NBA下赛季的工资帽达到史无前例的9414.3万美元,各支球队在休赛期豪掷钞票，大合同满天飞。而今年最大牌的自由球员之一--杜兰特终于宣布了自己的去向--加盟勇士队。

　　Oklahoma City Thunder free agent Kevin Durant announced Monday on The Players Tribune that he will join the Golden State Warriors.

　　雷霆队自由球员杜兰特在The Players Tribute网站上宣布将加盟金州勇士队。

　　Durant agreed to a two-year, $54 million deal with a player option in the second year, sources told The Vertical.

　　消息源告知Vertical栏目，杜兰特签下的是一份两年价值5400万的合同，第二年为球员选项。

　　"Kevin made an indelible mark on the Thunder organization and the state of Oklahoma as a founding father of the franchise," Thunder executive vice president and general manager Sam Presti said in a statement. "We can’t adequately articulate what he meant to the foundation of this franchise and our success. While clearly disappointing that he has chosen to move on, the core values he helped us establish only lead us to thanking him for the many tangible and intangible ways that he helped our program."

　　“凯文作为球队元老，为雷霆队和俄克拉荷马州留下了难以磨灭的印记，”雷霆队高级副总裁和总经理萨姆·普莱斯蒂在一份声明中说道“千言万语也难以表达他对于球队的创建和球队取得的成绩的意义。他选择离开令人感到失望，然而球队在其帮助下建立起的核心价值却只会令我们感谢他做出的有形和无形的贡献。”

　　Golden State, Boston, Miami, San Antonio and the Los Angeles Clippers met with Durant and his inner circle on Friday, Saturday and Sunday in the Hamptons on Long Island in New York.

　　金州勇士队，波士顿凯尔特人队，迈阿密热火队，圣安东尼奥马刺队和洛杉矶快船队于上周五至周日期间在纽约长岛的汉普顿斯与杜兰特和其核心团队会面。

　　Durant made his announcement on the Players Tribune – for which he is deputy publisher – in a short story headlined, "My next chapter."

　　杜兰特于本周一在Players Tribute网站上(杜兰特兼任该网站副总编)发表了一篇题为“我的下一章节”的亲笔信，公布了自己的决定。以下为杜兰特亲笔信的全文：

　　The primary mandate I had for myself in making this decision was to have it based on the potential for my growth as a player — as that has always steered me in the right direction. But I am also at a point in my life where it is of equal importance to find an opportunity that encourages my evolution as a man: moving out of my comfort zone to a new city and community which offers the greatest potential for my contribution and personal growth. With this in mind, I have decided that I am going to join the Golden State Warriors.

　　作为一名运动员，职业生涯发展的潜力总是引领我找到正确的方向，支撑我做出了如今的决定。然而此时此刻，作为一名男人，得到一个利于成长的机会，对我来说同样重要：离开现在的安乐窝，前往新城市，加入一座最有可能令我为之奉献，得以成长的新社区。基于这些因素，我决定加盟金州勇士队。

　　I’m from Washington, D.C. originally, but Oklahoma City truly raised me. It taught me so much about family as well as what it means to be a man. There are no words to express what the organization and the community mean to me, and what they will represent in my life and in my heart forever. The memories and friendships are something that go far beyond the game. Those invaluable relationships are what made this deliberation so challenging.

　　我的家乡是华盛顿特区，但真正养育我的是俄克拉荷马城。在这里我学到了许多关于家庭和如何成为一名男子汉的道理。球队和社区对我的意义，它们在我心中和我人生中的分量是任何言语也无法表达的。我对这座城市的记忆和在这里结下的友谊远远超过了比赛的意义，正是这些无价的亲密关系令上述决定如此富有挑战性。

　　It really pains me to know that I will disappoint so many people with this choice, but I believe I am doing what I feel is the right thing at this point in my life and my playing career.

　　我非常清楚这个决定令我痛苦，令许多人感到失望。但我相信这是一个对我目前的人生和职业生涯来说非常正确的决定。

　　Durant was considered the top free agent on the market and now joins a team that is coming off back-to-back NBA Finals, a championship in 2015 and a 73-win regular season.

　　杜兰特是今年自由球员市场上的大牌之一，而他选择加盟的球队获得了2014-2015赛季的总冠军，在2015-2016赛季常规赛创下73胜9负的历史最佳战绩并再次杀入总决赛。

　　Durant, 27, will join forces with All-Stars Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson and Draymond Green to form perhaps the most dangerous offense in the league.

　　杜兰特将和斯蒂芬·库里，克雷·汤普森以及德拉蒙德·格林等三大全明星成为队友，这套阵容很可能将成为联盟最恐怖的进攻阵容。

　　The Warriors came back from a 3-1 deficit to defeat the Thunder in seven games in the Western Conference finals, then fell to the Cleveland Cavaliers in the NBA Finals after leading 3-1.

　　勇士队在西部决赛前四场以1-3落后雷霆队，战满七场后方逆转战胜雷霆队，杀入总决赛。总决赛前三场，勇士队以3-1领先骑士队，未料也遭到骑士队逆转，丢掉了总冠军。

　　Durant, the No. 2 overall pick in the 2007 draft, averaged 28.2 points, 8.2 rebounds and five assists this past season. He led the Thunder to the NBA Finals in 2012 and was the league’s MVP in 2014.

　　杜兰特是2007年的榜眼秀，上赛季场均得到28.2分，8.2个篮板和5次助攻。杜兰特于2012年带领雷霆队进入总决赛，并于2014年荣膺常规赛最有价值球员。

（编辑：何莹莹）