https://reurl.cc/1Kavmm Kuminga, league sources said, still has visions of becoming an All-Star, not f itting into an ever-moving mid-tier rotation role. He wants to be a featured p layer in an NBA offense and chase the 20-point-and-beyond dreams he’s spent h is life chasing and the last week of his fourth season tasting. Kuminga，根據聯盟消息人士透露，仍然懷抱成為全明星的夢想，而不是一直在那種不穩 定的輪換陣容裡打打停停。他渴望在NBA進攻體系中成為核心球員，去追逐他一生以來夢 想的，場均20分以上得分表現，而這種夢想，他在生涯第四個賽季的最後一週已經嚐到了 一些滋味。 With an injured Steph Curry out of the picture, here were Kuminga’s averages the last four games of the Minnesota Timberwolves series: 24.3 points on 54.8 percent shooting. He was a powerful 22 of 29 within five feet. He was a respec table 7 of 18 on 3s. He blew through Rudy Gobert for a memorable dunk. He toas ted Naz Reid repeatedly in space. He was given the Anthony Edwards assignment on the other end 在受傷的Stephen Curry無法出戰的情況下，Kuminga在對明尼蘇達灰狼系列賽最後四場的 場均數據如下：場均24.3分，命中率54.8%。他在五英尺內出手29次命中22球，展現了強 大的禁區破壞力。三分球則是18投7中，表現也很不錯。他曾正面突破Rudy Gobert，完成 一次令人印象深刻的爆扣，也多次在空間裡晃過Naz Reid輕鬆得分。防守端他還被指派去 對位Anthony Edwards，展現攻防兩端的價值。 Kuminga wasn’t perfect. The Warriors lost all four games. But he was a primar y and productive source of offense in the second round of the playoffs against a great defense. Minnesota had real trouble staying in front of him. That’s the type of week that only stokes the belief that Kuminga’s career desires ar e attainable, if given the room to stretch his legs, either with the Warriors or elsewhere. There isn’t an irreconcilable player-and-coach or player-and-organization per sonality clash, league sources said. This is all about finding the contract an d opportunity Kuminga craves. Kuminga並不是沒有缺點，勇士也輸掉了這四場比賽。但在面對聯盟頂級防守的季後賽第 二輪中，他依然是球隊主要且有效率的進攻來源。明尼蘇達灰狼真的很難守住他。這樣的 一週表現，只會讓人更相信，只要有空間能夠發揮，不管是在勇士還是別隊，Kuminga想 追求的生涯目標其實是有機會實現的。 根據聯盟消息人士透露，這並不是什麼球員和教練、球員和球隊之間無法調和的個性衝突 。現在的重點，只是要找到能滿足Kuminga渴望的合約和上場機會而已。 Curry, Draymond Green and Jimmy Butler will make a combined $139.6 million nex t season. Below them — a three-man core general manager Mike Dunleavy maintai ns the franchise is committed to building around — there isn’t a bunch of hi gher-priced roster-building tools to use. Kuminga represents the largest one, either through a fourth hefty contract com mitment that’ll stretch the Warriors near the aprons or a sign-and-trade oppo rtunity that brings back the type of mid-rotation pieces to better round-out a fringe championship roster. Curry、Draymond Green和Jimmy Butler三人在下個賽季的總薪資將高達1.396億美元。這 三人是總經理Mike Dunleavy所堅持要圍繞打造球隊的核心。然而，除了他們之外，球隊 已經沒有太多高價的陣容補強手段可以運用。 Kuminga成為球隊手上最重要的資產之一——要嘛是給他一份高額的第四份合約，這會讓 勇士薪資幾乎超出奢侈稅門檻，要嘛就是透過先簽後換（sign-and-trade），換回幾位能 夠補強輪換陣容的即戰力，讓這支季後賽邊緣的球隊更完整。 . 上一次Curry、Butler和Green同時在場上，是在對陣明尼蘇達的系列賽第一戰，他們曾一 度領先10分，而那時Kuminga還只是輪換中的第九到第十一人，基本上沒有太多出場機會 。他們帶著「如果Curry的腿筋沒受傷，球隊本來是有機會的」這種信念進入休賽季，也 希望能進一步補強陣容，好讓他們在接下來兩個賽季能有最好的衝擊冠軍機會。 