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A |     8月19日，Shams报道，骑士、掘金和快船已经达成三方交易：          骑士得到：佩顿·沃特森          快船得到：马克斯·斯特鲁斯          掘金得到：骑士2031年无保护首轮签、国王2032年次轮签          作为交易的一部分，沃特森将与骑士签下一份4年8800万美元的新合同，其中包含球员选项以及交易保证金。    A South Korean company has begun production at a huge new solar panel factory in Georgia even as industry leaders say surging Asian imports could dampen efforts to make more solar components in the United States.Qcells, a unit of South Korea’s Hanwha Group, said Wednesday that it can now turn out enough solar panels to generate 5.1 gigawatts of power yearly at a two-factory complex in the northwest Georgia city of Dalton. That's almost 40% of U.S. solar panel capacity, according to figures from the Solar Energy Industries Association. Qcells' opened its first factory in 2019 and an even larger plant in phases since, what the company describes as the largest solar investment in American history. “It’s another milestone as we as a company really strive to become a global leader and a U.S. leader in solar manufacturing," said Scott Moskowitz, Qcells head of market strategy and public affairs, speaking with The Associated Press after a plant tour Monday.The company says its new plant is the first solar module factory in the U.S. to begin production since passage of President Joe Biden’s signature climate legislation. Qcells' $208 million investment again shows how federal incentives are spurring a nationwide boom in renewable energy and electric vehicles.Industry jitters about a flood of cheap solar panels from overseas show how dependent on federal policy the solar industry remains. That's a threat in part because former President Donald Trump, the frontrunner for the 2024 Republican nomination, is hostile to renewable energy.Qcells leaders say the new plant showcases more efficient equipment and processes, part of a much larger investment intended to bring key steps in solar manufacturing to the U.S. A solar panel, or module, is assembled from solar cells most commonly made from wafers cut from ingots of polysilicon. Today, the company's solar cells are imported from Asia. But 30 miles (50 kilometers) south of Dalton in Cartersville, Qcells is building a $2.3 billion complex to take polysilicon refined in Washington state and make ingots, wafers and solar cells — in addition to 3.3 gigawatts of solar modules. That plant is scheduled to open in phases starting next year.Currently, no silicon ingots or wafers are made in the U.S. But Biden's Inflation Reduction Act, besides offering a extra tax credit on American-made solar equipment, lets manufacturers earn incentives for every unit of polysilicon they refine and every wafer, cell and module they make. For example, Qcells earns a tax credit of 7 cents per watt for every panel it makes in Dalton, or $34.30 for every 490-watt residential panel made.Even with that boost, solar industry leaders warn, factories will struggle to compete with a new spike in cheap Asian imports. They're again urging federal officials to investigate whether solar panels are being dumped at unfairly low prices. Previous investigations have led to anti-dumping tariffs on panels made in China and Taiwan.U.S. officials shouldn't regard the spike as a normal market fluctuation, said Mike Carr, executive director of the Solar Energy Manufacturers for America Coalition, a group that includes Qcells. He argues Chinese component makers are pushing out cheap modules from southeast Asian factories, tanking panel prices to ensure Chinese dominance and smother U.S. manufacturing.“This is likely to be the No. 1 new energy source in the 21st century," Carr said. "It’s already cheaper than pretty much anything else to install. It is the path to meeting our climate goals. So I think it becomes a real national security kind of concern. The way OPEC is in oil markets, we don’t want to allow China to become that same controller of supply in solar.”Qcells sees current low prices as a “near-term challenge" in achieving economies of scale and serving a long-term market, Moskowitz said. Beyond trade policy, he said, requiring federal agencies to buy American-made products and promoting panels produced with fewer carbon emissions could bolster Qcells.Politics envelops the solar industry. Vice President Kamala Harris visited the plant earlier this year. At the state level, Republican Gov. Brian Kemp has wrestled with Democratic U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff over political credit for electric vehicle and renewable energy investments flowing to Georgia. “Out of all the places Qcells could have gone, they chose to operate and expand here in Georgia because of our unrivaled assets and the competitive package we put together,” Kemp said in a statement.Ossoff and fellow Georgia Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock note they authored the component incentives that benefit Qcells, emphasizing federal policy. “Our state is emerging as the advanced energy capital of the nation, thanks to federal infrastructure and manufacturing policies that are benefiting Georgia more than any other state,” Ossoff said in a statement.Qcells, for its part, praises both state and federal assistance.“To build these markets up and to have them work, you need a whole government approach," Moskowitz said.。

B |          听到这个消息最高兴的无疑是登哥，此前他跳出合同，给骑士腾出薪资补强最弱的小前锋位置，现在终于得偿所愿。根据薪资专家马科斯估算，目前骑士距离第一奢侈税线还有2900万距离，还可以给登哥一份体面的多年合同。         掘金方面目前还超过第二奢侈税线200多万，且还有两个位置要填，多位记者报道他们希望底薪签下德罗赞开始新赛季。         沃特森上赛季迎来生涯突破。他代表掘金出战54场，其中40场首发，场均上阵29.6分钟，能够贡献14.6分、4.9个篮板、2.1次助攻、0.9次抢断和1.1次盖帽，投篮命中率49.1%，三分命中率达到41.1%。不过，他受到腿筋伤势影响，并因此缺席了季后赛。

C |          斯特鲁斯上赛季接受左脚手术，常规赛前67场全部缺席，最终只出战12场，场均得到11.2分、5.4个篮板和2.0次助攻，投篮命中率44.3%，三分命中率40.2%。

D |          简评：          骑士显然是在押注沃特森的成长空间。23岁的他拥有出色的身高、运动能力和协防能力，上赛季又将三分命中率提升至41.1%，理论上非常适合与米切尔、哈登和莫布里搭档。相比30岁的斯特鲁斯，沃特森体型大更加年轻，也具备成为长期首发锋线的潜力。         不过，4年8800万美元并不便宜。沃特森真正打出高水平表现的样本只有一个赛季，而且刚刚受到腿筋伤势困扰。掘金则在无法满足其合同要求的情况下，换回一枚价值很高的无保护首轮签；快船得到经验丰富的射手斯特鲁斯，为外线增加即战力。

E | 整体而言，骑士赢在天赋与未来，掘金赢在资产，快船则完成了一次较为务实的补强。

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