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How Warriors have found gold at end of NBA draft
勇士如何在选秀里找到明日之星?
OAKLAND – Long before he became a three-time NBA champion and three-time
All-Star, Draymond Green showed signs he could become great.
在Green真的拿到三次冠军跟三次全明星之前，他很早就展现了这样的征兆。
It was six years ago, during Green’s pre-draft workout, and Warriors general
manager Bob Myers remembers one of the team’s assistant coaches saying Green
already is “one of the best defenders on our team.” Former Warriors
assistant general manager Travis Schlenk recalls Green blocking six
consecutive shots on perimeter players. And Myers hasn’t forgotten that Green
’s team won nearly every game partly because of his intensity and on-court
leadership.
那是六年前，在Green选秀前的练习，勇士总管Bob Myers记得队上的一个助理教练说到
Green已经是"队上最强的防守者之一"。前勇士助理总管Schlenk也记得那时候Green连续盖
了六个火锅，Myers也记得比赛时Green的那一队几乎赢了每一场比赛，就是因为他在场上
的竞争强度跟领导力。
So once the Warriors selected Green at No. 35 in the 2012 NBA draft, it did
not take long for Green to transform from a second-round pick to a proven
All-Star. Therefore, it only seemed fitting that Green has attended the team’
s pre-draft workouts this week. Green’s presence symbolized what’s possible
for the Warriors’ future No. 28 prospect.
所以，在2012年勇士在第35顺位选到Green后，没有多久，Green就从选秀第二轮蜕变成现
在的全明星选手。所以，看到Green参加这礼拜勇士的选秀前练习也就不意外了，Green代
表著勇士今年第28顺位选秀未来有可能的样子。
“It’s a great story. He should tell that story,” Myers said. “It doesn’t
matter what number you are in the draft. There’s a lot of guys in the second
round or late first who have become really good players.”
“这个故事真的很赞，他应该自己来说的，”Myers说。“在选秀的顺位不代表什么，有很
多一轮末或是第二轮被选的后来成为很好的球员。”
Here’s another great story: the Warriors have helped those late-draft picks
become really good players.
还有另外一个故事：勇士帮助好几个后面才被选上的新秀成为很赞的球员。
Three years after the Warriors selected forward Kevon Looney No. 30 in the
2015 NBA draft, he could field strong interest from the Warriors and other
teams as an unrestricted free agent. The same thing might happen to
second-year forward Patrick McCaw, who will be a restricted free agent two
years after the Warriors paid the Milwaukee Bucks for the rights to the 38th
pick that was used on McCaw.
2015年以第30顺位选上的前锋Kevon Looney在三年后，会是非受限FA，他的表现让勇士及
其他队伍有兴趣签他。同样的，二年级生Patrick MaCaw，那年是勇士公鹿买来的第38顺位
选秀，今年会成为受限FA。
Two years after they picked center Damian Jones at No. 30 on the 2016 NBA
draft, the Warriors expect Jones to have a significant role at the center
spot in his third season. A year after the Warriors paid Chicago $3.5 million
for a No. 38 pick on Jordan Bell, the Warriors could start Bell regularly
next season.
2016以第30顺位选上的中锋Damian Jones，勇士认为他会在接下来的第三年球季在中锋上
扛起重要的角色。勇士去年付给公牛350万镁买来的Jordan Bell，勇士应该会在下一个球
季让他规律上阵。
The Warriors sounded sheepish about telling this story. They remained mindful
that their three NBA championship titles runs in the past four years largely
hinges on having Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson and Green. After acquiring
Kevin Durant as a free agent in 2016, he has since collected two NBA titles
and two Finals MVP awards.
但是勇士球团好像不是很爱讲这些事情，他们仍然谨记他们四年三冠主要是靠Curry，KT跟
Green。而且，在2016年招募了KD后，KD拿下两冠，两次FMVP。
“You can almost plug and play anybody into our system,” Warriors assistant
general manager Larry Harris said. “When you have four of the greatest
players in the world on our team, you can almost add any draft pick and go, ‘
Can he work?’”
“几乎可以随便放进一个球员就可以跟我们的团队运作了，”勇士现任助理GM Larry
Harris说。“当你有四个世界上最伟大的球员在我们队上，几乎是选进任何一个球员就可
以放进去，然后看会不会成。”
Still, the Warriors have found those pieces work because of the qualities
each player has brought.
