It's what the United States military uses to show just how dicey things are for America and any given moment.

美國軍方就是用它來顯示美國和任何特定時刻的情況是多麼的危險。

DEFCON five is the most peaceful.

DEFCON五是最和平的。

DEFCON one is basically total nuclear annihilation, and I'm not sure exactly where Hot Mess is on the sliding scale.

DEFCON一基本上是全面核毀滅，我也不知道熱亂到底在哪一個等級。

But I do know that's where you're gonna find the Houston Rockets, who are one of the more tumultuous year and a half runs anyone has seen in recent MBA memory.

但我知道，你會在那裡找到休斯敦火箭隊，他們是最近MBA記憶中任何人都會看到的更動盪的一年半運行之一。

Remember, it was last July that Houston traded in a mountain of its assets to swap Chris Paul for Russell Westbrook.

還記得去年7月，休斯敦用堆積如山的資產換來了克里斯-保羅，換來了拉塞爾-威斯布魯克。

That started a domino of events that included trading Clint Capela going all in on micro ball, an injury to Westbrook, a flame out in the MBA bubble, the departure of innovative coach Mike D'Antoni, the departure of former executive the year Daryl Morey.

這引發了多米諾骨牌事件，包括交易克林特-卡佩拉全身心投入微球、威斯布魯克受傷、MBA保麗龍熄火、創新教練邁克-德安東尼離職、前年度執行長達里爾-莫雷離職。

And finally, this past week, reports of James Harden and Russell Westbrook being so deeply dissatisfied that Harden has questioned its direction.

最後，在過去的一週，關於詹姆斯-哈登和拉塞爾-威斯布魯克深感不滿的報道，以至於哈登對其方向產生了質疑。

While Russ, according to the athletic, has asked for a trade, this is not the kind of chaos that typically produces championships.

雖然根據競技的說法，拉斯已經要求交易，但這不是那種通常產生冠軍的混亂。

In fact, since the rockets were quote a hamstring away from beating Golden State a few years ago, their chances of winning a title have only seemed to diminish.

事實上，自從幾年前火箭被引用一根筋擊敗金州之後，他們奪冠的機會似乎只減不增。

And now the organization is that an extremely uncomfortable crossroads that got even more uncomfortable yesterday, which was ruses 32nd birthday.

而現在的組織就是那個極不舒服的十字路口，昨天更不舒服了，那是羅斯32歲的生日。

The Team Twitter account posted this upward, although the response was amazing.

隊推特賬號向上發佈了這個消息，雖然反應很驚人。

Our friend worldwide Joab.

我們全球的朋友約伯。

They got the we need to talk and brought over a cake.

他們得到了我們需要談談，並帶來了一個蛋糕。

Also, this one read the room, and dude, he doesn't even like you guys and this one with Thunder GM Sam Pressey.

還有，這個讀房，哥們兒，他都不喜歡你們，還有這個雷霆總經理薩姆-普雷西。

Well, yeah, you get it.

嗯，是的，你明白了。

Meanwhile, over on Instagram, ESPN posted a clip of Stephen A.

與此同時，在Instagram上，ESPN發佈了一段斯蒂芬?

Smith saying that Russ and James quote don't want to play with each other anymore.

史密斯說，拉斯和詹姆斯報價不想再和對方玩了。

To which Russ actually replied in the comments.

對此，拉斯居然在評論中回覆了。

It's my birthday, but I should say this is completely fabricated.

今天是我的生日，但我應該說這完全是捏造的。

You all have a good night.

你們都有一個美好的夜晚。

To further prove his point, Russ also got into the comments on Harden's I G.

為了進一步證明自己的觀點，拉斯還對哈登的I G進行了評論。

Replying.

回覆：

Appreciate it.

欣賞它。

Brody, after James also wished him a happy birthday, although when TMZ caught up with Russ later in the evening having a birthday dinner with his wife and some friends, at an L.

