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Rumor: 76ers increasingly confident about signing LeBron James
傳言：76人對於簽下姆斯越來越有信心
LeBron James-76ers rumors have been mainstream for the better part
of the year.
LBJ和76人之間的傳言在今年多數的時間都是一個主流意見。
And they’re not going anywhere.
而這些傳言哪兒也不會去。
Marc Stein of The New York Times in his newsletter:
I now fully understand why whispers about the Philadelphia 76ers
and their growing behind-the-scenes confidence that they can woo
LeBron to Philly this summer are getting louder.
紐約時報的Marc Stein在一封電子報中提到：「我現在完全了解為什麼關於
76人有信心在今年夏天招募LBJ到費城的傳言，變得越來越大聲。」
Why shouldn’t they be increasingly confident? Led by Joel Embiid
and Ben Simmons, the 76ers have already won a playoff series. The
Cavaliers are mired in a tight first-round series with the Pacers,
and LeBron’s supporting cast has mostly stunk.
他們怎麼會不應該越來越有信心呢？由Embiid和Simmons帶領，76人已經贏下
一個季後賽的系列賽，騎士卻還陷在和溜馬緊繃的系列賽中，而姆斯的隊友
大部份都表現很糟。
This has the makings of LeBron’s previous free agencies – when he
left barren Cleveland for Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh with the Heat in
2010, when he left aging Miami for Kyrie Irving and Kevin Love with the
Cavaliers in 2014. Whatever motivations and narratives attached to LeBron's
decisions, he has left sinking teams for better-positioned ones.
這已經有了姆斯之前轉隊的元素，2010年的時候他離開貧脊的克里夫蘭去加入有Wade
和Bosh的熱火，2014年的時候他離開老化的邁阿密回到有Irving和Love的克里夫蘭。
不管有著什麼樣的動機或是哪些說法伴隨著姆斯的決定，他確實是離開了要沉船的球隊
加入體質比較好的。
（補充：2014回騎士的時候還沒有Kevin Love）
The 76ers are good enough to fit that. They also have the cap flexibility
to acquire him without sacrificing roster strength.
而76人足夠好到符合這些，他們還有薪資彈性讓簽下姆斯不用犧牲現有的輪值。
That LeBron has positioned himself as a mentor to Simmons – who shares
an agent, Rich Paul, with LeBron – would only make signing with Philadelphia
easier. LeBron could sell the narrative of teaching and grooming Simmons.
LeBron, who cares about his legacy, must explain why he’s again leaving
his hometown team in a way that won’t alienate everyone – not easy
considering his homecoming message upon his return. Working first-hand
with his protégé would look understandable, maybe even commendable.
姆斯把自己定位成西門的導師，他們有一樣的經紀人Rich Paul，這只會使得和費城簽約
變得更容易。姆斯可以宣稱這是為了教導和照料西門，對於姆斯這樣在乎歷史定位的人
來說，要再一次離開家鄉球隊，他需要有一個不讓自己失去所有人支持的解釋，考慮到
他上次發表的回家宣言，這並不容易。而和他的徒弟一起打球，看起來是可以理解，甚
至是值得讚美的。
（補充：回家宣言 I'M COMING HOME https://tinyurl.com/y7zb5vut）
All that said, growing confidence could be going from a 1% chance to a 10%
chance. That’d be a 10-fold increase while leaving Philadelphia a big
underdog.
說了這麼多，越來越有信心也可能只表示可能性從1%變10%，費城可能還是不被看好。
LeBron’s free agency is still a huge unknown – including, at least in
part, to LeBron himself. But I believe he has already started to consider
options, even if he hasn’t made up his mind. And when that happens, signs
could emerge behind the scenes. Perhaps, the 76ers have a read on those.
LBJ會花落誰家目前還是個大問號，甚至對他自己，至少一部份的自己來說也是。但
他應該已經開始考慮可能的選項了，即使還沒下定決心。而當事情發生時，76人也許
有機會看到幕後的訊號。
Or maybe they’re seeing what we’re all seeing: The 76ers are rising
while the Cavs are just trying to keep their heads above water.
Which situation would LeBron choose?
或者他們看到的和我們一樣，76人正在崛起而騎士還在想辦法不要沉到水裡，
LBJ會選擇哪個處境呢？