SI.com's Top 100 NBA Players of 2016
http://www.si.com/nba/top-100-nba-players-2016
本次球员：No.71 Paul Pierce No.70 Tristan Thompson
No.69 Hassan Whiteside No.68 Timofey Mozgov
此篇大部分为wohtp版友所翻译(只有老皮是我翻的)，等等我也会把所得P币给他，有想翻
译不想排版的也可以寄给我，我可以代劳，一样会给你P币。
老皮什么时候会回来呢，好想帮他上绿底白色
No.71
Paul Pierce
Clippers | Forward | Last year: 46
It seems impossible that a veteran, champion, and All-NBA mainstay would
surprise anyone some 17 years into his NBA career. Yet Pierce—chock full of
well-worn moves and fakes—will undoubtedly dupe defenders on a regular basis
again next season. Something in his game might be so slippery as to be
immortal.
这个夺冠过的全明星在经历17年的NBA的生涯应该不是会再带给我们什么惊奇，但老皮
下一季还是可以用他用到烂的脚步、假动作还是可以愚弄防守者。在某些比赛还是可以看
到他老油条的打法。
文章断了
2014-15: 11.9 PPG, 4 RPG, 2 APG, 44.7 FG%, 38.9 3P%
Advanced: 15.2 PER, Win Shares: 5.5
No.70
Tristan Thompson
Cavs | Forward | Last year: —
It’s good to be the king. It’s good to play with the King. Tristan Thompson,
Cleveland’s 24-year-old power forward, received newfound attention in
2014–15 thanks to the arrival of LeBron James, who immediately guided the
Cavaliers to their first Finals trip since ‘07. With key rotation pieces
seemingly dropping left and right due to injury, Thompson saw his role increase
substantially during the postseason, as he stepped into the starting lineup
for Kevin Love and logged heavy minutes. James excels at getting the most out
of his teammates, and Thompson was a willing muse: his high-energy approach,
uncanny ability to track offensive rebounds, and defensive mobility
consistently earned him high praise from James and appreciation from
Cleveland’s fans. Three seasons spent amassing pointless double-doubles on
losing, dysfunctional teams provided Thompson all the motivation he needed to
make the most of his new lease on basketball life.
当皇帝很好，跟着皇帝打球也不坏。Thompson，现年二十四，骑士队的大前锋，去年随着
LBJ的归来开始受到关注。因为球队伤了很多人，去年季后赛他得以代替Kevin Love先发
，打了很多时间。LBJ擅长把队友的大腿养粗，Thompson受益良多：他的活力打法、追逐
进攻篮板的嗅觉，还有防守端的机动力，不只皇上满意，球迷也称戴。在输球烂队刷了三
年的双十，Thimpson现在更有动力想打好。
Thompson is ideally suited to life as a quality sixth man for Cleveland: he’s
not a go-to scorer, he’s certainly not a floor-stretcher, and he’s not a
playmaker for others. Plus, the James/Love/Timofey Mozgov frontline combination
should be absolutely devastating next season. But Thompson has proven himself
to be the type of player that you can’t keep off the court: he alternated
between defending the four and five, he fearlessly stepped out to the arc to
defend on high screens, and he helped James set a deliberated, controlled pace
by extending possessions through hustle plays. As of press time, Thompson
remains this summer’s top unsigned talent, as his agent, Rich Paul, is hoping
to leverage Thompson’s strong playoff play and chemistry with James into a
max deal that certainly overstates his actual value. That approach might
eventually prove successful, though, as losing Thompson next summer would
quality as a major hit to James’s championship dreams. – B.G.
Thompson最理想的位置应该是骑士队的第六人：他不能自己拿球打掉，没外线清不开空间
，也不会做球给队友。而且明年骑士有James/Love/Mozgov的暴力前场。但是Thompson的
确是那种你舍不得换下场的球员：他四五号都能守；碰到高位挡人也不怕跟出三分线外；
LBJ要维持场上的冷静进攻节奏更得靠他的拼命争抢去保住球权。到截稿为止，Thompson
是今夏最大尾的未签约球员。他的经纪人Rich Pual想藉着他在季后赛的杰出表现，以及
他与LBJ的契合度，给他换一份顶约——当然这肯定是敲竹杠。但是皇上的冠军梦少不得
他，所以说不定骑士真会咬牙签下去呢。
2014-15: 8.5 PPG, 8.0 RPG, 0.7 BPG, 54.7 FG%
Advanced: 15.6 PER, Win Shares: 6.8, +0.86 RPM
No.69
Hassan Whiteside
Heat | Center | Last year: —
Even without his track record of insubordination and immaturity, Whiteside’s
2014–15 performance would seem unbelievable on scale alone. A 25-year-old came
out of the basketball woodworks to average 17.8 points, 15.2 rebounds, and 3.9
blocks per 36 minutes. That seemed impossible in an age where digital tabs are
kept on most every prospect of note around the world—especially 7-footers who
have fluttered in and out of NBA training camps and the D-League system.