The cleanest path is finding a sign-and-trade scenario that delivers the Warri ors veterans who fit the unique Steve Kerr system built around Curry, Green an d now Butler — three unique and proven winners. One league source noted the w ay Daniel Gafford and P.J. Washington altered Dallas’ fortune two trade deadl ines ago as a blueprint. Those two — a steady starting center and versatile w ing — made a combined $28.8 million at the time of the trade. Ever since one of Kuminga’s early-career breakout games in Chicago, Kerr has repeatedly mentioned the name Shawn Marion as a favorite idealized comparison. Their roster could certainly use a 6-foot-7 slasher who defends every positio n, pounds the glass, flies around with force and impacts the game without ever needing a play design. 最簡單直接的做法，就是找到一個先簽後換的方案，讓勇士換來真正適合Steve Kerr體系 、能夠與Curry、Green和現在的Butler這三位獨特且經驗豐富的贏家搭配的老將。某位聯 盟消息人士提到，像達拉斯在兩個交易截止日前，透過交易得到Daniel Gafford和P.J. W ashington，徹底改變球隊命運，就是一個很好的範例。當時這兩人，一位穩定的先發中 鋒、一位多功能側翼加起來年薪只有2880萬美元。 從Kuminga生涯早期在芝加哥的比賽中打出代表作之後，Kerr就多次提到Shawn Marion這 個名字，認為他是Kuminga理想的模板。畢竟現在的勇士也很需要一位6尺7、能切入、能 守各種位置、積極搶籃板、活動力十足、能在場上帶來影響卻不需要為他特別設計戰術的 球員。 But there’s a square-peg-round-hole reality that has proven itself out in nea rly a half-decade together. Kuminga has acknowledged he must rebound better — activity that usually trickles down to the rest of his game. But he’s an on- ball scorer at heart and has trained and built his basketball instincts with t hat in mind. There is not a current expectation that the Brooklyn Nets are preparing an off er sheet for Kuminga, but there are signs Brooklyn could be willing to use its open cap space as a vehicle to execute multi-team trade scenarios this summer , league sources said. 但現實是，這將近五年來，Kuminga和勇士之間一直有點把方塊塞進圓孔的感覺，球風難 以真正契合。Kuminga自己也承認，他必須在籃板上做得更好，因為積極搶籃板通常也會 讓他的整體表現更有活力。不過，他骨子裡就是一名持球得分手，過去的訓練和直覺都是 圍繞這個方向在發展。 目前並沒有跡象顯示布魯克林籃網正準備報價Kuminga，但根據聯盟消息人士透露，有跡 象顯示籃網可能願意利用他們現有的薪資空間，成為多隊交易的「中間人」，在今年夏天 協助促成多方交易方案。 That could open up several avenues and possible suitors for Kuminga, one of th e market’s most intriguing names. The Warriors’ front office, with the help of new cap specialist Jon Phelps, showed some creativity last summer, routing Thompson’s departure into a six-team sign-and-trade that delivered Buddy Hiel d and Kyle Anderson (after generating the space for De’Anthony Melton). Something similar would check the box for the first two agendas. But that’s w here it gets tricky. 這樣一來，Kuminga這位市場上最受關注的球員之一，可能會有更多不同的去向和追求者 。勇士管理層在新任薪資專家Jon Phelps的協助下，去年夏天展現了不少操作上的創意， 像是在Thompson離隊時，透過六隊先簽後換的複雜操作，換來了Buddy Hield和Kyle Ande rson（並且還先創造了空間簽下De’Anthony Melton）。 類似的操作可以同時達成勇士現階段的前兩個主要目標。但接下來的問題就在於，這一切 其實並沒有那麼簡單。 