這賽季會是勇士五巨頭的絕唱?

In talking to league executives, scouts and agents, it has become clear plenty of teams are focusing heavily on the 2019-20 season even with the 2018-19 season just starting. OK, this isn't revolutionary. The Los Angeles Lakers were thinking about LeBron James a year ago today. Now even playoff-level teams are peeking ahead.

在與聯盟高管、球探和經紀人的談話中我們得知， 顯然，儘管2018-19賽季纔剛剛開始，但聯盟中很多球隊甚至已經開始着眼考慮下賽季事宜。這也不是什麼新鮮事了。湖人隊在去年的這個時候已經開始着眼詹姆斯了，而現在，僅僅是季後賽球隊已經開始虎視眈眈。

Many believe the Golden State Warriors are going to win the title again and will still break up in some way next season. This is essentially a referendum on Kevin Durant's upcoming free agency, not so much Klay Thompson's, though some executives also wonder what will happen with Draymond Green.

很多人認爲金州勇士隊下賽季將會蟬聯總冠軍，但也可能出於某種原因而分崩離析。實際上，這是因爲大家都知道凱文·杜蘭特和克萊·湯普森都即將成爲自由球員。除此之外，很多球隊高管對德拉蒙德·格林的去留也很感興趣。

He is eligible for an extension next summer and has made it clear he expects to be taken care of after playing, from his perspective, on the discounted deal he signed before the 2016 cap spike. If he has a great season and makes the All-NBA team or wins Defensive Player of the Year again, he'd qualify for a super-max extension, which would really put the Warriors in a tough spot. If Durant leaves, there'd be significant pressure on the Warriors to retain Green.

格林將在明年夏天面臨續約。他明確表示，他希望在賽季結束後拿到一份符合身份的合同。在他看來，在2016年球隊工資帽調整之前，他已簽下一份廉價的合同。如果他在這個賽季發揮出色，躋身最佳陣容或榮膺最佳防守球員的話，便有資格簽下一份頂薪合同。而這將會使金州勇士隊陷於窘境。如果杜蘭特選擇離開，那麼球隊留下格林將會面臨更多壓力。

Their competitors have done so because comparing their current rosters is disheartening. But bottom line, the 2020 title is seen as way more up for grabs than 2019. Plans are being made accordingly.

他們的競爭對手這樣做是因爲，和金州勇士的明星陣容相比，自己球隊的陣容就顯得暗淡的多。但最起碼，爭奪2020年的冠軍要比2019年來的容易些。挖人計劃正在按部就班進行。

Davis isn't a free agent until 2020, but some teams already are mulling trade packages if Davis passes on an extension the New Orleans Pelicans can offer him next summer. This is the option that raises goose bumps among a handful of teams that think they might have a chance at landing Davis. The fact that Davis and the Pelicans are off to a fantastic start and that Davis has continued to be outwardly committed to New Orleans has not slowed this one bit.

戴維斯2020年才成爲自由球員，而一些球隊已經開始醞釀戴維斯如果選擇續約新奧爾良鵜鶘隊後的交易方案。這是一個令人激動的選擇，對於一小部分球隊來說，他們有機會獲得戴維斯。儘管戴維斯和他的鵜鶘隊這賽季有一個極爲出色的開局，同時戴維斯也對鵜鶘表明了自己的忠心，但是這並沒有減緩其他球隊追逐戴維斯的步伐。

Irving seems genuinely happy in Boston and is thrilled with the current makeup and direction of the team. And he's ready to accept a five-year, $190 million deal. In fact, it seems Irving is in lockstep with some front offices in fast-forwarding to 2019-20. He told reporters in New York this week that he had already given the Knicks "strong consideration" but had moved on and made up his mind. Next year's free agency is already moving merrily along with the free agents themselves, it seems.

歐文在波士頓似乎真的很開心，他對目前球隊的陣容和發展方向很是興奮。他已經準備好接受一份爲期五年、價值1.9億美元的合同。實際上，歐文似乎與管理層保持着統一，期待着新的賽季。他本週對紐約記者透露，他曾認真考慮過加盟尼克斯的可能性，但最終還是決定留在波士頓。似乎，明年的自由球員市場已經伴隨自由球員們的種種行動悄然開啓。

There's a ton of cap space out there. As many as 10 teams can reasonably open enough to create space for a max player, and another handful can be big shoppers. After last year's relative bear market, there are lots of options here.

多達十支球隊有着充足的薪金空間，可供簽下一名頂薪球員。其他一些球隊也可能會簽下許多球員。繼去年慘淡的自由球員市場之後，今年他們將會有更多的選擇。

Big markets are on the hunt with both New York teams and both Los Angeles teams in position to chase max players, and Philadelphia is right there too. Really, almost no team is truly out of the mix because there's so much available space that there will be chances to offload salaries in return for draft picks. The names headed for the market are big enough to not rule out any cap-clearing deal.

擁有巨大市場的紐約和洛杉磯球隊都在追求頂薪球員，費城也一樣。事實上，幾乎所有的球隊都是如此，因爲他們有足夠的空間和機會通過減薪來獲取選秀權，當然也不排除通過清理薪金空間來獲取大牌球員的可能性。

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