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As the NBA’s playoff races wind down, those teams who have long abandoned
postseason hopes have only the future to look forward to. SN’s Sean Deveney
is looking at the state of those teams and how their offseasons will shape
up, one by one.
随着NBA季后赛名次的卡位战逐渐明朗，提早放暑假的球队们只能展望下一季。SPORTING
NEWS的Sean Deveney将逐一推测这些球队在休赛季时会有哪些举动。
Assets资产
Keeping their primary asset — star forward Kevin Durant — in place will be
the focal point of all things Thunder in the coming year. Durant is heading
into the final year of his contract (at $21 million) and is playing for a
team that is either A) stuck in a post-James Harden rut from which they will
not escape, or B) dynamically remaking itself ahead of a dominant 2015-16
season. Which view Durant has now and will have at this time next year is
crucial to the future of the organization because there will no shortage cap
space available when new TV money causes the lid to be blown off salary-cap
restraints. Durant will have his pick of the league.
留住队上主要的资产-明星前锋Kevin Durant是雷霆队接下来几年的焦点。Durant即将进
入合约的最后一年(2100万镁)，他目前正效力于一支(A)在James Harden离队之后，位置
空缺一直无法填满；或是(B)提前为15-16年赛季重塑的一支球队。由于新的电视转播合约
将会提高薪资上限空间，前述的两个要点会是现在而且明年Durant用来评估这个球团未来
性的标准。
Thus the Thunder moved quickly to make a coaching change, dumping
vanilla-but-successful Scott Brooks for presumptive successor Billy Donovan
of Florida. Beyond Donovan’s inexperience, the only real question mark
looming over the Thunder is health. That starts with Durant, who played only
27 games this year because he needed surgery (twice) on his foot, an injury
that raises some long-term red flags on his health. But Russell Westbrook
missed 15 games, and Serge Ibaka missed 18. Those are Durant’s old friends
in the starting five, and they’re the remainder of the Thunder’s Big Three
on the salary scale, with Westbrook lined up for two more years at $34
million and Ibaka for two years, $24.5 million.
也因此雷霆队很快的做出教练的更替，抛弃朴实无趣却成功的Scott Brooks，迎来暂定的
继位者-来自佛罗里达的Billy Donovan。撇开Donovan没有NBA执教经验以外，雷霆需要打
上问号只有球员健康。由于脚掌的两次手术，Durant今年只打了27场比赛，他的健康状态
长期亮起了红灯。此外，Russell Westbrook(2Y/3400万镁)和Serge Ibaka(2Y/2450万镁)
分别缺席了15场与18场比赛。他们和Durant都是先发名单上的熟面孔，也都是雷霆队薪水
前三高的球员。
It’s two new guys, shooting guard Dion Waiters and center Enes Kanter (a
restricted free agent), who probably will have much to say about how the
Thunder progress next year. The team has five dangerous offensive options on
hand and is deep on the bench, too. Steven Adams had been the starter and
will push Kanter for the job because of his defense and rebounding, and
rookie Mitch McGary showed in limited floor times that he has a bright NBA
future, if he can stay healthy. Veteran guards Anthony Morrow and D.J.
Augustin are reliable backups who will combine to make just $6.4 million next
year.
队上两名新面孔，得分后卫Dion Waiters和中锋Enes Kanter(受限制自由球员)，在雷霆
明年的计画中或许会占有一席之地。雷霆队现在手上有着5名危险的攻击选择，同样的，
板凳的深度也很深。
原本先发的Steven Adams，因为Kanter的防守和篮板能力，会让Kanter站上先发。菜鸟
Mitch McGary保持健康的话，也多次展现出他在NBA将有明亮的未来。老将后卫Anthony
Morrow和D.J. Augustin都是可靠的替补，而这两名球员明年薪资加起来也不过只有640万
镁。
Sources say消息
Might Kanter go the Greg Monroe route this summer? That’s a possibility, but
OKC has put out signs that it will be willing to pay Kanter to keep him
aboard. Last summer, with the Pistons unwilling to offer a max contract,
Monroe decided to wait out Detroit, accept a qualifying offer and become an
unrestricted free agent this summer. One reason the Jazz were willing to give
away Kanter at the trade deadline was that they felt he was overvaluing
himself. Kanter put up outstanding numbers for the Thunder (18.7 points, 11.0
rebounds, 56.6 percent shooting) but is not much of a defender and plays for
a team loaded with offensive weapons when healthy. Do the Thunder need Kanter
’s scoring more than they need Adams’ defense? Maybe so. But the Thunder’s
logic in signing Kanter as a restricted free agent this summer is sound: Any
deal under current economic conditions will be much cheaper in the long run
than a similar onel in the summer of 2016, if Kanter were an unrestricted
free agent.
去年夏天，由于活塞队没有意愿提供大份的合约，Monroe决定等待活塞，同意一份报价并
在今年夏天成为非限制自由球员。
今夏Kanter会不会步上Greg Monroe的后尘呢?这很有可能，但是雷霆队已经流露出将续留
Kanter的征兆。
爵士在交易期限前决定送走Kanter的其中一个原因，就是觉得Kanter太高估自己了。加盟
雷霆后，Kanter为球队打出优秀的成绩(18.7分/11.0颗篮板/56.6%投篮命中率)，但是以
一个防守者来说，又效力于一个有很多攻击武器(健康的时候)的球队，这样是不够的。雷
霆队真的需要Kanter的得分能力多于Adam的防守能力?也许如此。但是雷霆签下受限制自
由球员的Kanter的逻辑是，长远来看，在目前球队经济状况下，以任何一份合约签下
Kanter都会比2016年，如果Kanter成为非受限自由球员来的便宜。
Draft outlook选秀展望
Last year, the Thunder took a gamble with the No. 29 pick, taking forward
Josh Huestis under the agreement that he would spend the year remaking his
game in the NBA Development League without signing a rookie contract.
Oklahoma City probably will need to sign Huestis, who did improve in the
minors, this year, but by virtue of missing the playoffs, the Thunder will
not need to make a gimmick pick at No. 14 overall. Their depth gives them the
ability to select the best available player (or to make a trade) but given
Westbrook’s recent health issues, adding a good, young backup point guard
makes sense for the bench.
去年，雷霆队在第29顺位睹了一把，在协议下选了前锋Josh Huestis