[外電] Agent: Copeland 'wants to get paid'
Agent: Copeland 'wants to get paid'
By Jared Zwerling | ESPNNewYork.com
http://tinyurl.com/baefuxf
Chris Copeland's agent, John Spencer, told ESPNNewYork.com on Friday that the
Knicks are planning to give the rookie forward a qualifying offer for next
season. Spencer also said his client "really wants to return" to the team.
"He loves the city, he's from Jersey and he wants to play as well," Spencer
said. "There's no better bright lights where guys want to play other than New
York, and he wants to try to find a way to stay in town."
This summer, the Knicks could make Copeland a restricted free agent by giving
him a qualifying offer before June 30. That offer for next season would be
for $988,872 (the second-year veteran's amount of $788,872 plus a non-Bird
exception of $200,000). Pablo Prigioni is in the same boat financially. Even
with a qualifying offer, however, the Knicks would still have to match a
higher offer from another team.
Spencer confirmed that not only does Copeland want to "play and contribute"
next season, but he also "wants to get paid." Spencer said Copeland believes
he has earned his stripes playing overseas in five different countries and
now proving with the Knicks that he belongs in the NBA. Per 36 minutes this
season, Copeland averaged 20.3 points per game and shot 42.1 percent from
3-point range.
Spencer envisions Copeland's value to be in the $3.5 to $5 million range.
Spencer compared his client to Steve Novak, who's in about the $4 million
range, and said that because Copeland is more versatile offensively as a
stretch 4, he'll be an attractive free agent. In fact, a source familiar with
Copeland's situation said three teams at this point are interested in
negotiating with him come July 1.
Other factors in Copeland's favor are his improved aggressiveness and
defensive instincts. In the Knicks' Game 5 win over the Pacers, instead of
watching shots go up, as he did more so during the regular season, he tracked
the ball much better on the offensive glass. Then on the defensive end, he
read passing lanes well, coming up with two steals and converting one of them
with a transition 3-pointer. He also applied strong post-up pressure on David
West.
In addition, Copeland's poise in the high-pressure environment of New York,
growth under the tough-love guidance of Mike Woodson and the respect he's
received from his veteran teammates will all help Spencer pitch for his
client.
The Knicks' first order of free-agency business will be deciding on J.R.
Smith. But even if the team offers him $4.91 million using an early-Bird
exception, they could still use their taxpayer mid-level exception of $3.18
million to sign Copeland. That's if he declines the qualifying offer.
The Knicks would also have to evaluate Prigioni, Kenyon Martin and
potentially Earl Barron for veteran's minimum deals. Barron is a younger big
than the others the team had this season, and he's a skilled scorer and
rebounder. In the draft, the Knicks might focus on a younger, explosive point
guard with their first-round pick. Perhaps Shane Larkin?
With a few exceptions, the Knicks might not have to look too far this
offseason to re-tool their roster. Copeland is in that mix, especially with
assistant GM Allan Houston being "really high on him," as Spencer pointed
out.
"I think he'll find a home some place, and I'm hoping that it's in New York,"
Spencer said. "It will be crazy if they let him go."
If they do, another team might get lucky.
老樣子，如果有人要翻譯的話，非常感恩，沒有的話就大家看原文吧 XD
基本上CC經紀人的意思應該是說，CC很想留在尼克，不過他也想多賺一點錢，他預估
想幫CC找的約應該是3.5~5M左右跟Novak 相仿的約，照樣子看來應該是尼克如果執行
QO的話，CC就變成受限制自由球員了，所以就變成尼克跟不跟的問題，大家覺得這樣
的約簽CC如何呀？
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什麼是受限制自由球員？
有兩種類型的自由球員：受限制的非限制。一個非限制的自由球員可以完全自由的同
別的球隊簽約，母隊沒有任何辦法阻止他。受限制自由球員給了他的母隊匹配其他球
隊開出的合同的機會。舉個例子：2002年8月，當明尼蘇達同Ricky Davis簽約後，他
的母隊克利夫蘭騎士匹配了這份合約，留下了他。
在上上個CBA當中，所有球員的合約都有“受限制”這一選項，上一個CBA完全去掉了
受限自由球員機制，而且將所有受限制的球員重新劃分為非限制球員--這就是當年奧
蘭多魔術為何失去奧尼爾，他本來是受限制球員的...
現行的 CBA在一定基礎上提供受限自由球員機制，比如首輪新秀的四年新秀合約打完
之後，就自動成為受限制自由球員（參見問題38）。所有在98-99賽季之後加入NBA的
自由球員，如果他們在NBA效力三年以下，也是受限制的 （但是，如果第一輪新秀的
球隊沒有執行第四年球隊選項的話，這名新秀將在合同第三年後成為非限制自由球員
）。所有其他的自由球員都將是非限制性的。
為了使自己的自由球員成為受限制性，球隊必須在6月30日之前提交一個報價合同
（qualifying offer）給球員。給新秀合約球員的報價合同的金額，取決於這個球員
的選秀順位（參見問題38）。給所有其他球員的報價合同必須是他上一份工資的125%
，或者聯盟底薪加上15萬元，兩者取大（參見問題9）。 報價合同期限一律為一年。
如果球隊超過了工資帽，他們將自動獲得一個特例，特例的數額同提交報價合同的數
額相當。
當球隊想要同其他隊伍的受限自由球員簽約時，他們需要先提供一個邀請合同（offer
sheet），球員一旦接受，則他的母隊有15天時間來匹配這份報價合同（也就是提出一
份數額相同的合同）。這個邀請合同必須至少是三年，主要條款不能包含非現金形式
的補償。舉例來說：如果誰給丹佛金塊的自由球員一套海灘別墅，那麼身處沙漠的丹
佛是沒有辦法匹配這種合同的。如果球員的母隊執行了優先權，匹配了這個合同的主
要條款，這個球員就等於同母隊依照這個合同簽了合約，不再是自由球員了。如果母
隊在15天之內沒有執行優先權，這份合同就成為了球員與新球隊的正式合約，他也不
再是自由球員了。
球隊不能給自由球員的母隊提供任何補償，以換取母隊放棄匹配合同。舉例來說，休
斯敦送給金州勇士一個選秀權，交換勇士隊不匹配休斯敦的邀請合同，這種做法是不
允許的。
球隊可以收回他們給受限自由球員的報價合同，這種情況下，球員將成為非受限自由
球員。2002年猛龍隊的Keon Clark就屬於這種情況。球隊可以在15天的等候期內收回
邀請合同，如果球員和兩支球隊三方都同意。但是，收回邀請合同的目的不能是為了
達成一個更好的交易（比如說先籤後換）。
http://zhidao.baidu.com/question/7537355.html
查了一下相關資訊，不過這是2006年就出現的，不知道現在有沒有變 XD
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