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If the Sacramento Kings are successfully able to move to Anaheim, the Los
Angeles Lakers' lucrative 20-year television deal with Time Warner Cable
won't be as lucrative as it once was, multiple Lakers sources confirmed to
ESPNLosAngeles.com.
如果國王隊成功搬到阿那罕姆市(註1)，洛杉磯湖人隊與Time Warner Cable電視臺的二十
年合約的營利收入將不會像以往一樣賺取那麼多。
Last month the Lakers agreed to an unprecedented 20-year television agreement
with Time Warner Cable to distribute Lakers games and original programming
across two regional sports networks in HD that will include the nation's
first Spanish-language regional sports network. Although finances of the deal
were not released, some reports at the time pegged the value of the pact at
$3 billion, a figure Time Warner Cable and the Lakers have since refuted.
上一個月湖人隊與Time Warner Cable達成協議，該電視臺將有權播放湖人隊的比賽，播出
的頻道包含了全美第一個西班牙語體育電臺。雖然該合約的資金消息未釋放，但是根據某
些報導指出將賺取至少30億美金。
If a third NBA team moves into the market, however, the Lakers' television
deal will decrease by about just under 10 percent, sources said without
giving a breakdown of the numbers affected.
然而，若有第三支NBA球隊(註2)遷入市場，湖人隊的電視臺合約將減少至低於10%。
The Lakers' agreement, which begins with the 2012-13 season and covers all
preseason, regular-season and postseason games not nationally telecast, was
viewed as a major blow for current rights holders Fox Sports West and
KCAL-TV. The Kings, however, could lessen that blow and create competition
for viewers and fans in Orange County if they filled the void left by the
Lakers on both outlets.
湖人隊的這項合約將於2012-13季開始，播放範圍包含了全國電視台未播的季前賽、季賽與
季後賽，這合約被認為威脅到現階段擁有播放權的Sports West與KCAL-TV。若國王遷移至
加州，可能吸引到許多觀眾，減少收看湖人比賽的球迷，進而造成電視臺的競爭。
In October when the Lakers played a preseason game at Anaheim's Honda Center,
which could be the future home of the Kings, Lakers coach Phil Jackson didn't
seem to be entirely against the idea of an NBA team moving to Orange County.
十月時湖人在阿那罕姆市Honda球館進行一場季前熱身賽時，湖人隊總教練Phil Jackson
對第三支球隊搬到加州並未表示完全反對。若國王搬至加州，阿那罕姆市的Honda球館將
可能變為國王隊的主場。
"The possibility is that they are oversaturating the market but this is a big
enough metropolitan territory that they certainly could have a team," Jackson
said before the Lakers played the Utah Jazz on Oct. 19. "I'm not so sure the
Honda Center is in the form that modern-day NBA arenas are like in this day
and age but they could renovate that and do some things with that."
Jackson表示:現階段的問題是市場過飽和了，但是這個都市大到可以容下一支球隊，
我不清楚Honda球館是否為NBA等級的球館，但是他們可以重新整修。
Jackson, however, was far less welcoming when asked about the possibility of
the Kings moving to Anaheim on Friday before the Lakers played the Clippers.
星期五在湖人對快艇比賽前，被問到國王隊搬進阿那罕姆市這問題，Jackson態度顯得
不太歡迎。
"What other metropolitan area has three teams in it? It's ridiculous to put
another franchise in this market," Jackson said. "It just doesn't make sense
to do that."
Jackson說道:哪一個大都市同時包含了三位球隊，把另一支球隊搬進這市場顯得相當可笑
，完全沒有邏輯可言。
ESPN.com's Marc Stein reported the Lakers and Clippers have reached out to
owners around the league to gain the requisite support from other teams
needed to block the Kings' move but aren't hopeful that they will be
successful if it comes to a vote. The eventual vote will be decided by simple
majority, meaning the Lakers and Clippers must find 14 other teams to side
with them to prevent the Kings from moving to Anaheim.
ESPN.com的Marc Stein報導指出，湖人與快艇隊的老闆像聯盟其他隊老闆提出聲援阻止
國王隊搬進來，但若要經由投票表決，湖人與快艇老闆認為他們可能無法阻止國王搬
進，這表決將由多數決定，意謂湖人與快艇必須找到至少其他14隊支持他們。
The Lakers' best hope of reclaiming lost revenue is citing their potentially
diminished television contract to elicit a hefty relocation fee from the
Kings. Relocation fees in the NBA are "discretionary" and established by the
league's board of governors. The last time an NBA team relocated, the Seattle
Sonics were forced to pay a $30 million relocation fee when they moved to
Oklahoma City in 2008.
對於電視臺合約可能減少的收入損失，湖人隊目前最大希望是從國王隊遷移時抽一筆重
稅金。重新遷移的費用必須無條件交給當地的政府，NBA上一次遷移是在2008年時西雅圖
超音速遷到奧克馬州，當時繳交了3千萬的遷移費。
The Kings must file for relocation with the NBA by April 18.
國王隊必須在四月十八日前向NBA當局申請遷移。
註1:位於南加州
註2:加州現階段有兩支NBA球隊，分別為湖人隊與快艇隊
-POP
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