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Reggie Miller對於KD轉隊有感而寫了一篇專文

以下做簡單翻譯

http://0rz.tw/QCgUT

Reggie Miller: Kevin Durant Traded a Sacred Legacy for Cheap Jewelry

The gravity of Kevin Durant's decision to join the Golden State Warriors hit
me on Tuesday when a friend texted me, saying: "Holy s--t! What an NBA
weekend. KD is crazy. Will they lose a game?"

KD決定到勇士的消息讓我感到震撼

一個朋友傳訊給我說到:我的老天 好個NBA周末 KD瘋了嗎 明年他們應該可以拿82勝了吧?


I wrote back: "It's a bad look for the league once again. Between the huge
signings of mediocre players and now KD defecting to the Warriors, there are
really only five or six teams you are interested in watching—and only three
of those have a real shot to win the championship. It's going to be a boring
season unless the Warriors, Cavs, Spurs, Knicks, Celtics are on TNT or ESPN
every week."

我回傳:這又一次傷害了聯盟 一堆普通球員拿了高薪 現在KD轉到了勇士

現在球迷只會對5-6支球隊感興趣了 其中又只有三支有機會拿冠軍

除非勇士 騎士 馬刺 尼克 青賽能夠每個禮拜出現在TNT或ESPN的轉播

否則下個球季無聊透了

He wrote back: "The rich get richer. If you're KD, would you go for the ring?"

他回傳:富者愈富很正常啊 如果你是KD 你不想追求冠軍戒嗎?

And then I wrote back: "At the end of the day, what's more important, rings
or legacy? The media only cares about rings, and rightfully so. We are judged
on jewelry, so that's why I can't argue with it. From a personal standpoint,
I'm upset that a small market will never recover from it. I like having
stars/superstars in small markets. It evens the playing field and helps the
overall product. It's why having Aaron Rodgers in Green Bay is great. In
today's age of social media, you don't need to be in L.A., New York City or
Chicago to get all the endorsements. Case in point: LeBron James and KD. Both
have been the faces of the league in small markets."

我回傳:職業生涯終結時 冠軍戒和生涯評價 何者更為重要?

媒體現在只關心戒指 有沒有戒指成了唯一衡量的指標 我無法反駁

但從個人角度來看 我對於一個小市場球隊將因KD的轉隊而無法從傷害中回復感到難受

我喜歡小市場球隊有著自己的球星或超級巨星 這對於聯盟整體的發展有幫助

這也是為何Aaron Rodgers能在綠灣是一件好事

現在社群媒體如此發達 即使不在LA 紐約或芝加哥也能獲得球員和球迷的認同與支持

LBJ和KD現在不就是身處於小市場球隊的聯盟超級巨星嗎?


That's the conversation that really got me thinking.

這段對話真的讓我開始思考

Look, I understand this isn't about money, because people like LeBron,
Durant, Russell Westbrook and the retired Kobe Bryant make more money through
their shoe contracts than they do on the court. So yes, we know this decision
isn't about money.

我知道這無關金錢 像LBJ KD RW或老大 光賣鞋賺的就比他們在場上賺的多

我們都知道這個決定無關金錢

To me, it's about your legacy versus rings.

對我來說 這是生涯評價與冠軍戒指的問題

Durant would have been a god if he stayed in Oklahoma City. People always say
to me, "I'm so glad you stayed with us"—that I stayed for 18 years with a
small-market team in Indiana.

KD如果繼續留在Oklahoma將擁有神一般的地位

人們常告訴我:我很高興你一直與我們同在-職業生涯18年始終留在印第安納

But the media, of which I am a part, always says, "Well, he never won a
championship." And I get that; I understand that. Not winning a championship
burns me to this day.

但是媒體只會如此評價包括我在內的球星:嗯 他從來沒獲得冠軍

我能了解這種觀點 沒得冠至今依舊讓我感到痛楚

After reaching six Eastern Conference Finals and an NBA Finals only to finish
without a title, I sympathize with Durant's dilemma. A rebound, loose ball,
free throw, missed assignment, missed box-out can change everything. Being so
close and ultimately losing sucks.

六次東區冠軍賽以及一次總冠軍賽 但最後與冠軍無緣

我對於KD的困境感到同情

也許只差一個籃板 一個罰球 一次犯規 一個卡位沒卡好 事情就都不一樣了

如此接近冠軍卻得不到 這感覺爛透了

Nevertheless, it was the fight to put Indiana on the map that, in my mind, is
my greatest accomplishment.

然而 也是這樣的拼鬥讓印第安那站上了舞台 在我心中這是我所完成的最棒成就


I lost to Michael Jordan. I battled Patrick Ewing and his Knicks. I lost to
Larry Bird and his Celtics. I lost to Isiah Thomas and his "Bad Boys"
Pistons. I lost to Shaquille O'Neal and Penny Hardaway's Magic. You want to
go against those guys, against the absolute best, even if you don't win.

