花樣作死第一人 韋斯特
It appears Miami Heat guard Dion Waiters has done a substantial amount of damage to his career in the early goings of 2019-20.
邁阿密熱火隊後衛迪昂·維特斯似乎在2019-20賽季初就已經做出了太多導致自己職業生涯毀滅的舉動。
Returning from his third suspension of the season before we even hit the new year, Waiters is at once both undesirable and untouchable.
對於在新年前就已經度過了自己本賽季第三個禁賽期的他，一時間人人唯恐避之不及。
Waiters has been suspended for 23 games thus far, and nobody would put it past him to find himself suspended again down the road if he was to remain with the team.
維特斯至今已經被禁賽23場，如果他繼續在隊伍裏待下去的話，有隊友跟他犯衝的話，再次被禁賽一點也不足爲奇。
No one team's front office or teammates can put up with Waiters, who earlier this season infuriated Miami's front office by eating contraband candy on the plane.
沒有一個球隊管理層成員或者隊友能受得了維特斯，他在賽季早些時候在飛機上服用違禁糖果的行爲激怒了邁阿密的管理層。
The Heat's rookie, David Shiloh, performed so well that he took his place, which also led to his discontent, and then self-willed misbehavior that reduced him to the point where there was no ball to play.
熱火隊新秀泰勒·希羅用出色的表現取代了維特斯的位置，這也引發了後者的不滿，加之自身任性的胡作非爲，維特斯把自己逼到了無球可打的地步。
He'll miss out on about $835,000 in salary, raising his total missed through suspensions (he was also shunned from the season-opener) to about $920,000 this season.
維特斯將損失83萬5千美金的工資，而本賽季他因禁賽損失的工資總額也將因此升至92萬（其中還包括被禁止參加賽季揭幕戰）。
That doesn't include a $1.1 million roster bonus he could have gotten by playing in 70 games, a number that is now officially unattainable.
這些還不包括一筆110萬美元的獎金，因爲這筆錢需要在本賽季出戰70場比賽才能拿到，而目前對他來說這個數字已經不可能達到了。
All told, this has cost him $2 million and counting.
總計他已經損失了200萬美元，而且這個數字還在不斷增長。
ESPN's NBA Insiders looked at how his dubious reputation, coupled with a burdensome contract, has made it nearly impossible for Waiters to continue his career either in Miami, or elsewhere in the NBA.
維特斯令人懷疑的名聲再加上累贅般的合同已經使得他基本不可能再在邁阿密或者聯盟的其他球隊延續自己的職業生涯。ESPN的NBA Insiders欄目對此進行了一系列分析。
"Although every executive agreed that Waiters is untouchable when it comes to a trade, there was a split on whether he will be on the roster when the season ends," reported the NBA Insiders.
“儘管每個管理層成員都認爲沒有任何一支球隊會在交易中想要維特斯，但對於到賽季結束前他是否會留在球隊名單上還有着不同的看法。”NBA Insiders報導道。
The Heat could waive him now and remove the headache, but he will be owed $20.5 million, and the team wouldn't receive any salary relief.
熱火可以現在就裁掉他，革除這個心頭大患，但這樣就需要接下來向他支付2050萬美金，球隊自身也無法釋放任何薪金空間。
The other option is to keep him on the roster but away from the team, hoping for a resolution this summer.
另一種選擇是將他名義上保留在球隊名單，但不允許參加球隊的行程，到賽季結束後的夏天再尋求解決方案。
One thing that every team agreed upon: Waiters'career is likely over, barring an incredibly unlikely turnaround.
在一件事上所有球隊達成了共識：除非有特別神奇、不太可能出現的轉機發生，維特斯的職業生涯基本已經宣告結束。
That is why Waiters'entertaining a buyout should be off the table.
這就是爲什麼維特斯本人不應該去尋求買斷。
Even if he signed a contract next season, it would be for a minimum, non-guaranteed $2.6 million salary, making it difficult for him to recoup whatever he would give up in buyout talks.”
就算他下賽季能簽下一份合同，那也只能是一份260萬美元的無保障底薪合同，這樣的合同很難補償他在買斷談判中所放棄的利益。
He just 27 years old and has shown that he has enormous talent.
他才27歲，而且已經展現了自己所擁有的巨大天賦。
His confidence level is absurd, he believes he's one of the best shooters on the planet, and whatever happens in Miami will not be the end of his NBA career.
維特斯的自信心真的可以用荒謬來形容了，他覺得自己是這個星球上最好的射手之一，認爲無論在邁阿密發生什麼，都並不代表着自己NBA生涯會走向終點。
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