NBA free agency 2019: Decisions for Kawhi Leonard and Kevin Durant, Lakers'
cap space, Warriors' roster, other top storylines
NBA 2019自由球员市场的重大主轴:Kawhi Leonard与Kevin Durant的选择、洛杉
矶湖人队的薪资空间、金州勇士队的名单与其他重大主轴。
原文连结: https://tinyurl.com/y4xycv27
The season is done. The draft is over. Now begins the NBA's silliest season.
With free agency set to open at 6 p.m. ET on June 30, this week is going to
be filled with reports and rumors about who's headed where and what stars are
potentially teaming up.
冠军颁完了，选秀也告一段落。NBA最狂的日子要来了。自由球员市场将于6/30
ET晚间六点(台湾时间为7/1早上6点)开启，那周将会被 “谁要去哪”、“谁要组团”的
流言与报导淹没。
Here are several of the biggest storylines in free agency to watch:
接下来要简略地讲一下今年自由市场的主轴故事。
1.Lakers' salary cap gymnastics
1.洛杉矶湖人的薪资上限。
Assuming the Pelicans do not agree to push back the Anthony Davis trade to
July 30, the Lakers, as of now, have between $23 million and $27 million in
cap space depending on whether Davis accepts his $4 million trade bonus.
That's short of the $32 million and change they need to offer the full max to
anyone with less than 10 years of NBA experience, but they can still
technically get to that spot by trading off the contracts of Mo Wagner, Isaac
Bonga and Jemerrio Jones.
就目前来看，假设鹈鹕不同意把Anthony Davis的交易案延至7/30，湖人就只会有
2300万或2700万的薪资空间，而且还要取决于AD是否会放弃他400万的交易补偿金。这比
最高能达到3200万的薪资空间还要少得多，使他们不能给年资超过十年的球员顶薪，但他
们依然可以透过交易Mo Wagner、Isaac Bonga和Jemerrio Jones来技术性的达到。
We'll see if they can do that by July 1.
7/1等著见真章。
Otherwise, the Lakers will either have to convince a max free agent like
Kyrie Irving, Kemba Walker or Jimmy Butler to take less than the max
(unlikely), or build their team out with smart role-player acquisitions. If
it's the latter, they have to do a better job than they did last summer. They
need shooting. They need versatile defenders. With or without the max, they
have enough money to address at least some of those needs.
要不然，湖人只能说服Kyrie Irving, Kemba Walker, Jimmy Butler 接受低于顶
薪的价码，或是签一些价码非顶薪的球员。如果是后者，那他们必须要表现的比去年休赛
季还要好。他们需要射手也要补万用防守者。不管给不给得起顶薪，他们都至少能满足部
分那样子的需求。
2.Decisions, decisions, decisions
挑选，抉择，选择。
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As expected, Kawhi Leonard has reportedly opted out of the final year of his
contract, which officially makes him a free agent. Most people around the
league believe Leonard's decision comes down to two teams: The Raptors and
the Clippers. Per Chris Haynes of Yahoo Sports, the Raptors are starting to
look like they have the inside track.
根据报导，如预期的一样Kawhi Leonard选择跳出最后一年的合约，成为了一名自
由球员。大部分的人都觉得KL只会在两队中做选择－多伦多暴龙与洛杉矶快艇。Yahoo
Sports 的记者Chris Haynes说“暴龙看起来越来越有优势于签回KL”。 *注1
If Leonard returns to Toronto, you could argue the Raptors deserve to be the
favorite to win the title again next year. If he doesn't, would that signal
the start of a rebuild in Toronto? Kawhi stands to make or break a couple
franchises this summer with his decision.
如果方盖回到多伦多，你可以说下一季的暴龙有能力再争夺一次头衔。如果方盖
离去，暴龙队或将面临重建? KL今夏的决定会决定某些球队未来的走向，是要重建、还是
要争冠。
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Everything changes because of the torn Achilles that will keep Kevin Durant
out all of next season. Before that happened, it really felt like his leaving
Golden State was a virtual certainty. It may still be. But the Warriors are
sitting there with a five-year, $221 million max deal that nobody else can
offer, and suddenly, for a guy with enough uncertainty to deal with right now
in terms of his health and rehab and how long it will be until he's back to
his old self (if ever), that security might look pretty good.
