NBA》快艇總裁感謝Harden主動降薪 讓球隊順利補進兩大將
Clippers president Lawrence Frank says that James Harden taking a pay cut is the only reason the team was able to Bradley Beal and Brook Lopez. "Without James, we cant even get Bradley Beal... All James cares about is winning. He's willing to sacrifice part of his game, part of… pic.twitter.com/exWQ9wXPe5
— Basketball Forever (@bballforever_) July 19, 2025
法蘭克日前受訪時說道：「如果不是哈登，我們根本沒辦法簽下比爾，因為我們原本無法使用完整的中產條款(MLE)，由於哈登調整了自己的合約結構，我們才能同時網羅培茲和比爾。此外，哈登在合約第二年的安排了我們彈性，如果我們想要清出頂薪空間，我們是有選擇權的。」
哈登前陣子宣佈拒絕下一年3630萬美金的球員選項，和快艇隊重簽一份2年8150萬美金的新合約，這和他原本預估能拿到總值9000萬美金以上的價格有一段差距，而且也讓球隊在保有哈登和雷納德(Kawhi Leonard)下，還能使用價值1410萬美金的中產條款。
法蘭克還指出哈登在快艇得到比爾的過程中扮演關鍵角色，他說道：「當比爾可能會被買斷的消息傳出、我們也被允許和他接觸時，哈登是第一個說『我來打給他』的人。他什麼都願意做。對他來說，唯一在乎的就是贏球。」
快艇隊在自由球員市場開市第一天，就宣佈簽下具有外線投射能力的苦工中鋒羅培茲，日前又補進3屆全明星球員比爾，為整體陣容增添更多深度，根據相關消息指出，他們極有可能再簽下資深控衛保羅(Chris Paul)。
為了拿到生涯首冠，這已經不是哈登第一次主動降薪，他3年前在效力費城76人隊時期，也曾經少拿超過3000萬美金，讓球隊有更多銀彈搶人。對於即將年滿36歲的哈登來說，這一次恐怕是他生涯最後一次拚冠的時機了。
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