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The Raptors are built around their backcourt of DeMar DeRozan and Kyle Lowry.
That's a big-time positive when they are playing like All-Stars, which they
were the past two years (DeRozan in 2014, Lowry 2015), but it hurts when they
struggle with efficiency, as they did in the past two postseasons. DeRozan
shot 40 percent from the field against the Wizards in this year’s playoffs,
after shooting 38.5 percent last year against the Nets. Lowry struggled badly
this postseason at 31.6 percent, which was down from a pretty low 40.4
percent last year against Brooklyn. Neither player has an outrageously big
contract, with DeRozan due $19 million over two more years and Lowry getting
$36 million over three years (each can opt out of his final season). That’s
the good news.
暴龙目前围绕着两位后场球员-DeMar DeRozan和Kyle Lowry打造球队。当他们打出全明星
身手时可以替球队带来很大的效益，而他们在过去两年也纷纷入选全明星赛(DeRozan
2014, Lowry 2015)。然而在过去两年得季后赛，他们得分效率陷入困境，对球队造成很
大的伤害。今年季后赛对上巫师时，DeRozan缴出40%投篮命中率；去年对上篮网也只有
38.5%的命中率。Lowry今年季后赛更是只有31.6%，比去年队上篮网时40.6%还要更低。
好消息是，这两个球员都没有吓人的合约，DeRozan只剩下2年1900万镁，Lowry则是3年
3600万镁(最后一年可以行使选择权)。
The bad news is that the Raptors clearly need, and don’t have, a more
consistent scoring option in the frontcourt. The hope was that center Jonas
Valanciunas, who is up for a contract extension this summer, would grow into
that role this year, and while he showed improvements in skill and shooting,
his relatively timid approach meant that he was stuck at 12.3 points per
game. He should be scoring much more than that. Swingman Terrence Ross, among
the league’s most athletic players, also failed to have a breakout season,
and may have regressed in his third year in the league. The Raptors have
three reasonably priced role players coming back, too: Patrick Patterson (due
$12.3 million over two years), Greivis Vasquez ($6.6 million next year) and
James Johnson ($2.5 million next year). They will have significant cap space
available to lure players, but there will be plenty of competition, and
Toronto can still be a tough sell to NBA free agents.
坏消息是，暴龙很需要、但仍欠缺的一个稳定前场的得分点。现在球队把希望放在中锋
Jonas Valanciunas，他今夏也将进入合约最后一年。他今年发展成球队想要的角色，然
而，当他展现技巧与得分上的进步同时，他比较胆小的打法也使得他场均得分卡在12.3分
，他应该要得到更多的分数。摇摆人Terrence Ross，身为联盟拥有顶尖运动能力的球员
之一，同样的在今年赛季也没有所突破，而且在他职业第三年，也许还退步了。
目前暴龙有三个合理价格的角色球员回到球队:Patrick Patterson(2Y/1230万镁)、
Greivis Vasquez(明年660万镁)以及James Johnson(明年250万镁)。暴龙将会有明显的薪
资空间去吸引球员，但是市场竞争将会非常激烈，而且对自由球员来说，多伦多仍非一个
好的选择。
Sources say消息
The Raptors have decisions to make on two players, starting forward Amir
Johnson and Sixth Man of the Year Lou Williams. But the bigger decision will
be on coach Dwane Casey. He has one year left on his contract, and though he
has taken the team to 97 wins and the two best records in franchise history
the last two years, Toronto’s sweep at the hands of Washington was an
enormous disappointment. The Raptors were 37-17 just after the All-Star break
but closed by going 12-16, and the defense Casey had worked so hard to turn
around gave back all of its progress over the course of the year. General
manager Masai Ujiri has been patient in running this bunch, though, and
though he was not the guy who hired Casey, the two have been on the same page
since Ujiri took the Toronto job in 2013. Casey is not likely to get an
extension beyond next season, but he is not likely to get fired yet, either.
目前暴龙仍有两个球员需要下决定，先发前锋Amir Johnson和年度第六人Lou Williams，
但暴龙更重大的决定在于总教练Dwane Casey。暴龙和他签的约只剩下一年，虽然在过去
两年内，他带领球队拿下97胜和球队历史最好的成绩，不过今年季后赛首轮被巫师横扫出
局，相当令人失望。暴龙在明星赛后缴出37胜17负的成绩，但其实球季尾声的战绩是12胜
16负，而且Casey辛苦一整年训练出来的防守全都还给他了。总经理Masai Ujiri对这群人
一直很有耐心，不过，虽然他不是雇用Casey的人，不过这两个人是在同一阵线上，因为
Ujiri是在2013年才当上暴龙GM。目前看起来Casey不太可能会获得暴龙的续约，但他暂时
也是不会被开除就是了。
Draft outlook选秀展望
If the Raptors hope to get NBA-ready help in the frontcourt at No. 20, they’
ll have to hope they get lucky. There’s a chance a versatile big man who can
score will be on the board (Arkansas’ Bobby Portis?), but it’s a longshot.
The Raptors could shake up the roster on the trade market and might lose
Williams in free agency. They’ll take the best-available-player approach
when it comes to the draft. And, if last year’s draft is any indication —
the Raptors chose little-known Bruno Caboclo — their interpretation of the
best player could be entirely unique.
如果暴龙希望在第20顺位，可以选进一位准备好投入NBA比赛的前场球员，那暴龙必须祈
祷他们能非常好运。今年选秀球员中，有一个得分能力不错、多才多艺的禁区球员(阿肯
色州的Bobby Portis?)，但暴龙选到的机率很小。暴龙可以在交易市场上调整一下球员名
单，而且有可能会失去自由球员Williams。当选秀轮到他们的顺位时，他们会选入一个最
有价值的球员。不过，如果去年的选秀是个迹象的话(暴龙选了不太有名的Bruno
Caboclo)，它们对最有价值球员的定义绝对是独一无二的。
Shopping list购物清单
Valanciunas is only 23, so there’s still hope that he will come back next
year a better scorer inside. But the Raptors can’t count on that, so they’
ll need to address their frontcourt scoring on the free-agent market, or by
trade. Ross was mentioned as a trade candidate last winter, but Toronto was
not interested in moving him. Perhaps that will change. Williams did a very
good job with his role as a Raptor this season, and he has said he would like
to return. That will depend, though, on what kind of offers Williams gets
around the league.
Valanciunas目前才23岁，所以还是可以期待他明年会成为更好的禁区得分球员。但暴龙
不能单单指望Valanciunas，他们必须在自由球员市场上增加前场的得分点，又或者是透
过交易。去年冬天，Terrence Ross曾被提为交易的筹码，但暴龙没有兴趣移动他，不过
这个想法也许会改变。今年球季，Lou Williams在暴龙扮演了非常称职的脚色，他也表示
他想要待在球队。不过，这将取决于其他球队将提供Williams怎么样的合约。