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来源: The Mercury News
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How DeMarcus Cousins makes Warriors’ starting lineup even more dangerous
Cousins的加入如何让勇士阵容更具威胁?
SACRAMENTO – A day after the Los Angeles Lakers acquired the NBA’s best
player, the Warriors acquired a starter that will give them a starting lineup
that resembles a team USA Roster.
在湖人刚拿到NBA的最佳球员LBJ仅一天后，勇士队拿到了一个先发球员，那让勇士将来排
出的阵容就像是美国篮球代表队。
So, the Lakers brought back playoff aspirations after agreeing to a
four-year, $154 million deal with LeBron James. The Warriors countered with
bolstering their championship fortunes by convincing All-Star center DeMarcus
Cousins to accept a one-year deal on their taxpayer mid-level exception worth
$5.3 million on Monday. The Warriors’ starting lineup now has a combined 25
NBA All-Star appearances.
所以，在湖人签下4年一亿5400万镁给LBJ，湖人看到了打季后赛的希望。不过，勇士星期
一用中产特例签下了全明星中锋DeMarcus Cousins予以反击。勇士现在先发球员总计有25
次在NBA明星名单内。
With Cousins joining Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant, Klay Thompson and Draymond
Green in the starting lineup, the Elias Sports Bureau noted the Warriors
became the first team since the 1975-76 Boston Celtics to boast a starting
lineup that featured entirely All-Stars from the previous season.
Cousins加入Curry，KD，KT跟Green，这将会是继1975-76的Celtics之后的第一个队伍有先
发球员全是上一季的NBA全明星。
Curry的推特截图:https://imgur.com/OXIdwUN.jpg
"The 3rd splash Brother。Let’s go"
“第三位浪花兄弟，我们冲啊！”
Curry was not exaggerating.
Curry一点都没有夸张。
Cousins averaged 25.2 points and 12.9 rebounds last season with the New
Orleans Pelicans while shooting 47 percent from the field and 35.4 percent
from 3-point range. All of a sudden, it might no longer become safe just to
allow the Warriors’ starting center an open look to account for their
Al-Star players. That often became the strategy when the Warriors leaned on
either a plodding center (Zaza Pachulia) or an energetic big (JaVale McGee).
Cousins can score in the post, along the elbows and from the perimeter. In
addition, Cousins offers a defensive presence that complements the team’s
intensity that Green, Durant and Thompson normally fuel.
Cousins上季在鹈鹕，场均25.2分，12.9篮板，命中率47趴，三分线35.4趴。突然间，放空
挡给勇士的先发中锋然后去防守其他勇士明星似乎不再是个安全的选择。那是之前其他队
伍常用的手段，要嘛放空给动作不快的Zaza，不然就是放空给活力十足的大个McGee。
Cousins可以在禁区，罚球线两端，以及外围都可得分。此外，他可以帮助Green，KD以及
KT在防守上的强度。
And the Warriors landed Cousins only a day after losing McGee, who had
accepted a one-year, veteran’s minimum deal with the Lakers.
勇士在没得到McGee一天后签下了Cousins。
With Durant agreeing to a “one-plus-one” deal that will net him a max $30
million next season, the Warriors saved $5 million in salary as opposed to
what Durant could have made in 2018-19 ($35 million) had he agreed to a
two-year deal with a player option on a third season. It might be a stretch
to say the Warriors spent money on Cousins because of Durant’s paycut.
Warriors general manager Bob Myers maintained the team would use the taxpayer
mid-level exception so long as that players’ talent justified the subsequent
$20 million in luxury taxes.
勇士用"1+1"方式签下KD让KD下季的薪水到达3000万镁，这让勇士省下了500万镁，相比KD
大可用两年约加第三年球员选择，他2018-19球季可以拿3500万镁。勇士好像用KD减薪的钱
来签Cousins，这样讲好像有点超过。勇士总管Myers用了中产例外来签，只要球员的潜力
有价值让球队为此多付2000万的豪华税。
The Warriors considered Cousins worth that price after averaging 21.5 points
on 46 percent shooting and 11.0 rebounds through eight NBA seasons, making
four All-Star appearances and winning an Olympic gold medal in the 2016 Rio
Olympics.
勇士认为Cousins值那个价，8年NBA，场均21.5分，46趴命中率，11个篮板，四次全明
星，2016年里约奥运金牌。
Cousins has struck friendships with all of the Warriors’ four All-Stars on
the U.S. Olympic team. All of them sans Curry played for Team USA in the 2016
Rio Olympics, and Cousins teamed up with Curry and Thompson on Team USA in
the 2014 FIBA World Championships in Spain. Therefore, it is not surprising
the Warriors’ stars actively vouched for Cousins to the front office, league
sources told Bay Area News Group. Durant and Green also jokingly teased
Cousins by posting photos on their Instagram account that showed Cousins
trying to charge into the Warriors’ locker room following an in-game scuffle
with Durant last season.
