导读:据NBA联盟消息称，中国篮球队员易建联已于10月23日与湖人队方面进行沟通，并要求球队裁掉自己。
After talks with team officials on Sunday, China star Yi Jianlian has asked the Los Angeles Lakers for his release, according to league sources.
据NBA联盟消息称，中国篮球队员易建联已于10月23日与湖人队方面进行沟通，并要求球队裁掉自己。
Sources told ESPN.com that with the Lakers facing roster cut-down decisions by Monday, Yi and his representatives requested that the Lakers let him go to pursue other opportunities, largely because the role he envisioned in L.A. didn’t materialize.
有关消息人士向ESPN网站透露，湖人需要在周一之前作出裁员的最终决定。易建联认为如今自己在湖人的角色与当时湖人对自己承诺的角色有所出入，于是他与团队主动要求离开。
The Lakers will formally waive Yi later Monday, sources said, and will still have to release one more player to get down to the league maximum of 15. But Yi’s departure would appear to increase the odds that former All-Star forward Metta World Peace will make the opening night roster, with fellow veteran Thomas Robinson being another strong contender for a roster spot.
消息称易建联将会在周一被湖人正式裁掉，除阿联之外，按照常规赛阵容人数上限15人的规定，湖人队在常规赛揭幕战开始之前必须再裁掉1人。目前还剩前明星前锋慈世平和老将托马斯·罗宾逊争夺球队最后一个名额，但是易建联的退出似乎表明前明星前锋慈世平留队的可能性大大增加了。
After his strong play with China in the Rio de Janeiro Olympics, Yi was signed by the Lakers in August to a one-year, $8 million deal that was uniquely structured, featuring $6.8 million in what the league deemed "likely" bonuses.
鉴于易建联在里约奥运会的出色表现，湖人与其在今年八月份签订了一份为期一年的底薪合同，奖金最高可达680万。如果可以满足最高奖金条件，易建联每年可以拿到近800万的收入。
But the defined role Yi expected when he agreed to leave the Guangdong Southern Tigers in his native China -- with minutes at both power forward and center -- didn’t pan out as he had hoped this month, prompting the 28-year-old to seek his release.
然而，易建联现如今的角色和当时自己离开广东东莞银行湖人承诺自己在队中的角色并不相符。之前他自己期待在队中可以打好大前锋和中锋的位置，但这个月以来，自己的地位却并未得到确立，于是便就萌生了退出的想法。
The Lakers had been pursuing Yi for the past two offseasons before they finally managed to sign him to a deal and bring him back to the NBA.
在与易建联正式签约之前，湖人队一直在过去两个休赛期试图挖走易建联。
It was not immediately known on Sunday night whether Yi would try to catch on with another NBA team or look to return to the Chinese Basketball Association.
截止到周日晚上，对于易建联究竟是等待另一支NBA球队召唤，还是回到CBA，众人还不得而知。
The 7-footer was the sixth overall pick by the Milwaukee Bucks in the 2007 draft and also had stints with the Brooklyn Nets, Washington Wizards and Dallas Mavericks in parts of five Nbaseasons. Yi spent the past four seasons with Guangdong, and he averaged 20.4 points and 6.6 rebounds for China in its five games in Rio.
2007年NBA选秀中，易建联以第六位的成绩被密尔沃基雄鹿队选中，后来又分别在接下来的五个赛季（2008-1012）进入新泽西网队、华盛顿奇才队和达拉斯小牛队。过去四年内，易建联一直在广东队效力，并在里约奥运会的五场比赛中拿下场均20.4分和6.6个篮板球的成绩。
