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Greg Monroe free agency makes Detroit Pistons' Stan Van Gundy 'little nervous'


AUBURN HILLS -- Stan Van Gundy gave his most direct assessment to date on
Greg Monroe's free agency today, and for the first time admitted he finds
some of the uncertainty a bit unnerving.

大范今天談到自Monroe成為自由球員以來的心情，他首次承認Monroe續約問題的不確定性
確實讓他感到有點焦慮。

That doesn't change anything, the Detroit Pistons' president of basketball
operations and head coach stressed, because the plan is in place no matter
what Monroe decides or whose palms sweat in getting there.

「我們的態度沒有改變」，大范強調，「無論Monroe做出什麼決定，我們的計畫都已經
就定位了。」

"There's not really anything going on there right now," Van Gundy said.
"There's not really a whole lot more that can go on. We'll just see where the
situation takes us.

「現在沒有發生什麼事」大范說，「目前沒有太多進展，我們會看看接下來情況會怎麼
發展。」

"Look, I'm not sweating it right now, because there's nothing that we can do
at this point."

「聽著，我現在並不緊張，因為我們對於目前的情況無能為力。」

Still, Van Gundy also acknowledged that having his biggest piece of business
sit unfinished, after two weeks of free agency, makes him "a little nervous."

不過大范也承認自由市場開市兩周以來，Monroe的續約問題還沒搞定確實讓他感到有一點
焦慮。

"The nervousness is just the unknown," he said. "It's not knowing, beyond
this year, especially, where you're going. But again, we have plenty of time,
if something happened, to adjust for next year and everything else."

「這種焦慮感來自於對未來的不確定」，他說「我們不知道接下來的一年會發生什麼事，
但不管怎樣，我們有充分的時間進行調整。」

If Monroe chooses that route, he would play for less than $5.5 million next
season but become an unrestricted free agent in summer of 2015.

如果Monroe選擇不續約的話，那他下一季的薪資將會低於550萬，然後在明年夏天成為完全
自由球員。

The Pistons have discussed a long-term contract with Monroe worth in the
range of $12 million annually but the sides haven't agreed. Monroe also
hasn't signed an offer sheet with another team, which the Pistons would have
three days to match, or they would lose him without compensation.

活塞及Monroe商討過一份年薪1200萬左右的長約，但是雙方沒有就此達成一致，Monroe
目前也沒有與其他球隊簽約，如果簽約的話，活塞將有三天時間考慮是否匹配。

The stakes are high for both sides.

這對雙方來說賭注其實都不小。

The Pistons want Monroe back but their stance suggests they may be gambling
he doesn't receive a maximum-contract offer, won't sign a qualifying offer to
play for less than half his market value, and ultimately agrees to terms with
them. If so, and if they're wrong, they could lose Monroe without
compensation next summer, and have a potentially unhappy player next season.



Monroe could leverage a better offer on the open market, or get the Pistons
to improve theirs with the threat of signing the qualifying offer. But if
Monroe signs an offer sheet, the Pistons can match, which he may not want.
And if the team is willing to endure a long summer of uncertainty, Monroe
will have to decide if he really dislikes it here enough to take the
qualifying offer's pay hit.



As free agency pushes ahead, diminished opportunities around the league could
be one factor that pushes Monroe toward signing the Pistons' qualifying offer.

隨著自由市場上的發展，機會逐漸在減少可能會是迫使Monroe接受活塞的報價合約的一個
原因。

"Part of it is Greg and his agent, and their strategy -- if they're pursuing
offers, or anything else," Van Gundy said. "It'll play out. I wouldn't say
I'm not a little nervous about it. I am. But it's out of my control, at least
at this point.

「部分原因可能是Monroe和他的經紀人的策略，他們是否在尋求其他球隊的報價或其他
東西」，大范說。「該來的總是會來的，我不會說我對這件事一點都不焦慮，是的，
我感到有一點焦慮，但這件事情不是我能控制的，至少在這一點上。」

"Again, we've gone over everything, we know how we'll react in every
situation. It's not going to throw us for a loop, no matter what happens."

「再次重申，我們已經討論過一切可能的情況了，我們知道我們該如何應對各種情況，
不管發生什麼事，都嚇不倒我們的。」

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