布羅迪，在詹姆斯也祝他生日快樂之後，雖然當TMZ抓住拉斯晚些時候與他的妻子和一些朋友一起吃生日晚餐，在L。

A restaurant.

餐廳。

Harden was not in attendance anyway, even if there isn't an ounce of friction between Russ and James as friends.

反正哈登沒有出席，即使拉斯和詹姆斯作為朋友之間沒有一絲摩擦。

Clearly, there are more issues with them playing together than they had hoped.

顯然，他們在一起玩的問題比他們希望的要多。

Russell Westbrook reportedly wants to get back to an offense where he has the ball in his hands more and where everyone on the team is equally accountable.

據報道，拉塞爾-威斯布魯克希望回到一個他更多地將球掌握在自己手中的進攻中去，而且球隊中的每個人都要平等地承擔責任。

It's not clear if those things can happen in Houston, but it's also not clear if the Rockets could really trade Westbrook, either.

不知道這些事情能否在休斯敦發生，但也不知道火箭是否真的可以交易威斯布魯克。

Russ is indeed now 32 years old, and while earlier this year he played some of the best basketball of his career, that's still a warning.

拉斯現在確實已經32歲了，雖然今年早些時候他打出了職業生涯最好的籃球，但這仍然是一個警告。

Light age for any player who's game is built on his athleticism, especially one with several knee and leg injuries under his belt.

對於任何一個遊戲建立在他的運動能力上的球員來說，尤其是一個膝蓋和腿部受過幾次傷的球員來說，年齡都很輕。

And that warning light flashes especially high.

而且那個警示燈閃得特別高。

Once you figure in his contract.

一旦你算上他的合同，

He is owed 132 6 million dollars over the next three season and has a $47 million player option in the 2022 23 season.

他在未來三個賽季被拖欠132 6百萬美元，並在2022 23賽季擁有4700萬美元的球員選項。

Is another team gonna want to trade for that?

有其他球隊會想用它來交易嗎？

Are they going to ask that Houston which already attached a bunch of assets just to get Russ now attach a fume or to get rid of him.

他們是否會要求休斯敦已經附加了一堆資產，只是為了得到拉斯，現在附加了一個煙霧或擺脫他。

Then again, can Houston afford not to trade him if he really is so unhappy?

不過話說回來，如果他真的這麼不開心，休斯頓能不交易他嗎？

The answer to that depends on where, On the whole def con scale, you think the Rockets air trending.

答案要看在哪裡，在整個防守康的尺度上，你認為火箭隊的氣勢。

Will new GM Rafael Stone and new coach Stephen Silas be able to cool things down enough to keep the core of the team together?

新任總經理拉斐爾-斯通和新教練斯蒂芬-西拉斯能否給球隊降溫，讓球隊核心保持團結？

Or do Rockets fans need to head to their bomb shelters, preparing for the whole thing to explode?

還是說火箭隊的球迷需要前往防空洞，準備整件事情的爆炸？

So, Zach, if there is a situation where the Rockets choose to move Russ, what move makes the most sense for him?

那麼，扎克，如果有一種情況下，火箭隊選擇轉移拉斯，對他來說，什麼舉動最合理？

Well, if he wants to play a Rust Ball and Oklahoma City style ball, it's not gonna be a for a contender.

好吧，如果他想打出鏽球和俄克拉荷馬城式的球風，那就不會是為了爭奪者。

So you can cross mostly contenders off the list.

所以你可以把大部分競爭者從名單上劃掉。

But I think the opposite question is the more interesting one.

但我覺得反面的問題才更有意思。

What makes sense for the Rockets?

對火箭隊來說，什麼才是合理的？

Because if you really want to talk, Def Con one Def Con one is when James Harden request to trade and if you just salary Dump rushed to the Knicks like that's possibly could just salary dump into the Knicks.

因為如果你真的要談，防守康一防守康一是當詹姆斯-哈登要求交易的時候，如果你只是薪資傾銷衝到尼克斯一樣，那有可能只是薪資傾銷到尼克斯。

You could trade them to Charlotte for Nick Batum, expiring contract and maybe nothing else or something else.

