NBA free agency 2019: Decisions for Kawhi Leonard and Kevin Durant, Lakers'
cap space, Warriors' roster, other top storylines
NBA 2019自由球員市場的重大主軸:Kawhi Leonard與Kevin Durant的選擇、洛杉
磯湖人隊的薪資空間、金州勇士隊的名單與其他重大主軸。
原文連結: 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.
冠軍頒完了，選秀也告一段落。NBA最狂的日子要來了。自由球員市場將於6/30
ET晚間六點(台灣時間為7/1早上6點)開啟，那周將會被 「誰要去哪」、「誰要組團」的
流言與報導淹沒。
Here are several of the biggest storylines in free agency to watch:
接下來要簡略地講一下今年自由市場的主軸故事。
1.Lakers' salary cap gymnastics
1.洛杉磯湖人的薪資上限。
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.
就目前來看，假設鵜鶘不同意把Anthony Davis的交易案延至7/30，湖人就只會有
2300萬或2700萬的薪資空間，而且還要取決於AD是否會放棄他400萬的交易補償金。這比
最高能達到3200萬的薪資空間還要少得多，使他們不能給年資超過十年的球員頂薪，但他
們依然可以透過交易Mo Wagner、Isaac Bonga和Jemerrio Jones來技術性的達到。
We'll see if they can do that by July 1.
7/1等著見真章。
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，湖人只能說服Kyrie Irving, Kemba Walker, Jimmy Butler 接受低於頂
薪的價碼，或是簽一些價碼非頂薪的球員。如果是後者，那他們必須要表現的比去年休賽
季還要好。他們需要射手也要補萬用防守者。不管給不給得起頂薪，他們都至少能滿足部
分那樣子的需求。
2.Decisions, decisions, decisions
挑選，抉擇，選擇。
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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.
根據報導，如預期的一樣Kawhi Leonard選擇跳出最後一年的合約，成為了一名自
由球員。大部分的人都覺得KL只會在兩隊中做選擇－多倫多暴龍與洛杉磯快艇。Yahoo
Sports 的記者Chris Haynes說「暴龍看起來越來越有優勢於簽回KL」。 *註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.
如果方蓋回到多倫多，你可以說下一季的暴龍有能力再爭奪一次頭銜。如果方蓋
離去，暴龍隊或將面臨重建? KL今夏的決定會決定某些球隊未來的走向，是要重建、還是
要爭冠。
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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.
阿基里斯腱的斷裂讓Kevin Durant缺席下一整季也讓所有事都有了變化。在此傷
之前，KD離開金州勇士幾乎可以說是事實。或許現在也是。但是勇士端上一份其他隊無法
開出、總價5年 2億2100萬的超級合約，這對於一個因傷病不知何期歸來與是否能重返巔
峰的球員(如果還有巔峰)來說，這項保證還蠻不賴的。
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.
實際上，勇士的主意相當有趣。不但給KD一個其他球隊給不起的合約，也能透過
交易KD來獲得一些資產，反正KD本來就會走。這還會幫助最終得到KD的球隊能多擁有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.
這樣說好了，如果你是紐約尼克。你在今夏簽下KD，你將要付3800萬給他在下整
季休養，且真正的使用期就只有三年。但若勇士簽下KD，不但勇士會幫忙付明年薪資(取
決於何時交易發生)，而且等到你交易來KD後，他已經準備好為你打4年完整的球。
It's something to think about.
這是值得去思考的事。
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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.
大部分的報導指出，隨著布魯克林籃網在簽下Kyrie Irving這事上越來越有優勢，
KI將會離開波士頓賽爾提克。但也有報導說，若沒有第二位球星跟KI一起來，那麼籃網對
於以頂薪簽下KI這件事感到「不安」。老實說，因為不論是在球場上還是在休息室，KI還
沒證明他是位能扛起球隊的領袖。
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.
籃網透過選秀日的操作與把Allen Crabbe送至亞特蘭大老鷹，讓他們「接近」能
夠開出漲幅30%和35%的頂薪合約。而開出2張30%的頂薪合約(年資低於10年)也絕對是夠的
。籃網最美的夢想是一起擁有KI與KD，他們恰好有這筆錢可以去實現。問題是這樣得要放
走他們所有的自由球員，包括D'Angelo Russell。仍有很多要考慮的。
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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這季入選了NBA第三隊，所以能跟夏洛特黃蜂簽下一紙5年2億2100萬
的超級頂薪延長合約。其他球隊能給的最多就是4年1億6000萬的合約。離開夏洛特的代價
可是要放棄一大筆錢，但KW有多渴望勝利?
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