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How Warriors have found gold at end of NBA draft
勇士如何在選秀裡找到明日之星?
OAKLAND – Long before he became a three-time NBA champion and three-time
All-Star, Draymond Green showed signs he could become great.
在Green真的拿到三次冠軍跟三次全明星之前，他很早就展現了這樣的徵兆。
It was six years ago, during Green’s pre-draft workout, and Warriors general
manager Bob Myers remembers one of the team’s assistant coaches saying Green
already is “one of the best defenders on our team.” Former Warriors
assistant general manager Travis Schlenk recalls Green blocking six
consecutive shots on perimeter players. And Myers hasn’t forgotten that Green
’s team won nearly every game partly because of his intensity and on-court
leadership.
那是六年前，在Green選秀前的練習，勇士總管Bob Myers記得隊上的一個助理教練說到
Green已經是"隊上最強的防守者之一"。前勇士助理總管Schlenk也記得那時候Green連續蓋
了六個火鍋，Myers也記得比賽時Green的那一隊幾乎贏了每一場比賽，就是因為他在場上
的競爭強度跟領導力。
So once the Warriors selected Green at No. 35 in the 2012 NBA draft, it did
not take long for Green to transform from a second-round pick to a proven
All-Star. Therefore, it only seemed fitting that Green has attended the team’
s pre-draft workouts this week. Green’s presence symbolized what’s possible
for the Warriors’ future No. 28 prospect.
所以，在2012年勇士在第35順位選到Green後，沒有多久，Green就從選秀第二輪蛻變成現
在的全明星選手。所以，看到Green參加這禮拜勇士的選秀前練習也就不意外了，Green代
表著勇士今年第28順位選秀未來有可能的樣子。
“It’s a great story. He should tell that story,” Myers said. “It doesn’t
matter what number you are in the draft. There’s a lot of guys in the second
round or late first who have become really good players.”
「這個故事真的很讚，他應該自己來說的，」Myers說。「在選秀的順位不代表甚麼，有很
多一輪末或是第二輪被選的後來成為很好的球員。」
Here’s another great story: the Warriors have helped those late-draft picks
become really good players.
還有另外一個故事：勇士幫助好幾個後面才被選上的新秀成為很讚的球員。
Three years after the Warriors selected forward Kevon Looney No. 30 in the
2015 NBA draft, he could field strong interest from the Warriors and other
teams as an unrestricted free agent. The same thing might happen to
second-year forward Patrick McCaw, who will be a restricted free agent two
years after the Warriors paid the Milwaukee Bucks for the rights to the 38th
pick that was used on McCaw.
2015年以第30順位選上的前鋒Kevon Looney在三年後，會是非受限FA，他的表現讓勇士及
其他隊伍有興趣簽他。同樣的，二年級生Patrick MaCaw，那年是勇士公鹿買來的第38順位
選秀，今年會成為受限FA。
Two years after they picked center Damian Jones at No. 30 on the 2016 NBA
draft, the Warriors expect Jones to have a significant role at the center
spot in his third season. A year after the Warriors paid Chicago $3.5 million
for a No. 38 pick on Jordan Bell, the Warriors could start Bell regularly
next season.
2016以第30順位選上的中鋒Damian Jones，勇士認為他會在接下來的第三年球季在中鋒上
扛起重要的角色。勇士去年付給公牛350萬鎂買來的Jordan Bell，勇士應該會在下一個球
季讓他規律上陣。
The Warriors sounded sheepish about telling this story. They remained mindful
that their three NBA championship titles runs in the past four years largely
hinges on having Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson and Green. After acquiring
Kevin Durant as a free agent in 2016, he has since collected two NBA titles
and two Finals MVP awards.
但是勇士球團好像不是很愛講這些事情，他們仍然謹記他們四年三冠主要是靠Curry，KT跟
Green。而且，在2016年招募了KD後，KD拿下兩冠，兩次FMVP。
“You can almost plug and play anybody into our system,” Warriors assistant
general manager Larry Harris said. “When you have four of the greatest
players in the world on our team, you can almost add any draft pick and go, ‘
Can he work?’”
「幾乎可以隨便放進一個球員就可以跟我們的團隊運作了，」勇士現任助理GM Larry
Harris說。「當你有四個世界上最偉大的球員在我們隊上，幾乎是選進任何一個球員就可
以放進去，然後看會不會成。」
Still, the Warriors have found those pieces work because of the qualities
each player has brought.
