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By Dalton Johnson
SAN FRANCISCO – Teammates were forced to answer questions for Jonathan Kuminga
on Monday at Warriors Media Day because of his absence. Coach Steve Kerr fielded
a few the next day before shutting them down and turning his attention to baske
tball. Finally, Kuminga on Thursday was able to speak for himself.
旧金山 – 由于 Jonathan Kuminga 缺席，勇士队的队友们在周一的媒体日被迫代他回答问
题。教练 Steve Kerr 在隔天也回应了几个问题，但很快就停止并把注意力转回篮球。最终
，Kuminga 在周四终于能够亲自发声。
Kuminga on Wednesday ended his restricted free agency that lasted all three mont
hs of the offseason and bled into the bginning of training camp, signing a two-
year, $48.5 million contract that has a team option on the second year. He went
through his first training camp practice Thursday and later addressed the media
for the first time since inking his new deal.
Kuminga 在周三结束了持续三个月、甚至拖到训练营开启的受限自由球员状态，签下了一份
两年 4850 万美元的合约，第二年包含球队选项。他在周四第一次参加了训练营，随后首次
就新合约对媒体发表谈话。
The business side of basketball was eye-opening to Kuminga, who turns 23 years o
ld on Oct. 6. The longer it took for Kuminga and the Warriors to agree to a deal
, the louder the outside noise grew.
即将在 10 月 6 日满 23 岁的 Kuminga，对篮球的商业层面有了大开眼界的体验。协议拖
得越久，外界的杂音就越大。
But it was brought down to hush from Kuminga’s answers speaking on the situatio
n for the first time.
但当 Kuminga 首次就此情况发表看法时，所有杂音都被压了下去。
“It’s part of what we do. It’s a business,” Kuminga said. “At the end of th
e day, all that matters is that we got it done and I’m excited to be here.”
“这是我们工作的一部分，这是一门生意。”Kuminga 说：“到头来，最重要的是我们达成
协议，而我很兴奋能留在这里。”
The only time Kuminga somewhat hinted at where his head was at during his restri
cted free agency was when he posted a picture to Instagram story on July 30 of h
im and his agent, Aaron Turner, that read, “I’ll bet on myself all day #JustKn
ow” while tagging Turner.
在受限自由球员期间，Kuminga 唯一稍微透露心境的时候，是他在 7 月 30 日于 Instagra
m 限时动态贴出与经纪人 Aaron Turner 的合照，并附上“我永远会押注自己 #JustKnow”
的文字，并标注了 Turner。
Once Jan. 15 arrives, the Warriors have three weeks to trade Kuminga by the NBA
’s Feb. 5 deadline. His contract helps the Warriors find an in-season trade par
tner to move Kuminga if they choose to do so, but he doesn’t view his new deal
as purely betting on himself.
当 1 月 15 日到来时，勇士将有三周的时间能在 NBA 2 月 5 日的交易截止日前交易 Kumi
nga。他的新合约确实能帮助勇士在赛季中找到交易对象，但他并不认为这份合约是纯粹押
注自己。
“I wouldn’t say that,” Kuminga said. “But I’ll tell you, me betting on myse
lf is helping us win a championship. And I think that’s our goal and how we all
look at it. I’m blessed, I’m glad I got this done.”
“我不会这么说。”Kuminga 表示：“但我会说，押注自己就是帮助我们赢得冠军。我认为
这是我们的目标，也是我们看待事情的方式。我很幸运，也很高兴能完成这件事。”
Kuminga was drafted No. 7 overall by the Warriors in 2021, one year after the te
am took James Wiseman No. 2 overall and the same year they selected Moses Moody
at No. 14. A youth infusion appeared to be on the way as Steph Curry, Draymond G
reen and Klay Thompson entered the later part of their careers.
Kuminga 在 2021 年被勇士以第 7 顺位选中，那是在球队以榜眼签选进 James Wiseman 的
隔年，同年勇士还以第 14 顺位挑选 Moses Moody。当时正值 Steph Curry、Draymond Gre
en 与 Klay Thompson 职业生涯的后半段，看起来球队即将迎来年轻化。
And then Curry led the Warriors to a championship in Kuminga’s rookie year that
surprised many, possibly changing the franchise’s plans of what’s best for th
e present and future of the team. Yet the Warriors have turned down multiple tra
de offers for Kuminga in the past.
随后，Curry 在 Kuminga 的菜鸟球季率领勇士夺冠，令许多人惊讶，也可能改变了球队对
于现阶段与未来蓝图的规划。然而，勇士过去已多次拒绝针对 Kuminga 的交易报价。
His 2024-25 season was hampered by a badly sprained ankle in early January that
kept Kuminga sidelined for more than two months. Kuminga started the first three
games of the season and then was back to the bench, starting just 10 regular-se
ason games in total. He has played 258 regular-season games in his career and ha
sn’t even started a third of them.
