原标题：Pelicans considering trading up in 2023 NBA Draft, targeting Scoot
Henderson: Sources
(消息人士：鹈鹕队认真考虑在二零二三年选秀前进行乐透交易，已瞄准 Scoot
Henderson)
来源：https://theathletic.com/4604371/2023/06/12/
作者：Shams Charania, Will Guillory
原文＋翻译：
The New Orleans Pelicans are expected to aggressively pursue a top pick,
potentially second or third, in the 2023 NBA Draft to target G League Ignite
guard Scoot Henderson, league sources confirmed to The Athletic on Monday.
Here’s what you need to know:
联盟消息人士在星期一向《运动家》表示，纽奥良鹈鹕队预计将会在二零二三年的选秀大
会中，积极追求探花签或榜眼签。
The Pelicans currently have the No. 14 pick in the upcoming draft.
Henderson is expected to be drafted No. 2 by the Charlotte Hornets, according
to The Athletic’s latest mock draft.
鹈鹕队目前手上有第十四乐透顺位，而按照模拟抽签的结果，Henderson 预计将作为榜眼
获得夏洛特黄蜂队的青睐。
In his second and final season with Ignite, Henderson averaged 16.5 points,
6.5 assists, 5.4 rebounds and 1.1 steals per game.
在引燃队的第二个赛季期间，Henderson 场均得到了十六点五分、六点五次助攻、五点四
个篮板和一点一次抄截。
Backstory
背景故事
New Orleans is drafting in the lottery for the fifth straight season since
selecting two-time NBA All-Star Zion Williamson with the first pick in the
2019 NBA Draft. After landing the 14th pick in the upcoming draft, the
Pelicans are looking to move to the opposite end of the lottery to
potentially take Henderson.
自从在二零一九年选秀中，使用状元签挑中两次入选前三队的Zion Williamson 以来，鹈
鹕队已经是连续第五年参与选秀大会。在即将到来的选秀中得到第十四顺位后，鹈鹕队希
望能出现在乐透的另一端，以便可以得到 Henderson。
Can the Pelicans pull this off?
鹈鹕队能做到吗？
People within the Pelicans organization have showed a great deal of interest
in Henderson throughout the draft process. Pulling off a deal to get the No.
2 or No. 3 pick in this year’s draft won’t be easy, though. New Orleans has
two clear paths to make this happen: give up a large package of picks and/or
young players or offer up one of its young stars.
在整个选秀过程中，鹈鹕队组织内部的人对Henderson 表现出了极大的兴趣。不过，要想
在今年的选秀中获得榜眼签或探花签并不容易。鹈鹕队有两条明确的途径来实现这一目标
：放弃一大批选秀权和／或年轻球员，或提供其年轻球星中的一员。
The Pelicans have as much trade ammo as anyone in the league outside of Utah
and Oklahoma City. Along with all their own future first rounders, New
Orleans still owns one more Lakers pick in either 2024 or 2025 and Bucks
picks in 2025 and 2027.
在爵士队和雷霆队之外，鹈鹕队拥有大量的交易筹码。除了本身拥有的未来首轮签外，鹈
鹕队还有一支来自湖人队的二零二四或二五年乐透签，以及来自公鹿队的二零二五及二七
年乐透签。
I’m sure potential suitors would be more interested if Brandon Ingram or
Williamson became available.
我相信如果Brandon Ingram 或Williamson 能被交易的话，潜在的追求者将会更感兴趣。
Williamson’s recent off-court drama and long history of injuries have made
some weary of his status as face of the franchise, but I’d still bet on the
Pelicans leaning into his potential rather than trading him this early in his
career. I’d also be shocked to hear Ingram’s name involved in any of these
talks. — Guillory
Williamson最近的场外活动和长期的伤病史，使一些人对他作为这球团代表的地位感到厌
倦，但我仍然打赌鹈鹕队会倾向于挖掘他的潜力，而不是在他职业生涯的早期将其交易出
去。如果听到 Ingram 的名字出现在这些谈判中，我也会感到震惊。
How would Henderson fit in New Orleans?
Henderson 将如何融入鹈鹕队？
Well, it depends on who he’s playing with. If the Pelicans pull off a deal
that allows them to add Henderson while keeping Ingram and Williamson, they’
d have one of the most dynamic and explosive young trios in the NBA. This
team would be must-watch TV as long as everyone is healthy and on the floor.
这要看他和哪些球员一起上场了。如果鹈鹕队能在留住 Ingram 和 Williamson 的同时，
成功拉拢Henderson 加入，他们将拥有联盟中最有活力和爆发力的年轻三人组。只要每个
人都健康无事，这球队将成为电视上的焦点。
Henderson would also bring a downhill, up-tempo style at the point guard
position that doesn’t always exist with CJ McCollum and Jose Alvarado.
Having someone like Henderson who can get into the paint and create looks at
the rim or spray out to shooters would make life much easier on Ingram and
Williamson. If someone like Williamson has to go in order to bring Henderson
in, things would be much different in New Orleans.
Henderson 还将在控球后卫的位置上带来一种下坡的、快节奏的风格不像 CJ McCollum
和 Jose Alvarado 一般常常会出现。能有像Henderson 这样的人，可以进入禁区，在篮
下创造机会，或向射手喷射，将使 Ingram 和 Williamson 变得更轻松。如果像 Willia-
mson 这样的人必须离开以使Henderson 加入，那么鹈鹕队的情况将大不相同。
There would be a ton of pressure on Henderson to not only bring high level of
production early for a team that still sees itself as a playoff contender.
But he’d also have a lot of pressure to not repeat some of the mistakes
Williamson has made in the past regarding his relationship with the
organization and some of the people he surrounds himself with off the court.
— Guillory
Henderson 将承受很大的压力，因为他不仅要为一支仍然认为自己是季后赛竞争者的球队
提前带来高水准的表现，但他也会有很大的压力，不能重复 Williamson 过去所犯的一些
错误，即他与球队的关系和他在球场外围绕着自己的一些人。
短评：
一切顺利的话，再来说吧... (？)