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引言省略，直接翻五個最難守的部分。
LeBron James, Positionless, Los Angeles Lakers
I didn’t want to talk about LeBron here. I really didn’t. I wanted to give
some other guys some shine.
But you can’t have a 5 Toughest list and not have LeBron on it.
我真的不想把LeBron放在這，我真的不想，我想給其他傢伙一些出頭的機會，但你真的
不能做一個前五難守的球員名單而不把LeBron放進去。
He’s still the best all-around player in the league. He literally does
everything well. He can shoot. Pass. Attack the rim. Defend. You need a
bucket? LeBron’s got you. You need a rebound, a steal or a block? He’s got
you. Whatever you need, whenever you need it.
Bron’s got you.
他仍然是全聯盟裡最棒的全能球員，他可以做任何事而且做得很好，他會投籃、傳球、
攻擊籃框、防守，你需要得分? LeBron能幫你，你需要籃板、抄截還是火鍋? 他還是
能幫你，不管你需要什麼，或是在什麼時候需要，LeBron都能幫到你。
When you talk about a combination of speed and athleticism, plus a combo of
strength and explosiveness, you gotta start with LeBron. He’s one of the
most dynamic players this league has ever seen. He can literally play every
position on the court and be elite at all of them. That makes him a matchup
nightmare because the smaller, faster guys can’t body up with him — he just
overpowers them — and the bigger guys who can bang with him in the post aren
’t quick enough to keep him from getting to the rim.
當你想談論一個速度與運動能力的組合，再加上力量以及爆發力的結合，你必須先從LeBron
開始說起，他是這個聯盟有史以來最獨一無二的球員，他基本上可以打球場上的任何一個
位置，而且能在任何位置都成為菁英，這讓他成為一個對戰的噩夢，因為當派上比較矮小
速度比較快的對手時無法跟他進行身體對抗，他會輾過他們，而當派上能與他在低位進行
身體對抗的大型的對手時，他們沒有足夠的速度去防止他切入到籃下。
He’s always looking to get other guys involved, too. He’ll defer to his
teammates and play unselfish basketball, and then when it’s time to win the
game and be LeBron, he miraculously puts the cape on and … BAM!
Game’s over.
He’s one of those guys you want to match up with because you measure
yourself against him. Like, if you can best LeBron, you’re doing something
right.
And if you can’t, it’s just because you’re human, like the rest of us.
他總是想讓其他的隊友加入整個進攻中，他會讓他的隊友跟他一起打無私的籃球，而當是
時候要贏球時，他就會變回那個LeBron，奇蹟似的披上那個披肩然後Bam! 比賽結束。
他是那種你想跟他對決因為你總會想著要跟他對決，這樣說好了，只要你能贏過LeBron，
你絕對是把事情做對了，而如果你失敗了，那只是因為你是人類，像我們其餘的人一樣。
Kyrie Irving, PG, Brooklyn Nets
Probably one of my favorite players to watch. He’s so shifty and crafty with
his dribble, like he’s got the ball on a string. Crossover, behind-the-back,
spin move, going right, going left — however he needs to do it, he always
gets where he wants to go. And he’s so precise that you would think he
practices all these different combinations of dribble moves. But he’s really
just making it up as he goes along. It’s stupid.
大概是我最喜歡觀賞的一個球員，他的運球實在是太詭譎而且多變，就像他用線連著球一
樣，交叉運球、背後運球、轉身、往右運、往左運，不管他要怎麼做到，他總是會去到他
想要去的地方，而且他精準到你會懷疑他是不是把這些不同的運球組合都練習過了，但事
實是他只是隨機應變罷了，這真的很蠢。
And he toys with guys.
Like, he’ll have you beat, but instead of taking the bucket, he’ll pull it
back and reset, like, No, no, no. Not yet. I’m not done. I got something
else for you….
It’s disrespectful.
