In talking to league executives, scouts and agents, it has become clear plenty of teams are focusing heavily on the 2019-20 season even with the 2018-19 season just starting. OK, this isn't revolutionary. The Los Angeles Lakers were thinking about LeBron James a year ago today. Now even playoff-level teams are peeking ahead.
在与联盟高管、球探和经纪人的谈话中我们得知， 显然，尽管2018-19赛季才刚刚开始，但联盟中很多球队甚至已经开始着眼考虑下赛季事宜。这也不是什么新鲜事了。湖人队在去年的这个时候已经开始着眼詹姆斯了，而现在，仅仅是季后赛球队已经开始虎视眈眈。
Many believe the Golden State Warriors are going to win the title again and will still break up in some way next season. This is essentially a referendum on Kevin Durant's upcoming free agency, not so much Klay Thompson's, though some executives also wonder what will happen with Draymond Green.
很多人认为金州勇士队下赛季将会蝉联总冠军，但也可能出于某种原因而分崩离析。实际上，这是因为大家都知道凯文·杜兰特和克莱·汤普森都即将成为自由球员。除此之外，很多球队高管对德拉蒙德·格林的去留也很感兴趣。
He is eligible for an extension next summer and has made it clear he expects to be taken care of after playing, from his perspective, on the discounted deal he signed before the 2016 cap spike. If he has a great season and makes the All-NBA team or wins Defensive Player of the Year again, he'd qualify for a super-max extension, which would really put the Warriors in a tough spot. If Durant leaves, there'd be significant pressure on the Warriors to retain Green.
格林将在明年夏天面临续约。他明确表示，他希望在赛季结束后拿到一份符合身份的合同。在他看来，在2016年球队工资帽调整之前，他已签下一份廉价的合同。如果他在这个赛季发挥出色，跻身最佳阵容或荣膺最佳防守球员的话，便有资格签下一份顶薪合同。而这将会使金州勇士队陷于窘境。如果杜兰特选择离开，那么球队留下格林将会面临更多压力。
Their competitors have done so because comparing their current rosters is disheartening. But bottom line, the 2020 title is seen as way more up for grabs than 2019. Plans are being made accordingly.
他们的竞争对手这样做是因为，和金州勇士的明星阵容相比，自己球队的阵容就显得暗淡的多。但最起码，争夺2020年的冠军要比2019年来的容易些。挖人计划正在按部就班进行。

Davis isn't a free agent until 2020, but some teams already are mulling trade packages if Davis passes on an extension the New Orleans Pelicans can offer him next summer. This is the option that raises goose bumps among a handful of teams that think they might have a chance at landing Davis. The fact that Davis and the Pelicans are off to a fantastic start and that Davis has continued to be outwardly committed to New Orleans has not slowed this one bit.
戴维斯2020年才成为自由球员，而一些球队已经开始酝酿戴维斯如果选择续约新奥尔良鹈鹕队后的交易方案。这是一个令人激动的选择，对于一小部分球队来说，他们有机会获得戴维斯。尽管戴维斯和他的鹈鹕队这赛季有一个极为出色的开局，同时戴维斯也对鹈鹕表明了自己的忠心，但是这并没有减缓其他球队追逐戴维斯的步伐。
Irving seems genuinely happy in Boston and is thrilled with the current makeup and direction of the team. And he's ready to accept a five-year, $190 million deal. In fact, it seems Irving is in lockstep with some front offices in fast-forwarding to 2019-20. He told reporters in New York this week that he had already given the Knicks "strong consideration" but had moved on and made up his mind. Next year's free agency is already moving merrily along with the free agents themselves, it seems.
欧文在波士顿似乎真的很开心，他对目前球队的阵容和发展方向很是兴奋。他已经准备好接受一份为期五年、价值1.9亿美元的合同。实际上，欧文似乎与管理层保持着统一，期待着新的赛季。他本周对纽约记者透露，他曾认真考虑过加盟尼克斯的可能性，但最终还是决定留在波士顿。似乎，明年的自由球员市场已经伴随自由球员们的种种行动悄然开启。
There's a ton of cap space out there. As many as 10 teams can reasonably open enough to create space for a max player, and another handful can be big shoppers. After last year's relative bear market, there are lots of options here.
多达十支球队有着充足的薪金空间，可供签下一名顶薪球员。其他一些球队也可能会签下许多球员。继去年惨淡的自由球员市场之后，今年他们将会有更多的选择。
Big markets are on the hunt with both New York teams and both Los Angeles teams in position to chase max players, and Philadelphia is right there too. Really, almost no team is truly out of the mix because there's so much available space that there will be chances to offload salaries in return for draft picks. The names headed for the market are big enough to not rule out any cap-clearing deal.
拥有巨大市场的纽约和洛杉矶球队都在追求顶薪球员，费城也一样。事实上，几乎所有的球队都是如此，因为他们有足够的空间和机会通过减薪来获取选秀权，当然也不排除通过清理薪金空间来获取大牌球员的可能性。

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