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Rumor: 76ers increasingly confident about signing LeBron James
传言：76人对于签下姆斯越来越有信心
LeBron James-76ers rumors have been mainstream for the better part
of the year.
LBJ和76人之间的传言在今年多数的时间都是一个主流意见。
And they’re not going anywhere.
而这些传言哪儿也不会去。
Marc Stein of The New York Times in his newsletter:
I now fully understand why whispers about the Philadelphia 76ers
and their growing behind-the-scenes confidence that they can woo
LeBron to Philly this summer are getting louder.
纽约时报的Marc Stein在一封电子报中提到：“我现在完全了解为什么关于
76人有信心在今年夏天招募LBJ到费城的传言，变得越来越大声。”
Why shouldn’t they be increasingly confident? Led by Joel Embiid
and Ben Simmons, the 76ers have already won a playoff series. The
Cavaliers are mired in a tight first-round series with the Pacers,
and LeBron’s supporting cast has mostly stunk.
他们怎么会不应该越来越有信心呢？由Embiid和Simmons带领，76人已经赢下
一个季后赛的系列赛，骑士却还陷在和溜马紧绷的系列赛中，而姆斯的队友
大部份都表现很糟。
This has the makings of LeBron’s previous free agencies – when he
left barren Cleveland for Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh with the Heat in
2010, when he left aging Miami for Kyrie Irving and Kevin Love with the
Cavaliers in 2014. Whatever motivations and narratives attached to LeBron's
decisions, he has left sinking teams for better-positioned ones.
这已经有了姆斯之前转队的元素，2010年的时候他离开贫脊的克里夫兰去加入有Wade
和Bosh的热火，2014年的时候他离开老化的迈阿密回到有Irving和Love的克里夫兰。
不管有着什么样的动机或是哪些说法伴随着姆斯的决定，他确实是离开了要沉船的球队
加入体质比较好的。
（补充：2014回骑士的时候还没有Kevin Love）
The 76ers are good enough to fit that. They also have the cap flexibility
to acquire him without sacrificing roster strength.
而76人足够好到符合这些，他们还有薪资弹性让签下姆斯不用牺牲现有的轮值。
That LeBron has positioned himself as a mentor to Simmons – who shares
an agent, Rich Paul, with LeBron – would only make signing with Philadelphia
easier. LeBron could sell the narrative of teaching and grooming Simmons.
LeBron, who cares about his legacy, must explain why he’s again leaving
his hometown team in a way that won’t alienate everyone – not easy
considering his homecoming message upon his return. Working first-hand
with his protégé would look understandable, maybe even commendable.
姆斯把自己定位成西门的导师，他们有一样的经纪人Rich Paul，这只会使得和费城签约
变得更容易。姆斯可以宣称这是为了教导和照料西门，对于姆斯这样在乎历史定位的人
来说，要再一次离开家乡球队，他需要有一个不让自己失去所有人支持的解释，考虑到
他上次发表的回家宣言，这并不容易。而和他的徒弟一起打球，看起来是可以理解，甚
至是值得赞美的。
（补充：回家宣言 I'M COMING HOME https://tinyurl.com/y7zb5vut）
All that said, growing confidence could be going from a 1% chance to a 10%
chance. That’d be a 10-fold increase while leaving Philadelphia a big
underdog.
说了这么多，越来越有信心也可能只表示可能性从1%变10%，费城可能还是不被看好。
LeBron’s free agency is still a huge unknown – including, at least in
part, to LeBron himself. But I believe he has already started to consider
options, even if he hasn’t made up his mind. And when that happens, signs
could emerge behind the scenes. Perhaps, the 76ers have a read on those.
LBJ会花落谁家目前还是个大问号，甚至对他自己，至少一部份的自己来说也是。但
他应该已经开始考虑可能的选项了，即使还没下定决心。而当事情发生时，76人也许
有机会看到幕后的讯号。
Or maybe they’re seeing what we’re all seeing: The 76ers are rising
while the Cavs are just trying to keep their heads above water.
Which situation would LeBron choose?
或者他们看到的和我们一样，76人正在崛起而骑士还在想办法不要沉到水里，
LBJ会选择哪个处境呢？