原标题：Klay Thompson to ‘seriously consider’ joining Bahamian hoops squad,
honor father’s dream
(Klay Thompson 将“认真考虑”加入巴哈马国家队，以示兑现父亲的梦想)
来源：https://is.gd/dp415v
作者：Andrei de Guzman
原文＋翻译：
Klay Thompson already foresaw that when The Bahamas made headlines this
August for toppling this year’s Olympic Pre-Qualifying Tournament in the
American region, his close connection to them would be brought out.
Klay Thompson 已经知道，正当巴哈马国家队因为在八月的奥运资格赛美洲预选赛中出线
而成为全球头条时，他和该国的密切连结也会随之浮现。
And on Thursday, Aug. 31, as his name got even more binded with the Caribbean
country upon the commencement of the 2023 FIBA World Cup, the Golden State
Warriors star hotshot finally announced it: He’ll seriously contemplate
joining the emerging hoops nation once the opportunity presents itself.
在他的名字随着篮球世界杯的开打而与这个加勒比海国家变得更加紧密时，该位勇士队球
员于星期四（八月卅一日）终于宣布：如果有机会，他将会郑重考虑加入这个新兴的篮球
国度。
“When that time comes, I will give it serious consideration just because of
what The Bahamas meant to the Thompson family, especially my father,”
Thompson said as he and Kevon Looney landed in the Philippines for the final
stop of the ANTA World Tour.
Thompson在和鲁尼于菲律宾参加安踏世界巡回展的最后一站时，说道：“在时机成熟时，
我会认真考虑的，这只是出于巴哈马国家队对我的家族，尤其是我的父亲的意义。”
Thompson notably played under the United States flag in the past, helping the
Stars and Stripes to clinch global basketball supremacy by winning the gold
medal in both the 2014 FIBA World Cup and the 2016 Olympics.
Thompson过去曾代表美国出赛，并带领美国队夺得2014年篮球世界杯和2016年里约奥运会
男篮赛项的金牌。
But considering that it’s been years since he hasn’t played on the
international stage for the Americans, it might be the time to finally honor
his father’s well wishes.
但考量到他本身已有多年未再代表美国队出现在国际舞台，也许是时候来兑现父亲的梦想
了。
His father and former NBA No. 1 overall pick, Mychal Thompson, has a proud
Bahamian blood. This ultimately makes Thompson an intriguing, probable
reinforcement of the Bahamas squad that targets a coveted basketball seat in
next year’s Paris Olympics.
他的父亲、也是前选秀状元的Mychal Thompson 是巴哈马人。这最终可能使他成为队中其
中一位引起关注、可能出现的强援，而该国的目标是在明年的巴黎奥运会上，锁定其中一
个席次。
“He never had a chance to play for the national team because they just didn’
t have the chance back in the ’70s or the ’80s,” Klay said of his father.
“Now my brother [Mychel] is coaching with them which is also very cool.
“But right now, I’m really focused on the [upcoming 2023-24 NBA] season.
But when that time comes next summer, I’ll give it consideration.”
谈到父亲时，Klay 说：
“他从来没有机会为国家队效力，因为在七、八十年代，他们根本没有机会。而如今我的
哥哥Mychel Thompson 是该队的主教练。但不管怎样，现阶段我会先专注在即将到来的
2023-24 赛季，到了下个夏天时，我会认真考虑的。”
The Bahamas conquered last week’s Olympic Pre-Qualifiers of the Americas,
sweeping the entire contest with might and dominance. Powered by Deandre
Ayton, Buddy Hield, and Eric Gordon – whose cutting of the international
play ties with the United States was granted by FIBA – the Bahamians exited
the tournament with an unblemished record, pocketing one of the five Olympic
Qualifier tickets as they joined Bahrain, Poland, Cameroon, Croatia, and the
other 19 yet-to-be-determined nations based on the future results of the
ongoing World Cup tourney in Manila, Okinawa, and Jakarta.
巴哈马制霸了上周的奥运资格赛美洲预选赛，以强大的实力和统治力横扫了整个赛区。在
Deandre Ayton、Buddy Hield 和获得FIBA特例批准的 Eric Gordon 之支持下，该队以全
胜战绩出线，获得了五张奥运预选赛入场券的其中一张，将与巴林、波兰、喀麦隆、克罗
埃西亚以及其他十九个尚未确定的世界杯队伍争夺最终的晋级资格。
Thompson expressed his delight that The Bahamas were able to dismantle hoops
powerhouse and the FIBA No. 4 nation Argentina en route to the nation’s
biggest win thus far in national program history.
Thompson表示，他很高兴巴哈马队能够击败篮球强国、FIBA排名第四的阿根廷队，取得国
家队历史上迄今为止最大的一场胜利。
“When it comes to the Bahamian basketball, I couldn’t be more proud of what
they’ve accomplished in the past few weeks especially Chris De Marco, Buddy
Hield, Deandre Ayton, Eric Gordon, and the rest of the Bahamians,” said the
four-time NBA champion.
“在来到巴哈马篮球时，我为这些人（尤其是 Chris De Marco、Buddy Hield、Deandre
Ayton、Eric Gordon 及其他球员在过去数个星期的成就而感到自豪。”
“Those guys had the biggest win in our country’s history as far as beating
Argentina twice on their home soil. [It’s] not an easy task. Argentina is
one of the best teams in the world, and it’s just gonna do wonders for the
country.”
“他们在客场两次击败阿根廷队，创下历史上的最大胜利。这来的不容易。阿根廷是世界
上最好的球队之一，这将为国家制造奇迹。”
His impending decision to potentially cut his ties with the American
federation and eventually join The Bahamas would require utmost pondering,
considering that Steve Kerr, his current coach in the Warriors, has been
calling the shots now for USA Basketball.
考量到 Steve Kerr ，也是他在勇士队的主教练正负责执教美国队，他可能作出的决定将
需要经过一定的深思熟虑。
Nevertheless, he’s proud of the current progress of Kerr and the youthful
squad that is now preparing for the second round of the FIBA Championships’
Group Phase while boasting an unstained 3-0 preliminary round record.
无论如何，他为目前 Kerr 和美国队在第一阶段预赛中，以不败战绩进入第二阶段之表现
感到自豪。
“Steve [Kerr] is doing a great job and the great thing about when you watch
Team USA is the guys put their egos aside,” Thompson said. “They don’t
care who leads the team in scoring, in rebounding, and steals. All that
matters is when you play for Team USA, it’s winning gold [medal].
“And that’s beautiful to see.”
“Steve Kerr 做得很好。当你观看美国队的比赛时，最棒的一点是球员们都把自我放在
一旁，不在意谁是国家队的得分王、篮板王或抄截王。重要的是，在为美国队打球时，
目标旨在获得金牌。这看来非常美妙。”
Reddit 乡民评论：（https://redd.it/166d4z5）
"Deandre Ayton: I want to build a superteam. I’d like that superteam to come
to me"
“艾顿：我要建立一支超级球队。我希望那支超级球队能来找我”
"The prospect of Klay Thompson, Eric Gordon, DeAndre Ayton, Buddy Hield and
Kai Jones all on one team is very interesting. They might sneak into the
Olympics if each one of them plays in the qualification tournament next
summer.
“如果 Klay Thompson、Eric Gordon、DeAndre Ayton、Buddy Hield 和 Kai Jones 都
在一队，看起来会非常有趣。假如他们都在下个夏天出战奥运预选赛最终阶段，他们很
有可能挤进奥运会正赛。”
短评：
看来国际篮球将会变得越来越有趣了...