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How DeMarcus Cousins makes Warriors’ starting lineup even more dangerous
Cousins的加入如何讓勇士陣容更具威脅?
SACRAMENTO – A day after the Los Angeles Lakers acquired the NBA’s best
player, the Warriors acquired a starter that will give them a starting lineup
that resembles a team USA Roster.
在湖人剛拿到NBA的最佳球員LBJ僅一天後，勇士隊拿到了一個先發球員，那讓勇士將來排
出的陣容就像是美國籃球代表隊。
So, the Lakers brought back playoff aspirations after agreeing to a
four-year, $154 million deal with LeBron James. The Warriors countered with
bolstering their championship fortunes by convincing All-Star center DeMarcus
Cousins to accept a one-year deal on their taxpayer mid-level exception worth
$5.3 million on Monday. The Warriors’ starting lineup now has a combined 25
NBA All-Star appearances.
所以，在湖人簽下4年一億5400萬鎂給LBJ，湖人看到了打季後賽的希望。不過，勇士星期
一用中產特例簽下了全明星中鋒DeMarcus Cousins予以反擊。勇士現在先發球員總計有25
次在NBA明星名單內。
With Cousins joining Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant, Klay Thompson and Draymond
Green in the starting lineup, the Elias Sports Bureau noted the Warriors
became the first team since the 1975-76 Boston Celtics to boast a starting
lineup that featured entirely All-Stars from the previous season.
Cousins加入Curry，KD，KT跟Green，這將會是繼1975-76的Celtics之後的第一個隊伍有先
發球員全是上一季的NBA全明星。
Curry的推特截圖:https://imgur.com/OXIdwUN.jpg
"The 3rd splash Brother。Let’s go"
「第三位浪花兄弟，我們衝啊！」
Curry was not exaggerating.
Curry一點都沒有誇張。
Cousins averaged 25.2 points and 12.9 rebounds last season with the New
Orleans Pelicans while shooting 47 percent from the field and 35.4 percent
from 3-point range. All of a sudden, it might no longer become safe just to
allow the Warriors’ starting center an open look to account for their
Al-Star players. That often became the strategy when the Warriors leaned on
either a plodding center (Zaza Pachulia) or an energetic big (JaVale McGee).
Cousins can score in the post, along the elbows and from the perimeter. In
addition, Cousins offers a defensive presence that complements the team’s
intensity that Green, Durant and Thompson normally fuel.
Cousins上季在鵜鶘，場均25.2分，12.9籃板，命中率47趴，三分線35.4趴。突然間，放空
擋給勇士的先發中鋒然後去防守其他勇士明星似乎不再是個安全的選擇。那是之前其他隊
伍常用的手段，要嘛放空給動作不快的Zaza，不然就是放空給活力十足的大個McGee。
Cousins可以在禁區，罰球線兩端，以及外圍都可得分。此外，他可以幫助Green，KD以及
KT在防守上的強度。
And the Warriors landed Cousins only a day after losing McGee, who had
accepted a one-year, veteran’s minimum deal with the Lakers.
勇士在沒得到McGee一天後簽下了Cousins。
With Durant agreeing to a “one-plus-one” deal that will net him a max $30
million next season, the Warriors saved $5 million in salary as opposed to
what Durant could have made in 2018-19 ($35 million) had he agreed to a
two-year deal with a player option on a third season. It might be a stretch
to say the Warriors spent money on Cousins because of Durant’s paycut.
Warriors general manager Bob Myers maintained the team would use the taxpayer
mid-level exception so long as that players’ talent justified the subsequent
$20 million in luxury taxes.
勇士用"1+1"方式簽下KD讓KD下季的薪水到達3000萬鎂，這讓勇士省下了500萬鎂，相比KD
大可用兩年約加第三年球員選擇，他2018-19球季可以拿3500萬鎂。勇士好像用KD減薪的錢
來簽Cousins，這樣講好像有點超過。勇士總管Myers用了中產例外來簽，只要球員的潛力
有價值讓球隊為此多付2000萬的豪華稅。
The Warriors considered Cousins worth that price after averaging 21.5 points
on 46 percent shooting and 11.0 rebounds through eight NBA seasons, making
four All-Star appearances and winning an Olympic gold medal in the 2016 Rio
Olympics.
勇士認為Cousins值那個價，8年NBA，場均21.5分，46趴命中率，11個籃板，四次全明
星，2016年里約奧運金牌。
Cousins has struck friendships with all of the Warriors’ four All-Stars on
the U.S. Olympic team. All of them sans Curry played for Team USA in the 2016
Rio Olympics, and Cousins teamed up with Curry and Thompson on Team USA in
the 2014 FIBA World Championships in Spain. Therefore, it is not surprising
the Warriors’ stars actively vouched for Cousins to the front office, league
sources told Bay Area News Group. Durant and Green also jokingly teased
Cousins by posting photos on their Instagram account that showed Cousins
trying to charge into the Warriors’ locker room following an in-game scuffle
with Durant last season.
