爲什麼詹皇纔是凱騎交易風波的中心

Four players and one draft pick exchanged hands Tuesday in a blockbuster trade between Boston and Cleveland, but make no mistake, as with so much of the NBA, this was about one guy who wasn’t directly involved... LeBron James。

波士頓凱爾特人隊和克利夫蘭騎士隊於上週二完成了關於4位球員和1個選秀權的交易。和NBA的衆多新聞一樣，毫無疑問地這個重磅炸彈不可避免的將人們的目光聚向並不在此次交易中的勒布朗-詹姆斯。

The Cavaliers traded disgruntled star guard Kyrie Irving to Boston for guard Isaiah Thomas, forward Jae Crowder, young big man Ante Zizic and the Brooklyn Nets’ 2018 first-round draft pick that the Celtics owned. The Nets are expected to again struggle this season, meaning the selection has the potential to be in the top three of the draft.

騎士隊交易走了早有去意的明星後衛凱里-歐文，從凱爾特人隊換來了後衛以賽亞-托馬斯，前鋒傑-克勞德，年輕的內線安特-日日奇和2018年布魯克林籃網隊的首輪選秀權。籃網隊下個賽季情況依舊不容樂觀，這很有可能是個前三順位的選秀權。

Boston got the best player in the deal, which is usually how NBA trades are judged. Cleveland, however, got a nice haul with great potential in exchange for a player who had demanded to be traded after he began feuding with LeBron.

凱爾特人隊獲得了目前交易市場上最好的球員。而騎士隊也從中獲益匪淺，畢竟歐文與詹姆斯在被傳不合之後，歐文就一直尋求交易。

So what is to come over the next nine or 10 months is the immediate referendum. Is this enough to get the Cavs back to the NBA Finals for another crack at the Golden State Warriors? Is this enough to win it all?

所以這次突如其來的交易將會改變下個賽季的格局。但是這足夠讓騎士隊重返總決賽賽場擊敗金州勇士隊麼？

Are there enough basketballs to go around for both James and Thomas, a diminutive but creative guard coming off a career season who needs to control possessions?

首先，詹姆斯和托馬斯之間如何分配球權？托馬斯在上賽季表現出他是一位雖矮小卻有創造性的持球型後衛。

Mainly, is there enough potential in a group that should be better defensively and can add a highly skilled young player going forward to persuade LeBron James that Cleveland has a future worth sticking around to experience.

更主要的在於，想把詹姆斯未來留在騎士隊，就要讓他相信騎士隊將來會有更好的防守，也會有更好的年輕球星加盟。

LeBron's ability to pursue free agency next spring will loom over everything this season, certainly everything in Cleveland.

詹姆斯明年夏天可以選擇成爲一名自由球員，這柄達摩克利斯之劍（代表擁有強大的力量非常不安全，很容易被奪走，或者簡單來說，就是感到末日的降臨。）影響着這個賽季騎士隊的一切。

James turns 33 in December and has been to seven consecutive NBA Finals with the Cavs (2015-17) and Miami Heat (2011-2014). His team has won the Larry O'Brien Trophy in June of 2012, 2013 and isn't in this for anything other than everything. Moral victories and near misses have little, if any, value at this point.

詹姆斯今年12月就33歲了，連續7年挺進NBA總決賽（2011-2014年在熱火隊和2015-2017年在騎士隊）並在2012年、2013年、2016年三次獲得總冠軍。總冠軍纔是他唯一的追求，無冕之王其實一點價值也沒有。

He's still a dominant player, but the clock is ticking on his career. While he's still relatively young, he turned pro at 18 and the miles are piling up on his legs. He's entering his 15th season, most with lengthy playoff runs, not to mention another 68 Games with USA Basketball across three Olympics and one World Championship.

詹姆斯依然是位具有統治力的球員，但是他的生涯也開始進入後半段了。即使現在他還保持着不錯的狀態，但畢竟他從18歲就開始征戰NBA，經年累月，他馬上就要開始度過在聯盟的第15個年頭，這些年一共參加了12次季後賽，更別說隨美國隊出征了3次奧運會和1次世錦賽，共計68場比賽。

Each spring is precious. With Irving in 2016, he was able to deliver Cleveland its first professional sports championship since 1964. After beating Boston in the Eastern Conference finals this past season, the Cavs were defeated by a superior Warriors team.

