本赛季NBA季后赛第二轮已经开始，在这个关键时刻，ESPN记者爆料：杜兰特和欧文将在休赛期一起加盟尼克斯。
"If we're ranking teams heading into the offseason, New York probably has the best tools in the toolshed," one Western Conference executive said. "Maybe they get it right this time."一位西区经理：“如果我们排一下进入休赛期以后的球队状况排名，尼克斯很可能处于最佳的位置，可能这一次尼克斯做对了。”
It's easier to find street parking in Manhattan than it is to find an NBA executive, player or coach who doesn't think Durant is going to sign with the Knicks in July.
在纽约曼哈顿找个街头停车场都比在联盟当中找个球队经理或者球员或者教练认为杜兰特不会和尼克斯签约容易。
Some of Durant's former teammates think it's going to happen, per ESPN sources. Several of his current teammates have told friends that they think it's going to happen, sources said. Opposing agents believe it's a fait accompli: "Just a matter of putting pen to paper," is how one agent of another top free agent in the 2019 free-agent class put it.
一些杜兰特的前队友认为杜兰特会和尼克斯签约，一些他的现队友已经告诉他们的朋友，他们认为杜兰特会和尼克斯签约。其他经纪人认为这已经是个既定事实了，只是需要拿笔签字而已，一位顶级自由球员的经纪人这么描述杜兰特的情况。
One opposing executive monitoring Durant's situation closely believes that the opportunity to win in New York -- and push the notion that he jumped on the bandwagon to win rings in Oakland from the forefront of fans' consciousness -- is a pull for the two-time Finals MVP.
"Winning there would change the narrative around him," one executive said.
一位其他球队密切关注杜兰特情况的经理相信在纽约赢球可以改变球迷对于杜兰特加盟勇士捡冠军的印象
Multiple executives doing their homework on the free-agent class, though, fully expect Durant to sign with the Knicks and Irving to join him.
多位球队经理都预计杜兰特和欧文会一起和尼克斯签约。
During the regular season, some close to Durant suggested to people with a rooting interest in the Knicks that they should remain calm amid New York's struggles this season. This was seen by those familiar with the conversations as further proof that Durant intends to sign with the Knicks.
常规赛期间，靠近杜兰特的人表示尼克斯球员应该对尼克斯本赛季的挣扎保持冷静，这被熟悉这些对话的人视为杜兰特将签约尼克斯的又一证据。
They could go after Kawhi Leonard -- people close to Leonard saw New York as a possible destination for him prior to his trade to the Toronto Raptors -- but the general feeling around the league is that Leonard is more likely to end up with the Clippers or back in Toronto than a team in New York.
除此以外尼克斯还可以追求伦纳德，在伦纳德被交易去猛龙前，伦纳德的团队视尼克斯为可能的落脚点，不过目前联盟的感觉是伦纳德将在快船和猛龙之间2选1