鹈鹕队在2019年曾想组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基本上是有共识以第一顺位进入选秀的，许多人预计Ja会在第二顺位。
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.
事情确实是这样发展的。Zion在第一顺位被鹈鹕队选走，Ja在第二顺位被灰熊队选走。
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.
尽管鹈鹕队在Zion身上看到了新生代的希望，但他们显然将目光投向了更大的目标。据报导
，鹈鹕队想找到一种方法来同时得到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，鹈鹕队对AAU队友Zion和Ja的组合很感兴趣，他们在那年选秀有1号签和4号
签
。他们为灰熊队提供了多个方案，其中包括4号签，但他们所有的提议都被拒绝了。
“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.”
如果灰熊队接受了鹈鹕队的包裹换2号签，Zion和Ja将成为队友。相反的，灰熊队明智地坚
持了下来。
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
.
这肯定是鹈鹕队的一次轰动一时的举动。如果发生这种情况，鹈鹕队和灰熊队今天可能会处
于非常不同的位置。
Instead, it did not come to fruition.
相反的，这并没有实现。
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.
虽然Zion在健康时已经在鹈鹕队展示了超级巨星的潜力，但他来说待在场上是一个巨大的挑
战。这位 21 岁的球员本赛季没有出现在比赛中。
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.
至于Ja，自2019年选秀以来，NBA 球迷对他的了解比对Zion来得多。Ja本赛季一直处于非常
高的状态，并且让灰熊在西区保有竞争力。
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.
在这一点上，大多数人会说Ja以Zion没有的方式取得成功。尽管如此，还是有时间改变的。
With any luck, NBA fans will get to see both stars in action for the entirety of
the 2022-23 season.
如果运气好的话，NBA球迷将在整个2022-23赛季看到这两位球星的表现。
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