[外電] Orlando Magic waive Jameer Nelson

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Orlando Magic waive Jameer Nelson Josh Robbins | Orlando Magic BasketBlog Orlando Sentinel The LED screen embedded into Amway Center’s east façade hints at what happened Monday. A larger-than-life photo of Jameer Nelson greets I-4 commuters, along with the words, “The Orlando Magic would like to thank Jameer Nelson for 10 years of legendary moments.” The Magic waived Nelson, their most popular player, after 10 seasons. The breakup was mutual: The Magic will save $6 million, and Nelson will have a chance to join a contending team after two seasons of abject losing and seeing no end in sight to the team’s struggles. “The people, the way they embraced me there in Orlando over the last 10 years, were phenomenal,” Nelson told the Orlando Sentinel in a phone interview. “Not too many players can say they played in the same place in any sport for 10 years.” Originally acquired as a rookie through a draft-night trade in 2004, the diminutive point guard exceeded all expectations. He ranks second in team history in games played, fourth in points and first in assists. A one-time All-Star, Nelson was the last remaining player from the Magic squads that reached the 2009 NBA Finals and the 2010 Eastern Conference finals. Always loyal, Nelson helped the franchise move on from Dwight Howard’s messy departure in 2012. Nelson also mentored some of the team’s younger players, and his professionalism helped hold the locker room together despite a 62-loss season in 2012-13 and a 59-loss season in 2013-14. “Jameer is the ultimate professional,” Magic GM Rob Hennigan said in a statement released by the team. “We truly thank him for his contributions to the organization, both on the court and in the community, during the last decade. He will always be a member of the Magic family.” 魔術隊裁掉了他們最受歡迎的球星Jameer Nelson Nelson接受哨兵報專訪時表示在任何職業運動，很少有球員能在一個地方打上十年奧蘭多人擁抱了他十年。二神在魔術留下隊史出賽數排第二、得分第四、助攻第一，一次參加ASG的成績單。他並幫助魔術隊在Howard出走後的混亂情況，領導這隻球隊的年輕球員並把球隊凝聚起來。 Nelson也是當年打進東冠與總決賽的最後一名老臣。海神：Jameer是一個真正的職業球員，我們感謝他過去在場上與場外的貢獻，他永遠是魔術大家庭的一份子。 Nelson loves Orlando, too. People close to Nelson say he has always remembered how kind Central Floridians and Magic employees were following the drowning death of his father, Pete Nelson Sr., in 2007. Still, all the losing over the past few years have been tough on Nelson. “He had a great 10 years, and it’s time to move on,” Nelson’s longtime agent, Steve Mountain, told the Sentinel. “The direction that the team is heading does not allow a proper opportunity for Jameer or the young players that the team has committed to. We’re appreciative of everything Orlando has done for us.” Nelson, 32, will become an unrestricted free agent once he clears waivers. “I feel like I can still play at a high level,” Nelson said. “Given the right opportunity, I think I can help a team get to a championship and win one. That’s my goal. That should be everybody’s goal: to win a championship. If not, you’re playing for the wrong reason. “Obviously, [the Magic] have given me a lot of opportunities there for me and my family to have a second home there. The fans and the organization — everybody has embraced me and my family and basically adopted us to be Floridians. Now, they’re giving me another opportunity to go somewhere else and play and extend my career.” The Detroit Pistons, led by his former coach, Stan Van Gundy, might pursue him. So might the Charlotte Hornets, who are coached by former Magic assistant coach Steve Clifford. So might the Indiana Pacers and Miami Heat, a pair of contenders that need to improve their postseason point-guard play. “I’m just going to approach it like anything else,” Nelson said. “This is life as a professional. There’s going to be teams calling — I hope there’s teams calling. Hopefully, there’s going to be a lot of teams calling. Hopefully, there’s going to be some interest. We have to wait and see. I’m not sure what certain teams need and what they’re looking for.” Nelson同樣也愛奧蘭多，他的友人表示他永遠記得魔術球團在他父親07年溺斃時所做的一切。二神表示：我感覺自己仍有能力維持在高水平，能夠去加盟一隻球隊幫助他們贏得總冠軍，這是我的目標，也應該是每個人的目標，如果你的目標不是贏得總冠軍，你可能是在為錯誤的理由打球。很明顯魔術隊給了我很多的機會，並讓我跟我的家人找到第二個家，佛羅里達的每個人都擁抱我與我的家庭，現在，他們給了我另一個機會，到別的地方去延長我的職業生涯。這就是職業運動，我現在只能等其他球隊打來給我，希望會有很多球隊來找我，我也還不知道這些球隊會想要的是什麼，走著瞧吧。 Nelson表示在奧蘭多這十年所得到的回憶已經超越籃球本身。 The 2014-15 season — the final year of Nelson’s three-year deal — was only partially guaranteed. By waiving him, the team will only pay him $2 million instead of the $8 million Nelson would’ve received if he had remained on the roster after July 15. Several days ago, the Magic acquired rookie Elfrid Payton through a draft-night trade, and Payton is Orlando’s point guard of the future. On Monday, the Magic also waived 22-year-old guard Doron Lamb and claimed 32-year-old guard Willie Green off waivers. Asked for his fondest memory from the last 10 years, Nelson responded: “It’ s off-the-court moments that I’ve had, with the gestures and the things the fans would give to you or say to you or the DeVoses and having talks with them. Those things go beyond basketball.” 魔術隊裁掉Nelson將可省下6M薪資，而SVG入主的活塞，或是Heats, Pacers等需要 PG的球隊都可能會是Nelson的潛在新東家。 --- 今天看到二神被裁掉的消息，實在很難接受，我是不能理解海尼根在想什麼，今天除非你確定要弄來兩個A咖級球員，所以急需清出這6M空間，不然目前薪資根本超空，在沒拿回任何東西的情況下裁掉二神我只能說你他媽根本弱智，不說現在後場還很空，Jameer Nelson這十年來一直是魔術隊真正的領袖（即使是Howard當家時期..），他對這個團隊的貢獻已經不需要在這裡再多說什麼，就這樣被弄掉實在讓人有點心寒。我能接受你為了球隊的未來賣J.J、賣AA或者裁掉BBD，不過這次情況完全不同，在球隊離薪資下限還有一段距離的情況下，為了省下幾M裁掉Nelson，算是海尼根上任以來對他最失望的一個決定。我想大部分的魔術球迷都希望他能繼續傳承的工作，之後在這隻球隊這光榮退役，甚至未來進入球隊的教練體系或制服組。囤了一堆空有體能的屁孩，就能開始贏球了嗎？希望我能看到之後能有接下來的動作證明他是對的，但我很懷疑.. -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc), 來自: 101.15.107.94 ※ 文章網址: http://www.ptt.cc/bbs/Orl-Magic/M.1404193194.A.842.html ※ 編輯: Sheffield3 (101.15.107.94), 07/01/2014 13:41:30

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