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HOW JARED DUDLEY SWITCHED SEATS ON THE BENCH AND BECAME A KEY PART OF THE MAVS
Jared Dudley thought he would be wearing a Lakers jersey right now. When the
Lakers made their way to Dallas in December, Dudley was on the court, but in
a completely different role than he imagined–a coach for the Dallas
Mavericks.
去年12月当湖人作客达拉斯时，达叔以为他应该穿着湖人队的球衣站在场上，现实却与
他所想的大不相同，现在的他是独行侠的教练。
When Dudley took off his Lakers jersey in early June 2021 after a
series-ending loss to the Suns in the first round, he fully expected to put
it back on a few months later. But free agency passed and he was preparing
for the season when a zoom call with the Lakers took him by surprise.
2021年6月湖人第一轮被太阳淘汰后，达叔脱下球衣，他完全相信自己会在几个月内回到
这支球队，但自由市场开市后，日子一天天过去，正当他为了新赛季准备时，接到湖人打
来的电话，震惊了他。
“I had a Zoom meeting with them,” Dudley said. “They were looking to go
younger. That was their whole message. I talked with Bron, AD, and Russ and
they all wanted me back. But the organization wanted to go a different way
and all you can do is respect it.”
达叔说：“我和他们开了一个视讯会议，他们希望补强年轻人，我和LBJ、AD和Russ谈过
，他们都希望我回来，但球队选择另外一个方向，而我也尊重他们。”
If Dudley knew of the Lakers’ desire to go younger earlier in the summer
when free agency was just getting underway, he might still be wearing a
jersey right now. “If I would have known beforehand, I might have gone to
the Clippers with T-Lue or with Chauncey in Portland. There were so many
people I had resources to.”
如果达叔早就知道湖人想补强年轻人，现在他应该还穿着球衣，“他们提早告诉我的
话，我或许会去快艇找扣取卢或是去波特兰找枪西，有很多人愿意给我机会”
Dudley obviously didn’t get that chance and had to change course. The next
step: to become an NBA general manager. His plan was to live in Los Angeles
and commute back-and-forth to New York for Adam Silver’s GM program.
但达叔很明显并没有得到工作，并且需要改变他的目标：他想成为球队GM，他打算住在
洛杉矶并且往返纽约参加阿银的GM计画。
All of this unfolded as Dudley was in Las Vegas training for the season,
something he has done throughout his career. Training alongside Kyle Lowry,
Josh Green, and other NBA players, Dudley received a call from a friend –
former Lakers assistant and current Mavericks assistant, Greg St. Jean.
正当达叔照惯例在洛杉矶，与Kyle Lowry、Josh Green等球员训练时，他接到一通由前
湖人助教、现任独行侠助教Greg St. Jean打给他的电话。
“We might have an opportunity for you,” St. Jean said over the phone.
“我们或许有个机会给你。”St. Jean在电话上是这么说的。
Over the next few days, everything fell into place. Once Jason Kidd and Nico
Harrison came calling, registering Dudley’s interest in joining Kidd’s
coaching staff in a front-of-the-bench role, it was an opportunity Dudley
couldn’t pass up. So, what was the pitch from Kidd to Dudley on why he
should hang up the jersey to join his coaching staff?
几天之后，所有事情都明朗了，Kidd和Nico打电话给达叔，激起他的兴趣加入Kidd的教
练团，这是一个他难以拒绝的机会，但最后让Kidd打动达叔的关键是什么呢？
Kidd talked about the combination of Harrison, Luka Doncic, and an owner that
wants to win. How they were building something in Dallas and wanted a player’
s perspective with the influence of Dudley. “I think they were thinking
about Rasheed Wallace as a candidate. They had different candidates. I think
they both knew that I dealt with other players like LeBron, Giannis, Booker,
Bradley Beal. To help Luka and KP. Not only that, but we are also looking for
free agents. I know 70 percent of the league.”
