原文網址：
https://www.latimes.com/sports/story/2019-11-26/pelicans-brandon-ingram-turning
-in-all-star-effort
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Column: Brandon Ingram turning in All-Star effort with Pelicans
專欄：IG正努力轉變成鵜鶘的全明星
SALT LAKE CITY —
Brandon Ingram won’t leave the court.
IG不會離開球場的。
The New Orleans Pelicans just lost to the Utah Jazz. Ingram and his team put
together a furious second-half comeback but they couldn’t make enough shots
or get enough stops. As Pelicans players meander over to the other side of
the court to talk with friends and former teammates on the Jazz, Ingram waits
in the corner of the court closest to the New Orleans locker room.
紐澳良鵜鶘剛剛輸給了猶他爵士。IG跟他的隊友們在下半場狂怒回歸，但是卻沒能做好進
攻和防守。當鵜鶘的球員們蜿蜒穿過球場的另一端，與他們轉到爵士的前隊友們說話時，
IG待在了球場最靠近客隊更衣室的那個角落等待。
One by one, as players file off the court, Ingram is the last face they see —
one last handshake, one last high-five, one final “nice job” as the team
heads to the locker room to process what happened.
當球隊往更衣室移動時，隊友們一個接一個離開了球場，IG會留在最後面跟大家 - 最後一
個握手、最後一個擊掌、最後一句"幹得好"。
“It’s something Tim Duncan used to do. Obviously, he has really high
character,” Ingram told The Times after that loss. “I know that if I’m
doing that, I’ll have guys here that know that I still have their backs. I’
m still here, win or lose, never get too high, never get too low.
「這是微笑TD以前在做的事情，顯然他的人品高尚，我知道當我做這些事情的時候，我會
得到這些人的支持認可。我一直都在這裡，不論輸贏都不會表現得太興奮或是太沮喪。」
IG在輸球後這樣跟記者說。
“I’m here regardless.”
「無論如何，我會待在這裡。」
Thirteen games into his stint with the New Orleans Pelicans, and it’s clear
that Ingram will be “here” for a long time. There’s no doubt that if
Ingram stays healthy this season, a maximum, four-year contract worth around
$130 million is waiting for him this summer.
在鵜鶘打了13場比賽下來，很明顯IG將會留在這裡很長一段時間。毫無疑問地，只要IG今
年能保持健康，明年夏天將會有一份價值130M的四年頂薪合約等著他。
Like a fish moved from a bowl to a pond, Ingram’s grown as he’s been given
more responsibility, more shots — things that wouldn’t have happened if he
were still sharing a locker room with LeBron James in Los Angeles.
水往低處流、人往高處爬，IG在他肩負更多責任、得到更多的開火權之後有了成長，這是
如果他繼續留在LA待在LBJ身邊不會發生的事情。
While most eyes will be on Anthony Davis’ return to New Orleans on
Wednesday, it’ll also be the Lakers’ first chance to see what they lost —
a player who is turning into a star himself.
當世人皆注目於AD即將在禮拜三重返紐奧良的同時，這也是湖人首次有機會了解到他們失
去了什麼，一個即將成為明星的球員。
Ingram’s in the top 10 in the NBA in scoring, averaging 26.1 points per
game. He’s one of three players in the league to average at least 26 points,
seven rebounds and four assists. The other two? Dallas Mavericks “Wonderboy”
Luka Doncic and reigning MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo of the Milwaukee Bucks.
IG目前以場均26.1分排在聯盟得分榜前10名內，他是聯盟裡唯三可以場均拿下26分7籃板
及4助攻的球員。另外兩位是誰？達拉斯獨行俠的神奇小子077以及密爾瓦基公鹿的現任
MVP字母哥。
It’s not like the Lakers could’ve waited to find out what Ingram could
become, either. Ingram’s inclusion in the deal that netted the team their
second superstar was always going to include Ingram. He was a must.
湖人並不是沒有耐心等待IG成長。只是為了網羅他們的第二位超級球星，IG一直出現在湖
人交易案的包裹名單中，對方非要他不可。
Ingram is not mad that his three years with the Lakers ended with plenty of
losing, role changes and trade rumors.
IG並沒有對他在湖人這三年的一堆敗績、角色轉變還有交易流言感到怨懟。
“I have respect for the organization because they drafted me,” Ingram said.
“They made my dreams come true.”
