[外絮] 太陽計劃創建新Ｇ聯盟球隊

原標題：Suns working on getting a G League team as soon as 2024-25 season,
owner Mat Ishbia says
(老闆 Mat Ishbia：太陽最早將在 2024-25 賽季創辦Ｇ聯盟球隊)

來源：https://theathletic.com/4704496/

作者：Shams Charania

原文＋翻譯：

The Phoenix Suns are working toward launching a new G League team as soon as
the 2024-25 season, meaning all 30 NBA organizations will have G League
affiliates.

太陽隊正在計劃最早於2024-25 賽季創辦一支新的Ｇ聯盟球隊，而這將意味著所有三十支NBA 球隊會有其Ｇ聯盟的附屬球隊。

“Bringing a G League team to the Valley has been a priority for us, and I am
excited that we have begun the process and the wheels are in motion to have ateam in Phoenix as early as the 2024-25 season,” Mat Ishbia, owner of the
Suns and WNBA’s Mercury, told The Athletic in a statement. “Not only will
this allow us to develop young players within our winning culture, but also
will serve as an opportunity to expand our reach and connect with even more
basketball fans across the region.

太陽隊和 WNBA 水星隊的老闆 Mat Ishbia 在提供給《運動家》的一份聲明中說：

「帶來一支Ｇ聯盟球隊一直是我們的要務，我很高興能開啟這個過程，而工作目前也正在 進行中，希望最早能在2024-25 賽季完成這個計劃。這不僅能讓我們在勝利的文化之下 培養年輕球員，也可藉此機會擴大我們的影響力、和區內更多球迷聯繫起來。」

“This investment further strengthens our connection with the community and
continues to elevate Phoenix as the epicenter of basketball.”

「這個投資將進一步加強我們與社區之間的聯繫，並將持續提升鳳凰城作為籃球中心的地 位。」

The Suns previously operated a G League affiliate called the Northern ArizonaSuns, whom ex-owner Robert Sarver sold to the Detroit Pistons in 2020. The
Suns have had recent success with the development of prospects in Ish
Wainwright and Saben Lee over the past two seasons. Wainwright is now on a
standard contract and Lee was re-signed on a two-way deal.

太陽隊過去曾管理名為「北亞利桑那太陽」的附屬球隊，但後來在二零二零年被前老闆沙佛轉賣給活塞隊。在過去兩個賽季間，太陽隊在培養 Ish Wainwright 和Saben Lee 等潛力球員方面取得了成功。目前 Wainwright 以標準合約留隊，而Lee 則已與太陽隊重新簽下雙向合約。

The Suns’ plan to begin a new G League team is just another move made by
Ishbia and the franchise in the past two weeks. The Suns completed their
partnership with Gray Television, Inc., to create a new streaming outlet to
allow fans to watch their games for free beginning next season. It will give
more than 2.8 million homes in Arizona access to watch Suns and Mercury
contests — for free.

太陽隊創辦新Ｇ聯盟球隊的計劃，只是在過去兩個星期之間老闆和球隊本身的又一個舉動。早前發生的事：

　・太陽隊與格雷電視簽了一份合作協定，以創建一個新的串流媒體平台，供球迷免費觀　　看太陽隊和水星隊的比賽，預計涵蓋亞利桑那州的超過二百八十萬間家戶。

The Mercury and WNBA also announced that Phoenix will host 2024 WNBA All-StarWeekend.

　・水星隊和 WNBA 宣佈，鳳凰城將主辦二零二四年的 WNBA 全明星周末活動。

The Suns are set to enter next season as one of the favorites to compete for
a championship after adding Bradley Beal to fellow max contract players in
Devin Booker, Kevin Durant and Deandre Ayton. The team also landed Eric
Gordon, Yuta Watanabe, Keita Bates-Diop, Drew Eubanks and Bol Bol on minimum
free-agent deals.

在增添比爾進入包括頂薪合約球員 Devin Booker、Kevin Durant 和 Deandre Ayton在內的陣容後，太陽隊將成為其中一支下賽季的奪冠熱門球隊。此外，在底薪自由球員市場中，該隊得到了 Eric Gordon、渡邊雄太、Keita Bates-Diop、Drew Eubanks 和Bol Bol。

備註：

新球隊的名稱目前暫時無法得知，只能先等著瞧了...

另外順帶一提：

根據早前的聯盟官宣，籃網對騎士的其中一場例行賽賽事，將在明年一月於巴黎舉行。

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