交易與簽約陸續發生，仍有機會出現更好的合約。

That could include sign-and-trade opportunities involving the Hawks. Atlanta rem ains open to facilitating a move that would help Kuminga keep his Bird rights an d get a contract he desires, but Hawks general manager Onsi Saleh would need to be incentivized to make such a move, team sources said.

其中也包括透過老鷹進行先簽後換。球隊消息人士表示，老鷹仍願意協助完成交易，讓 Kum inga 保留 Bird 權利並拿到理想合約，但總管 Onsi Saleh 必須獲得足夠的交易回報，才會願意配合。

The Lakers have several contracts they could send out to generate a bigger offer— including those of Jarred Vanderbilt, Dalton Knecht and Jaden Hardy — but w ould presumably need to attach at least one of their remaining assets (three sec ond-round draft picks and a 2032 first-round pick swap) to make that happen.

湖人手上仍有幾份可作為交易配平的合約，包括 Jarred Vanderbilt、Dalton Knecht 與 J aden Hardy，但若想提出更具競爭力的報價，推測仍需搭配至少一項剩餘資產，包括 3 枚二輪選秀權以及 2032 年首輪選秀權互換權。

There's also a scenario, team sources told ESPN, where Kuminga could return to t he Hawks on a more team-friendly structure than the $24.3 million option they ju st declined, though such a reunion isn't being actively discussed.

球隊消息人士也向 ESPN 表示，另一種可能性是 Kuminga 回歸老鷹，但合約條件將比先前遭放棄的 2,430 萬美元球隊選項更有利於球隊。不過，目前雙方並未積極討論這項方案。

The Cleveland Cavaliers also continue to have interest in Kuminga, league source s told ESPN. Kuminga has a high level of comfort with Cleveland coach Kenny Atki nson, who coached Kuminga as a lead assistant for the Warriors during the wing's first three NBA seasons. The Cavaliers, however, are currently wrapped up in th e LeBron James sweepstakes, leaving the Lakers as the most aggressive pursuer be fore the James domino falls.

聯盟消息人士透露，騎士也持續對 Kuminga 保持興趣。Kuminga 與騎士總教練 Kenny Atki nson 關係相當密切，Atkinson 曾在 Kuminga 生涯前 3 個賽季於勇士擔任首席助理教練，親自指導過他。不過，騎士目前仍將重心放在 LeBron James 的爭奪戰，因此在 James 去向底定之前，湖人仍是追求 Kuminga 最積極的球隊。

The Sacramento Kings, who strongly pursued Kuminga last summer, have checked bac k on his interest level but are handcuffed financially and would need to execute a sign-and-trade to lure him, something they have so far been hesitant to discu ss.

去年夏天曾大力追求 Kuminga 的國王，近期也再次詢問他加盟的意願。不過，由於薪資空間受限，他們若想網羅 Kuminga，必須透過先簽後換完成交易，而截至目前為止，國王仍不太願意深入討論這種操作方式。

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