我輸給了MJ 我跟Ewing和尼克隊血戰 我輸給了大鳥和青賽

我輸給了Isiah Thomas和壞孩子們 我輸給了大鯊魚和一分錢的魔術

但我還是想要跟這些傢伙們對抗 跟這些最棒的傢伙 即使我輸了

That's what Durant gave up by leaving the Thunder. And that matters. Had he
stayed in Oklahoma City, people would have said, "He spurned all the other
offers and continued to fight the giant."

這種願意與之對抗的心態 正是KD離開雷霆所放棄的 而這很重要

如果他續留Oklahoma 人們會說:他拒絕了所有的合約 繼續留下奮戰!


Even if Durant didn't win a championship like me, John Stockton or players
who briefly spent time elsewhere like Ewing, Karl Malone and Hakeem Olajuwon,
the rest of the world would have looked at him in a different light because
he fought, rather than joined, the giants—LeBron, Stephen Curry, Draymond
Green, Chris Paul, etc. And to me, that's a true legacy.

即使KD像我 老史或其他曾短暫待在別隊的球星如大猩猩 馬龍或大夢一樣沒有拿到冠軍

但人們一樣會因為他的奮戰而給予高評價

而不是加入LBJ 咖哩 追夢綠或CP3這些巨星們

對我而言這才是一個球星真正的價值


It would obviously be great to have both—your kingdom and an untarnished
legacy. But there are only so many people who enjoy that luxury.

能同時擁有冠軍及好的生涯評價當然是最棒的

但只有少數人能享受這樣的奢華


Jordan had both, because he already won six rings before going to Washington.
Magic Johnson. Larry Bird. Kobe Bryant. You can even put Olajuwon in there,
since he won two championships before going to Toronto.

MJ有 在他去巫師前已經有六座冠軍

魔術強生 大鳥 老大也都有 你也可以將大夢加入此名單

在他被交易去多倫多前已經拿了兩座冠軍


But I can't loop LeBron into that company. He left his kingdom in Cleveland
for Miami, which was Dwyane Wade's kingdom.

但我無法將LBJ放入此名單 他離開了他在克里夫蘭的王國到了邁阿密

那是WADE的王國

Yes, LeBron did win two titles with the Heat. So I get why Durant, like
James, decided to go elsewhere. And I'm not here to say he cannot redeem
himself, or that everyone will look back on his decision to leave and focus
on that alone.

當然 LBJ在熱火也拿了兩冠 我猜這也是KD要轉隊的原因

我並不是要說他以後無法由黑轉白了 或是所有人只會將焦點放在他轉隊這個點上面

Winning solves everything. Let's say the Warriors go out and win the next
three NBA championships. Will people really look back and only think about
Durant defecting from OKC? Probably not.

因為只要贏得冠軍就解決一切了 假設勇士隊未來拿下三連霸

人們還會一直討論KD轉隊嗎 恐怕不會了


And here's the other thing: Owners turn their backs on players all the time.
So as a player, you have to do what's right in your heart. I get that 100
percent.

另外 老闆們也常對球員無情無義

所以身為一個球員 對自己真正想做的事 我百分百能理解


Still, there's a difference when you are "the man" and everything about a
team is built around you. It's even more different for Durant. He had the
best of both worlds: the reins of a franchise and another top-10, maybe
top-five player in Westbrook.

然而 當你是球隊的老大 整個球隊繞著你運轉時 事情就有點不同了

對KD來說 他擁有對球隊的控制權 還有一個也許是聯盟前五的隊友-西河


When LeBron left Cleveland, the Cavaliers had Mo Williams, Anderson Varejao,
Zydrunas Ilgauskas and Daniel Gibson, among others. His running mates were
not of Westbrook's caliber—or even on the same level as Steven Adams.

當LBJ離開騎士時 騎士隊只有Mo Williams, Anderson Varejao,
Zydrunas Ilgauskas and Daniel Gibson 這些人

他的隊友沒有一個有到西河的等級 甚至連Steven Adams的等級都不到


Comparatively, it isn't like Durant spurned a team that needed to be redone.
The Thunder finished with the league's fifth-best record in the regular
season and were up 3-1 on the Warriors in the Western Conference Finals. They
would have been right there again next season.

另外 雷霆隊並不是一隻需要重建的隊伍 今年他們的戰績是聯盟第五佳

還差點淘汰了勇士隊 沒意外的話明年他們依然是聯盟的強隊


That's why I can't help but wonder if he had a conversation with Westbrook.
I'm speculating, but maybe he found out Westbrook planned to leave in free
agency next summer if the duo couldn't win a title after what would be nine
years together. Though Durant could've still signed a one-plus-one deal that
would've put him in free agency with Westbrook, their conversation would at
least shed some more light on why he left.