每個賽季都是值得銘記的。2016年，他與歐文一起爲克利夫蘭贏得了自1964年來第一座體育職業聯賽的冠軍。上個賽季在東部決賽擊敗凱爾特人隊後，總決賽會師金州勇士隊，遺憾不敵這支歷史級別的強隊。

And now?

現在呢？

With James and Irving unable to coexist, something had to be as is 5-foot-9 and a different player than Irving, although both thrive on driving to the rim and finishing in unlikely manners. Thomas, 28, is coming off a hip injury, though, with inevitable questions about whether he can duplicate his production from a season ago (28.9 ppg). He is also entering the final year of his contract and Boston is in store for a difficult decision on whether to max him.

因爲詹姆斯和歐文之間相處的問題，球隊必須做出交易，現在托馬斯來了。28歲的托馬斯，臀部有傷，只有1米75，他和歐文一樣努力地在成長，和歐文是風格完全不同的球員。大家最期待的還是，他能否延續上個賽季場均28.9分的表現。他現在也是合同的最後一年，如果他還在凱爾特人，凱爾特人也面臨着是否給他頂薪的兩難選擇。

Crowder is a classic glue guy who should improve the team's defense and rebounding. And chemistry is likely to improve – Irving and James were reportedly not even speaking during parts of last year's Finals.

克勞德是個典型的球隊粘合劑，他能提高球隊的防守和籃板能力，也許能粘合球隊產生不錯的化學反應——據傳，歐文和詹姆斯去年總決賽時，幾乎沒有溝通交流。

The Warriors are still the Warriors, though. And Boston now has Irving to add to a young and deep roster. Irving, just 25, is a better all-around player than Thomas. Neither is a particularly great defender. He has three years remaining on his deal with the final year being a player option, and sources told Yahoo Sports there's confidence he'll be in Boston for the long term.

儘管勇士還是去年的勇士，但是凱爾特人現在有了歐文，球隊更加年輕，陣容深度更強。只有25歲的歐文，是個比托馬斯更強的多面手。不可否認，兩人的防守也都不好。歐文的合同還有3年到期，最後一年有球員選項，而且有消息稱歐文會長時間待在凱爾特人。

If nothing else, if these two teams meet again in the 2018 Eastern Conference finals, it will be a viciously fought series.

如果這兩支球隊明年在東部決賽相遇，不免又是一系列短兵相接的惡戰。

Speculation on James' thinking will overwhelm much of the Cavaliers' season. Many have him pegged to leave unless Cleveland wins another championship, perhaps joining a Western Conference team with better firepower to take on the Golden State juggernaut. Some think his sometimes-contentious relationship with owner Dan Gilbert can't be salvaged.

對詹姆斯想法的考慮，極大的影響了騎士賽季的運作。普遍認爲，如果今年騎士不能奪冠，他就有藉口把天賦帶到西海岸，加入一支火力更強的西部球隊，挑戰勇士的冠軍地位。也有人提出詹姆斯和騎士隊老闆丹-吉爾伯特之間不和諧的關係已經無法挽回。

We'll see.

時間會證明一切。

James has time to judge the situation. Is this Cavs team better, or just more fun to be on? Is it worth staying at the expense of his dwindling prime? Is there really a better option out there?

詹姆斯還有時間去判斷形勢。現在的騎士隊陣容變得更強了麼？值得將自己最後的巔峯期賭在這裏麼？外面有更好的選擇麼？

Or, is he gone for sure, leaving Cleveland the way he did once before, in search of a title contender? In that case, could the Cavs be so bold that they try to trade him during the season?

另外，詹姆斯選擇像上次一樣去一個更有冠軍相的球隊的計劃已經成型了麼？若真是如此，騎士隊敢在這個賽季對詹姆斯進行交易麼？

It's Kyrie out the door now. Just more than a year ago, he hit the clutch Game 7 shot to clinch Cleveland's championship. That's ancient history in a deal that's all about the future.

現在，歐文離開了球隊。就在一年多前，他在總決賽最後一場的關鍵絕殺爲克利夫蘭鎖定冠軍。那都是過去的歷史了，這次交易，將書寫新的故事。

Boston got the star, Cleveland got a nice return on a bad situation, but in the end, this always was about LeBron James and whether the dynamics can be changed enough to keep him around Ohio for the rest of his career.

凱爾特人得到了歐文，騎士隊也通過這次收穫頗豐的交易中從尷尬的境地裏走出來了。但是這場交易風波最後還是要看詹姆斯。不知道他回故鄉俄亥俄州度過最後的生涯的念頭是否會這次交易而動搖？

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