这是魔术官方的访问，谈到Kawhi跟Bamba的过往
就是2015年当年Kawhi是如何帮助了Bamba
Bamba, the No. 6 pick in last June’s NBA Draft and the Magic’s prized rookie
center, got to know Leonard through his older half-brother, Sidiki Johnson, w
ho was once a top-100 college recruit before washing out of basketball. Leonar
d, an NBA champion in 2014 and the NBA’s Defensive Player of the Year in 2015
and ’16, took a liking to the much younger Bamba when they first met some se
ven years ago, and he said he snickered at the bravado of Bamba’s bold predic
tions back in the day
Bamba是透过他的哥哥Sidkiki Johnson认识了Kawhi，他们第一次认识大约是7年前，然后
Kawhi说他还记得当年的Bamba说了什么夸张的话
`He made it to the NBA. We all had high hopes for him and I remember him sayin
g that he was going to get here (to the NBA),’’ recalled Leonard after his R
aptors beat the Magic in dramatic fashion on Tuesday night. ``I’m really prou
d of him for making it (to the NBA) and being a top-10 pick. He looks comforta
ble and looks like he belongs here. He’s playing with confidence, shooting th
e ball well and doing a good job of helping on the weak side of the defense by
blocking shots. He’s doing really good.’’
Kawhi：他进入了NBA，我们都对他有很高的期待，而我还记得他当年说他会进入NBA
我对于他能进入NBA并且成为一个前10顺位真的非常骄傲，他打几球来很有自信并且看起
来属
于这里，投射
非常棒，而且透过阻攻来完成弱边的协防，他真的做的非常好
None of it might have been possible without the mentorship of Leonard for the
young and impressionable Bamba years ago. In 2015, when Bamba was rising as a
top high school basketball prospect, Johnson – the older, half-brother – was
convicted on charges of second-degree and third-degree armed robbery and give
n a four-year prison sentence in New York. Bamba, who grew up in Harlem but at
tended prep schools in New Hampshire and Pennsylvania, was understandably rock
ed by the event, but said he luckily had Leonard there for support.
但如果没有Kawhi，这一切可能都不会发生，当2015年Bamba做为高中的明日之星逐渐上升
的时候，他的哥哥被指控二级跟三级持械抢劫罪因此被判刑4年，当时这件事情震惊了Bam
ba，不过很幸运的是他得到了Kawhi的帮助
``After my brother went away for a while, Kawhi reached out to me. He just kin
d of stepped up and played the big brother role for me,’’ Bamba said recentl
y. ``He’s always been a family friend for us.’’
Bamba：当我的哥哥进去后没多久后，Kawhi向我伸出了援手，站了出来扮演对我来说是大
哥哥的角色
他对我们来说一直都是亲近的家庭朋友
His hands are way bigger than mine,’’ Bamba marveled. ``I just love how mult
i-dimensional he is and how he is so driven offensively and defensively.
他的手比我的还大(Bamba惊讶的说)，我非常热爱他的全面性，他在进攻跟防守的那种拼
劲
He doesn’t really like the mainstream attention, but he’s a really cool dude
,’’ Bamba said of Leonard’s mild-mannered demeanor. ``Every now and then, h
e’ll check up on me and see how I am doing.
他不是一个非常喜欢主流的人，但他真的是一个非常酷的家伙
即使是现在，他还是会关心我看我做的如何
``He’s a guy who has always kind of been there for me,’’ Bamba continued. `
`I’ve just picked his brain about basketball and everything and he always tol
d me that he was there to help if I ever needed anything. That was just kind o
f the relationship that we’ve always had.’’
他是一个总是陪伴在我身边的人
我总是向他学习篮球跟所有的事情，而他总是告诉我如果有任何需求可以找他帮忙，这就
是我们一直以来的关系
``I was planning on spending a portion of last summer with him, but pre-draft
(workouts) were crazy,’’ Bamba said. ``We’ve already talked a little about
training together in San Diego. Spending a couple of weeks or a few days with
him, I think it would be great for me.’’
我本来计画上个暑假要花一点时间跟他在一起的，但选秀前的测试很疯狂，我们已经小小
的谈过一起在圣地牙哥训练的事情，花个几周或几天跟他在一起，我想这对我来说会非常
棒
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还蛮温馨的，没想到Kawhi也有提携后辈