In regard to Kuminga’s situation, the “base year compensation” rule in the CBA is a critical impediment. Assuming Kuminga gets at least a 20 percent rais e (he will) and his new deal takes the Warriors over the cap (it will), the in coming salary will only count as 50 percent of Kuminga’s outgoing salary for matching purposes. Basically: If Kuminga’s next deal starts at $30 million, h is next team absorbs it as such, but the Warriors would be looking at a $15 mi llion incoming match. They could exceed it by 125 percent ($18.75 million in t his scenario), but if they were to take a dollar more than the theoretical mat ch ($15 million in this scenario), they’d be hard-capped at the first apron. Leaving all the accounting intricacies to the side, here’s what matters: That combination punch (the base-year rule plus first-apron cap) significantly lim its the amount of sign-and-trade opportunities that can realistically be execu ted. Other salaries (at full price) could be added. The Warriors’ front office, Ku minga’s representatives and the league are expected to explore all options in to July. But team sources have been hinting that, because of these market and financial restrictions, there’s a likely world where the most obvious and pru dent path is for them to bring Kuminga back and figure the rest out later. 針對Kuminga的情況，CBA中的base year compensation規則是一個關鍵障礙。假設Kuming a的新合約至少比現有薪資高20%（這一定會發生），而且這份新約會讓勇士超過薪資上限 （這也肯定會發生），那麼在薪資匹配的時候，Kuminga的離隊薪資只會被算作新合約的 一半。 簡單來說：如果Kuminga的新合約起薪是3000萬美元，他的新球隊要吸收這3000萬的薪資 ，但對勇士來說，只能把他算成1500萬的離隊薪資。勇士最多可以用125%的金額去匹配（ 也就是這例子中的1875萬），但如果他們想要換回超過這個匹配值（本例是1500萬）的一 點點薪資，他們就會被硬性封頂在第一層硬上限門檻（first apron）。 把所有複雜的會計細節都撇開，重點就是：BYC規則加上第一層硬上限的限制，會大幅縮 減實際上能完成的先簽後換方案的可能性。 其他球員的薪資（以全額計算）當然也可以加入交易包裹。預計勇士管理層、Kuminga的 經紀團隊以及聯盟相關人士都會在七月前後仔細評估所有選項。不過根據球隊內部消息， 由於這些市場和財務上的限制，最有可能、也最務實的做法，還是讓Kuminga先留下來， 之後再慢慢調整和處理其他陣容問題。 有沒有折衷的辦法？ Joe Lacob對Kuminga的信心早已不是秘密。2021年選秀夜，勇士用第七順位挑選Kuminga 時，Lacob就是幕後最有影響力的人之一。在對明尼蘇達的系列賽裡，Lacob全程坐在場邊 ，看著Kuminga甩掉生鏽、重新展現他那令人驚艷的得分天賦。 Lacob在第五戰後接受《The Athletic》訪問時說：「我那天一直聽著坐在我後面的T灰狼 球迷現場直播評論，他們全場都在討論Kuminga。他是唯一能真的守住Anthony Edwar ds的人，而且守得相當不錯。他經歷了上一輪完全沒上場的窘境，還能這樣強勢回歸，我 真的很佩服他。我是他的大粉絲。」 據聯盟消息人士透露，系列賽結束後，Lacob親自表達他對Kuminga未來的信心，並希望這 位年輕前鋒能保持開放的心態，考慮回到勇士。他還邀請Kuminga一起坐在場邊觀看金州 女武神（Golden State Valkyries）的WNBA主場開幕戰。這個舉動在當地媒體大肆報導， 向外界釋放出非常明確的訊號。 當然，這並不代表什麼事情就有保證。畢竟Lacob在Thompson離隊前一個月也曾邀他一起 打高爾夫，但Thompson最後還是去了達拉斯獨行俠。不過，要讓Lacob點頭同意用先簽後 換的方式送走Kuminga，標準會非常高。 Dunleavy hasn’t been as profuse in his praise and has generated a level of de cision-making power made most clear in his execution of the Butler trade last February, which is viewed internally as a big success. He’s on record stating his plan to maximize the present. But Dunleavy also has been particular and p atient in his asset management and has been clear that he believes Kuminga has a skill set that can help this core. “I look at the things JK does well,” Dunleavy said at his exit interview. “ Getting to the rim, finishing, getting fouled. These are things we greatly nee d. We know he can bring those to the table. It’s not hypothetical. It’s not a guy in the draft that we think can do it. He’s shown for four years he can do that. For that reason, we’ll try to bring him back.” The “base year compensation” rule only applies to the summer sign-and-trade. Once