Q&A: Sam Presti discusses Kevin Durant's free agency departure
by Anthony Slater
来源：http://newsok.com/article/5508048 & 虎扑论坛
Thunder general manager Sam Presti met with reporters on Monday night to
discuss the departure of Kevin Durant. Here is the entire transcript:
雷霆GM在7/4晚上和记者见了面，回答记者关于KD离开的问题，以下为全文
Opening statement...
Presti: "I'd just like to start off by saying, of course we're disappointed
that Kevin Durant's tenure with the Thunder organization has come to a close.
We'd all like to think that it could continue forward, but that's not the
case. In these situations I think before we talk about the future, I do think
it's important to be very grateful and thankful, and I'd like to thank Kevin
for not only what he did for the team and our organization on the floor but
also for what it is that he did for Oklahoma. I think he was synonymous with
the Oklahoma City community as well as the Thunder organization, and very
rarely in pro sports are you in a situation where a player has that kind of
relationship and meaning to a city.
Sam Presti：一开始我想说，当然，我们很失望，KD选择了离开雷霆这个团队。我们都以
为我们的关系会一直持续，但是事与愿违。现在，在讨论雷霆的未来之前，我认为我们需
要怀着感谢和感激，感谢KD在这些年来对雷霆，对整个Oklahoma所做的贡献。他的名字就
代表着Oklahoma City，代表着雷霆队。我们之间的关系真的很深刻和淳朴，很少见到一
个职业球员于一座城市有着这么深刻的关系。
I think he helped Oklahoma City and Oklahoma in general in many ways in
addition to just being a fantastic, fantastic basketball player. So we need
to be thankful for that, and we absolutely are.
KD在很多方面都为这座城市和这支球队贡献良多，而不仅仅是一个出色的篮球运动员。我
们必须对此心怀感激，而且我们的确如此。
At the same time, we're incredibly proud of the accomplishments that have
taken place over the last eight years. Four out of six Western Conference
Finals, as most of you know, being, I think, second in the league in playoff
series victories, and having the fourth-best record in all of professional
sports. He was a contributor to all of those things, and as an organization
we should be incredibly proud of what his tenure represented.
同时，在过去的八年里，我们也一起取得了很多不可思议的成就。六年之中四次进入西区
决赛，系列赛胜利数第二，以及联盟第四好的战绩等等。KD在其中贡献良多，我们都为他
的成就感到骄傲。
Again, when you get into a situation where a player of this magnitude chooses
to pursue another challenge in their career, I think we've always shown that
we're not going to be deterred. We're going to continue to advance, and we've
always taken the approach of things are more new beginnings than endings, and
there's a new beginning here for the Thunder. We have to embrace that, and we
have to lean into that.
现在，你的队中如此重要的球员选择离开，去尝试新的挑战。我们绝不会就此裹足不前，
雷霆也一直证明了其永远向上的特质，我们会继续不断进步，对雷霆，与其说这是一个时
代的结束，不如说是一个新的开始。我们会面对和接受这个现实，并且要开始一步一脚印
的走下去。
None of us are under the illusion that Kevin Durant would be here forever. We
understood that this is a business and he has to do what is best for him, but
we also understand that part of the NBA and part of sports in general is
change, even when you'd prefer that wasn't the case.
没有人会一直沉浸在“KD永远待在雷霆”这个假象了，这是一个商业上的决定，KD选择了
对他最好的决定，我们也明白这也是整个NBA的运作机制的一部分，虽然说球员永远都在
流动，而你也知道，我们也不希望这件事发生。
In terms of moving forward, obviously we have a lot of different scenarios
that we plan for under these circumstances. We're going to take a step back,
look at those carefully, try to make quality, thoughtful decisions, and those
of you that have been around us and been with us for the eight years we've
been here, we've never been impulsive. We've never been reactionary. We've
never been careless with putting this franchise in the best possible position
to be strong and be healthy and be competitive, and I feel like we've been
able to do that.
球队还需要继续前进，很显然，在这种情况下，我们有很多的可能性，我们会仔细思考，
做出最深思熟虑，最有质量且最合适的决定。在Oklahoma City的这八年里，雷霆这个团
队永远不会做出冲动性的举动，以后也一直如此。我们不会保守，也会不遗余力的要把这
支球队变得更强、更健康、更有竞争性。我认为我们能够做到这些。
So we wouldn't change that right now, so we'll be careful and thoughtful and
hopefully intelligent about how we go forward. I don't think we'd be in the
position that we are right now in terms of the accomplishments over the last
eight years if we hadn't taken that approach.
所以我们不会改变我们的目标，现在，我们需要更仔细，深思熟虑的去做一些明智的决定
去推动球队发展。如果我们不这样做，我们之前的八年也不会取得这些成就。
Although the organization will be different without Kevin, the principles,
the values, the things that he helped establish as one of the founding
fathers of the organization remain intact and will serve as a bedrock for us
going forward.
我们都知道KD是几个建立起这支球队的人之一。尽管他的离开会让这支团队的构成有所变
化，但球队的价值观、建队原则以及球队的文化积淀永远会保持完整，不会受到伤害。这
些球队文化会是我们前进的基石。
With that, I would answer any questions that anyone would like to ask me."
在以上的前提下，我会回答所有你们问的问题
Q.Have you talked to Russ yet?
记者：你和西河聊过吗？
Presti: "I have not personally talked to Russell. We've communicated through
texts and then several of our staff members have talked with him. I've been
attending to other parts of my duties, but I'll talk with Russell and the
other guys here probably either tonight or tomorrow."
我本人现在还没当面和他聊过，不过我们已经互相用短信交流过，我们的几个工作人员也
和他当面聊过了，我最近几天一直忙于工作，但是我会在今天晚上或者明天，和西河以及
球队其他几名成员谈谈。
Q.Has he said anything via text as far as where he stands right now and how
he's feeling about all of this?
记者：对于KD离开，西河有表达过他自己的立场吗？他现在的感觉如何？
Presti: "I would probably say even if he did, I probably wouldn't share that
with the masses. But we talk to those guys all the time, and they're such a
huge part of everything we do. We're communicating with them all the time."
我不得不说，即使Russ表达过他的观点和感受，我也不会在这里与大家分享。不过我们一
直和球员们保持沟通，他们对于这个团队的贡献，他们的付出是如此之大，我们会一直保
持交流的。
Q. When did you find out? What did he tell you? And what was the prevailing
reason?
记者：你什么时候知道KD要离开？你知道他离开的主要原因吗？
Presti: "You know, I found out a few minutes before the media. He called me
with his agent and business manager, and we had a conversation. Kevin was
great.
我在媒体公布消息之前的几分钟知道了他要离开，KD和他的经纪人以及商业经理给我打了
个电话，我们聊了一些东西，KD是个好孩子。
Again, I think opportunity to pursue a different challenge and step outside
his comfort zone. Those were the things that were conveyed to me. I was more
interested in making sure that