大換血能夠讓騎士起死回生嗎?

Perhaps the Cavs should have decided to ignore Irving's trade request, but they didn't, and they arrived at this trade deadline with an old, mediocre, miserable and ill-fitting team at grave risk of falling on its face well in advance of the NBA Finals — and then watching the second-greatest player of all time leave.

或許騎士隊早已決定忽略歐文的交易請求，但他們並沒有。在這個交易截止日前，騎士隊面臨着老齡化，表現一般，戰績慘敗和球員間不合適的問題，並冒着早早地在NBA總決賽前排名下降，丟盡臉面的風險，然後眼睜睜地看着有史以來第二個最偉大球員離去。

They did about the very best repair job they could in a stunning series of deals that sent out six players and two draft picks, including the Cavs' 2018 first-round pick, in exchange for four rotation guys who fit much better around LeBron.

不過，他們做了他們能做到的最好的修復工作。在此次一連串勁爆的交易中，騎士隊爲了能得到與詹姆斯配合更默契的四名輪換球員，球隊寄出了六名球員和包括2018年第一輪選秀名額在內的兩個選秀權。

In swapping (deep breath) Dwyane Wade, Derrick Rose, Iman Shumpert, Jae Crowder, Channing Frye and Isaiah Thomas for (inhales again) George Hill, Rodney Hood, Jordan Clarkson and Larry Nance Jr., the lethargic Cavs got younger, exchanged bricky ball-handlers for shooters, and added two switchy defenders who can hang — when engaged — against elite offenses.

在用（深呼一口氣念出交易走的人員）德懷恩·韋德，德里克·羅斯，伊曼·香珀特，傑·克勞德，錢寧·弗萊和伊塞亞·托馬斯（再次作深呼吸狀念出交易來的人員）交換了喬治希爾，羅德尼·胡德，喬丹·克拉克森和小拉里南德斯後，士氣低落的騎士隊得到了更年輕的射手，並增加了兩個可以依靠的能換防的防守球員，當防守對手當家球星的進攻時可以派上用場。

Quibble if you want — and we will — but that is a big, big win for the Cavs and GM Koby Altman, who no longer looks as "young" and "overwhelmed" and whatever other adjective his anonymous critics might have proffered 48 hours ago.

如果你想吹毛求疵——我們也會——但對於騎士和不再年輕與強勢的騎士總經理科比奧特曼來說，這是一次大大的勝利。無論兩天前發佈了什麼樣的匿名評論。

Shumpert

香波特

Shumpert was out of the rotation, with little chance of reentering.

香波特不在輪換陣容裏，意味着有很少的上場時間。

Rose

羅斯

Rose is bad, maybe washed up, and serves no purpose playing next to LeBron or Wade. (I am legitimately worried fans will revolt and tackle Tom Thibodeau if/when the Wolves sign Rose and give him some of Tyus Jones' minutes.)

羅斯很糟糕，可能已不復當年之勇。他在勒布朗和韋德身邊打球毫無意義。（我真正擔心的是球迷會反抗和阻止湯姆·錫伯杜，如果當森林狼簽下羅斯，並只給他一些泰爾斯·瓊斯一樣的上場時間。）

Frye

老好人—-弗萊

Frye is expendable, though the Cavs will miss his presence in the locker room. His positivity and knack for chemistry-building buoyed Cleveland during bad times in the months before their 2016 title run, and helped stave off an all-out civil war this season.

弗萊被拋棄了，雖然騎士全隊將懷念他在更衣室裏的日子。他積極的態度和使球隊產生良好的化學反應的訣竅在2016年總決賽前幾個月裏幫助克利夫蘭騎士隊防止了賽季中球隊全面內戰的發生。

Thomas

小托馬斯

Thomas is broken. He alienated teammates by speaking out of turn, without having first stood beside them in the postseason, but you forgive all that if players produce. Thomas didn't, and given his hip ailments, no one should have expected much different by early February. But he is broken for now, and the Cavs were out of time.

托馬斯受傷病困擾。他直言不諱的說話方式讓他與隊友疏遠，季後賽中沒有與他們站在統一戰線，但如果球員表現出色，你會忽略這一切的。可托馬斯因爲他的髖關節傷病表現並不如意，沒有人應該期望他在二月初就會有很大的不同。現在托馬斯仍處於傷病之中，而留給騎士隊的時間也不多了。

Crowder

克勞德

Crowder looks broken, too — and dispirited. The team's faith in him wavered.

