https://tinyurl.com/ycadp9lp Asked months ago by Georgia Tech’s in-house media to compare his game to that of an NBA player, Josh Okogie came up with one with which Timberwolves fans are familiar. 几个月前，当被问到打法和哪一位NBA球员相似，Josh Okogie 给了一个灰狼队球迷熟悉 的答案。 “Somebody like Jimmy Butler,” Okogie said. “Some guys who take pride on both ends of the floor as far as being an offensive threat, but not only just playing offense, but also being able to guard, rebound, push the ball, defend the other team’s best player, so I like to put myself in a guy’s shoes like that.” 「类似於 Jimmy Butler。」Okogie 说道。「有能力在攻守两端做出贡献，不仅如此， 篮板、带球推进，和肩负看管对方阵中最佳球员的工作，所以我期望成为这样的球员。」 While nobody is guaranteeing Okogie will play to the level of Jimmy Butler in the NBA, Timberwolves coach Tom Thibodeau agreed there are similarities between Minnesota’s first-round draft selection and its All-NBA guard. Okogie 未来能否成长到 Butler 的境界，没人能保证，不过 Tom Thibodeau 同意这两 位有多个共通点。 “I think the strength … the power and the speed,” Thibodeau said of Okogie, a 6-foot-4 guard who played two seasons at Georgia Tech. “He’s a terrific athlete, and I think that fits us well.” 「打球的能量上...那种力量和速度。」Thibodeau 谈到这名6尺4寸後卫说道。「他是名 优秀运动员，非常符合我们需求。」 The similarities go beyond measurables. Butler was hardly recruited out of high school and went to junior college before earning a scholarship to Marquette. He was the 30th and final pick of the first round of the 2011 NBA draft. 相似点不仅发生在可量化的数值上。Butler 当年高中毕业後，几乎没有得到大学招募。 取得马奎特大学奖学金前，还在专科学校就读。最终在2011年选秀会的首轮最末位中选 ，前进NBA。 Okogie, too, was an unheralded prospect out of high school. Georgia Tech coach Josh Pastner said Okogie didn’t always start on his AAU team, and at three stars he was the lowest-rated recruit entering the Atlantic Coast Conference in 2016. 同样的，Okogie 高中毕业时也是默默无闻。乔治亚理工总教练 Josh Pastner 回忆道， Okogie 在 AAU 打球并不是固定先发。在2016年进入ACC联盟时，也是评价最低的招募。 “Two years later, he’s the 20th pick in the draft,” Pastner said. “Who would ’ve thought that? I don’t think anyone saw that coming.” 「但在两年後，以首轮第20顺位进入NBA。」Pastner 说道。「谁能预料到？我想没人 会预期这将发生。」 That’s not to say there weren’t signs. From the moment Okogie stepped onto Georgia Tech’s campus, Pastner said, it was evident he had a chance to be “a halfway decent player.” 但一切有迹可循。从 Okogie 踏进大学那一刻，Pastner 就看出他有机会成为优秀球员。 “I said by the time he was a junior he was going to be an All-ACC guy,” the coach added. 「我曾说过他在大三这年，将入选ACC联盟年度最佳队伍。」Pastner补充道。 Okogie earned those honors a year ahead of schedule. In his time at Georgia Tech, his coach said, the guard improved his 3-point shot — to the tune of 38 percent last season — and became a good on-ball defender capable of getting around screens. Okogie 比预期早了一年获得此殊荣。大学期间，这名後卫不断精进三分投射，上一季 命中率进步到38%，也成为善於绕过对手掩护，针对持球员的良好防守者。 “The guy has a tremendous work ethic. He’s got a chip on his shoulder, he plays with an edge,” Pastner said. “He has zero sense of entitlement, and he’ s just an extremely high-character man. He’s eternally driven.” 「他拥有极佳工作态度，不满足於现状。」Pastner 说道。「没有优越感，保持高度正 向态度，且拥有上进心。」 Thibodeau noted that sometimes highly ranked players don’t develop at the rate they’re projected. That’s why he said the Wolves look for characteristics that “allow them to develop.” He listed those characteristics as intelligence and drive. Okogie made the dean’s list at Georgia Tech. Thibodeau 点出有时选秀大物的成长不如预期，因此灰狼队在寻找拥有某些个人特质的 新秀，其中包含智慧和动力，能让他们持续成长。 In talking to NBA teams after the college season, Pastner said draft projections for Okogie ranged from late first round to undrafted. But the fact the guard shot up draft boards during and after the NBA Combine was no surprise to his college coach. 大学赛季结束後，与NBA各队对话，Pastner 了解 Okogie 的选秀落点在首轮末段到落选 。不过这名後卫身价在选训营过後水涨船高，此事并不令他的大学教练意外。 “I knew when people … got more up close with him, he was just going to skyrocket,” Pastner said. 「当各队越了解他，将对他的身价越有利。」Pastner 说道。 Because Okogie is someone Pastner said will be great for a team’s culture. 因为 Okogie 将带给球队文化正面影响。 “There’s probably not enough newspaper to give you every example (of that),” Pastner said, “but just a general base, the guy is just a winner and he’s tough and he’s high character.” 「或许是他并不受到足够外界注目。」Pastner 说道。「大致来说，他是位赢家。」 Here’s good news for Thibodeau: Pastner has first-hand knowledge that Okogie can be coached hard. 另一个对 Thibodeau 的好消息：Okogie 承受得了教练严格。 “I coached him hard. I mean, I was hard on him,” Pastner said. “Coach Thibodeau can be hard on Josh. He never has to walk on eggshells with this kid, and I think that’s a real joy as a head coach.” 「我对他很严格，甚至有些严苛。」Pastner 说道。「Thibodeau 教练对这孩子可以 不用太过战战兢兢，彻底感受担任教练的乐趣。」 Pastner noted that, age-wise, the 19-year-old Okogie should only be heading into his sophomore year of college. He said Okogie is an explosive athlete who has youth, arm length, a hard-nosed attitude and a “tremendous motor” working for him. The coach is confident Okogie’s skills will translate well to the pro level. Pastner 也提到已完成大二学业的 Okogie 较同梯年轻。体能、臂展、决心和高度上进 心，他的教练有信心 Okogie 的球技将能顺利转换到职业层级。 “He’ll find a way to get it done,” Pastner said, “because he just finds a way to be successful.” 「他将找到方式做到。」Pastner 最後说。「因为他能找到成功之道。」 --- 大学教练强力推荐：小JB/乌骨鸡。 --

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