喬丹前隊友Luc Longley也是後公牛王朝的主力中鋒 曾代表公牛隊三次奪得NBA總冠軍
也曾經教導過西蒙斯(Ben Simmons) 以下是他對Simmons的描述
THE ‘FIRST BEN’, NOT THE ‘NEXT MJ’
不做下一個MJ，只做第一個「西蒙斯」
Probably the only person who hasn’t been surprised by his performances this
year is Ben. We all expected big things, but his season was beyond great –
statistically and in all the intangible areas.
可能唯一一個沒有被他今年的表現所震撼到的人就是他本人。我們都對他抱有許多期待，
但是這個賽季，不論從數據還是其他無形的影響來看，他的表現都堪稱偉大。
He has played with a level of composure and maturity that I didn’t
understand he had. It’s beyond a normal 21-year-old. It’s developed
quickly. It wasn’t there to the same extent it is now, the last time I
coached him.
他有著我之前從未察覺的沉穩和成熟，這遠遠超過了21歲的普通人，而且還在不斷快速加
強，現在的程度已經不是我上次執教他時的那種水平了。
There is a lot of upside in Ben, too. That’s scary for the rest of the
league. He has qualities that I think will make him really, really great.
他同時也有許多其他優勢，這些都會讓聯盟中的其他球隊聞風喪膽。他的一些品質我認為
會讓他變得非常、非常偉大。
The factors that will determine just how great will be how hard he works on
his craft and how his body holds up. If those two things maintain, I think he
’s going to be one of the all-time great ones, for sure. He’s certainly had
a flying start.
決定他最終他能變得多麼偉大的因素是，他磨練技術的勤奮程度，以及他鍛鍊身體的方式
。 如果他能堅持這兩件事情，毫無疑問，他能成為有史以來最好的球員之一。
他現在肯定是有一個很好的開端。
I’ve seen Ben compared to a lot of the legends of the sport and, as someone
who played with Michael Jordan, the question has been asked of me how he
stacks up against MJ. I shy away from comparisons. I think they’re unfair to
both parties. I’ll just say this: Ben is going to be the first Ben, not the
next Jordan. They might share similar qualities, but what Ben creates for
himself will be uniquely his.
我見過有許多人拿西蒙斯和其他傳奇運動員作比較，作為和Michael Jordan一起打過球的
人，我常常被問及他和MJ孰勝孰負。我會躲避這樣的比較。我想這對他們雙方來說都是
不公平的。我就只會這麼回答：西蒙斯只會是第一個西蒙斯，不是下一個喬丹。
他們身上可能有某些相同的特質，但是Simmons的特點會讓他成為獨一無二的他。
by Luc Longley
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