SI.com's Top 100 NBA Players of 2016
http://www.si.com/nba/top-100-nba-players-2016
本次球員：No.71 Paul Pierce No.70 Tristan Thompson
No.69 Hassan Whiteside No.68 Timofey Mozgov
此篇大部分為wohtp版友所翻譯(只有老皮是我翻的)，等等我也會把所得P幣給他，有想翻
譯不想排版的也可以寄給我，我可以代勞，一樣會給你P幣。
老皮什麼時候會回來呢，好想幫他上綠底白色
No.71
Paul Pierce
Clippers | Forward | Last year: 46
It seems impossible that a veteran, champion, and All-NBA mainstay would
surprise anyone some 17 years into his NBA career. Yet Pierce—chock full of
well-worn moves and fakes—will undoubtedly dupe defenders on a regular basis
again next season. Something in his game might be so slippery as to be
immortal.
這個奪冠過的全明星在經歷17年的NBA的生涯應該不是會再帶給我們什麼驚奇，但老皮
下一季還是可以用他用到爛的腳步、假動作還是可以愚弄防守者。在某些比賽還是可以看
到他老油條的打法。
文章斷了
2014-15: 11.9 PPG, 4 RPG, 2 APG, 44.7 FG%, 38.9 3P%
Advanced: 15.2 PER, Win Shares: 5.5
No.70
Tristan Thompson
Cavs | Forward | Last year: —
It’s good to be the king. It’s good to play with the King. Tristan Thompson,
Cleveland’s 24-year-old power forward, received newfound attention in
2014–15 thanks to the arrival of LeBron James, who immediately guided the
Cavaliers to their first Finals trip since ‘07. With key rotation pieces
seemingly dropping left and right due to injury, Thompson saw his role increase
substantially during the postseason, as he stepped into the starting lineup
for Kevin Love and logged heavy minutes. James excels at getting the most out
of his teammates, and Thompson was a willing muse: his high-energy approach,
uncanny ability to track offensive rebounds, and defensive mobility
consistently earned him high praise from James and appreciation from
Cleveland’s fans. Three seasons spent amassing pointless double-doubles on
losing, dysfunctional teams provided Thompson all the motivation he needed to
make the most of his new lease on basketball life.
當皇帝很好，跟著皇帝打球也不壞。Thompson，現年二十四，騎士隊的大前鋒，去年隨著
LBJ的歸來開始受到關注。因為球隊傷了很多人，去年季後賽他得以代替Kevin Love先發
，打了很多時間。LBJ擅長把隊友的大腿養粗，Thompson受益良多：他的活力打法、追逐
進攻籃板的嗅覺，還有防守端的機動力，不只皇上滿意，球迷也稱戴。在輸球爛隊刷了三
年的雙十，Thimpson現在更有動力想打好。
Thompson is ideally suited to life as a quality sixth man for Cleveland: he’s
not a go-to scorer, he’s certainly not a floor-stretcher, and he’s not a
playmaker for others. Plus, the James/Love/Timofey Mozgov frontline combination
should be absolutely devastating next season. But Thompson has proven himself
to be the type of player that you can’t keep off the court: he alternated
between defending the four and five, he fearlessly stepped out to the arc to
defend on high screens, and he helped James set a deliberated, controlled pace
by extending possessions through hustle plays. As of press time, Thompson
remains this summer’s top unsigned talent, as his agent, Rich Paul, is hoping
to leverage Thompson’s strong playoff play and chemistry with James into a
max deal that certainly overstates his actual value. That approach might
eventually prove successful, though, as losing Thompson next summer would
quality as a major hit to James’s championship dreams. – B.G.
Thompson最理想的位置應該是騎士隊的第六人：他不能自己拿球打掉，沒外線清不開空間
，也不會做球給隊友。而且明年騎士有James/Love/Mozgov的暴力前場。但是Thompson的
確是那種你捨不得換下場的球員：他四五號都能守；碰到高位擋人也不怕跟出三分線外；
LBJ要維持場上的冷靜進攻節奏更得靠他的拼命爭搶去保住球權。到截稿為止，Thompson
是今夏最大尾的未簽約球員。他的經紀人Rich Pual想藉著他在季後賽的傑出表現，以及
他與LBJ的契合度，給他換一份頂約——當然這肯定是敲竹槓。但是皇上的冠軍夢少不得
他，所以說不定騎士真會咬牙簽下去呢。
2014-15: 8.5 PPG, 8.0 RPG, 0.7 BPG, 54.7 FG%
Advanced: 15.6 PER, Win Shares: 6.8, +0.86 RPM
No.69
Hassan Whiteside
Heat | Center | Last year: —
Even without his track record of insubordination and immaturity, Whiteside’s
2014–15 performance would seem unbelievable on scale alone. A 25-year-old came
out of the basketball woodworks to average 17.8 points, 15.2 rebounds, and 3.9
blocks per 36 minutes. That seemed impossible in an age where digital tabs are
kept on most every prospect of note around the world—especially 7-footers who
have fluttered in and out of NBA training camps and the D-League system.
