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雅虎体育The Vertical记者Adrian Wojnarowski在今天报道称，乔治已经通知步行者，在2018年合同到期成为自由球员后，他计划离开球队。Woj称，乔治并没有要求交易，但他希望步行者了解自己关于未来的想法，以便能够提前做好相应准备。
George just pulled the NBA free-agency version of a backhanded compliment. Giving the Pacers a heads-up about how you plan to not sign with them so that they can scramble to find a solution doesn’t seem that helpful for the team, but it’s certainly better than George leaving them for nothing. As a small-market club with a questionable future, they have no choice but to comply and cooperate.
在当今这个充斥着虚情假意和笑里藏刀的自由市场上，乔治无疑是一股清流：提前告知步行者自己不愿同他们签约，尽管这样的话步行者只能开启焦头烂额的运作来做一些看起来对球队并没有什么卵用的交易，但也总比乔治直接走了，让步行者两手空空强多了。对于这样一支未来扑朔迷离的小球市球队来说，他们也只能默默接受，积极合作。
The permutations of a deal to get George on the Lakers are endless, especially given that this leak came days before draft night, an evening that could have ever more twists and turns as teams attempt to leverage the fact that the Pacers will attempt to get a return on a departing George.
湖人拥有着无数种潜在的排列组合来换取乔治，尤其是这一流言在选秀夜前几天这样一个微妙时刻传出——那一天很可能会发生更多的交易，其他球队都知道步行者想要从乔治的离队中获得丰厚的报酬，因此都在虎视眈眈试图敲诈一笔。
The Lakers have the clear advantage at this poker table. They’re holding the cards, but also face the biggest predicament. Do they trade for George now and assure that he’ll be a Laker, giving up a pick and a player like Julius Randle or D’Angelo Russell? Or do they bank that George will find his way to L.A. no matter what happens in 2018 — a risk, but given that George has been adamant about wanting to play in Los Angeles, one that puts the odds heavily in their favor.