不过，勇士发现这样的成功选秀还是因为每个球员的特质的关系。
The Warriors have become impressed with Looney’s strong fundamentals with
both defensive rotations and knowledge of personnel. They remain intrigued
with McCaw’s upside as a wing defender and shooter. They like Jones’
potential as a mobile post player. They have liked Bell’s athleticism,
passing and improved decision-making.
勇士队Looney在篮球基本上的扎实功夫，像在防守轮转及球员特性上，印象深刻。对于
McCaw在侧翼的防守及外线感到兴趣；他们喜欢Jones在禁区的机动性；他们喜欢Bell的运
动能力，传球能力，以及日渐进步的决断力。
The Warriors have suggested they also want to carve out a significant role
for the No. 28 pick, considering they only have a mid-level exception ($5.2
million) a bi-annual exception ($3.3 million) and veteran’s minimum
contracts to fill out their roster. With exception to Durant, the Warriors
are anticipating any combination of their pending free agents leaving,
including Looney, McCaw, Zaza Pachulia, Nick Young, JaVale McGee and David
West. And Myers said that Warriors majority owner Joe Lacob has given him
support to spend again in hopes to acquire draft picks.
勇士已经表示他们想要塑造出他们想要从今年的第28顺位选秀中得到什么样的球员，基于
他们只有中产特例(520万镁)以及双年度特例(330万镁)以及老将底薪可以用。除了KD外，
勇士球团已经考虑到他们的FA群可能的改变，包括Looney，McCaw，Zaza，Young，McGee跟
West。Myers说勇士老板Joe Lacob会对勇士想要从选秀上想要找的球员给予支持。
It appears likely the Warriors hope to select a wing player that offers
defensive versatility. It will become an added bonus if they can shoot. After
all, the Warriors already have top-heavy talent to handle the latter need.
Still, the’ Warriors thought process also echoed Green’s recent commentary
on prioritizing the playoffs over the regular season: “There are 82-game
players. Then there are 16-game players.”
勇士似乎是希望可以找到侧翼球员来增加勇士防守上的多样性，当然若是有外线就更好。
毕竟，勇士已经有了明星球员来处理"外线"。然而，勇士球团也在思考，关于Green之前评
论说季后赛比季赛重要的话：“有可以打82场季赛的球员，然后有打那16场季后赛的球
员。”
“You’re not requiring that pick to necessarily go out and conquer the world
for you. What you’re asking for is to identify a player that can help you
with a certain skill level need that you have,” said NBA TV analyst Stu
Jackson, who will be part of the network’s draft coverage on Thursday. “It’
s incumbent upon the Golden State Warriors when you’re making that pick that
they find a guy they know is going to fill a need on a very good team.”
“不能想说挑个选秀然后就希望他上场打然后拿下冠军，选秀要做的是找到对的球员，看
他有的特质是不是队上所需要的，”NBA球评Stu Jackson说到，他将会部分负责本周的选
秀转播。“勇士球团有这样的责任，找到这样的新秀，知道他的才能是勇士球队所需要
的。”
The Warriors have done that in recent years because of their extensive
research. Harris noted, “if we could open up their chests and check their
heart, there wouldn’t be many mistakes in the draft.” So instead, Harris
has spent his time watching at least a G-League game, an NBA game and at
least three college games each week. Though the Warriors have spent the past
week hosting four pre-draft workouts, Harris suggested the team’s background
checks and interviews during the pre-draft combine play a larger factor in
their draft selection.
助理GM Harris注意到，勇士过去几次选秀成功主要是因为做好研究的关系，“如果可以把
球员开肠剖肚看的话，那当然不会选错。”所以，Harris每个礼拜至少看一场发展联盟的
比赛，一场NBA比赛，跟至少三场大学比赛。过去几周，办了4次选秀前练习，Harris也建
议球团要做好背景调查，跟球员面试，这将会在选秀中扮演重要角色。
“We’ve been fortunate. If you put somebody in a good home, chances are they
are going to be reared and raised well. We get that opportunity here,” Myers
said. “We’re looking for people that love basketball that want to work
hard. Nobody that you draft, if they’re not willing to get better or
actually do get better, you actually failed on the pick. We want guys that
are going to work hard. We think we do a pretty good job of that.”
