王炸交易!都是洛杉磯 應該沒有什麼不同?
A re-up with the Raptors will also tell us what Leonard doesn't prioritize: location, brand-building opportunities, superteams and all the hullabaloo that would follow his decision to relocate to, say, the Lakers. It's not exactly revelatory to say Leonard has little time for the nonsense associated with fame, but his sticking with Toronto would also show he's not bothered by incessant questions about his future.
對續約猛龍重新的考量也正告訴我們，在萊昂納德心中：地理位置、品牌建設的機會、超級球隊以及在他決定加盟湖人後的所有喧鬧沒有孰優孰重。說倫納德沒有時間去處理名聲相關的事宜是無稽之談，這確實不能啓發什麼，但他對多倫多的堅持，顯示了他沒有被那些持續不斷的有關他未來的問題所幹擾。But the Raptors aren't built to last. Lowry, Gasol, VanVleet and Ibaka will hit free agency in 2020. If Leonard returns, it'll have to be on a short-term deal, and all the questions about what's next will follow e the speculation and guesswork that defined his time in Toronto didn't bother him because he never engaged with it. Because he just kept quiet.
但是目前猛龍的陣容並無法維持。洛瑞、加索爾、範弗利特和伊巴卡將在2020衝擊自由市場。如果萊昂納德迴歸，他只能籤一份短期合同，所有關於他下一步的問題還會繼續。也許關於他留在多倫多時間的推測和臆想，干擾不了他，因爲從不被這些吸引，只是保持安靜。There would be nothing quiet about Leonard's life as a Laker. Even if LeBron James shouldered the brunt of the media responsibilities, Leonard would still face more noise with the franchise than he's ever endured. Choosing a destination so antithetical to his no-nonsense makeup, then, would indicate Leonard values what L.A. offers more than his desire avoid the negatives that come with life under a microscope.
倫納德作爲湖人球員的生活不會是平平常常的。即使勒布朗·詹姆斯承擔了媒體採訪的主要壓力，倫納德仍會面對比他在任何球隊時所收到的更多的壓力。選擇湖人，這個如此不符合他路人人設的下一站，將展示，比起他希望迴避在顯微鏡下給生活帶來的負面影響，他更看重湖人所給出的條件。
That's a possibility with appeal to any player of Leonard's caliber, regardless of disposition. Who wouldn't want to team up with two other perennial MVP candidates and see what kind of destruction they could visit upon the rest of the NBA?
無論性情如何，加盟湖人隊，對任何像倫納德這樣級別的球員都是可能有吸引力的。誰不想和這兩位常年的MVP候選人組隊，去看看他們的降臨會給NBA會造成怎樣的“破壞”？
Of course, the Lakers aren't a sure thing. The Lakers have operated chaotically for several years, and Leonard's only professional experiences involved the almost comically hyperfunctional Spurs and last year's Raptors, who also seemed to have everything figured out. It would come as a surprise if Leonard decided culture and stability were no longer priorities.
當然，加盟湖人並不是板上釘釘的事。湖人隊的運營操作混亂了好幾年，不過倫納德僅有的職業經驗來自於激進到成爲笑柄的馬刺，還有猛龍，猛龍看起來已經解決了所有問題。如果倫納德認爲球隊文化和穩定性不再是優先考慮的事宜，那對（湖人）來說是個意外。The Clippers front office, led by president of basketball operations Lawrence Frank and GM Michael Winger, has built a flexible, professional, grown-up operation that should appeal to any player, especially one who's seen how good organizations look from the inside.
由快船籃球運營總裁勞倫斯·弗蘭克和總經理邁克爾·溫格領導的球隊管理層已經建立了一個靈活，專業，成熟的運營機制，這應該可以吸引任何球員，尤其是那些看得深遠，發現這是怎樣一個好組織的人。The Clippers can't advertise the star power or recent success the Lakers and Raptors, respectively, can. So choosing the other L.A. team would tell us Leonard is more of a big-picture, forward-thinking type. With the Clips, he'd get a readymade supporting cast of veterans (mostly at below-market deals) and young talent, with several incoming picks to provide down-the-road help.
快船隊無法分別像湖人和猛龍一樣宣揚他們的球星實力，或最近的成功（招募），反觀湖人和猛龍，他們是可以做到的。所以選擇另一個洛杉磯隊伍將告訴我們倫納德更多是一個有大局觀、前瞻性類型的球員。加盟快船，他將獲得幾個現成老將（主要低於市場價）和年輕天賦球員的支持，以及幾個未來新秀將爲球隊提供長遠的幫助。更多精彩內容請關注微信公衆號、新浪微博：籃球英文堂
