http://tinyurl.com/bsu5m4d (部分翻) Are you happy with the way situation resolved? 合约问题解决了，你高兴吗？ Very. At last my free agency is out of the picture and I may concentrate on the Olympics, not having to think about anything that surrounds basketball. 非常高兴，终於可以专注在备战奥运上。 Why did you prefer Minnesota over another NBA club, the Brooklyn Nets, which was also interested? 为何你选择灰狼，而不是其他对你有兴趣的球队，像是篮网？ Actually, I had not only these two options in the NBA but a lot more. But I don't think it would be right to discuss them now. I will only say that Timberwolves made a very good offer. 事实上，除了这两支球队，还有其他选择。但我想现在不是讨论的好时机。我只能说 灰狼开出一个很好的邀约。 When did you personally decide that you were coming back to the NBA? 从何时开始有重返 NBA 的想法？ I have talked to CSKA president Andrei Vatutin a long time ago, and we both decided that we can’t delay this. CSKA couldn’t become a hostage of my decision. As previous season showed, I’m in great shape and I’m ready to play at the highest level. Yes, I felt comfortable in Moscow. But NBA is NBA. In order not to regret anything later, I had to go to America. And Vatutin understood me, for which I’m grateful. We’ve been friends for a long time and try not to let each other down. 很久之前就已经和 CSKA 总裁 Andrei Vatutin 谈过，而且双方都认为不必拖延。过去 一个球季，我一直把自己体态维持良好，准备好重返最高殿堂奋战。的确，我在莫斯科 过得很惬意，但NBA终究还是NBA。为了不让自己又反悔，我必须即刻行动。而 Vatutin 很体谅我，这点我很感谢他。我们是多年好友，不想让对方失望。 How much time did it take to choose the best offer? 做出最终决定花了你多少时间？ Less than two weeks. You can count it yourself, since the signing period started July 12 this year. I really didn’t want it to be made into some kind of a saga, when people sit and guess where would Kirilenko end up. So from the very beginning I was very active examining all the offers. I considered it important that not only I felt comfortable there, but also that the club would be interested in Kirilenko the player too. It worked out exactly like that with Timberwolves. 两星期内。因为我不想搞得像剧场一样。所以从一开始，我就很积极检视所有邀约。 我考虑的不仅在那打球感到舒适，还有球团确实展现对於 Kirilenko 这名球员的兴趣 。灰狼队确实达到这些要求。 A few days ago another Russian player Alexey Shved has signed with Minnesota. Did it have any influence on your decision? 俄罗斯国家队队友 Alexey Shved 与灰狼的签约是否有影响到你的决定？ At the time when he signed, I didn’t think I would end up in Timberwolves at all; I was looking at a lot of options then. But, of course, an opportunity to become teammates with Shved was a plus for Minnesota. 当他签约的时後，我压根没想到会落脚灰狼队，当时仍在检视各个选项中。不过，能 和 Shved 继续当队友对於灰狼队也有加分作用。 Do you have great teamwork as a duo, Kirilenko – Shved? 你和 Shved 间保有很好的团队默契吗？ We’ve played together at CSKA and the Russian national team. We don’t have any difficulties working together, so we’ll only have to get used to playing with other players. Of course, among those, Kevin Love stands out. He had an unbelievable breakout season last year and turned from a great player into a real superstar. So, there is a super-player, quite a few Europeans and talented young players who were drafted. And, T’Wolves also have a great coach in Rick Adelman. I really liked the way his Sacramento played in 2000’s, with Webber, Divac and Stojakovic on the roster. Anybody on that team could score, make passes and defend. You may want to call it total basketball, just like the way Netherlands’ national team played soccer. 从 CSKA 到俄罗斯国家队，我们之间合作没有问题，所以要适应的是与其他球员间搭 配。这其中，当然属 Kevin Love 最杰出，加上许多欧洲球员和其他有天分年轻球员 ，灰狼队也有一名优秀教练 Rick Adelman。我非常喜欢他当年调教出来的国王队，队 上每名成员都能得分，分球和防守。就好像荷兰足球国家队一样。 Do you know Adelman in person? 跟 Adelman 熟识吗？ It used to be just a nodding acquaintance. We’ve talked a few times. He’s a very nice person to talk to. By the way, during the contract talks he called me several times and described the way he sees my role on the team. 现阶段还只是点头之交，但我们已经聊过不少次了，他人很亲切。顺带一提，在谈合 约过程中，他跟我通过不少次电话，描述我在这只球队能扮演的角色。 You are going to be the oldest and most experienced player on the T’Wolves roster. Is this a new thing to you? 你将成为灰狼阵中最资深的一员，这对你是新鲜事吗？ Am I? I didn’t know that. On the one hand, I like it. On the other, you understand that time passes and you are becoming old [laughs]. But, that’s the way it is. By the way, I got used to that role during the last couple years – on the national team and in CSKA. And I don’t feel myself old at all, especially since my physical condition should allow me to play at the highest level for three or four seasons at least. 有吗？我不晓得耶。另一方面来说，时间过得真快，逐渐变成老头了(笑)。其实在过去 几年，不管在国家队还是CSKA，我已经逐渐习惯这个角色。我一点都不觉得我老了，尤 其因为身体状态，应该至少能让我在最高殿堂再奋斗三或四个球季。 Are you ready to become a mentor for younger players? 你准备好成为年轻球员的导师吗？ I strongly dislike the word ‘mentor’, and I’m never going to become one. No matter how young the player is – if he got into NBA, then it means something. I will never be the one to point others what they should do. But I’ll be glad to give hints here and there – to give hints, not to teach. 我不喜欢「导师」这个词，我不想成为指使後辈的那个人。但我很乐意提供暗示，而非 教导。 There will be at least four European players on T’Wolves’ roster, and five foreigners. Is it a good thing or not? 至少会有四名欧洲球员，五名非美籍球员在球员名单中，是否为好事？ It’s great when a lot of players are familiar with European style of basketball, because the level of basketball IQ in it is higher. 当有许多熟悉欧洲篮球的球员，那是件好事，因为球队会有极高的篮球智商。 Do you know Ricky Rubio in person? 你和 Ricky Rubio 熟吗？ Just on a level when you say ‘hi’ when you see each other. But I guess, not it will be impossible to avoid getting to know each other [laughs]. 目前仅只於互相打招呼的地步。不过，一切都无法阻止我们互相认识(笑)。 Rubio is a point guard, and Minnesota’s game will depend on him a great deal. Rubio 是主控，灰狼队的打法将大量倚赖他？ Mainly, the schemes will revolve around Love, which of course is right. But in this situation other pieces of the puzzle are very important too, so that everyone is used according to what he can do. I trust Adelman’s talent; he will definitely find the right role for me. His previous clubs, Sacramento and Houston, had a lot of substance in their game. 主要是，还将环绕在 Love 身上。但其他成员也是重要。我相信 Adelman 的能力，他 必定会为我找到在球队中的正确位置。 Right now Olympics is the agenda of the day. But when are you planning to go to the States? 现在正忙於奥运。你计画什麽时候前往美国？ NBA training camps start in October. So, the month and a half available for vacation after the Olympics is a huge plus. After all, this summer I only had one week off. So I’m really glad that after the Games I’ll be able to spend some time with my family. 季前训练营十月开始，所以会好好把握奥运结束後一个半月假期。毕竟，整个暑假只 休息一周。届时我将花一些时间陪陪家人。 --

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