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Kevin Durant on Thunder's chemistry: 'Look, we like each other'
Kevin Durant 谈雷霆队的化学效应：“你知道的，我们喜欢彼此”
(前略)
“Look, we like each other,” Durant told The Vertical. “We like playing
with each other. We like being around each other. Sometimes it comes down to
basketball. Sometimes, X’s and O’s are the reason you lose games. It’s not
always leadership issues or camaraderie issues; sometimes other teams just
play better basketball than you. But we love each other.”
“你知道的，我们喜欢彼此”Durant告诉媒体：“我们喜欢和彼此一起打球。
我们喜欢和彼此在一块，有时候是打篮球。有时候，某些因素是你输球的原因，
并不永远是领导能力或团队情谊；有时候就只是别的队伍打出更好的篮球。
但我们喜爱彼此。”
(中略)
It’s as tough of a challenge as Durant has ever faced in Oklahoma City –
and one he says he is more than ready for.
“I think I’m playing a little more free than I used to,” Durant told The
Vertical. “I used to put a lot of pressure on myself. I’d think, ‘Maybe I’
m not being a good enough leader. Maybe I should change my personality.’ I
was always thinking what if I change this, what if I change that, instead of
just going out and being me. I’ve just been about playing the game at the
level I like playing at and playing with the level of joy I like playing with.
”
“我觉得我打球比我过去更自由了些”Durant告诉媒体：“过去我习惯在自己身上施加
很大的压力，我会想说，‘或许我没表现像个够好的领袖。或许我应该改变我的人格。’
我过去永远在想如果我改变了这个或是那个会不会更好，而不是展现出真实的自己。
我刚开始在我喜欢的水平、以我最佳的心情打球。”
And what if that’s not enough? Would a second-round exit send Durant racing
for the door? Wherever Durant signs, it likely won’t immediately be for the
long term. Financially, it makes little sense. A nine-year veteran, Durant is
eligible for the Tier 2 max salary – $25 million annually – against a cap
estimated at around $90 million in 2016. In 2017, when executives predict the
cap could rise to $110 million, Durant would be eligible for a Tier 3 max
deal beginning at $34.5 million annually.
不管Durant选择和哪一队签约，应该都不会立刻是个长约，因为在薪资上来说很没道理。
身为一名九年生涯的老将，Durant在2016年可以获得Tier 2的顶薪，
在薪资帽约9000万的情况下约2500万。
到了2017年，随着薪资帽上升到1亿1千万，Durant可以取得Tier 3顶薪，
以约3450万年薪开始。
There, Oklahoma City has a considerable carrot: The Thunder own Durant’s
Bird Rights, giving them the option to exceed the cap. Other teams could sign
Durant outright, but they would need to fit Durant’s salary without
exceeding the cap, potentially inhibiting a team’s ability to build a
contender around him.
雷霆有个优势：Durant的鸟权。他们可以超过薪资帽。
Still, so much remains unknown. The lure of playing with Stephen Curry and
Klay Thompson has to be appealing, but would Durant really jump to a possible
two-time champion, to a team that will never be his? San Antonio has rebuilt
its dynasty, but rival executives believe the Spurs will explore ways of
adding Durant to the mix, and the franchise’s culture makes it intriguing.
加入勇士队和Stephen Curry、Klay Thompson一起打球是个很诱人的选项，
但是去一个永远不会是自己的队伍?
马刺队已经重建王朝，但是其他队伍的高层相信马刺会尝试延揽Durant，
该队的文化让此事相当令人好奇。
Yet in so many ways, a return to Oklahoma City remains the most logical, most
reasoned outcome. The Thunder are prepared to meet Durant’s contract terms,
to sign him to a one-year deal, if he seeks it, and then open the vault in
the years to come. Any tight-fisted fiscal days are over, replaced by a
free-spending strategy that would make Mikhail Prokhorov blush. Oklahoma City
has built a deeply desirable roster, one equipped to compete in the Western
Conference into the next decade. Durant is looking forward to being
recruited, to being courted, to being treated like the biggest free-agent
prize since LeBron James six years ago. The chances of Durant sending a
simple tweet again announcing his return are virtually nonexistent, but the
Thunder remain hopeful that his decision, regardless of how this season ends,
is the same.
无论如何，继续待在雷霆是最合理的选项。
雷霆已经准备要回应Durant的新约条件，如果他想要的话可以只签一年，
之后再换更大的约。
雷霆也已打造了一个很好的阵容，要竞争西冠直到下个十年。
Durant在期待被招募、招待、被当作自六年前的LeBron James后最大的自由市场头奖。
Durant不太可能只用一个简单的推特去宣告自己的续留，
但是雷霆还是很有希望无论本季结果如何，他都会维持原本的抉择。
短评或心得：
暑假抢KD的大戏为什么会出现马刺的名字......
翻译不好请见谅。