他的 2024-25 赛季因一月初的严重脚踝扭伤受到影响，让他缺席了超过两个月。Kuminga
赛季初前三场是先发，之后回到板凳，全季仅先发 10 场。他生涯至今打了 258 场例行赛
，先发数还不到其中的三分之一。
Which brings everything to the ultimate question: Does Kuminga want to remain wi
th the Warriors and play for one team like his idol, the late Kobe Bryant?
这也带来最终的问题：Kuminga 是否想像他的偶像、已故的 Kobe Bryant 一样，一生只效
力于一支球队、留在勇士？
“I’m here now,” he said, throwing up his hands at the podium. “That’s every
body’s goal, to be somewhere for longer. You never know how your future will be
determined. So far, that’s my goal and what I want to accomplish is being here
longer.”
“我现在就在这里。”他在台上举起双手说道：“那是每个人的目标，都希望能待得更久。
你永远不知道未来会怎么发展。到目前为止，我的目标与想完成的事，就是能在这里待得更
久。”
Kerr on Wednesday reiterated the Warriors will operate through their veteran sta
r trio of Steph Curry, Jimmy Butler and Draymond Green. He emphasized what he al
ways has for how Kuminga can earn more minutes and have a larger role: Run the f
loor, rebound and be the best defender he can.
Kerr 在周三再次重申，勇士将以明星三人组 Steph Curry、Jimmy Butler 与 Draymond Gr
een 为核心运作。他也再度强调 Kuminga 若想争取更多上场时间与更大角色，必须做到：
快攻、抢篮板，以及把防守做到最好。
Showing a focus for the small details has fell by the wayside for Kuminga at tim
es over his first four seasons in the NBA. He has shown an affection for playing
isolation ball offensively and has missed assignments defensively. Playing that
way won’t get him on the court under Kerr, in particular with this roster.
在 NBA 的前四个赛季里，Kuminga 有时会忽略细节。他偏好单打进攻，在防守上则常有漏
人。在 Kerr 的体系里，特别是这支阵容下，以这样的方式打球不会让他获得更多上场时间
。
When asked about how he views his role on the Warriors, Kuminga deferred to winn
ing over anything individually.
当被问到他如何看待自己在勇士的角色时，Kuminga 将胜利置于个人之上。
“Just helping us win,” Kuminga says. “Find a way to help us win. Both ends –
defense, offense – just find a way to be a piece that’s going to help us win
games and hopefully a championship. Being involved on both sides. Finding a way
to have an impact. If it’s defense, if it’s an assignment, just go guard the b
est player. Or if they need me to score. … I feel like that’s what I’m lookin
g forward to and I am very open-minded.”
“就是帮助我们赢球。”Kuminga 说：“想办法帮助我们赢。不论防守或进攻，就是找到能
帮助我们赢球、甚至夺冠的方式。在攻守两端都参与其中，找到影响比赛的方法。如果是防
守，如果有防守任务，那我就去盯对方最好的球员。若是需要我得分，我也可以承担。我觉
得这正是我所期待的，而我也保持着开放的心态。”
Kuminga’s role isn’t expected to change much, but over the course of a season,
he can be a highly valuable player for a team run by players in their mid-to-la
te 30s. He’ll be relied on to be more of a scoring factor in games that Curry a
nd Butler need off or can’t go, and called upon to do what’s necessary to win
on a nightly basis. Plus, the better he plays, the better his trade value is for
the Warriors, possibly creating a win-win for both sides.
Kuminga 的角色预计不会有太大改变，但在整个赛季中，他仍能成为一名极具价值的球员，
对于由一群三十多岁老将主导的球队尤为重要。在 Curry 与 Butler 休息或缺席的比赛，
他将被依赖成为更多的得分点，每晚都要完成赢球所需的任务。而且，他打得越好，对勇士
的交易价值就越高，这可能为双方创造双赢局面。
However it all plays out for Kuminga and the Warriors, he’ll have a new look to
his game. At least when it comes to the front and back of his jersey.
不管 Kuminga 与勇士的关系最终如何发展，他的比赛至少会有一个“新样貌”——从球衣
号码开始。
Kuminga switched his jersey number from 00 to 1, marking a new chapter in a stor
y that feels far from complete.
Kuminga 将球衣号码从 00 改成 1，为这段尚未完结的故事开启新篇章。
“A new start,” Kuminga explained. “I wanted to go back to my actual number th
at I used to wear when I was at [St. Patrick High School]. I just wanted to try
new things, you know.”
“一个新的开始。”Kuminga 解释：“我想回到以前真正属于我的号码，那是我在 [St. Pa
trick 高中] 时期所穿的。我只是想尝试新东西，你懂的。”
There wasn’t more fuel added to the fire by Kuminga’s first comments since re-
joining the Warriors. How their relationship continues, however, can either burn
the house downor be the spark he always needed to keep the flame all along.
Kuminga 在重返勇士后的首次谈话，没有为争议再添柴火。然而，接下来他与球队的关系，
可能会是毁掉一切的大火，也可能会是让这团火焰一直延续的火种。
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