這是魔術官方的訪問，談到Kawhi跟Bamba的過往
就是2015年當年Kawhi是如何幫助了Bamba
Bamba, the No. 6 pick in last June’s NBA Draft and the Magic’s prized rookie
center, got to know Leonard through his older half-brother, Sidiki Johnson, w
ho was once a top-100 college recruit before washing out of basketball. Leonar
d, an NBA champion in 2014 and the NBA’s Defensive Player of the Year in 2015
and ’16, took a liking to the much younger Bamba when they first met some se
ven years ago, and he said he snickered at the bravado of Bamba’s bold predic
tions back in the day
Bamba是透過他的哥哥Sidkiki Johnson認識了Kawhi，他們第一次認識大約是7年前，然後
Kawhi說他還記得當年的Bamba說了什麼誇張的話
`He made it to the NBA. We all had high hopes for him and I remember him sayin
g that he was going to get here (to the NBA),’’ recalled Leonard after his R
aptors beat the Magic in dramatic fashion on Tuesday night. ``I’m really prou
d of him for making it (to the NBA) and being a top-10 pick. He looks comforta
ble and looks like he belongs here. He’s playing with confidence, shooting th
e ball well and doing a good job of helping on the weak side of the defense by
blocking shots. He’s doing really good.’’
Kawhi：他進入了NBA，我們都對他有很高的期待，而我還記得他當年說他會進入NBA
我對於他能進入NBA並且成為一個前10順位真的非常驕傲，他打幾球來很有自信並且看起
來屬
於這裡，投射
非常棒，而且透過阻攻來完成弱邊的協防，他真的做的非常好
None of it might have been possible without the mentorship of Leonard for the
young and impressionable Bamba years ago. In 2015, when Bamba was rising as a
top high school basketball prospect, Johnson – the older, half-brother – was
convicted on charges of second-degree and third-degree armed robbery and give
n a four-year prison sentence in New York. Bamba, who grew up in Harlem but at
tended prep schools in New Hampshire and Pennsylvania, was understandably rock
ed by the event, but said he luckily had Leonard there for support.
但如果沒有Kawhi，這一切可能都不會發生，當2015年Bamba做為高中的明日之星逐漸上升
的時候，他的哥哥被指控二級跟三級持械搶劫罪因此被判刑4年，當時這件事情震驚了Bam
ba，不過很幸運的是他得到了Kawhi的幫助
``After my brother went away for a while, Kawhi reached out to me. He just kin
d of stepped up and played the big brother role for me,’’ Bamba said recentl
y. ``He’s always been a family friend for us.’’
Bamba：當我的哥哥進去後沒多久後，Kawhi向我伸出了援手，站了出來扮演對我來說是大
哥哥的角色
他對我們來說一直都是親近的家庭朋友
His hands are way bigger than mine,’’ Bamba marveled. ``I just love how mult
i-dimensional he is and how he is so driven offensively and defensively.
他的手比我的還大(Bamba驚訝的說)，我非常熱愛他的全面性，他在進攻跟防守的那種拼
勁
He doesn’t really like the mainstream attention, but he’s a really cool dude
,’’ Bamba said of Leonard’s mild-mannered demeanor. ``Every now and then, h
e’ll check up on me and see how I am doing.
他不是一個非常喜歡主流的人，但他真的是一個非常酷的傢伙
即使是現在，他還是會關心我看我做的如何
``He’s a guy who has always kind of been there for me,’’ Bamba continued. `
`I’ve just picked his brain about basketball and everything and he always tol
d me that he was there to help if I ever needed anything. That was just kind o
f the relationship that we’ve always had.’’
他是一個總是陪伴在我身邊的人
我總是向他學習籃球跟所有的事情，而他總是告訴我如果有任何需求可以找他幫忙，這就
是我們一直以來的關係
``I was planning on spending a portion of last summer with him, but pre-draft
(workouts) were crazy,’’ Bamba said. ``We’ve already talked a little about
training together in San Diego. Spending a couple of weeks or a few days with
him, I think it would be great for me.’’
我本來計畫上個暑假要花一點時間跟他在一起的，但選秀前的測試很瘋狂，我們已經小小
的談過一起在聖地牙哥訓練的事情，花個幾週或幾天跟他在一起，我想這對我來說會非常
棒
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還蠻溫馨的，沒想到Kawhi也有提攜後輩