But there are so many other elements to his game, too. He can shoot the
three. He’s a great passer. He can post guys up — he’s not gonna post me
up. He’s too little. But he can post most guys. He’s incredible with both
hands when it comes to finishing at the rim. He hits a lot of tough shots —
floaters, fadeaways, contested shots, layups over bigs in the paint … any
which way you want it, he can finish.
So when you talk about unstoppable guys in the league right now, Kyrie is
definitely in that category.
而且他玩弄對手。
他會過了你，但是與其直接得分，他會拉回來並且再開始一次，就像是，不不不，還不到
時候，我還沒完呢，我還有些別的把戲要給你享受，這非常不尊重。
但是他除了運球，他還有太多太多其他能做的事，他能投三分、是個好的傳球手、能背框
雖然他不會對我背框，他太小隻了，但他可以對多數球員背框，他兩手都能以驚人的技巧
在籃下終結，他能射進很多困難的投籃，高拋球、後仰跳投、干擾下的投籃、上籃越過大
個子，不管你想要甚麼方法，他都能做到。
所以當你談論一些現在聯盟中無法阻擋的球員時，Kyrie絕對屬於那個類別。
Kevin Durant, F, Brooklyn Nets
First of all, he’s seven foot.
Wait … is it seven feet, or seven foot?
I think it’s seven foot, because you wouldn’t say, “He’s a seven-feeter….
”
You know what? We’re just gonna say seven.
KD is seven.
首先，他七呎高，等等...是七呎(複)還是七呎(單)，我想是七呎(單)，因為你不會說他
是一個七呎(複)高的人...，你知道嗎?我們說七就好。
KD是七。
It’s like, he can post you up because he’s seven. He can dunk on you
because he’s seven. And he can shoot over you — he’ll be like, “You’re
there? Don’t care … still shooting.” And there’s nothing you can do about
it.
Because he’s seven.
He’ll be like, “You’re there? Don’t care … still shooting.” And there’
s nothing you can do about it.
I don’t really remember a lot of the one-on-one matchups I’ve had against
KD. I mean, I’m 30 now. I’m getting old. My memory is losing itself. But
one thing I do remember was watching him my rookie year when he was in OKC. I
was on the bench, watching him run the floor, and it looked so … effortless.
And what was most impressive was that he dictated the pace of the entire
game. Everyone else was at his mercy. And that’s the mark of a great player.
In this league, with so many talented and athletic guys on the floor, for one
guy to be like, I’m in control here. We’re going to do what I want to do
and play at my speed….
就像，他可以背框單打你因為他七呎，他可以從你頭上灌籃因為他七呎，他可以從你臉上
投籃因為他七呎，而且他就像在說"你在那嗎?喔我不在乎...還是投"而你沒辦法對此做任
何事。
我不記得太多跟KD一對一的對決，我的意思是，我已經三十歲了，我在變老，記憶變差了，
但我記得一件事是當我在我的新人年，而KD當時在雷霆，我坐在板凳上，看著KD在場上比
賽，這一切看起來實在太輕鬆，而最驚人的是他決定了比賽的節奏，其他人只是在懇求他
的慈悲，而這就是一個偉大的球員該有的特徵。聯盟中有太多充滿天賦以及運動能力驚人
的球員，而當出現一個球員他就像在說，我是掌管這裡的人，而你們必須要服從我。
It’s pretty ridiculous.
And he’s been doing that since he came into the league.
KD is a legit offensive weapon. To shoot like he can and also have the speed
to run the floor, handles like a point guard and the athleticism to finish at
the rim … and do it all at seven?
That’s cheat-code stuff.
這是件很瘋狂的事。
而他從他進入聯盟後就一直在做這件事。
他是一個進攻武器，要像他那樣投籃並且能夠有那樣的速度、像個控球後衛一樣運球而且
還有運動能力去終結...這一切都在一個七呎的身體中做到。
這根本作弊。
Steph Curry, PG, Golden State Warriors
Steph is a generational talent in that he can legit shoot the ball from
anywhere on the court. I mean, how do you guard a guy when you’re sprinting
back on defense like, I can’t let him get to his spot!
Then you realize that it doesn’t matter because wherever he is, he’s
already at his spot.