Cousins在奥运时跟勇士四名全明星有了交情，2016年除了Curry没打奥运，其他人都打
了；2014的西班牙世界篮球锦标赛Cousins跟Curry及KT是美国队球员。因此，勇士的明星
们跟制服组帮Cousins打包票。KD跟Green也在IG上取笑Cousins，po了张去年因为跟KD在赛
中有些冲突，赛后Cousins想要闯进勇士休息室的照片。
“I think DeMarcus is the best big man in the game,” Green said during the
2016-17 campaign. “A lot of times, people don’t give him that credit. A
part of it is they try to downplay his status because of his reputation of
getting technical fouls and things like that. But he is the best big man in
the game, hands down. It’s always interesting to watch and interesting to
play against and play with. He’s so incredibly talented.”
“我认为表弟是目前NBA里最好的大个子，”Green在2016-17球季中说到。“大部分时间人
们都没有给表弟功劳。一部分原因是因为他的名声，像是很多技术犯规，所以没给表弟好
的评估。不过，毫无疑问，他是最好的大个子。看他打球，跟他同队打或是不同队打都很
有趣，他的天赋之高令人难以想像。”
Therefore, the Warriors feel they have an answer for two potential question
marks about Cousins’ arrival.
因此，勇士对Cousins的两个潜在问题似乎已经成竹在胸。
What about Cousins’ health?
Cousins的健康状况
Cousins missed the final 34 regular-season games and the entire postseason
after tearing his left Achilles tendon on Jan. 26 against Houston. Though NBA
players have historically struggled returning from those injuries, it
typically takes six to eight months to return. So, Cousins could return as
early as the beginning with training camp. With the Warriors prioritizing
health with all their star players, they have the luxury and foresight to
push back his return with a conservative timetable and workload.
在一月26号面对火箭时，Cousins的阿基里斯腱断裂，让他在最后34场比赛及整个季后赛缺
席。虽然有许多例子显示球员在这样的伤势之后打的很挣扎，通常这样的伤势要花6到8个
月才能回到场上。所以，Cousins大概最快回来的时候大概会在训练营开始的时候。不过勇
士通常会把球员的健康摆在首位，所以球团应会把回归推迟，会用比较保守的时间表跟负
荷量给Cousins。
What about Cousins’ behavior?
Cousins的行为
Cousins has received 115 technical fouls and 14 ejections through his
eight-year NBA career. Despite playing in only 48 games last season, Cousins
still ranked 14th in the NBA in technicals (nine) along with two ejections.
Still, the Warriors have experience handling Green (15 technicals) and Durant
(14) when they had issues with the officiating. The Warriors have mostly
argued their intensity provides more long-lasting benefits than short-term
consequences. The Warriors also believe their talent and organizational
stability will help Cousins show the best version of himself.
8年球季，Cousins总共拿了115次技术犯规，14次判驱逐。虽然上个赛季只打了48场。他也
拿了9次技术犯规，两次驱逐，在NBA排名第14。不过，勇士在处理Green(15次技术犯规)
跟KD(14次)有充分的经验，勇士认为这样竞争的强度对球队来说，长期的好处远大于短期
的后果。勇士也认为他们的天份以及球队的稳定度会把Cousins带到更好的层级。
To think, the Warriors previously spent the first day of free agency losing
out on potential targets.
现在再回想，勇士在FA开市第一天丧失了他们所有想签的球员。
The Warriors had limited purchasing power to acquire free agents, which may
explain why they missed on Trevor Ariza (one-year, $15 million with Phoenix)
and Tyreke Evans (one-year, $12 million with Indiana). But the Warriors
plucked Cousins despite interest from both the Los Angeles Lakers and New
Orleans Pelicans because of their championship equity.
勇士可以用的银弹有限，所以也解释了为何没签到Ariza(一年1500万，太阳)跟Tyreke
Evans(一年1200万，溜马)。但是，勇士的冠军本质，签下让湖人跟鹈鹕都有兴趣的
Cousins。
The Warriors made a steeper investment on that down payment, throwing
opposing teams scrambling on how to bolster their roster. Those teams will
likely feel just as helpless next season when they try to either score or
defend against the Warriors’ new starting lineup.
勇士下了个重手，打乱了其他各队补强的计画。其他队下个球季可能在面对勇士新的先发
阵容可能会有点无助。