“我们过去几年很幸运，若是帮球员找对球队，他们会成长的很好，我们就是把握这样的
机会，”Myers说。“我们找的是热爱篮球，而且是愿意努力的球员。选了一个普通球
员，若是他不愿意努力，那就是浪费这个签。我们希望选到的是愿意去努力的，我认为我
们在那部分做的不错。”
Myers then backtracked his praise.
Myers然后收回称赞的那部分。
“We’re not perfect by any stretch,” he said. “Everybody can go back and
redraft. It’s a hard thing to do. People work very hard to get it right, but
you don’t get it right all the time. We’ve had some success. There are ones
we haven’t gotten right, too.”
“其实我们一点也不完美，”他说。“每个人都可以再回去选秀，再选个新的，但是那很
难。每个人都很努力想做到好，但是结果不见得尽如人意。我们有些方面成功，但是我们
也有做错的地方。”
For all the praise the Warriors received for selecting Green at No. 35, Myers
noted the team had drafted Festus Ezeli beforehand at No. 30. Their recent
draft selections also have experienced varying hiccups.
勇士在以第35顺位选到Green得到了多方赞美，但是Myers注意到他们以前也以第30顺位选
了Festus Ezeli，他们最近几次选秀也有碰到钉子的时候。
Looney played only a combined 58 games through his first two NBA seasons
because of hip injuries. Despite a breakout rookie season in the 2017 NBA
playoffs, McCaw lacked the same consistency in his second year before
suffering a spine contusion injury that kept him out for the last six
regular-season games and the first 15 playoff contests. Jones has mostly
played with the Warriors’ G-League team in Santa Cruz. And Bell showed
varying success with his defensive rotations and work habits.
Looney生涯前两季总共只打了58场；尽管McCaw在2017年季后打的有声有色，今年在他因背
伤之前的表现起起伏伏，受伤之后在正规赛季最后六场无法上场，前15场季后赛也是缺
席。Jones大部分时间在发展联盟，而Bell在防守跟技巧上的表现仍有变化。
Still, the Warriors have helped those players address those weaknesses so
they can provide value.
然而，勇士球团仍帮助这些球员找出他们的缺点，所以才能帮助到球队。
“They picked guys that fit the team really well,” said Oregon forward
MiKyle McIntosh, who worked out with the Warriors on Tuesday. “They picked
guys that added more defense and athleticism to the team. I think they’re
doing a great job of picking the guys. Normally, they don’t get a high draft
pick. They just try to utilize their draft pick and use it to pick guys that
would fit their system perfectly. Maybe they’re not high profile guys or No.
1 draft picks. But they are guys that come in and are hard workers.”
“他们选可以跟队上融入的球员，”奥勒冈前锋McIntosh说，他星期二的时候参加勇士的
试训。“他们选可以帮助防守跟机动性的球员，我认为他们在这方面做得很棒。通常，勇
士不会有高顺位签，所以他们把这个签的效能极大化，选择可以跟他们的体系配合的选
手，他们不会是众所瞩目的选手或是状元，但是会是愿意入球队努力的人。”
Will the Warriors find another player that has those same qualities? They had
one last workout on Wednesday in hopes for more clarity, which included
Kentucky shooting guard Hamidou Diallo, Cincinnati shooting guard Jacob
Evans, North Carolina State shooting guard Allerik Freeman, Virginia shooting
guard Devon Hall, Central Arkansas point guard Jordan Howard and Duke
shooting guard Gary Trent Jr.
所以今年勇士会找到一个有这样特质的新秀吗？他们在星期三做了最后一次试训，希望可
以得到更多线索，其中包括肯塔基得分后卫Hamidou Diallo，辛辛那提得分后卫Jocob
Evans，北卡州大得分后卫Allerik Freeman，维吉尼亚得分后卫Devon Hall，阿肯色中央
州大控卫Jordan Howard以及杜克得分后卫Gary Trent Jr.。
Green watched those workouts as well, providing a visible reminder on the
importance of not downplaying the significance of a late draft pick.
Green也看了这些试训，也再次提醒了不要低估低位选秀的重要性。
“He stopped saying that. Now he’s got his respect that he’s looking for,”
Myers said of Green. “He’ll still bring it up when it’s appropriate.”
“他来了然后就说了那些。所以，他现在得到了他想要的尊重，”Myers说到Green。“时
机到了他就会再把这事拿出来说。”
That time could be now.
现在就是时候了。