克勞德看起來也不好使了，太頹廢了。球隊對他的信心動搖了。

Wade

韋德

Wade is a legend, and for a while there, he propped up a frisky bench. But at 36, he was mostly just another non-shooter clogging LeBron's driving lanes and playing zero defense.

韋德是一個傳奇，一段時間裏，他是板凳席的精神領袖。但在36歲時，他基本上成了一個阻礙勒布朗得分路線，沒有防守作用的非射手。

He shot a lot, too. An aging veteran who loafs on defense, jacks with the frequency of a borderline All-Star, and scolds others for their mistakes can sap morale even without really meaning to — or acting with malice.

他也投了很多球，作爲年邁的老兵，遊蕩在防守上，全明星的常客，責備他人的錯誤只會削弱士氣，沒有任何意義或作用。

Hill

希爾

Hill is shooting a league-best 45 percent from deep, and can defend at least two positions. He is shooting so well in part because he has been laughably judicious in Sacramento, playing in a slow-motion haze, pump-faking his way out of shots as if he were more concerned with his statistics than helping the Kings win. On a lot of nights, Hill didn't like do anything.

希爾45%的三分投籃投籃聯盟第一，他至少可以防守兩個位置。因爲在薩克拉門託的經歷鍛鍊了他的預判性，所以他在特定區域的投射能力很強。他用慢動作來迷惑對手，向上投籃一個虛晃後下蹲，好像比起幫助國王贏得比賽，他更關心他的統計數據。在許多個夜晚，希爾並沒幫助國王做什麼。

He will perk up in Cleveland. Hill is the sort of secondary player who looks better on a good team.

希爾將在騎士隊重新振作起來，他是那種在好的球隊中表現得更好的角色球員。

Hood

胡德

Hood is shooting 39 percent from deep, and he's crafty off-the-dribble, capable of running a decent pick-and-roll. Kick the ball to him on the wing after bending the defense, and he can do a little of everything:

胡德的三分命中率39%，他擅長運球並且能夠打出高質量的擋拆。搶斷後將球傳給在底角埋伏的他，他就能得分。

There are whispers that Hood is soft, both physically and mentally — that you can take him out of games if you hit him enough when he comes around screens. He settles for floaters, and rarely gets to the line.

有人背後議論說胡德無論在身體上還是精神上都很“軟”——當他出現在銀幕上時，如果你撞他足夠厲害的話，就能讓他退出比賽。他經常用拋投解決問題，很少突破禁區。

Nance

小拉里南斯

Nance has logged a lot of time as an undersized center; slot shooters around him, and he can screen for LeBron, roll to the rim and rise high for lobs. He and Kevin Love will make for an interesting, high-IQ frontcourt partnership. He can switch across all five positions on defense, though he is not as good as you'd think at staying in front of quick guards.

小拉里南斯在很長的一段時間內作爲小一號的中鋒以配合他身邊的投手。他可以掩護勒布朗，護筐和跳投。他和凱文·樂福會成爲一對有趣並且球商高的前場組合。他可以在防守上補位五個所有位置，儘管保持在移動較快的後衛的面前，他並不像你想的那樣好。

Clarkson

克拉克森

Clarkson is a chucker who doesn't solve any of Cleveland's old issues. He's shooting 32 percent from deep, right around his career average, and he is a glaring minus on defense.

克拉克森是一個投手，但他並不能解決騎士隊的老齡化問題。他的三分命中率是32%，接近他職業生涯的平均水平，防守是他明顯的短板。

But given everything else they did on Thursday, it feels a little much to harp on Clarkson. He's 25, and his shooting should improve when he's playing more of a catch-and-shoot role (at least sometimes) around superior players. He has some real zip, and creative passing vision — even in tight spaces amid the trees — when he cares to use it.

但考慮到星期四他們所做的每一件事，對於克拉克森的要求太過苛刻。他才25歲，當他在高水平球員身邊打球，不斷髮揮投手的角色時（至少有時），他的投籃水平應該會有所提高。他有活力和創造性的傳球視角——即使是在充滿樹木的狹小空間裏也能發揮出來——當他想要使用它們的時候。

This was a good day for Cleveland. Short of a miracle, LeBron couldn't have asked for much more. There was no realistic target worth the Nets pick. The Cavs did the best they could, and they have a chance to be an injury away to Golden State again.

這是克利夫蘭騎士很好的一天。除了奇蹟，勒布朗不能再要求更多了。沒有合適的籌碼配得上籃網的首輪籤。騎士隊盡了他們最大的努力，他們還有機會給予勇士致命一擊。

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