INDEPENDENCE, Ohio - While he won’t have the full "banana boat" crew alongside him in Cleveland this season as he once hoped for, LeBron James couldn’t wipe the smile off his face Wednesday when discussing the Cavaliers’ impending addition of his longtime friend and former teammate, Dwyane Wade.

　　来自俄亥俄州，独立城的报道——尽管本赛季香蕉船兄弟不会如詹姆斯所愿在克利夫兰重聚，但在周三谈及他的老朋友和前队友德怀恩.韦德即将加盟骑士时，勒布朗.詹姆斯难掩笑意。

　　"I’m happy that we were able to keep him away from everybody else," James said after practice, referring to Wade accepting Cleveland’s $2.3 million veteran minimum offer over competing offers from the Oklahoma City Thunder, San Antonio Spurs and Miami Heat. "It’s a guy, come on, man, this is like one of my best friends. It’s kind of like when you start school and you walk into the classroom and you’re not quite sure who your classmates are and when you walk in there and one of your best friends is in there, you’re like, ’Oh, yeah, this is going to be fun. It’s going to be a good class.’ That’s the type of feeling I got."

　　训练结束后，在提及韦德接受了克利夫兰的230万老将底薪合同，拒绝了俄克拉荷马雷霆、圣安东尼奥马刺和迈阿密热火时，詹姆斯表示，“我很高兴我们而非别人争取到了他。他是，哎呀，就像是我最好的朋友之一。就像开学了去课室，你还不确定哪些是你的同班同学，而你进去后发现你最好的朋友就在那儿，你会想，‘哦耶，以后将会充满乐趣。这个班真是太棒了。’这就是我的感受。”

　　Wade will clear waivers at 5 p.m. Wednesday, according to the Cavs. At that point he will be free to sign his contract with Cleveland and undergo a physical evaluation to complete the onboard process. The second session of the Cavs’ two-a-day practice is scheduled to begin at 5 p.m. and it’s possible Wade could join the team on the court for it, a team source told ESPN.

　　据骑士方面称，韦德的澄清期将在周三下午5点结束。那时，他将成为自由身与克利夫兰签约，并接受身体检查，完成入队程序。队伍消息源告诉ESPN，骑士第二次的一天两次的队训定于下午5点开始，韦德有可能到场加入。

　　A day before Wade agreed to a buyout with the Chicago Bulls, another fellow 2003 NBA draftee and mutual friend of him and James, Carmelo Anthony, was traded from the New York Knicks to the Oklahoma City Thunder. The Cavs were one of three teams, along with the Houston Rockets and OKC, that Anthony agreed to waive his no-trade clause for should the Knicks have been able to strike a deal. New York asked Cleveland to include Tristan Thompson in its offer; the Cavs were steadfast in their package featuring Iman Shumpert and Channing Frye and negotiations fell apart.

　　在韦德同意与芝加哥公牛签订买断合同的前一天，詹韦的朋友、同在2003年加入NBA的卡梅隆.安东尼，从纽约尼克斯被交易到俄克拉荷马雷霆。他愿意为了骑士、休斯顿火箭和俄克拉荷马雷霆三队放弃交易否决权，尼克斯因而能与这些球队交易。纽约要求克利夫兰送出特里斯坦.汤普森，克利夫兰则坚持打包伊曼.香珀特和钱宁.弗莱进行交易，谈判随之破裂。

　　"Obviously there was a lot of speculation throughout the summer with Melo and possibly him joining us and obviously we see how that panned out," James said. "We’re blessed as a franchise to be able to have a player the caliber of D-Wade join us. It’s exciting."

　　“当然，整个夏天充斥着诸多对甜瓜(卡梅隆.安东尼的昵称)的猜测，他可能会加入我们。很明显，我们也很关注事情的发展。”詹姆斯称，“我们很幸运有德怀恩.韦德这种级别的球员加入我们。这让人激动不已。”

　　In March of 2016, James told Bleacher Report’s Howard Beck of his intentions to one day play alongside Wade, Anthony and Chris Paul after the foursome’s bond gained attention for their successful Olympic runs and convivial group vacation when the four were photographed drinking wine and riding on a banana boat together.

　　2016年3月，詹姆斯告诉Bleacher Report(美国著名的体育媒体)的Howard Beck，他希望有一天能与韦德、安东尼以及克里斯.保罗一起打球。此前，风尘四侠因在奥运会中携手取胜和在共度美好假期时被拍到喝酒欢庆、同坐香蕉船而备受瞩目。

　　"I really hope that, before our career is over, we can all play together," James said to Bleacher Report. "At least one, maybe one or two seasons-me, Melo, D-Wade, CP-we can get a year in. I would actually take a pay cut to do that."

