Joel Embiid does not want 76ers to end up like the Thunder
鉛筆不希望76人步雷霆後塵
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After years of struggling at the bottom of the Eastern Conference, the
Philadelphia 76ers are now one of the most promising, young teams in the NBA.
Led by their budding superstar duo of center Joel Embiid and point guard Ben
Simmons, the 76ers have quickly become a force to be reckoned with.
在東區坦了多年後，76人現在是最有希望的年輕球隊之一了。由新生代巨星中鋒鉛筆和控
衛西門領軍的76人被看好很快就可以成為一股新勢力。
Furthermore, Philadelphia has surrounded their dynamic one-two punch with a
solid supporting cast as well in forwards Robert Covington and rookie guard
Markelle Fultz. Although it is encouraging to see them finally starting to
improve, there is some growing concern with having such an array talent this
early on.
除此之外，陣中還有其他充滿活力的強力球員如Convington和Fultz，雖然看到他們日漸成
長頗另人感到振奮，但對於擁有這樣滿滿天賦的年輕球隊來說，還是有點隱憂。
According to Corey Seidman of NBC Sports Philadelphia, Embiid does not want
the 76ers trio of himself, Simmons, and Fultz to become like the Oklahoma
City Thunder from several years back:
據媒體報導，鉛筆不希望自己和西門、Fultz組成的三重奏會變得像幾年前的雷霆隊一樣
“I think with everything, the main thing we have to do is just stay together
because I feel like there’s going to be some type of situation where people
say who is better between us three. And that’s how it splits.”
「我想過很多，但最重要的是我們能團結在一起。因為，日後一定有耳語會說我們三個之
中誰誰誰才是最好的，嫌隙就是從這裡開始產生的。」
The trio Embiid is referring to was the Thunder’s star-studded team that
included Russell Westbrook, Kevin Durant, and James Harden. After falling
short in the NBA Finals, the Oklahoma City’s core began to dissolve before
Westbrook was the only one left.
鉛筆指的應該就是擁有西河、雷帝、和哈登的雷霆。自從爭奪總冠失利後，奧克拉荷馬早
就在只剩西河獨留的情況前，就分崩離析了。
That said, it seems Embiid holds his teammates in high regard. As the current
face of the franchise, it will likely fall on him to make sure no one player
becomes bigger than the team’s ultimate goal.
可見鉛筆很重視他的隊友，在當下的局勢，看來確保全隊一心向著球隊同一目標的重責大
任，要由他來承擔了。