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: 來源：NBC Sports
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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 Philadelphi
a
: 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 prot嶲? 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？
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