Kidd谈到全队上下从老板、GM到Luka Doncic都渴望赢球，以及他们想在达拉斯打造的东西
，需要达叔带来一些球员方面的观点。“我认为他们也有考虑许多不同的人选，例如
Rasheed Wallace，但他们知道我和LBJ、字母、书人和Beal等人相处过，不仅能帮助
Luka和KP，也有助于招揽自由球员，联盟大约70%的球员我都认识。”
“Duds just finished playing and probably could still play,” Kidd said after
practice one day. In fact, if you stick around long enough, you can catch
Dudley getting in a sweat with the guys post-practice as he helps instill a
defensive system that comes from Frank Vogel.
Kidd在某天练习结束后说：“达叔才刚结束练习而且肯定还能继续。”实际上，
如果你待的够久，会发现练习结束后，汗流浃背的达叔还在将他从Vogel那学来的防守系统
灌输给球员。
Dudley knew the scrimmaging in practice would be the easy part, but he didn’
t expect the coaching part to be as easy. He got the computer work and
cutting clips down in just a few weeks. The public speaking comes naturally
and the scouting is a newfound love. Watching a team play five times as he
scouts and develops gameplans is one of his favorite parts of the job.
Because he knows that if he doesn’t do his job, players will sniff that out
quick. “Me being a coach, they respect your professionalism depending how
prepared you are,” Dudley said. “You can’t bull**** a player.”
达叔认为球员参与练习是很单纯的，但作为教练就不同了，他必须花好几个礼拜的时间
剪影片，研究比赛则是他的新宠，重看一支球队5次并且制定比赛计画是他最喜欢做的事，
因为他知道如果没认真做事，球员很快就能察觉，“身为一个教练，你多认真准备，球员
就会多尊敬你，永远别想唬烂球员。”
Dudley does his job, and he does it well. Most of all, he enjoys it, but he
also misses the comradery in the locker room. The plane rides and the bus
rides to the arena. For someone who loves the relational side of the game,
relationships just look different now as a coach. But it’s his relationships
around the league that make him the coach that he is.
达叔非常享受他的工作，而且做得很好，虽然有时他还是会想念休息室的战友以及客场
之旅。对于一个善于在球场上建立关系的球员来说，身为教练时或许有些不同，但正因为
他在联盟中建立的关系，让他成为属于自己风格的教练。
“Being able to relate to the guys, winning a championship, and playing with
the best players in the world. Just his street cred and being able to talk to
our players and tell them what is coming, giving them the answers and what it
means to work, I think it’s a big thing to have a coach like that,” Kidd
continued.
Kidd说道：“他和世界上最好的球员们一起打过球，和这些球员相处过并赢过总冠军，他
的声誉让他可以与我们的球员进行良好的沟通，告诉他们解答以及这么做的意义是什么，
球队里有一个这样的教练对我们的帮助很大。”
And Kidd is 100 percent correct. When talking with players on the team,
having someone like Dudley who can relate to them at their level has been a
key part of the season. Reggie Bullock told me about getting drafted to the
Clippers and spending time behind Dudley in the rotation. The professionalism
and work he saw Dudley put in every day has led to the trust Bullock has in
Dudley coaching him defensively.
Maxi Kleber spends time with Dudley before every game going over video and
said that Dudley helps him “read situations better and make adjustments for
the next game.” For Dorian Finney-Smith, it’s about the details Dudley can
recognize having just played the game. But it all comes down to the
connection that Dudley has with the players.
而Kidd是对的，当我和球员们聊过，发现有个教练能像达叔一样，是这季的一大关键，
Bullock告诉我，当年他被快艇选中时，在球队中看过达叔的职业态度及努力，让他愿意
被达叔指导防守，Kleber则说他会在每场比赛前和达叔研究影片，让他更加懂得阅读场上
的情况以及协助他场间的调整。对DFS来说，达叔知道场上许多细节，因为他和这些球员
们一起打过。
“What he sees out there on the floor is just like us as players,” Tim
Hardaway Jr. said. “We can relate to him. He does a great job talking to us
on the bench. Just his role and presence plays a huge role in our success.”
THJ说：“达叔在场上看到的东西跟球员很像，而且和我们有着非常良好的沟通，所以
我们都愿意相信他，对于我们的成功他扮演非常重要的角色。”
Jalen Brunson added, “I’ve talked to JD a little bit about the transition
from a player to a coach. Coaching might be something in my future. I think
the transition he is going through will help me. Just watching him from that
aspect, how he is connected with the guys. He is someone we can all look
towards because he has been through the fire.”
