聯盟新王 將君臨何方?
Kawhi Leonard is many things. To Canada, he's a champion. To fans of the Heat and Warriors, he's a dynasty slayer. To the Spurs, he's the one who got away. To Woj, Shams, Stein, and all the news breakers, he's elusive.
科懷-萊昂納德意味着許多事。對於加拿大，他是總冠軍。對於熱火和勇士的球迷，他是王朝屠宰者。對於馬刺，他是那個離開的人。對於沃神、薩姆斯、斯泰恩和所有新聞爆料者，他是難得的新聞報道。But over the last few months, he has emerged as the most important player in the league. He has shown he can win a championship almost by himself, and where he chooses to play next will change the league for years to come.
但是在過去幾個月內，他突然變成了聯盟中最重要的球員。他已展示出他幾乎能獨立帶隊贏得總冠軍，他的下一個球隊選擇將在接下來的幾年內改變聯盟。After all the madness on Sunday, there is no obvious favorite to win it all. There is no Heatles. There is no Hamptons 5 Warriors. There is no stacked team for fans, media, and rival executives to complain about. There is no inevitability.
在星期天所有的瘋狂舉動後，沒有明顯的、可以有機會能贏得一切比賽的球隊了。沒有了熱火三巨頭。沒有了勇士死亡五小。沒有一大堆球隊的球迷、媒體和競爭球隊經理去抱怨了。沒有什麼是穩了。
It's the first time since the 2014-15 season—LeBron's first season back with the Cavaliers—that the league has felt wide open, full of possibilities, with a long list of teams with real hope of hoisting the Larry O'Brien Trophy next June.
自從2014-2015賽季來的首次——勒布朗回到克利夫蘭的第一個賽季——聯盟出現了廣闊的開放性，充滿了可能性，將會有一大串的球隊，在接下來的七月擁有着真正的捧起拉里-奧布萊恩杯冠軍獎盃的希望。Kawhi could change all that with his decision.
科懷將會帶着他的決定改變一切。If Kawhi chooses to stay with the Raptors, they'll likely be favorites to represent the Eastern Conference in the Finals. But that's no guarantee. It took a four-bounce buzzer-beater in Game 7 for the Raps to beat the Sixers. Luck may not be on their side next year.
如果科懷選擇留在猛龍，他們將會是最有可能代表東部進軍總決賽的球隊。但是這並不能完全保證。猛龍用了一個4次彈框的壓哨絕殺才在搶七中擊敗76人隊。幸運之神或許在下賽季不會站在他們那一邊。
If Kawhi chooses the Los Angeles Clippers—the team he was most heavily linked with over the course of the 2018-19 season—they could be the favorites in the Western Conference.
如果科懷選擇洛杉磯快船隊——在2018-19賽季過程中與他關聯最密切的球隊——他們將會是西部最有希望球隊。But they can't immediately become the favourite, teams that were just a notch worse than the Warriors in recent years like the Nuggets, Blazers, Rockets, and Thunder will be in the conversation, too.
但是他們不能立即變成最有希望球隊，比勇士稍差一級的許多球隊如掘金、開拓者、火箭和雷霆也將會加入到這強強對話中。With Kawhi on either Toronto or the Clips, a serious case could be made for any one of a dozen teams to win the Finals. But if Kawhi chooses the Los Angeles Lakers, all bets are off.
無論科懷決定去猛龍或快船，對於將會贏得總冠軍的十來個球隊來說會是一個重要的事件。但是如果科懷選擇加盟洛杉磯湖人，所有的賭注都血本無歸。The Lakers would have Anthony Davis, LeBron and Kawhi. Only the Heat and Warriors have been loaded with that much star power this decade, and we saw what those teams did with that talent. The Lakers would be prohibitive favorites to win the title by a significant margin.
當湖人擁有了安東尼.戴維斯、勒布朗和科懷時，最近十年只有熱火和勇士配備瞭如此強大的球星陣容，並且我們已經見證了這兩個球隊帶着那樣的天賦完成的壯舉。湖人將會是無法阻擋的，極有可能帶着顯著的優勢贏取總冠軍。But there would be some obstacles in the way. Adam Silver and the league office have thrown around ideas to increase fan interest during the long regular season, including a midseason tournament. The league knows it needs to change with the times. A loaded Lakers team would almost be a throwback.
但是在這過程中將會有一些障礙。亞當-肖華和聯盟辦公室在漫長的常規賽中已討論過一些增加球迷興趣的想法，包括賽程中間段的巡迴賽。聯盟明白需要隨着時間而做出改變。巨星滿滿的湖人隊幾乎會成爲一個倒退。Either many teams with relatively average competitiveness, which makes the NBA more fascinating, or a team packed with three All-Stars, which indicates the end of the story, it all depends on one man — Kawhi Leonard.
亦或許多球隊都擁有着相對平均的競爭力，這使得NBA更加令人着迷；亦或一個球隊搭載着三個全明星，這樣意味着故事的結束，這所有都取決於一個人——科懷-萊昂納德。更多精彩內容請關注微信公衆號、新浪微博：籃球英文堂
