鵜鶘隊在2019年曾想組Zion+Ja
Zion Williamson essentially entered the draft as the consensus No. 1 overall pic
k, and Ja Morant was expected by many folks to follow Williamson at No. 2 overal
l.
Zion基本上是有共識以第一順位進入選秀的，許多人預計Ja會在第二順位。
Things did indeed pan out that way. Williamson went to the New Orleans Pelicans
at No. 1, and Morant landed with the Memphis Grizzlies at No. 2.
事情確實是這樣發展的。Zion在第一順位被鵜鶘隊選走，Ja在第二順位被灰熊隊選走。
Although the Pelicans looked to be getting a generational prospect in Williamson
on the night of the draft, they apparently had their sights set on something ev
en bigger. New Orleans reportedly wanted to find a way to get both Williamson an
d Morant.
儘管鵜鶘隊在Zion身上看到了新生代的希望，但他們顯然將目光投向了更大的目標。據報導
，鵜鶘隊想找到一種方法來同時得到Zion和Ja。
“The Pelicans were intrigued by the possibility of pairing AAU teammates Willia
mson and Morant together in 2019, sources said,” wrote Christian Clark of NOLA.
com. “They had the Nos. 1 and 4 picks entering that draft. They offered the Gri
zzlies multiple packages that included the No. 4 pick. All of their offers were
rebuffed.
消息人士透露，鵜鶘隊對AAU隊友Zion和Ja的組合很感興趣，他們在那年選秀有1號籤和4號
籤
。他們為灰熊隊提供了多個方案，其中包括4號籤，但他們所有的提議都被拒絕了。
“If the Grizzlies had accepted any of the Pelicans’ packages for the No. 2 pic
k, Williamson and Morant would be teammates. Instead, the Grizzlies wisely held
onto it.”
如果灰熊隊接受了鵜鶘隊的包裹換2號籤，Zion和Ja將成為隊友。相反的，灰熊隊明智地堅
持了下來。
It certainly would have been a blockbuster move by the Pelicans. Had it happened
, both New Orleans and Memphis would likely be in very different positions today
.
這肯定是鵜鶘隊的一次轟動一時的舉動。如果發生這種情況，鵜鶘隊和灰熊隊今天可能會處
於非常不同的位置。
Instead, it did not come to fruition.
相反的，這並沒有實現。
While Williamson has shown superstar potential with the Pelicans when healthy, s
taying on the floor has been a huge struggle for him. The 21-year-old hasn’t ap
peared in a game this season.
雖然Zion在健康時已經在鵜鶘隊展示了超級巨星的潛力，但他來說待在場上是一個巨大的挑
戰。這位 21 歲的球員本賽季沒有出現在比賽中。
As for Morant, NBA fans have seen much more of him than Williamson since the 201
9 draft. The Murray State University product has been playing at an extremely hi
gh level this season and has the Grizzlies in contention in the Western Conferen
ce.
至於Ja，自2019年選秀以來，NBA 球迷對他的了解比對Zion來得多。Ja本賽季一直處於非常
高的狀態，並且讓灰熊在西區保有競爭力。
To this point, most folks would say that Morant has panned out in a way that Wil
liamson hasn’t. Still, there’s time for that to change.
在這一點上，大多數人會說Ja以Zion沒有的方式取得成功。儘管如此，還是有時間改變的。
With any luck, NBA fans will get to see both stars in action for the entirety of
the 2022-23 season.
如果運氣好的話，NBA球迷將在整個2022-23賽季看到這兩位球星的表現。
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