Brunson补充：“我和达叔稍微聊过一些从球员转职成教练的过程，未来我或许也有机会
执教，观察他如何与这些人相处对我很有帮助，他是一个我们可以期待的人因为这些他都
曾经历过。”
Dudley went through that fire for 14 years, but he always knew coaching would
be the endgame. His goal was to play one more year and then get into
coaching. It just came a little faster than he thought. And when the
opportunity arose for him to join the Mavs in a front-of-the-bench role
alongside Jason Kidd, he couldn’t pass it up.
达叔在球场上奋斗了14年，他始终认为他会成为教练，本来他的目标是再打一年，虽然计
划稍微提前，但当Kidd提供他这个机会时他实在无法拒绝。
Most assistants scout 10-15 games in a season. Dudley is scouting 29 games
this season and, in his mind, it’s basically two seasons of scouting under
his belt and two steps closer to being a head coach one day. At this moment,
he is gathering his own infinity gauntlet with stones coming from coaches of
his past. He took the motivation stone from Doc Rivers and the Xs & Os stone
from Ty Lue. Last year, he took the defensive stone from Frank Vogel.
大部分的助教一年会研究10-15场比赛，但达叔今年已经研究了29场，但他认为，他做的这
些都会让他离NBA总教练更进一步，现在他手上已经有许多从以前的教练那蒐集而来的宝石
，包括老河的鸡汤宝石，扣取卢的战术宝石以及从Vogel的防守宝石。
“You take a little bit of everything,” Dudley said. “I think what will
separate me from a lot of these coaches is the communication. If I can look
LeBron in the face and tell him he’s messing up and play better and call him
out, then I can call anyone out. There is a certain way you must do it. It is
a unique thing not all coaches have. I have hung out with 19-year-old
Giannis, 20-year-old Booker…Nash 38, Shaq 37. I have range on how to talk to
someone.”
达叔说：“我在每件事上都能学会一些东西，我与许多教练最大的不同就是沟通能力，我
曾经当面指正LBJ代表我能指正所有球员，这不是每个教练都能做到的，我曾与19岁的字母
、20岁的书人、38岁的老纳以及37岁的Shaq相处过，我非常了解如何跟各种不同世代的球
员沟通。”
It is the relationships that mean more now than ever. When Spencer Dinwiddie
was traded to the Dallas Mavericks, it was Jared Dudley that spent the time
with him upon arrival. When opposing players come out of the tunnel for their
pregame routine, it’s Dudley that many of them are dapping up and spending
time with on the court. And he recognizes that relationships are what leads
to player movement. “It’s a player’s league,” Dudley said. “If they don’
t like the coach or situation, they aren’t going.”
当丁丁来到达拉斯时，达叔花了很多时间认识他，当敌方球员从球员通道中出来进行赛前
练习时，达叔会和大部分的人击拳并和他们聊天，因为他知道每段关系都会影响球员的行
动，“这是个球员的联盟，如果球员不喜欢教练或是当下的情况，他就不会进步。”
So, what is Dudley, through his relationships, hearing from around the league
on what Dallas is building?
所以，透过这些关系，达叔知道达拉斯在打造什么吗？
“They love the city,” Dudley said. “Most people believe Luka is top-five.
Some people either love Mark Cuban or don’t get him. Half and half on that.
I think that there is a lot of potential. Them doing Kidd and Nico was a
power move. Nico has been offered many jobs in front offices. I think that is
huge. It is not a matter of how, but when. Once we get those meetings, it
will be hard to turn this down.”
And make no mistake about it, Jared Dudley is part of “this” now.
“他们爱这座城市，大部分的人相信Luka是前五好的球员，虽然有些人喜欢Cuban有些人不
喜欢，大概一半一半，但我认为这是非常有潜力的地方，找来Kidd和Nico是很强的一步棋
，Nico从很多球队那得到offer，那是很了不起的，无论何时何地接到他的邀请，都会让人
难以拒绝。”
毫无疑问的，达叔也是这个计画的一份子了。