LeBron James: I will play in postseason again
LBJ：我将来一定会再在季后赛出现的
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LeBron James will, in all likelihood, miss the playoffs for the first time
since 2005 next month. Only a handful of current players were even in the
league at that point, and if Lakers haters have their way, it James won't
ever make it back to the postseason. If you squint, it's a realistic
possibility. Brandon Ingram is dealing with an extremely scary medical
situation, and Lonzo Ball hasn't played a completely healthy season yet. Few
stars seem interested in their cap space. The Western Conference is going to
get even tougher when the Dallas Mavericks and Sacramento Kings jump into the
playoffs next season.
LBJ今年将会是自2005年开始第一次缺席季后赛，现在的现役球员也只有很少数那时候就已
经在NBA了，而有些湖酸也认为LBJ不会再出现在季后赛了吧。如果你仔细想想，这也不是
不可能，IG受伤要进厂大修、球哥到目前为止也没完整健康地全部出赛、也没什么明星级
球员对湖人的顶薪有兴趣，而西区竞争又很激烈，连独行者及国王在下一季都可能会在季
后赛搅局。
The future isn't assured for the Lakers right now. But James isn't taking
that for an answer. While he admitted that the Lakers are essentially out of
the hunt according to Dave McMenamin of ESPN, he did make a solemn promise
about his future: he will be back in the playoffs.
目前来看，湖人的未来还充满变量，但LBJ并不这样认为。在跟ESPN记者的访谈中，尽管
LBJ也承认目前湖人队基本上缺乏目标，但他还是给了一个很认真的回答：“我将来一定会
再在季后赛出现的。”
"I'll be watching it if we're not in there, and it looks like our chances are
slim to none after each and every game, and so many teams in the West are
playing well," James said. "So you try to get better, but this won't be the
last time I'll be in the postseason."
“尽管我们没得打，但我还是会看季后赛比赛。随着每场比赛的进行我们的机会看起来越
来越渺茫，西区队伍可都是很有竞争性。所以我们会更加努力，去年不会是我最后一次出
现在季后赛。”
While he didn't give any specific plans on how he is going to make it back,
he did deliver a quote that could be viewed somewhat ominously by the rest of
the roster.
虽然他没有给出明确的计划要如何办到，但他用了段比喻，有点暗示性的比喻。
"Obviously, I would love for the team to be in the postseason," James said
Tuesday. "Even if I'm not a part of it, the postseason I've always loved. But
right now, it's not the hand I was dealt, so you play the hand that you were
dealt until the dealer shuffles the cards and you're dealt another hand and
can do that."
“当然，我很希望我的队伍在季后赛，我一直很热爱季后赛，就算我不再其中。然而目前
这盘的牌，不是我要玩的这副牌，所以你就要先打完手中的牌，直到重新洗牌，你才会得
到一副新牌，然后再打一次。”
Replace "cards" with "players" and "hand" with "team" and you've got yourself
a story. The Lakers are widely expected to overhaul their roster this
offseason. They want to sign a superstar free agent this offseason, and
they've been trying to trade for another (Anthony Davis) since January. The
Lakers aren't favored in the hunt for any superstar right now, but if he's
guaranteeing future playoff spots, James certainly seems confident in their
ability to get one.
以上那段话，如果把“牌”换成“球员”、“盘”换成“队伍”，大家就可以多做联想
了，大家都认为湖人的阵容在今年休赛季可以好好翻修一下。一月时湖人就曾想要交易AD
过来过，然而湖人现在对超级球星来说没特别的吸引力。但若是可以保证将来的季后赛一
席之地，LBJ就有自信可以交易来一个。
It's just a matter of who that player turns out to be. In a perfect world,
it's Davis and Klay Thompson. In a more realistic one, it might be Jimmy
Butler or Kemba Walker. In a nightmare scenario, the Lakers might have to
surrender their war chest of assets just to get a lower-rung All-Star like
Bradley Beal or C.J. McCollum. But based on the way this season has gone, one
thing is clear: the Lakers are not going to just run in it back. This is
going to be a different team next year. And if you take James' word, it is
going to be a better one.
问题只是要交易谁过来而已，最好状况是能交易来AD跟K汤，再不然就是吉巴或是天行者，
最差的情况下湖人也必须妥协交易来Beal或是McCollum。但根据这一季的情形，有件事是
非常清楚的：湖人队不会想要再来一次，他们明年将会是只不同的球队。你最好相信LBJ说
的话。
心得：有梦最美，希望相随