阿基里斯腱的断裂让Kevin Durant缺席下一整季也让所有事都有了变化。在此伤
之前，KD离开金州勇士几乎可以说是事实。或许现在也是。但是勇士端上一份其他队无法
开出、总价5年 2亿2100万的超级合约，这对于一个因伤病不知何期归来与是否能重返巅
峰的球员(如果还有巅峰)来说，这项保证还蛮不赖的。
This idea that the Warriors would consider signing Durant to the five-year
max with an agreement to then trade him is actually pretty interesting. It
would get Durant the five years and $221 million that nobody else can offer
him, and it would get the Warriors some assets for a player they were going
to lose anyway. It would even help the team that eventually trades for Durant
in that they would have him under contract for an extra year.
实际上，勇士的主意相当有趣。不但给KD一个其他球队给不起的合约，也能透过
交易KD来获得一些资产，反正KD本来就会走。这还会帮助最终得到KD的球队能多拥有KD一
年。
Let's say you're the Knicks. If you sign Durant this summer, you're paying
him $38 million to not play next season, and you only have him for three
seasons after that. If the Warriors sign Durant, depending on when the trade
actually happens, they pay the bulk of next year's salary, and by time New
York gets him, he's ready to play in 2020-21 and under contract for a full
four years.
这样说好了，如果你是纽约尼克。你在今夏签下KD，你将要付3800万给他在下整
季休养，且真正的使用期就只有三年。但若勇士签下KD，不但勇士会帮忙付明年薪资(取
决于何时交易发生)，而且等到你交易来KD后，他已经准备好为你打4年完整的球。
It's something to think about.
这是值得去思考的事。
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Most reports have Kyrie Irving leaving Boston, with the Nets being the
favorite to sign him. That said, there are reportedly some people in the
Nets' organization that would be uneasy about paying Kyrie a max contract if
a second star isn't coming with him. Because let's be honest: Kyrie has not
proven he is a guy who can lift a franchise on his own, either on the court
or in the locker room.
大部分的报导指出，随着布鲁克林篮网在签下Kyrie Irving这事上越来越有优势，
KI将会离开波士顿赛尔提克。但也有报导说，若没有第二位球星跟KI一起来，那么篮网对
于以顶薪签下KI这件事感到“不安”。老实说，因为不论是在球场上还是在休息室，KI还
没证明他是位能扛起球队的领袖。
The Nets got themselves closer to having a 30-percent max spot and a
35-percent max spot available with their draft-day moves and the trading of
Allen Crabbe to the Hawks. They already have enough for two 30-percents guys
(less than 10 years experience). Brooklyn's pie in the sky is Irving and
Durant, which they are right on the cusp of having enough money to do. The
catch is they'd have to let all their own free agents walk, including
D'Angelo Russell. Lot of moving parts here.
篮网透过选秀日的操作与把Allen Crabbe送至亚特兰大老鹰，让他们“接近”能
够开出涨幅30%和35%的顶薪合约。而开出2张30%的顶薪合约(年资低于10年)也绝对是够的
。篮网最美的梦想是一起拥有KI与KD，他们恰好有这笔钱可以去实现。问题是这样得要放
走他们所有的自由球员，包括D'Angelo Russell。仍有很多要考虑的。
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Walker made third-team All-NBA and is thus eligible for a five year, $221
million super-max extension from the Hornets. The most another team can give
him is four years, $160 million. That's a lot of money to give up to leave
Charlotte, but how badly does Kemba want to win?
Kemba Walker这季入选了NBA第三队，所以能跟夏洛特黄蜂签下一纸5年2亿2100万
的超级顶薪延长合约。其他球队能给的最多就是4年1亿6000万的合约。离开夏洛特的代价
可是要放弃一大笔钱，但KW有多渴望胜利?
Walker is not a first-tier free agent, but he's not second-tier either. He's
between the Kawhi-Durant level and the Tobias Harris and Khris Middleton
level. Probably on par with Jimmy Butler. If you were to pair Kemba with
another star, that team would be really good. Kemba on his own