Cousins在奧運時跟勇士四名全明星有了交情，2016年除了Curry沒打奧運，其他人都打
了；2014的西班牙世界籃球錦標賽Cousins跟Curry及KT是美國隊球員。因此，勇士的明星
們跟制服組幫Cousins打包票。KD跟Green也在IG上取笑Cousins，po了張去年因為跟KD在賽
中有些衝突，賽後Cousins想要闖進勇士休息室的照片。
“I think DeMarcus is the best big man in the game,” Green said during the
2016-17 campaign. “A lot of times, people don’t give him that credit. A
part of it is they try to downplay his status because of his reputation of
getting technical fouls and things like that. But he is the best big man in
the game, hands down. It’s always interesting to watch and interesting to
play against and play with. He’s so incredibly talented.”
「我認為表弟是目前NBA裡最好的大個子，」Green在2016-17球季中說到。「大部分時間人
們都沒有給表弟功勞。一部分原因是因為他的名聲，像是很多技術犯規，所以沒給表弟好
的評估。不過，毫無疑問，他是最好的大個子。看他打球，跟他同隊打或是不同隊打都很
有趣，他的天賦之高令人難以想像。」
Therefore, the Warriors feel they have an answer for two potential question
marks about Cousins’ arrival.
因此，勇士對Cousins的兩個潛在問題似乎已經成竹在胸。
What about Cousins’ health?
Cousins的健康狀況
Cousins missed the final 34 regular-season games and the entire postseason
after tearing his left Achilles tendon on Jan. 26 against Houston. Though NBA
players have historically struggled returning from those injuries, it
typically takes six to eight months to return. So, Cousins could return as
early as the beginning with training camp. With the Warriors prioritizing
health with all their star players, they have the luxury and foresight to
push back his return with a conservative timetable and workload.
在一月26號面對火箭時，Cousins的阿基里斯腱斷裂，讓他在最後34場比賽及整個季後賽缺
席。雖然有許多例子顯示球員在這樣的傷勢之後打的很掙扎，通常這樣的傷勢要花6到8個
月才能回到場上。所以，Cousins大概最快回來的時候大概會在訓練營開始的時候。不過勇
士通常會把球員的健康擺在首位，所以球團應會把回歸推遲，會用比較保守的時間表跟負
荷量給Cousins。
What about Cousins’ behavior?
Cousins的行為
Cousins has received 115 technical fouls and 14 ejections through his
eight-year NBA career. Despite playing in only 48 games last season, Cousins
still ranked 14th in the NBA in technicals (nine) along with two ejections.
Still, the Warriors have experience handling Green (15 technicals) and Durant
(14) when they had issues with the officiating. The Warriors have mostly
argued their intensity provides more long-lasting benefits than short-term
consequences. The Warriors also believe their talent and organizational
stability will help Cousins show the best version of himself.
8年球季，Cousins總共拿了115次技術犯規，14次判驅逐。雖然上個賽季只打了48場。他也
拿了9次技術犯規，兩次驅逐，在NBA排名第14。不過，勇士在處理Green(15次技術犯規)
跟KD(14次)有充分的經驗，勇士認為這樣競爭的強度對球隊來說，長期的好處遠大於短期
的後果。勇士也認為他們的天份以及球隊的穩定度會把Cousins帶到更好的層級。
To think, the Warriors previously spent the first day of free agency losing
out on potential targets.
現在再回想，勇士在FA開市第一天喪失了他們所有想簽的球員。
The Warriors had limited purchasing power to acquire free agents, which may
explain why they missed on Trevor Ariza (one-year, $15 million with Phoenix)
and Tyreke Evans (one-year, $12 million with Indiana). But the Warriors
plucked Cousins despite interest from both the Los Angeles Lakers and New
Orleans Pelicans because of their championship equity.
勇士可以用的銀彈有限，所以也解釋了為何沒簽到Ariza(一年1500萬，太陽)跟Tyreke
Evans(一年1200萬，溜馬)。但是，勇士的冠軍本質，簽下讓湖人跟鵜鶘都有興趣的
Cousins。
The Warriors made a steeper investment on that down payment, throwing
opposing teams scrambling on how to bolster their roster. Those teams will
likely feel just as helpless next season when they try to either score or
defend against the Warriors’ new starting lineup.
勇士下了個重手，打亂了其他各隊補強的計畫。其他隊下個球季可能在面對勇士新的先發
陣容可能會有點無助。