Kuminga is trade-eligible again next December, his full salary would cou nt for matching purposes, loosening up some of the handcuffs — while also mak ing negotiations about his starting salary number more nuanced. Kerr has stated an openness to a Kuminga return. He only gave the five-man lin eup of Curry, Brandin Podziemski, Kuminga, Butler and Green 12 total minutes t ogether down the stretch of the regular season. It closed a road win against t he Los Angeles Lakers together well, but the other Kuminga, Butler and Green l ineups didn’t have a great output, and Kerr — in an urgent pre-playoff and p layoff moment — went away from a rusty Kuminga, just back from a 31-game abse nce. Dunleavy沒有像Lacob那樣大力稱讚Kuminga，但他的決策權力非常明顯，尤其是他在今年 二月完成Butler交易，被球隊內部視為一大成功。他曾公開表示，自己的計畫是要最大化 當下的競爭力。不過，Dunleavy在資產管理上一直相當謹慎，也很明確地說過，他認為Ku minga具備能夠幫助這支核心陣容的技術。 Dunleavy在球季結束受訪時說：「我很重視JK（Kuminga）擅長的那些事——突破到籃下 、終結進攻、製造犯規，這些都是我們非常需要的能力。我們很清楚他能做得到，這不是 什麼假設、也不是選秀來的新秀可能辦得到的事，他已經用四年證明了自己。所以我們會 盡力把他留下來。」 「BYC」規則只適用於今年夏天的先簽後換。一旦到十二月Kuminga重新符合交易資格，他 的全額薪資就可以作為匹配基準，這樣對勇士的限制就會減少許多——當然，屆時他新合 約的起薪數字也會成為談判中的另一個重點。 Kerr則已經表態歡迎Kuminga回歸。不過，例行賽最後一段時間，Kerr只讓Curry、Podzie mski、Kuminga、Butler和Green這組五人組合同時在場12分鐘而已。這套陣容曾在客場擊 敗湖人時有過收尾表現，但其他「Kuminga + Butler + Green」的組合效果並不好。季末 與季後賽那種關鍵時刻，Kerr最終還是沒用太多剛回歸、還有點生疏的Kuminga（當時他 剛缺席了31場比賽）。 “If JK comes back, we will for sure spend the early part of the season playin g him with Jimmy, Draymond, Steph,” Kerr said. “To me, that would be a no-br ainer. We didn’t have that luxury this (past) year.” Curry (37) and Butler (35) will assuredly be managed throughout the regular se ason. It’s very possible that Kuminga, by default, would be given a larger sh are of on-ball scoring opportunities for long stretches and would only earn mo re with success. The rest of the roster, as currently constructed, has shown i ts lack of creation punch. Kuminga, league sources said, hasn’t slammed the door shut on a return. Restr icted free agency doesn’t really allow it. The Warriors have ultimate control , regardless of his desire. But his comfort about the idea is dependent on sev eral factors and there’s a month of conversation and eventual negotiations ah ead with competing agendas in the mix. Kerr：「如果JK（Kuminga）回來的話，開季初我們一定會讓他和Jimmy、Draymond、Step h一起上場，這對我來說完全不用考慮太多。今年我們沒辦法做到這件事。」 Curry（37歲）和Butler（35歲）下個賽季肯定會進行上場時間管理，所以很有可能Kumin ga在例行賽會自然獲得更多持球進攻的機會，只要表現好，機會只會越來越多。畢竟目前 的陣容，除了他之外，幾乎沒什麼能自己創造進攻的球員。 據聯盟消息人士透露，Kuminga並沒有完全排除回到勇士的可能性，畢竟受限自由球員身 份也不允許他說「不想回來」就能離開。只要勇士願意，他們擁有最終決定權。不過，Ku minga對回歸這件事是否感到自在，還要取決於很多因素。接下來這一個月，雙方還會有 很多對話和談判，大家也都有不同的立場與盤算。 還想成為全明星，老闆喜歡他，但體系未必適合，也可能先留下來後續再交易 不知道下一站Kuminga會去哪 -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc), 來自: 182.169.73.83 (日本) ※ 文章網址: https://www.ptt.cc/bbs/NBA/M.1748587156.A.B2F.html ※ 編輯: dragon803 (182.169.73.83 日本), 05/30/2025 14:40:17 ※ 編輯: dragon803 (182.169.73.83 日本), 05/30/2025 14:45:56 ※ 編輯: dragon803 (182.169.73.83 日本), 05/30/2025 14:46:31