WINNER: CLEVELAND, MIAMI, AND DETROIT. Call them the "Flawed Contenders Club." Each has aspirations to win the East, but all three have major weaknesses that will have to be addressed at the trade deadline. The Iverson deal just made that a whole lot easier, because Miller and Smith will both be available if the price is right — i.e., another expiring contract. 赢家：克里夫兰骑士、迈阿密热火以及底特律活塞，他们是"有竞争力不过也有缺点的 球队"。他们都渴望能在东区称王，但他们三队分别都有主要的缺点，必须在交易底限前就 进行紧急处理。AI交易案让这整件事变得简单许多，因为如果代价合理 - 也就是说另一张 即将到期的合约 - Miller和Smith这两位球员都有可能轻易得手。 Miller especially could pique the interest of the Heat, as they'd gladly offer James Posey's expiring contact and a few other trinkets in return for a point guard with a pulse. You could include some Western teams on this list as well, but one presumes a quid pro quo between Denver and Philly that the Sixers wouldn't trade Miller back to the West. Miller尤能引起热火的兴趣，他们将会很乐意拿出J.Posey即将到期的合约以及其他鸡 肋来换取这位活力十足的优秀控卫。你也能把某些西区球队放在这张名单上，但有人推测 丹佛和费城间私下有个协议，禁止七六人将Miller送回西区。 LOSER: THE CLIPPERS. They finished second in the Iverson sweepstakes, and for their consolation prize they get … nothing! The Clippers' unwillingness to part with guard Shaun Livingston may look foolish if he doesn't turn into a star. Considering he's made little or no progress on that road in his three NBA seasons, one wonders if the Clippers took a bigger risk by keeping him than by sending him to Philly as part of a package for Iverson. 输家：洛杉矶快艇。他们在AI争夺战中以第二名作收，而他们所拿到的安慰奖是...啥 都没有！如果S.Livingston未来没能顺利蜕变成为一位明星球员，那这次快艇不愿意将他 纳入交易条件中而导致在AI争夺战中失利或许就是相当愚蠢的一个错误抉择。考虑到他在 进入NBA三个球季以来只有一点点甚至完全没有进步的情况，我们难免会感到讶异，快艇选 择将他留下而不把他和其他球员一起打包送到费城去换回AI未免也太冒险了。 WINNER: VINCE CARTER. The Sixers' loss is New Jersey's gain. With Iverson off to the Western Conference, it means the top vote-getter among Eastern Conference guards now won't be able to start for the East in February's All-Star Game. Instead, the no. 3 guy on the list — Carter — is on track join Dwyane Wade for the festivities in Las Vegas. 赢家：VC。七六人的损失就是纽泽西篮网的收获。AI被送到西区意味着这位目前暂居 全明星赛东区後卫票选第一名的超级巨星将无法在明年二月的全明星赛代表东区先发，而 目前票数暂居第三VC将可以顺理成章取而代之，和The Flash一同在拉斯维加斯举办的年度 盛宴中担任东区的先发後卫。 It's a huge boon for Carter since he might not have made the team otherwise — not with the seasons Gilbert Arenas, Michael Redd, Chauncey Billups, and Joe Johnson are having. Incidentally, Iverson's votes transfer over to the West, where he is now in a close third behind Houston's Tracy McGrady. The runner-up may not make the squad at all, as stars such as Steve Nash, Chris Paul, Tony Parker, and Baron Davis also reside in the West. 这对VC来说无疑是极大的恩赐，否则考虑到G.Arenas、M.Redd、枪蜥和鹰王J.J等球员 本季优异的表现，或许他将无法顺利入选东区明星队。顺带一提，AI所获得的选票将随着 他的转队一起转到西区，而他现在的票数以些微差距落後在休士顿火箭的T-Mac之後暂居第 三位。但AI也不一定能入选西区明星队，因为两度获选MVP的Nash、CP3、趴车小弟和小钢 炮Davis等明星後卫也都隶属於西区。 LOSER: MINNESOTA. The T'wolves lose twice on this one. First, they lose because they weren't able to secure Iverson's services, and he would have paired with Kevin Garnett to give this floundering franchise a ray of hope. Second, they lose on another front, because Garnett is likely to go the same route Iverson did and demand a trade in the near future. Now that his management has proven it cannot come up with the goods to get him quality help, there's no point in holding off any longer. 输家：明尼苏达灰狼，他们在这一役输了两回。首先，他们因为没办法满足AI的冠军 梦而失败，他和KG并肩作战只足以给予这支不上不下的二流球队一丝丝力争上游的希望。 第二，KG或许在不久的将来就会循AI模式要求球队将他交易至一支具有冠军希望的球队。 经由这件事情，灰狼的管理阶层已经被证明没有给予KG质量兼具的帮助的能力，所以他也 没有继续待在这支没有希望的球队继续打拼的理由了。 WINNER: CHICAGO. And because Minnesota didn't land Iverson, not only can we forecast a Kevin Garnett Sweepstakes around the corner ... we can also predict a winner. The Bulls have been stockpiling assets with this very idea in mind, as Garnett would be a perfect fit for their already fearsome lineup. The only thing that could have derailed their plan was Garnett getting a teammate like Iverson, and with it renewed belief that the T'wolves could compete. Now that the possibility has been crushed, Chicago might be the next team to celebrate a big midseason deal for a superstar. 赢家：芝加哥公牛。因为灰狼无法顺利网罗AI，所以我们不仅可以预期在不久的将来 就会再有另一场KG争夺战的出现...还可以顺便猜测谁将是赢家。因为认定KG将会让他们原 本就令人害怕的阵容变得无懈可击，公牛早已经囤积了相当多可供交易的球员。唯一可能 会打乱公牛全盘计画的情况就是KG能获得像AI这样等级的队友的帮助，因为灰狼将会再次 拥有一搏总冠军的希望。不过现在那可能性已不复存在，所以公牛或许将继金块之後成为 下一支能在季中藉由交易迎接超级巨星加盟的幸运队伍。 --

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