Whiteside simply fell through the cracks of some organizations and was
dismissed (for perfectly good reasons) in others.
且不說他一向幼稚不受教，光看Whiteside去年的數字，他的表現也令人難以置信。都二
十五歲了，之前也不曉得躲在哪個深山裡面，一出山就打出17.8分15.2板3.9鍋的per36高
效率。這年頭全世界哪個潛力新人沒有球探報告擺在網路上？他還是個七呎長人呢，在訓
練營和D-League也從沒打出來過。顯然有些球團漏掉了Whiteside，不過還有些是自願放
掉他的。（而且放得也合情合理。）
Whiteside seems a pain to work with. In 48 games last season, though, he left
Heat coach Erik Spoelstra no choice but to tolerate the ongoing headaches.
Players who produce like Whiteside are drafted in the top five, guarded as
franchise centerpieces, and given max deals. There is more healthy skepticism
in this particular case than there might be in some other young center’s
ascent, though all of that might soon be moot should Whiteside’s play endure.
His numbers are eye-popping, precedent-shattering and logic-quashing. There
might still be miles to go before Whiteside redeems his stat line with
consistent, winning basketball, though output in that magnitude would be a hell
of a place to start. – R.M.
Whiteside很難搞。但是去年那48場球，他讓熱火教練Spoelstra忍著偏頭痛也得用他。有
這種效率的球員應該是前五順位，球隊基石，頂薪簽約。當然Whiteside的風險是比平均
高了些啦。總之就看他能不能繼續繳出好成績，能不能把成績變成戰績了。
2014-15: 11.8 PPG, 10.0 RPG, 2.6 BPG, 62.8 FG%
Advanced: 26.2 PER, Win Shares: 5.3, +0.68 RPM
No.68
Timofey Mozgov
Cavs | Center | Last year: —
The acquisition of Timofey Mozgov proved to be the right trade at exactly the
right time for the Cavaliers. Before the move in January, Cleveland was
19–17 (.528) and ranked 10th offensively and 24th defensively. After the
trade, Cleveland closed with a 34–12 (.739) record and bumped up to 3rd
offensively and 17th defensively. The night-and-day transformation was
certainly driven by LeBron James’s return to good health, but Mozgov’s
glove-fit totally changed the complexion of the team. David Blatt made full
use of Mozgov’s pick-and-roll finishing ability, James rewarded Mozgov’s
well-timed off-ball cuts with passes for easy looks around the rim and, most
importantly, Cleveland no longer had to close its eyes and pray when it came
to interior defense.
Movgov到騎士是來得好又來得巧。在一月份的交易之前，騎士戰績是19-17(.528)，進攻
排名第十，防守只能排到二十四。交易之後的戰績有34-12(.739)，進攻升到聯盟第三，
防守進步到十七名。LBJ的健康狀況當然是最大的因素，但Mozgov的加入也改變了球隊的
體質。Blatt用他終結P&R用得很開心；總算有個人空切給LBJ傳球了；更重要的是，騎士
的內線防守終於不需要看天吃飯。
The best part of the trade? Mozgov, 29, wasn’t a late-season rental: he
returns for another title run on a ridiculously affordable $5 million contract.
Although Golden State proved during the Finals that Mozgov’s lack of
defensive range can be exploited, most NBA teams don’t have the personnel and
firepower to mimic the Warriors’ approach. Indeed, a review of the
Cavaliers’ lineup data with Mozgov strongly suggests they are worthy of being
tabbed as the overwhelming favorite to win the East: when Mozgov took the
court with Cleveland’s three All-Stars (James, Kevin Love and Kyrie Irving),
the Cavaliers posted a whopping +16.9 net rating (113.8 on offense, 96.9 on
defense). Look for Mozgov to continue causing more problems for Cleveland’s
opponents than the other way around in 2015–16. – B.G.
最棒的是，Mozgov不是那種半季租約，他明年還會回來，而且只要五百萬。當然Mozgov的
守備範圍不大，這個弱點也被勇士在冠軍賽利用了，但是NBA也沒幾隊做得到這回事。數
據會說話：Mozgov和James/Love/Irving一起上場的時候，每一百個possession的得失分
是嚇人的+16.9（113.8進攻，96.9防守）。有他在，新球季騎士仍然是東區大熱門。
2014-15: 9.7 PPG, 7.3 RPG, 1.2 BPG, 55.5 FG%
Advanced: 16.6 PER, Win Shares: 5.7, +2.86 RPM