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Report: Clippers inquired about James Harden, Bradley Beal before trading for
Paul George
快艇在交易Paul George前 有先探詢過James Harden跟Bradley Beal
The LA Clippers searched for different potential partners for Kawhi Leonard
before sealing the deal to sign him. They analyzed and studied every roster
and star player in the league, hoping to find the best potential fit to play
next to Leonard, both on the court and personality-wise.
快艇在與Kawhi Leonard達成最後協議簽約前，曾經探詢過幾個現役的可能對象。他們分析
現今球界裡的所有先發明星球員，希望找到一個在場上以及個性上可以跟Leonard最為匹配
的球員。
According to The Athletic, the Clippers inquired about Washington Wizards
guard Bradley Beal and Houston Rockets star James Harden before landing on
Paul George, as neither of the two aforementioned were available for trade.
根據The Athletic的報導，在拿到Paul George之前，快艇有跟巫師探詢過後衛Bradley
Beal以及火箭明星James Harden，這兩位在之前都沒有說有被交易的可能性。
Leonard also had interest to pair himself among another fierce competitor in
Jimmy Butler, but the two-way standout was already eyeing the Miami Heat.
Leonard also called Kevin Durant about teaming up in Los Angeles, but Durant
already had plans to team up with Kyrie Irving with the Brooklyn Nets.
Leonard也有興趣跟另外一位很有競爭性的球員Jimmy Butler一起打球，不過Butler早已經
把眼光對準了熱火。Leonard也曾經打電話給KD，問他要不要一起在LA打球，不過KD也早有
計畫要跟Kyrie Irving到籃網。
At this point, Paul George requested a trade from the Oklahoma City Thunder,
which only opened the doors for this superstar pairing in their hometown of
Los Angeles.
而在那個時刻，Paul George跟雷霆球團喊出了吹密，這也讓這兩個超級組合到他們家鄉打
球開啟了可能性。
George and Leonard wouldn’t join the Los Angeles Lakers in the quest of a
superteam, but rather duel them as their own duo across the hall, setting up
an immediate rivalry in the same building and a battle NBA fans will be
witness to in four regular-season meetings in 2019-20, along with the
potential of meeting in the playoffs.
PG跟Leonard沒有加入湖人組宇宙團，反而是到了洛杉磯的另外一支球隊，這也馬上讓湖人
快艇立即成為死對頭，他們會共用場館，這兩隊在2019-20賽季會有四次碰面，更有可能會
在西區季後賽碰頭。
The two-way stars complement each other swiftly on paper — both reserved but
killers on the court — boasting a lot of similar traits and a passion for
defense that is hard to find in today’s NBA.
這兩位球員理論上是相輔相成的