The Cleveland Cavaliers continue to pursue a trade for Paul George and will be leading contenders for Carmelo Anthony's services, should Anthony secure an offseason buyout from the New York Knicks, according to league sources.
根據聯盟的消息，克利夫蘭騎士隊在繼續尋求保羅喬治的交易，并且將成為卡梅隆安東尼的領先競爭者，這需要安東尼從紐約尼克斯獲得的賽季后買斷。
Sources told ESPN that the Cavaliers engaged in serious three-way trade discussions leading up to the NBA draft on a deal that would have brought them George from the Indiana Pacers and landed Kevin Love, George's fellow Eastern Conference All-Star, with the Denver Nuggets.
leading up to it 在之前
消息源告知ESPN，在NBA選修之前，克利夫蘭參與到一樁重要的三方交易會談中，這樁交易涉及將為騎士隊引入保羅喬治，并且，將凱文樂福，這個喬治的東部全明星隊友，送到丹佛掘金隊。
The Nuggets were recruited into the talks to furnish the Pacers with the combination of promising young players and draft picks that they are seeking before consenting to surrender George, whose agent, Aaron Mintz, informed Indiana management just over a week ago that George has no intention of staying with the club beyond the expiration of his current contract in June 2018.
expiration? 終結
掘金隊被引入這次談判是為了給步行者隊提供一些有潛力的年輕球員和那些在掘金隊放棄追逐保羅之前所尋求的選秀簽，保羅的經紀人，Aaron Mintz，在一周之前通知步行者管理層，保羅在他現有的2018年6月到期的合同結束之前，已經沒有意向留在步行者。
?The three teams could not agree to a final trade construction in time to complete a deal on draft night Thursday, but sources say the Cavaliers won't abandon their trade pursuit of George, believing that acquiring the 27-year-old and George's potentially winning a championship next season alongside LeBron James is the one scenario that could convince the two-way menace to abandon his well-chronicled desire to join the Los Angeles Lakers as soon as possible.
這三個隊將不會在周四晚上選秀夜之前達成一致完成此次交易，但消息稱克利夫蘭將不會放棄他們隊保羅的追求，他們相信：如果27歲的保羅加入，很可能他會和詹姆斯一起贏得下賽季的總冠軍，如果真是這樣的話，便會說服保羅放棄他想盡快加入湖人隊的美好愿望。
In the wake of a 4-1 NBA Finals defeat to the Warriors, the Cavaliers remain aggressive in pursuing immediate upgrades to their roster, such as Paul George, despite the absence of a full-time general manager in Cleveland.
in the wake of? 隨著
隨著NBA總決賽4-1輸給勇士隊，克利夫蘭在追求即戰力的提升上積極探索，比如對保羅喬治的追求，盡管他們的全職總經理離職了。
The Lakers, Houston Rockets, Boston Celtics and San Antonio Spurs are among the teams, sources say, that also pursued George trades aggressively ?in conjunction with the draft.
消息稱：包括湖人隊、休斯頓火箭隊、波士頓凱爾特人隊和圣安東尼奧馬刺隊在內，也在忙碌選秀的同時積極的追求著保羅喬治。
Sources say the Nuggets, meanwhile, have made upgrading at power forward one of their offseason priorities, which is why they covet Love.
covet? 垂涎? 覬覦
據稱：掘金隊同時一直不斷的將升級他們的鋒線位置作為他們休賽期的主要任務之一，這也就說明了他們為什么會中意凱文樂福。
Denver, according to sources, also hopes to crash the list of suitors for Los Angeles Clippers unrestricted free agent Blake Griffin and Atlanta Hawks unrestricted free agent Paul Millsap.?
丹佛掘金也希望追求洛杉磯快船隊的自由球員布雷克格里芬，以及亞特蘭大老鷹隊的自由球員保羅米爾薩普。
The specific players Denver would have sent to Indiana are not immediately known, but veteran forwards Kenneth Faried and Wilson Chandler and guard Emmanuel Mudiay are all known to be available. The Nuggets, sources say, have made versatile big man Nikola Jokic and prized first-year guard Jamal Murray off-limits in trade discussions.
versatile? 多才多藝的
丹佛將要交易到印第安的球員還不知曉，但老將Kenneth Faried和Wilson Chandler以及后衛Emmanuel Mudiay可能被交易。據稱，丹佛將他們全能的大個尼古拉約基奇以及獲得獲獎新秀穆迪埃視為不可交易的對象。
In one version of the potential three-team swap, Faried would be Cleveland-bound, league sources told ESPN.