不過，勇士發現這樣的成功選秀還是因為每個球員的特質的關係。
The Warriors have become impressed with Looney’s strong fundamentals with
both defensive rotations and knowledge of personnel. They remain intrigued
with McCaw’s upside as a wing defender and shooter. They like Jones’
potential as a mobile post player. They have liked Bell’s athleticism,
passing and improved decision-making.
勇士隊Looney在籃球基本上的紮實功夫，像在防守輪轉及球員特性上，印象深刻。對於
McCaw在側翼的防守及外線感到興趣；他們喜歡Jones在禁區的機動性；他們喜歡Bell的運
動能力，傳球能力，以及日漸進步的決斷力。
The Warriors have suggested they also want to carve out a significant role
for the No. 28 pick, considering they only have a mid-level exception ($5.2
million) a bi-annual exception ($3.3 million) and veteran’s minimum
contracts to fill out their roster. With exception to Durant, the Warriors
are anticipating any combination of their pending free agents leaving,
including Looney, McCaw, Zaza Pachulia, Nick Young, JaVale McGee and David
West. And Myers said that Warriors majority owner Joe Lacob has given him
support to spend again in hopes to acquire draft picks.
勇士已經表示他們想要塑造出他們想要從今年的第28順位選秀中得到什麼樣的球員，基於
他們只有中產特例(520萬鎂)以及雙年度特例(330萬鎂)以及老將底薪可以用。除了KD外，
勇士球團已經考慮到他們的FA群可能的改變，包括Looney，McCaw，Zaza，Young，McGee跟
West。Myers說勇士老闆Joe Lacob會對勇士想要從選秀上想要找的球員給予支持。
It appears likely the Warriors hope to select a wing player that offers
defensive versatility. It will become an added bonus if they can shoot. After
all, the Warriors already have top-heavy talent to handle the latter need.
Still, the’ Warriors thought process also echoed Green’s recent commentary
on prioritizing the playoffs over the regular season: “There are 82-game
players. Then there are 16-game players.”
勇士似乎是希望可以找到側翼球員來增加勇士防守上的多樣性，當然若是有外線就更好。
畢竟，勇士已經有了明星球員來處理"外線"。然而，勇士球團也在思考，關於Green之前評
論說季後賽比季賽重要的話：「有可以打82場季賽的球員，然後有打那16場季後賽的球
員。」
“You’re not requiring that pick to necessarily go out and conquer the world
for you. What you’re asking for is to identify a player that can help you
with a certain skill level need that you have,” said NBA TV analyst Stu
Jackson, who will be part of the network’s draft coverage on Thursday. “It’
s incumbent upon the Golden State Warriors when you’re making that pick that
they find a guy they know is going to fill a need on a very good team.”
「不能想說挑個選秀然後就希望他上場打然後拿下冠軍，選秀要做的是找到對的球員，看
他有的特質是不是隊上所需要的，」NBA球評Stu Jackson說到，他將會部分負責本周的選
秀轉播。「勇士球團有這樣的責任，找到這樣的新秀，知道他的才能是勇士球隊所需要
的。」
The Warriors have done that in recent years because of their extensive
research. Harris noted, “if we could open up their chests and check their
heart, there wouldn’t be many mistakes in the draft.” So instead, Harris
has spent his time watching at least a G-League game, an NBA game and at
least three college games each week. Though the Warriors have spent the past
week hosting four pre-draft workouts, Harris suggested the team’s background
checks and interviews during the pre-draft combine play a larger factor in
their draft selection.
助理GM Harris注意到，勇士過去幾次選秀成功主要是因為做好研究的關係，「如果可以把
球員開腸剖肚看的話，那當然不會選錯。」所以，Harris每個禮拜至少看一場發展聯盟的
比賽，一場NBA比賽，跟至少三場大學比賽。過去幾周，辦了4次選秀前練習，Harris也建
議球團要做好背景調查，跟球員面試，這將會在選秀中扮演重要角色。
“We’ve been fortunate. If you put somebody in a good home, chances are they
are going to be reared and raised well. We get that opportunity here,” Myers
said. “We’re looking for people that love basketball that want to work
hard. Nobody that you draft, if they’re not willing to get better or
actually do get better, you actually failed on the pick. We want guys that
are going to work hard. We think we do a pretty good job of that.”
