Josh Kroenke Reveals Why Nuggets Chose To Build Around Nikola Jokic
金块总裁Josh Kroenke透露为什么会选择围绕着阿肥建队
Nuggets President Josh Kroenke broke down how the franchise committed to buildin
g around Nikola Jokic in his second season.
The Denver Nuggets made an ambitious call in 2015 when they decided to build the
ir roster around their second-round pick from the year before, Nikola Jokic. Tea
m President Josh Kroenke explained why they decided to build around Jokic instea
d of Jusuf Nurkic at the time.
金块在2015年做了一个大胆的决定，就是要围绕着他们的第二轮选秀阿肥建队。球队总裁Jo
sh Kroenke解释为什么选择了阿肥而不是Nurkic
"The thing that was unfortunate was the league was trending to small-ball, shoot
ing everywhere. It was even more extreme than it is now, everyone was trying to
be the Warriors overnight. You couldn't play Nikola and Jusuf together. We had t
wo 7-footers who were incredibly skilled and unselfish guys, but trying to play
them together, it presented its advantages, but it was tough for them to cover w
hen you've got four guards out there moving in sync, it's a tough defensive cove
r."
不幸的是当时联盟流行是打小球、要能在每个地方投射。当时比现在更极端，一夜之间，大
家都想变成勇士。你不能让阿肥跟Nurkic同时在场上。我们有两个技巧很好又无私的7呎长
人。让他们同时在场上有它的优势，但当有四名后卫同时在场上移动时，协防对他们来说太
难了。
Kroenke then revealed a statistical analysis showed Jokic was outperforming soph
omore-season Larry Bird, which ultimately tipped the scales in Jokic's favor.
Kroenke随后透露一份数据分析显示阿肥的数据比大鸟第二年的数据还好，也因此最终倾向
选择阿肥
"After Nikola's first season, he made First Team All-Rookie. We were halfway thr
ough his second year and we realized we had to choose. They're both starting-lev
el centers. Jusuf's contract was coming up in a year, so we had our analytics gr
oup run a bunch of numbers of how to compare the two and what to look for... Thi
s comparison comes through with Player A and Player B in their second season wit
h the only difference being that Player A was two years older at the time of his
second season. You could see Player B's numbers were better in every category.
I guessed that Player B was Nikola... Player A was Larry Bird."
阿肥第一季后入选了新秀第一队。第二年中间时，我们发现必须要做出选择。他们两个都是
具有先发水准的中锋。Nurkic的合约一年后到期，所以我们让我们分析团队跑数据比较两个
人跟看下能发现什么。最后比较是球员A跟球员B在第二年的成绩，唯一的差异是球员A在第
二年的年纪比球员B大两岁。你能看到球员B在每一类的数据都比A好。我猜B是阿肥，A是大
鸟。（这是MPJ podcast的片段，总裁在里面讲的比较清楚，他说他猜B是阿肥，然后分析人
员说他对了，然后他问A是谁，是Nurkic或联盟中其他人吗？结果是大鸟）
The decision to build around Jokic over Nurkic was controversial at the time, bu
t everyone can say that it was the right decision without a doubt. While Nurkic
has had a solid NBA career, he never progressed to an All-Star level while Jokic
is looking to seal his third MVP in four seasons and hopefully, a back-to-back
NBA title.
选阿肥而不是Nurkic的决定在当时是引起争议的，但大家现在能说那无庸置疑，是个正确的
决定。Nurkic有稳定的NBA生涯，但从未达到全明星程度，而阿肥正要拿下四年中的第三座M
VP，且希望能连续两年夺冠
The statistical comparison that showed Jokic was better than Bird might have bee
n more precise, but Kroenke does mention the involvement of PER 36 stats. Sophom
ore Larry Bird averaged 19.4 points, 9.9 rebounds, and 5.0 assists per 36 minute
s played, while Jokic averaged 21.6 points, 12.7 rebounds, and 6.3 assists as a
sophomore.
显示阿肥比大鸟好的数据分析比较可能会更详细，但Kroenke有提到PER36。第二年的大鸟PE
R 36是19.4分、9.9篮板、5.0助攻，而阿肥是21.6分、12.7篮板、6.3助攻。
Nikola Jokic Looking To Beat The Lakers Once Again
阿肥希望再次打败湖人
The Nuggets title-defense tour will have to go through Los Angeles, as the Nugge
ts face the Lakers in the first round of the playoffs. The Nuggets swept the Lak
ers in their 2023 playoff matchup and swept them in the 23-24 regular season. No
netheless, Jokic isn't underestimating his opposition given how tough their game
s have been.
金块的卫冕之旅要先过湖人这关，他们将在第一轮就对上湖人。金块在2023年季后赛横扫湖
人，且在23-24例行赛也横扫湖人。仅管如此，阿肥没低估他的对手，因跟湖人每场都是硬
仗。
"I think every game in the playoff series was really tough, it could have gone e
ither way. It was probably the toughest series we had. Yes, we beat them 4-0, bu
t they're a really talented team. Well-built, they have a couple of guys. I have
huge respect for them and I think it'll be an interesting series/round."
我想季后赛每场都很困难，输赢都有可能。去年跟湖人可能是我们最难打的系列赛。是的，
我们4-0打败他们，但他们是很有天份的球队，阵容坚强，对其中几人有很大的敬意。我想
会是很有趣的系列赛
Jokic averaged 27.8 points, 14.5 rebounds, and 11.8 assists against the Lakers o
v
er the 2023 series. He's averaging 29.3 points, 12.0 rebounds, and 9.0 assists i
n three games this season, which should worry the Lakers if they hope to get ove
r the hump and pull off a massive upset in the first round.
阿肥在2023年对湖人场均27.8分、14.5篮板跟11.8助攻。今年例行赛三场则是29.3分、12.0
篮板跟9.0助攻。如果湖人想克服困难，在首轮爆冷，阿肥的确是他们该担心的
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金块选阿肥可以算是队史最好的选择吧