據ESPN稱，可能在三隊的交易中，法里埃德將會被送到騎士。
Pacers president Kevin Pritchard, speaking to local reporters after Thursday night's draft, referred to the recent disclosure from Mintz regarding George's refusal to stay in Indiana beyond next season as "a total gut punch."
在周四選秀結束后的，步行者隊總經理Kevin Pritchard對當地的記者說：最近關于保羅喬治拒絕下賽季留在印第安的消息，對他們來講是一個重大的打擊。
But Pritchard also expressed confidence in the same interview that the Pacers would find a palatable George deal in the near future, saying: "We have to look at every scenario. I'm confident that we'll get something, and there's so many things on the board."
palatable? 可接受的
但在同一場記者會上，Pritchard表示步行者會在之后找到一個可以接受的關于喬治的交易，他對此有信心，他說：我們必須尋找每一個可能的方案，我們會得到一些東西，董事會有對此的應對措施，我有信心。
Both the Cavaliers and Nuggets, when reached by ESPN over the weekend, declined comment about the proposed three-way George trade. Pritchard has refused ESPN's interview requests this month.
ESPN在接觸了騎士和掘金數周，他們都拒絕評論可能發生的關于保羅的三方交易。Pritch這個月也拒絕了ESPN的采訪要求。
Although the Cavaliers remain without a full-time general manger since the abrupt recent parting between owner Dan Gilbert and GM David Griffin, Cleveland remains highly aggressive in pursuing immediate upgrades to its roster in the wake of a 4-1 NBA Finals defeat to Golden State, knowing that face of the franchise LeBron James has only one season left on his contract.
隨著騎士隊在總決賽4-1輸給了勇士，盡管在最近經歷了老板吉爾伯特和總經理格里芬的分手，沒有了一個全職的總經理，他們仍然在努力提升自己的人員名單，因為他們知道他們面對的情境，詹姆斯在他的合同里只和球隊有一年的合約了。
As ESPN first reported Tuesday, Cleveland made a trade push to acquire Jimmy Butler from Chicago before the Bulls wound up sending Butler to Minnesota on draft night.
wind up? ? 最終
正如ESPN星期二報道，克利夫蘭在芝加哥收購吉米·巴特勒（Jimmy Butler）進行了貿易推動，之后公牛在選秀晚上將巴特勒送到了明尼蘇達。
ESPN's Brian Windhorst subsequently said in an NBA on ESPN Radio interview Thursday night that both Anthony and the Bulls' Dwyane Wade are candidates to sign with the Cavaliers in free agency this summer if they can secure buyouts from Chicago and New York, respectively.
在周四晚上ESPN訪談中，Brian Windhorst談到，如果安東尼和韋德能分別從他們球隊得到買斷合同，他們今年夏天在自由市場上將很可能會與騎士簽約。
The Knicks' inability to find a workable trade for Anthony -- who possesses a full no-trade clause -- and Chicago's decision to trade Butler and start rebuilding around younger players has prompted speculation that both former All-Stars and close friends of James could end up on this summer's open market.
因為安東尼擁有否決條款，尼克斯不能交易安東尼，在芝加哥做出交易巴特勒的決定，決心圍繞年輕球員重建球隊，在這種情況下，更加劇了這兩個前全明星球員、詹姆斯的密友，結束他們的合約投入今年夏天自由市場的可能。
Although no trade for George came to fruition last week, sources say that both the Rockets and the Lakers remain determined to keep pushing for their George deals. It's widely believed that the Celtics, meanwhile, want to sign a marquee free agent this summer, such as Utah's Gordon Hayward, and trade for George.
fruition? ? ? 結束
marquee? ? Famous and influential; star;
盡管上周沒有關于保羅喬治的交易接近完成，據稱火箭隊和湖人隊仍然決定繼續追求關于保羅喬治的交易可能。同時，人們普遍認為，凱爾特人想在這個夏天的自由市場上簽下一條大魚，比如猶他的海沃德以及交易到喬治的可能。
"Everybody thought today was a trigger date because drafts picks were involved, but that doesn't mean you can't do things into the future: future draft picks, players today, young players, older established players," Pritchard told Indiana-based reporters after the draft. "We're keeping everything on the board."
“因為選秀簽的原因，每個人都認為今天會是個有行動的日子，但是這并不是說你不能為未來做打算：未來的選秀簽、今天的球員、年輕的球員、老一些有成就的球員。”Pritchard在選秀后對印第安的記者說。“我們保留每一個可能性”