你可以用他們去夏洛特換來尼克-巴圖姆，到期的合同，也許什麼都沒有，或者別的什麼。

You know what?

你知道嗎？

Signal that sense that James Harden.

信號，感覺詹姆斯-哈登。

It's time to get out of here.

是時候離開這裡了。

Houston needs to get back really stuff, or at least a semblance of real stuff, and they cannot afford to give up any more draft picks or we write.

休斯敦需要找回真正的東西，或者至少是半點真正的東西，他們不能再放棄任何選秀權，否則我們寫。

We right away move to the next phase of this drama, which is that hard and looks around and says, Wait, that's all you got for Russell Westbrook So we could talk about what fits Russ.

我們馬上進入這個戲劇的下一個階段，這是很難的，並環顧四周，說，等等，這就是你對拉塞爾-威斯布魯克的一切，所以我們可以談論什麼適合拉斯。

What team could fit Russ?

什麼球隊能適合拉斯？

What makes sense for him?

對他來說，什麼才是合理的？

But the more interesting question is the flip side.

但更有趣的問題是反面。

Can Houston find a deal that makes sense for them and appeases their franchise player?

休斯敦能不能找到一個對他們有意義的交易，並安撫他們的加盟球員？

Yeah, look, I like that Charlotte ideas act because he's the brand.

是啊，你看，我喜歡夏洛特的想法行為，因為他是品牌。

He's the signature athlete for Brand Jordan.

他是品牌喬丹的招牌運動員。

Um, I think that he's That's the exact kind of spot where you could see he would become the focal point of that team.

嗯，我認為他的 這是確切的位置，你可以看到 他將成為該團隊的焦點。

That's that's kind of the way he had in Oklahoma City, where he had his best years where he was an M V P.

這就是他在俄克拉荷馬城的那種方式，在那裡他有他最好的歲月，在那裡他是一個M V P。

That makes sense for the Hornets in the sense that, especially Michael Jordan, because you land a big star like this.

這對黃蜂隊來說是有意義的，尤其是邁克爾-喬丹，因為你登陸了一個這樣的大明星。

It reminds me a little of when we were talking about what the Clippers could get for Blake Griffin when they signed him to that five year deal.

這讓我想起了當我們在討論快船隊簽下布雷克-格里芬五年合約時，能得到什麼。

You're probably not gonna find anybody who wants to take on that many years and that much money for a player that, frankly, you need to build your team around to justify playing that much money.

你可能找不到任何人願意為一個球員承擔那麼多年和那麼多錢，說實話，你需要圍繞著你的球隊來建立你的球隊，以證明打那麼多錢。

But the Detroit Pistons, who aren't going to get a star in free agency if they could trade for him and keep him there for five years, the length of his deal, actually is an asset.

但底特律活塞隊，如果能用他交易，並讓他在那裡呆上五年，他的合約長度，其實是一種資產，他們不會在自由市場得到一個明星。

So I I like the idea of Charlotte, if that's where if Russia wants to go someplace, but I actually think it's just gonna be hard for anything to happen here, and they might just have to figure out how to play together.

所以我喜歡夏洛特的想法，如果那是如果俄羅斯想去的地方，但實際上我認為這裡很難發生任何事情，他們可能只能想辦法一起玩。

Unless, as Zach says, the doomsday scenario, James Harden wants out, too.

除非像扎克說的那樣，末日場景，詹姆斯-哈登也想退出。

Yeah, I mean, it is complicated, and, of course, it's a short off season.

是的，我的意思是，這很複雜，當然，這是一個短暫的淡季。

But during this off season.

但在這個淡季。

Everyone is kind of in different places.

每個人都是那種在不同的地方。

We saw it last night ruses in Los Angeles.

我們昨晚在洛杉磯看到了它的詭計。

So those face to face meetings where you can kind of cool the temperature are a little harder to have right now.

所以，那些可以算是降溫的面對面會議，現在是比較難有的。

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