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就算 Gasol 在陣中不開心地打球，West 也是放任球隊持續開著 tank 往前沖，買斷 Eddie Jones 讓他自己挑其他想贏球的球隊，接其他總管的電話聽聽他們對 Gasol 所開出來的條件。若 Gasol 不礙著 West 的選秀大計，也不會直接沖到 West 的辦公室掀桌砸櫃要求交易，那你說 West 是真急著想賣 Gasol 麽？真讓 West 拖過這個球季，搶了個 Oden（他老人家最喜歡的中鋒）回家來搭配 Gasol，外頭再放個 Miller 射手，Gay 負責防守，然後看看要不要用薪資空間另外抓個 PG，最後再好好選個總教練（家中同時有 Oden 與 Gasol，West 大概可以收到上百封應徵教頭的的履歷表），瞧，明年他們又是一條好漢。 有這層考量在，West 是完全不急著賤賣 Gasol 的。其他球隊若想要拿到 Gasol，就必須付出相當慘烈的代價。能够强制 West 出清 Gasol 的，除了 Gasol 本人之外，只有灰熊的老闆 Heisley。不堪長期虧損 Heisley 若受不了，也有可能要求 West 倒貨換取選秀權幷節省開支（這是我們的 Ratliff 唯一能賣過去的理由），但老 West 要應付他老闆實在是太簡單了，只要忙著接電話，讓各地報紙天天寫著 Gasol 的新聞，最後在交易截止日前回報老闆「沒有任何一個交易談得成」，你說 Heisley 還能對老油條的 Jerry West 怎麽樣？ 聯盟交易有個沒有寫在 CBA 上頭的潜規則：誰先沈不住氣，誰就輸了。

Eddie Jones is heading back to the Miami Heat, ESPN.com has learned. Jones agreed Monday on a buyout with the Memphis Grizzlies, giving up about $300,000 of his $15.7 million salary to gain his freedom from the team with the NBA's worst record. The money lost through the buyout will be made up when he signs for a prorated portion of the NBA minimum. Jones will clear waivers Thursday morning, after which he can sign with any NBA team. However, a source close to the situation said Jones has already decided he'll sign with Miami, meaning it is possible he will be in uniform for the defending champs when they play the Cleveland Cavaliers on Thursday night. The 12-year veteran spent five seasons with the Heat before being dealt to the Grizzlies in the five-team trade in the summer of 2005 that sent James Posey, Jason Williams and Antoine Walker to the Heat. Jones was averaging just 5.6 points in 29 games for the Grizzlies after being a 16.0 scorer over the first dozen years of his career. Chris Sheridan covers the NBA for ESPN Insider.

"I'm just thankful for the opportunity to go to a winning environment," said Jones, who is in his 13th season. "I don't have anything bad to say about the Grizzlies. I thank them for the year and a half I played for them. I gave them my all and the organization and the fans gave me their all. I'm just moving on." Jones' buyout with the Grizzlies will pay him the rest of his $15.7 million salary. He agreed to refund the Griz the prorated salary -- nearly $600,000 -- he'll receive from the new contract. Jones gained his freedom. The Griz maintained their salary cap flexibility for the offseason when Jones' team-high salary comes off the books.

“They call me ‘Big Truck,’ and everyone used to call [Reggie Lewis] ‘Truck.’ That’s the biggest compliment I could get,” Gay says. “He started it all.”