[外絮] 奧克拉荷馬市將建立新球場供雷霆使用

原標題：OKC unveils plan for new arena to keep Thunder through 2050
(奧克拉荷馬市計劃建立新球場，至少供雷霆使用到2050年)

來源：https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/38388729/

作者：Tim MacMahon

原文＋翻譯：

Oklahoma City has finalized plans to build a new downtown arena for the
Thunder, the city announced Tuesday.

奧克拉荷馬市政府星期二宣佈，該市已敲定在市中心建立供雷霆隊使用之新球場的計劃。

The Thunder have committed to play in the new arena for at least 25 years,
according to the city's news release. The plan to construct the arena and theThunder's commitment is conditional on the passage of a temporary one-cent
sales tax by Oklahoma City voters on Dec. 12.

根據市政府發佈的新聞稿，雷霆隊已經承諾在新球場使用至少二十五年。該計劃目前尚待選民在十二月十二日的「暫時性一美分銷售稅」公投通過。

The projected cost of the arena will be a minimum of $900 million. Thunder
ownership has committed to contribute $50 million.

建立新球場預計將耗資至少九億美元，而雷霆隊老闆承諾貢獻其中的五千萬美元。

"As this very public discussion played out over the last year, the people of
Oklahoma City have overwhelmingly expressed to me two desires -- (1) keep theThunder for as long as possible, and (2) don't raise taxes if it can be
avoided. We have accomplished those two priorities with this plan, and it is
truly a win-win for all of us," Oklahoma City Mayor David Holt said in the
news release.

在新聞稿中，市長 David Holt 表示：

「在過去一年內的公開討論中，市民大多向我表達了兩個願望：一、盡可能地長期留住雷 霆隊；二、如能避免，不要調漲稅收。透過這項計劃，我們實現了這些願望，並為所有 人創造真正雙贏的局面。」

"Perhaps the most important aspect of the deal is the length -- this is twicethe commitment we received in 2008 and will keep the Thunder here beyond
2050. My children will be my age when this agreement ends. For a generation,
we will retain the economic impact and quality-of-life benefits we have
enjoyed as a big-league City. It is an investment that pays for itself many
times over."

「這項協議的重點在於期限——這是我們在2008年獲得的承諾之兩倍，將能讓雷霆隊留在
這裡到2050年。在協議屆滿的同時，我的孩子將會到達我現在的年紀。在這一代，我們 將留下作為有球隊之城市所享受的經濟利益和生活品質優勢。這是一項得到比付出多出 數倍的投資。」

The city's news release cited a study that estimated the Thunder's annual
economic impact at $600 million with 3,000 jobs created. The Thunder have
played in the 21-year-old Paycom Center since moving to Oklahoma City in
2008. The franchise's long-term agreement to stay in Oklahoma City expired
earlier this year, but the Thunder exercised a short-term extension while
participating in the arena planning process.

市政府新聞稿還引述一項研究，預計未來雷霆的年度營收將達六億美元，並將創造三千個就業崗位。自從雷霆隊於2008年遷入奧克拉荷馬市以來，該隊就一直在 Paycom 中心打球。上一份留在奧克拉荷馬市的協議已在今年稍早前到期，但雷霆隊已經執行了協議中的短期延期權，以便能參與新球場的建設計劃。

The intent is for the arena to be open by the 2029-30 NBA season.

目前該新球場預定將在 2029-30 年揭幕。

短評：

看來在招商能力上很強呢...

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