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.
根据联盟的消息，克利夫兰骑士队在继续寻求保罗乔治的交易，并且将成为卡梅隆安东尼的领先竞争者，这需要安东尼从纽约尼克斯获得的赛季后买断。
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选修之前，克利夫兰参与到一桩重要的三方交易会谈中，这桩交易涉及将为骑士队引入保罗乔治，并且，将凯文乐福，这个乔治的东部全明星队友，送到丹佛掘金队。
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 终结
掘金队被引入这次谈判是为了给步行者队提供一些有潜力的年轻球员和那些在掘金队放弃追逐保罗之前所寻求的选秀签，保罗的经纪人，Aaron Mintz，在一周之前通知步行者管理层，保罗在他现有的2018年6月到期的合同结束之前，已经没有意向留在步行者。
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.
这三个队将不会在周四晚上选秀夜之前达成一致完成此次交易，但消息称克利夫兰将不会放弃他们队保罗的追求，他们相信：如果27岁的保罗加入，很可能他会和詹姆斯一起赢得下赛季的总冠军，如果真是这样的话，便会说服保罗放弃他想尽快加入湖人队的美好愿望。
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 随着
随着NBA总决赛4-1输给勇士队，克利夫兰在追求即战力的提升上积极探索，比如对保罗乔治的追求，尽管他们的全职总经理离职了。
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.
消息称：包括湖人队、休斯顿火箭队、波士顿凯尔特人队和圣安东尼奥马刺队在内，也在忙碌选秀的同时积极的追求着保罗乔治。
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 觊觎
据称：掘金队同时一直不断的将升级他们的锋线位置作为他们休赛期的主要任务之一，这也就说明了他们为什么会中意凯文乐福。
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矶快船队的自由球员布雷克格里芬，以及亚特兰大老鹰队的自由球员保罗米尔萨普。
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 多才多艺的
丹佛将要交易到印第安的球员还不知晓，但老将Kenneth Faried和Wilson Chandler以及后卫Emmanuel Mudiay可能被交易。据称，丹佛将他们全能的大个尼古拉约基奇以及获得获奖新秀穆迪埃视为不可交易的对象。
In one version of the potential three-team swap, Faried would be Cleveland-bound, league sources told ESPN.
据ESPN称，可能在三队的交易中，法里埃德将会被送到骑士。
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."
在周四选秀结束后的，步行者队总经理Kevin Pritchard对当地的记者说：最近关于保罗乔治拒绝下赛季留在印第安的消息，对他们来讲是一个重大的打击。
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
但在同一场记者会上，Pritchard表示步行者会在之后找到一个可以接受的关于乔治的交易，他对此有信心，他说：我们必须寻找每一个可能的方案，我们会得到一些东西，董事会有对此的应对措施，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在接触了骑士和掘金数周，他们都拒绝评论可能发生的关于保罗的三方交易。Pritch这个月也拒绝了ESPN的采访要求。
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.
随着骑士队在总决赛4-1输给了勇士，尽管在最近经历了老板吉尔伯特和总经理格里芬的分手，没有了一个全职的总经理，他们仍然在努力提升自己的人员名单，因为他们知道他们面对的情境，詹姆斯在他的合同里只和球队有一年的合约了。
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 最终
正如ESPN星期二报道，克利夫兰在芝加哥收购吉米·巴特勒（Jimmy Butler）进行了贸易推动，之后公牛在选秀晚上将巴特勒送到了明尼苏达。
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访谈中，Brian Windhorst谈到，如果安东尼和韦德能分别从他们球队得到买断合同，他们今年夏天在自由市场上将很可能会与骑士签约。
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.
因为安东尼拥有否决条款，尼克斯不能交易安东尼，在芝加哥做出交易巴特勒的决定，决心围绕年轻球员重建球队，在这种情况下，更加剧了这两个前全明星球员、詹姆斯的密友，结束他们的合约投入今年夏天自由市场的可能。
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 结束
marquee Famous and influential; star;
尽管上周没有关于保罗乔治的交易接近完成，据称火箭队和湖人队仍然决定继续追求关于保罗乔治的交易可能。同时，人们普遍认为，凯尔特人想在这个夏天的自由市场上签下一条大鱼，比如犹他的海沃德以及交易到乔治的可能。
"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."
“因为选秀签的原因，每个人都认为今天会是个有行动的日子，但是这并不是说你不能为未来做打算：未来的选秀签、今天的球员、年轻的球员、老一些有成就的球员。”Pritchard在选秀后对印第安的记者说。“我们保留每一个可能性”