「我們過去幾年很幸運，若是幫球員找對球隊，他們會成長的很好，我們就是把握這樣的
機會，」Myers說。「我們找的是熱愛籃球，而且是願意努力的球員。選了一個普通球
員，若是他不願意努力，那就是浪費這個簽。我們希望選到的是願意去努力的，我認為我
們在那部分做的不錯。」
Myers then backtracked his praise.
Myers然後收回稱讚的那部分。
“We’re not perfect by any stretch,” he said. “Everybody can go back and
redraft. It’s a hard thing to do. People work very hard to get it right, but
you don’t get it right all the time. We’ve had some success. There are ones
we haven’t gotten right, too.”
「其實我們一點也不完美，」他說。「每個人都可以再回去選秀，再選個新的，但是那很
難。每個人都很努力想做到好，但是結果不見得盡如人意。我們有些方面成功，但是我們
也有做錯的地方。」
For all the praise the Warriors received for selecting Green at No. 35, Myers
noted the team had drafted Festus Ezeli beforehand at No. 30. Their recent
draft selections also have experienced varying hiccups.
勇士在以第35順位選到Green得到了多方讚美，但是Myers注意到他們以前也以第30順位選
了Festus Ezeli，他們最近幾次選秀也有碰到釘子的時候。
Looney played only a combined 58 games through his first two NBA seasons
because of hip injuries. Despite a breakout rookie season in the 2017 NBA
playoffs, McCaw lacked the same consistency in his second year before
suffering a spine contusion injury that kept him out for the last six
regular-season games and the first 15 playoff contests. Jones has mostly
played with the Warriors’ G-League team in Santa Cruz. And Bell showed
varying success with his defensive rotations and work habits.
Looney生涯前兩季總共只打了58場；儘管McCaw在2017年季後打的有聲有色，今年在他因背
傷之前的表現起起伏伏，受傷之後在正規賽季最後六場無法上場，前15場季後賽也是缺
席。Jones大部分時間在發展聯盟，而Bell在防守跟技巧上的表現仍有變化。
Still, the Warriors have helped those players address those weaknesses so
they can provide value.
然而，勇士球團仍幫助這些球員找出他們的缺點，所以才能幫助到球隊。
“They picked guys that fit the team really well,” said Oregon forward
MiKyle McIntosh, who worked out with the Warriors on Tuesday. “They picked
guys that added more defense and athleticism to the team. I think they’re
doing a great job of picking the guys. Normally, they don’t get a high draft
pick. They just try to utilize their draft pick and use it to pick guys that
would fit their system perfectly. Maybe they’re not high profile guys or No.
1 draft picks. But they are guys that come in and are hard workers.”
「他們選可以跟隊上融入的球員，」奧勒岡前鋒McIntosh說，他星期二的時候參加勇士的
試訓。「他們選可以幫助防守跟機動性的球員，我認為他們在這方面做得很棒。通常，勇
士不會有高順位簽，所以他們把這個簽的效能極大化，選擇可以跟他們的體系配合的選
手，他們不會是眾所矚目的選手或是狀元，但是會是願意進球隊努力的人。」
Will the Warriors find another player that has those same qualities? They had
one last workout on Wednesday in hopes for more clarity, which included
Kentucky shooting guard Hamidou Diallo, Cincinnati shooting guard Jacob
Evans, North Carolina State shooting guard Allerik Freeman, Virginia shooting
guard Devon Hall, Central Arkansas point guard Jordan Howard and Duke
shooting guard Gary Trent Jr.
所以今年勇士會找到一個有這樣特質的新秀嗎？他們在星期三做了最後一次試訓，希望可
以得到更多線索，其中包括肯塔基得分後衛Hamidou Diallo，辛辛那提得分後衛Jocob
Evans，北卡州大得分後衛Allerik Freeman，維吉尼亞得分後衛Devon Hall，阿肯色中央
州大控衛Jordan Howard以及杜克得分後衛Gary Trent Jr.。
Green watched those workouts as well, providing a visible reminder on the
importance of not downplaying the significance of a late draft pick.
Green也看了這些試訓，也再次提醒了不要低估低位選秀的重要性。
“He stopped saying that. Now he’s got his respect that he’s looking for,”
Myers said of Green. “He’ll still bring it up when it’s appropriate.”
「他來了然後就說了那些。所以，他現在得到了他想要的尊重，」Myers說到Green。「時
機到了他就會再把這事拿出來說。」
That time could be now.
現在就是時候了。