Because he can shoot — and hit — from anywhere.
Steph有一代的才能並且他能夠從任何地方把球給投進，我的意思是，你要怎麼防守一個
傢伙當他可以在你快跑著回防時心想，我不能讓他到他能得分的地方，但你會突然了解
這些都不重要因為不管他在哪，他已經在他能得分的地方了。
因為他可以投籃— 並且命中 —從任何地方。
He has the ultimate green light, too, and he doesn’t abuse it. He’s not out
there just jacking up shots. He’s super calculated. Sometimes he barely even
crosses half-court and pulls it. And for anybody else in the league, that’s
a bad shot. But for him, it’s a good shot. It’s routine.
Throw in the fact that if you try to press up on him and contest his shot, he
has the ability to blow by you and get to the rim, or to distribute the ball
and get his teammates involved?
A guy like Steph is about as unstoppable as it gets in this league.
He’s a special talent.
他還有絕對的綠燈，但他不會濫用，他絕對不會只是濫投，他非常的精明。有時候他會只
過半場一點就拔起投籃，對於其他任何的球員來講，這是個不好的出手，但對他來說，這
是一個好的出手，這是日常。
而當你開始對他施加壓力並且干擾他的投籃時，他還有能力過你切入到籃下，或者是把球
傳給他的隊友們讓他們也融入比賽。
Steph是聯盟中數一數二無法阻擋的球員，他有著獨特的天賦。
James Harden, PG, Houston Rockets
Step-back. Floater. Euro step. He has so much in his package, and he’s
always hitting tough shots. I mean, he’s creating new sh*t in the off-season
where he’s shooting one-legged, step-back, side-step … pretty soon he’s
gonna do a handstand and kick the motherf***er in the basket.
I’m just being real.
This is what James Harden does.
後撤步、拋投、歐洲步，他有太多進攻的技巧，而且他總是命中那些很困難的投籃，我
的意思是，他甚至在休賽季創造了新的單腳後撤步跳投...我相信很快的他將會倒立並且
把球給踢進籃筐。
我只是老實講而已，這就是Harden會做的事。
Everything he does starts with his step-back. He’s legendary for it. Some
people say it’s a travel. I say if the ref doesn’t call it, I’m all for
it. Find a way to stop it, travel or not. But his whole attack is built off
that step-back. He hangs the ball out there and teases you with it, and then
he waits for you to make a move. He’s reading you. Whatever you decide to
do, he’s got a counter for it. Because if you give him too much space, he’s
gonna take the step-back, and probably make it. If you get too close to him —
if you try to get up into him and take the shot away — he’s either going
to lean into you and draw a foul or blow right by you and take it to the
basket.
所有他會做的都得從他的後撤步開始說起，在後撤步上他是傳奇，有些人會說這是走步
我會說，如果裁判不吹，對我來講就沒問題，去找方法阻止他，不管這是不是走步。
但他所有的進攻都建立在後撤步之上，他會把球運在那像在誘惑你一樣，然後他在等你反
應，他正在閱讀你，不管你決定要做什麼，他都有反制等著你。因為當你給他太多空間，
他就會後撤步，並且大概率命中，而當你太貼近他—當你想要接近他並且不讓他後撤步—
他會往前靠向你並且要到犯規或是直接過你切入籃下。
He’s one of those guys you game plan for. Like you go into the game saying,
“We’re not gonna let James drop 40 on us.”
And he still drops 40 on you.
That’s the mark of an unstoppable player.
I think if you asked multiple people who the most unstoppable player in the
league is right now, it would be a toss-up between a healthy KD and James.
But if you ask me?
It’s James Harden, for the win.
他是那種你準備了比賽計畫並且說，我們今晚不會讓Harden得40分，結果他還是得了40分。
這是一個無法阻擋的球員的象徵，我想當你去問人們誰是現在聯盟中最難以阻擋的球員時，
這會是一場KD與Harden的對決。
但如果你問我？我會說James Harden。
懶人包:LBJ、KI、KD、Curry、Harden