霍林格：若国王留住西蒙斯用来做交易筹码 也不必感到意外

蜘蛛直播官网 10月20日讯 10月20日，据TheAthletic报道，JohnHollinger指出，尽管西蒙斯遭遇严重跟腱损伤，预计整个赛季都将缺阵，但国王队依然决定不放弃他。他分析道，这背后主要得益于NBA薪资递延政策，使得球队得以保留这位球员。

10月20日，体育新闻传来消息，据《体育新闻》的John Hollinger报道，尽管西蒙斯不幸遭受跟腱断裂，整个赛季可能无法复出，但据国王队预计，他们不会选择放弃这位球员。

报道指出，国王队选择保留西蒙斯的原因与NBA的薪资保障规定有关。根据这一规定，若一名球员持有非保障合同却不幸受伤，其所在球队有义务继续支付其薪资直至其恢复健康。然而，这一保障措施并不适用于那些签署了训练营合同，即所谓的Exhibit 9或Exhibit 10合同，的球员。这些合同的保障金额上限仅为1.5万美元，而西蒙斯并未签订此类合同。

Consequently, irrespective of whether the monarch decides to cut him, Simmons' annual salary of 2.45 million dollars will be fully accounted for in the team's payroll throughout the year. As a result, it would not be surprising if the monarch opts to retain him and attempts to leverage his contract in a trade negotiation. Incidentally, the Kings currently have a buffer of 310 thousand dollars below the luxury tax threshold, which is ample to secure a new acquisition during the transitional period, thereby filling the 15th spot on their roster.