　　“我真的很希望，在职业生涯结束前，我们能一起打球。”詹姆斯告诉Bleacher Report，“至少1个，可能1个或2个赛季——我、甜瓜、韦德和保罗——我们能一块儿打球。我愿意降薪来促成这件事。”

　　Paul was also traded from the Los Angeles Clippers to the Rockets in June, less than two weeks before Kyrie Irving requested a trade to Cavs’ management. Had Irving made his request sooner, Cleveland could have potentially traded him to the Clippers for Paul, adding yet another banana boater to James’ team.

　　六月，在凯里.欧文向骑士管理层提出交易申请前两周内，保罗从洛杉矶快船被交易到火箭。如果欧文提早提出申请，克利夫兰可能会把他交易到快船换来保罗，让又一名香蕉船兄弟加入到詹姆斯的队伍。

　　"I mean, from a friend perspective, I wish (Anthony) would have came and we could have worked some things out," James said. "But at the end of the day I think our front office has done a great job and either the Knicks felt or we felt it just didn’t work out. And it worked out for the Thunder. So, like I said, I’ve been pretty much even-keeled this summer. I wish he would have been here. It would have been great to have him. I love Melo’s game. I love D-Wade’s game. I love CP’s game. You know know how I feel about those three but that doesn’t take anything away from what we got in that locker room which is a lot. I look forward to continuing to grow with these guys, especially the new guys."

　　“我的意思是，作为朋友，我希望安东尼能来这儿，我们一起做出成绩。”詹姆斯说，“但那天结束后，我知道我们的主管部门已经尽力了，尼克斯和我们都没能搞定。但雷霆办成了。因此，就像我说过的，整个夏天我心态一直特别平稳。我希望他能来这儿。他能在的话就太棒了。我喜欢甜瓜的打球风格，喜欢韦德的打球风格，也喜欢保罗的打球风格。你知道我对他们三人的感觉，但这不会影响我们更衣室的深情厚谊。我期待能与他们继续一起成长，尤其是新来的球员们。”

　　Wade is the only new guy out of the Cavs’ fresh-face group of Isaiah Thomas, Derrick Rose, Jae Crowder, Jeff Green, Jose Calderon and Ante Zizic that James has any history with. They teamed up for four Finals appearances and two championships in four years together in Miami.

　　在骑士新加入的球员中，包括伊塞亚.托马斯、德里克.罗斯、杰.克劳德、杰夫.格林、何塞.卡尔德隆和Ante Zizic，韦德是唯一一个曾与詹姆斯合作的。在迈阿密时，他们曾携手四次闯入总决赛，并两度夺冠。

　　Even though Wade turns 36 in January and is coming off a season in which he shot a career-low 43.4 percent from the field, James vows the shooting guard has plenty left to contribute.

　　尽管韦德在明年一月即将年满36岁，且上赛季命中率达到生涯最低的43.4%，詹姆斯发誓这名得分后卫仍可以作出巨大贡献。

　　"He adds another championship DNA, another guy with high basketball IQ, another playmaker that can make plays and also make shots," James said. "That adds to our depth and we were already pretty deep. It adds even more depth and even more playmaking to our team, which obviously you guys saw last year he can still do."

　　“他的加入给我们队伍增添了又一枚总冠军DNA，又一名高球商的球员，又一名能传能投的进攻手。”詹姆斯说，“这增加了我们的球队深度，而我们本来就很有深度了。这使得我们队伍越发有深度、有侵略性。而显然，你们去年看到他依然能这样。”

　　Anyone talking to James on Wednesday could see that his spirits are bright as he opens up another season with Wade on his team after three years apart from one another.

　　周三，所有跟詹姆斯讲过话的人都能感受到他高昂的情绪，因为在阔别三年后他和韦德将再度在一个赛季中并肩作战。

　　"I guess I just missed playing ball, I guess," James said. "Or, the opportunity I have to lead a franchise once again and take guys to measures that they haven’t been before and hopefully I can try to take myself to places I haven’t been before and that’s why I’ve been training as much as I have over the last three months. So, I’m just enjoying life. This is a wonderful time. I mean, it’s 90 (degrees) in September in Cleveland. How could you not be happy?"

　　“我想我只是太想念打球的感觉了，”詹姆斯说，“或者说，是我有机会再次掌控全场，带领球员们进行他们此前从未尝试过的训练。希望我也能竭尽所能达到前所未有的高度，这也是我在过去三个月里拼尽全力进行训练的原因。因此，我只是在享受生活。这是一段美妙的时光。我的意思是，九月的克利夫兰有90华氏度呢。怎么能不高兴呢?”