「我很尊敬這個團隊，因為他們選中了我，他們讓我美夢成真。」IG如此說道。
What the Lakers couldn’t provide was a space for Ingram to grow, at least
not after they signed James in free agency before the 2018 season. That,
combined with a landing spot in maybe the most offensively conducive system
in the NBA with Alvin Gentry and the Pelicans, has Ingram on the verge of an
All-Star berth.
湖人無法提供IG所需要的成長空間給他，至少在2018他們簽下身為自由球員的LBJ後無法
。但是隨著他落腳鵜鶘，一支有著可能是NBA最棒進攻體系的球隊還有教練Gentry，IG已
經摸到了聯盟巨星的邊了。
“But I don’t think it’s just coming from the Lakers. I think anybody that
comes here from any other team ... we allow a lot of stuff. We allow a lot of
freedom. That’s what I believe in,” Gentry told The Times. “I think it was
all of it. It was kind of a perfect storm for him. Hey, if you’ve got LeBron
James, you’re going to give him the ball.”
「我認為這不光只是湖人的問題而已，任何從其他隊伍轉來的人，我們都給了許多東西，
我相信我們給了他們很大的自由。我想那對IG來說應該要算是一場的很棒的風暴，如果你
的球隊拿到了LBJ，你不可能不把球權交給他處理的。」
Ingram has clearly asserted himself as the No. 1 offensive option for New
Orleans. Even after slow starts in his last three games, Ingram isn’t shy
about continuing to try to score.
IG已經確立了他在鵜鶘頭號得分手的地位。儘管在最近這三場比賽才慢慢開始，IG已經對
於持續的嘗試出手不會感到害羞了。
“He’s not going to ever stop,” Pelicans point guard Jrue Holiday said. “
He knows he’s a bucket. He knows they’ll eventually drop.”
「他不會停止腳步，」鵜鶘控衛Holiday表示。「他知道他投得進籃，他知道分數最終會
入袋的。」
註：be a bucket/basket是一句籃球場上的俚語，指當一個球員投進一個field goal或是
得到分數。
New Orleans is dropping more than ever from three-point range, where Ingram
is attempting 5.7 per game and making 45.9% — just one of four players in
the league to take five threes per game and make at least 45%.
鵜鶘靠三分球拿下的分數比以往賽季都要高，IG的場均三分出手次數達到5.7次，而且有
45.9%的命中率。聯盟裡只有四個人可以每場出手五次還保有45%的命中率。
Before this season, his deficiency from three-point range was considered a
major weakness and something he hoped to fix in the summer. But surgery to
remove blood clots from his shoulder cost him almost the entire offseason,
leaving him only a month of on-court work before the season began.
在這個球季以前，他偏弱的外線能力是個他希望可以在夏天修正的明顯缺點。可是去除他
肩膀血栓的手術佔據了他幾乎整個非賽季的時間，導致他在開季前只剩下一個月可以上場
練球。
“I was worried about that,” Gentry said. “But, you know, the minute he was
able to get on the court, man, he was putting in work. Unbelievable work.”
「我是滿擔心他的，可是只要他在場上的每一分每一秒，他都全力投入練習，不可思議的
練習。」Gentry表示。
Ingram said he changed his shot — he has a quicker release that’s less like
a slingshot. He’s also been empowered to take it whenever he’s open. He
only lacks improvement in his playmaking ability.
IG說他改變了他的投籃姿勢 他現在出手速度更快，比較不像彈弓了。他也被授權只要他
在空檔時就能出手。他只需要再加強他的控場能力就行。(這段感覺怪怪的我是不是有誤
解什麼？)
“He believes in his talent. That’s good,” Gentry said. “We’re going to
continue to try and get him to understand that ball movement and passing and
cutting, he could do the same things with less work.”
「他相信自己的才能，這樣很好，我們會持續試著幫助他理解球的流動及傳球跟斷球，他
能夠不用花太多力氣就做好同樣的事情。」
The willingness to learn is there. Gentry said Ingram’s the type of player
you can go to with mistakes on film right after a game. He wants to be great
and he knows honest critique is a part of that process.
他渴望學習，Gentry說IG是那種你可以在賽後拉著他去看錄影帶討論缺失的球員，他想要
變得更好，而且他知道想要擺脫拙劣，更上一層樓的不二法門，首先就是要明白自己的愚
蠢。(by安西老爹)