Whiteside simply fell through the cracks of some organizations and was
dismissed (for perfectly good reasons) in others.
且不说他一向幼稚不受教，光看Whiteside去年的数字，他的表现也令人难以置信。都二
十五岁了，之前也不晓得躲在哪个深山里面，一出山就打出17.8分15.2板3.9锅的per36高
效率。这年头全世界哪个潜力新人没有球探报告摆在网络上？他还是个七呎长人呢，在训
练营和D-League也从没打出来过。显然有些球团漏掉了Whiteside，不过还有些是自愿放
掉他的。（而且放得也合情合理。）
Whiteside seems a pain to work with. In 48 games last season, though, he left
Heat coach Erik Spoelstra no choice but to tolerate the ongoing headaches.
Players who produce like Whiteside are drafted in the top five, guarded as
franchise centerpieces, and given max deals. There is more healthy skepticism
in this particular case than there might be in some other young center’s
ascent, though all of that might soon be moot should Whiteside’s play endure.
His numbers are eye-popping, precedent-shattering and logic-quashing. There
might still be miles to go before Whiteside redeems his stat line with
consistent, winning basketball, though output in that magnitude would be a hell
of a place to start. – R.M.
Whiteside很难搞。但是去年那48场球，他让热火教练Spoelstra忍着偏头痛也得用他。有
这种效率的球员应该是前五顺位，球队基石，顶薪签约。当然Whiteside的风险是比平均
高了些啦。总之就看他能不能继续缴出好成绩，能不能把成绩变成战绩了。
2014-15: 11.8 PPG, 10.0 RPG, 2.6 BPG, 62.8 FG%
Advanced: 26.2 PER, Win Shares: 5.3, +0.68 RPM
No.68
Timofey Mozgov
Cavs | Center | Last year: —
The acquisition of Timofey Mozgov proved to be the right trade at exactly the
right time for the Cavaliers. Before the move in January, Cleveland was
19–17 (.528) and ranked 10th offensively and 24th defensively. After the
trade, Cleveland closed with a 34–12 (.739) record and bumped up to 3rd
offensively and 17th defensively. The night-and-day transformation was
certainly driven by LeBron James’s return to good health, but Mozgov’s
glove-fit totally changed the complexion of the team. David Blatt made full
use of Mozgov’s pick-and-roll finishing ability, James rewarded Mozgov’s
well-timed off-ball cuts with passes for easy looks around the rim and, most
importantly, Cleveland no longer had to close its eyes and pray when it came
to interior defense.
Movgov到骑士是来得好又来得巧。在一月份的交易之前，骑士战绩是19-17(.528)，进攻
排名第十，防守只能排到二十四。交易之后的战绩有34-12(.739)，进攻升到联盟第三，
防守进步到十七名。LBJ的健康状况当然是最大的因素，但Mozgov的加入也改变了球队的
体质。Blatt用他终结P&R用得很开心；总算有个人空切给LBJ传球了；更重要的是，骑士
的内线防守终于不需要看天吃饭。
The best part of the trade? Mozgov, 29, wasn’t a late-season rental: he
returns for another title run on a ridiculously affordable $5 million contract.
Although Golden State proved during the Finals that Mozgov’s lack of
defensive range can be exploited, most NBA teams don’t have the personnel and
firepower to mimic the Warriors’ approach. Indeed, a review of the
Cavaliers’ lineup data with Mozgov strongly suggests they are worthy of being
tabbed as the overwhelming favorite to win the East: when Mozgov took the
court with Cleveland’s three All-Stars (James, Kevin Love and Kyrie Irving),
the Cavaliers posted a whopping +16.9 net rating (113.8 on offense, 96.9 on
defense). Look for Mozgov to continue causing more problems for Cleveland’s
opponents than the other way around in 2015–16. – B.G.
最棒的是，Mozgov不是那种半季租约，他明年还会回来，而且只要五百万。当然Mozgov的
守备范围不大，这个弱点也被勇士在冠军赛利用了，但是NBA也没几队做得到这回事。数
据会说话：Mozgov和James/Love/Irving一起上场的时候，每一百个possession的得失分
是吓人的+16.9（113.8进攻，96.9防守）。有他在，新球季骑士仍然是东区大热门。
2014-15: 9.7 PPG, 7.3 RPG, 1.2 BPG, 55.5 FG%
Advanced: 16.6 PER, Win Shares: 5.7, +2.86 RPM