因此我忍不住懷疑KD到底有沒有跟西河談論過此事

也許KD發現在經過九年的合作卻無法得冠後 西河明年夏天也許會離隊

雖然KD也可能簽一個1+1的合約 屆時他將與西河一起成為自由球員

但無論如何 如果他們有談話 至少事情可能不一樣

Maybe this has nothing to do with Westbrook potentially leaving—or even any
existing rivalry or conflict between the two. Perhaps Durant's desire to win
rings is just that strong, or maybe he took this past postseason as a sign.

也許這跟西河要離隊 或是外傳的兩人有心結一點關係也沒有

也許KD對冠軍的渴望就是如此強烈 或是他認為這次的季後賽對他而言有某種意義


I am only here talking about Durant joining the Warriors thanks to a perfect
storm of circumstances: a salary-cap spike, Oklahoma City's collapse in the
Western Conference Finals against Golden State and the Warriors' NBA Finals
collapse versus the Cavaliers. Durant isn't a Warrior without all of those
things happening.

溢價簽約 雷霆在西冠中輸給勇士 勇士又在總冠軍戰中輸給騎士

如果這些事情沒有發生 也許KD根本不會加入勇士

And while I get all of this, stars in small markets have a greater obligation
to their fans.

當我了解這些事後 我覺得小市場球隊的球星應該對他們的球迷有更多的責任


People always ask, "What made you stay in Indiana for all those years?" This
is the best way I can answer that question: Your checkout teller at the
grocery store, the attendant at the gas station, the ushers, the waiters, the
waitresses—all these fans laughed and cheered with me, and they cried with
me after the losses to Shaq, MJ and the Knicks. We were in it together.

人們常問我 什麼原因讓你在印第安納待這麼多年?



I could not look at those fans had I gone somewhere else. I could not win a
championship in Miami like LeBron, popping bubbly and all that, knowing
there's a group in Indiana that stayed with me when I wasn't able to win a
title. I couldn't turn my back on that fanbase and say, "Yay, I got a ring!"

如果我去了別的球隊 我甚至無法再與這些球迷們互動

只要想到在印第安納有一群球迷一直支持著我

我就無法跟LBJ一樣到邁阿密拿了冠軍

我無法無視這些球迷們然後說 嘿 我得冠了


That's why I believe Durant took an unnecessary shortcut by joining the
Warriors. Fans in smaller markets, like Oklahoma City, live and die with
their teams. Going to playoff games and driving through the neighborhood,
almost every house has signs and banners from kids.

正因此我才相信KD加入勇士是走了一條非必要的捷徑

小市場球隊的球迷 如Oklahoma 是與球隊一體的

當季後賽開打時 如果到附近晃晃 幾乎家家戶戶都懸掛著來自孩子們的加油標語

It gives me chills thinking about those experiences in Indiana. And that's
not to say Durant won't encounter this with Golden State. He might. But he's
in someone else's kingdom now.

每當想到在印第安納的美好經驗就讓我感到開心

這並不是說KD到了勇士不會得到如此熱烈的支持 他會的

只是這裡是別人的王國

Don't get me wrong, Durant will be the alpha dog. On the court, the pecking
order will be Durant, Curry, Green, then Klay Thompson. But Durant will
forever play in Curry's kingdom. He was with them first. He won a title for
them first.

無疑KD在勇士會是領袖 球場上的主角會是KD 咖哩 追夢綠和K湯

只是KD永遠是在咖哩的王國打球 他會先為他們贏得冠軍


If Durant would have won in Oklahoma City, it would just be better. It would
have been better if he joined any team that wasn't a ready-made contender.
But in Oklahoma City, winning one title would be like getting three or more
in Golden State. Failing to win one with the Thunder would arguably be more
admirable than collecting any number of titles with the Warriors.

如果KD已為雷霆贏得冠軍 是不是好多了

如果他加入的不是一隻已經建構好的強隊就更好了

在雷霆奪得一冠的意義還是高於在勇士拿三冠甚至更多

即使在雷霆無法奪冠 還是比起在勇士收集冠軍來得令人敬佩多了


This is just my opinion. Others will feel differently. People will read this
and say, "This is coming from a guy who never won a championship." That's
fine with me. And again, I get Durant's decision. I understand that
temptation.

這只是我的個人想法 想法不同的人看完這篇文章會說 這只是一個沒有冠軍球員的廢話

沒關係 重申一次 我了解KD的決定 我了解那種有機會奪冠的誘惑


The Celtics wanted me to come out of retirement in 2007-08, when they won a
title with Ray Allen and Kevin Garnett. I couldn't do it. There was an
opportunity to join the Lakers at one point. I couldn't do that, either. And
maybe I should have.

青賽曾經在07-08球季邀請我復出 那個球季他們有Ray和狼王並奪得冠軍

但我拒絕了

也曾有機會加入湖人 但我也拒絕了 也許我應該這麼做才是

But to me, a king should never leave his kingdom.

但對我來說 身為王者就該留在自己的王國裡


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