https://tinyurl.com/4zt637nv (部分节录) On Tuesday Connelly dumped Julius Randle and his $33-million contract for little more than salary-cap flexibility, punting the player who led the team in assists and was second in scoring last season. For almost 48 hours, people figured that Naz Reid was finally going to get his chance to start in Randle’s stead at power forward after logging seven years of patience and production. 就在周二，Connelly 放弃了上赛季全队助攻王且得分高居第二的球员，将 Julius Randle 及其 3300 万美元的合约打包送走，仅换回了些许的薪资 灵活性。在接下来的大约 48 小时内，所有人都在想，在熬了整整七年的 耐心等待与稳定贡献後，Naz Reid 终於要迎来顶替 Randle 担任先发四号 的机会了。 But on Thursday, for the second time in three years (including then-9 year Wolves veteran Karl-Anthony Towns in 2024), Connelly shocked the fan base and most of the NBA by trading Minnesota’s longest-tenured player. Naz is a folk hero here. Hundreds of people have Naz Reid tattoos. Beach towels bearing his name that were a giveaway promotion two years ago now sell for triple-digit dollar amounts on eBay. 但在周四，这已经是 Connelly 三年内第二次（包括 2024 年送走效力灰狼 9 年的老将 Karl-Anthony Towns）震惊了自家球迷以及整个 NBA 联盟， 他交易掉了明尼苏达效力最久的球员。Naz 在这里就像个平民英雄。有数百 名球迷身上刺着 Naz Reid 的纹身；两年前作为赠品派发、印有他名字的海 滩毛巾，现在 eBay 上甚至能卖到三位数的美元。 In addition to parting with Naz, Connelly took out approximately the 6th, 7th and 8th mortgages on the Wolves draft capital since he took over as POBO five years ago. Gone is Minnesota’s first-round pick in 2033, which was the soonest one still available for them to trade under league rules, which stipulate you can’t lose your top pick two years in a row. But you can agree to give a team the choice to swap draft positions with you, and the Wolves have granted the Charlotte Hornets the right to swap positions with them in the 2028, 2029 and 2030 drafts. As a final sweetener, the Hornets get the Wolves second-round picks in 2029, 2032 and 2033. 除了与 Naz 割爱道别外，Connelly 还把灰狼队的选秀资产拿去进行了自他 五年前接任篮球营运总裁以来的第 6、第 7 和第 8 次「抵押」。明尼苏达 2033 年的首轮选秀权没了，根据联盟规定不能连续两年失去首轮签， 这是他们目前唯一符合交易资格且最早的一枚首轮签。不过，规则允许你答 应让对手拥有交换选秀顺位的权利，因此灰狼队赋予了夏洛特黄蜂在 2028、 2029 和 2030 年选秀中与他们互换顺位的权利。作为最後的甜头，黄蜂队还 拿到了灰狼队 2029、2032 和 2033 年的次轮选秀权。 In return, the Wolves get back the best player in the deal, point guard LaMelo Ball, and a backup wing player on an expiring contract this coming season, Josh Green. 作为回报，灰狼队得到了这笔交易中最好的球员：控球後卫 LaMelo Ball ，以及合约年的替补侧翼球员 Josh Green。 Ball’s pros and cons are both gilded in neon. At age 25 (he is 17 days younger than Anthony Edwards), he is already one of the best pure point guards in the NBA, with a career assist percentage that is currently fourth best among active players, behind only Trae Young, Luka Doncic and Russell Westbrook. Ball 的优缺点都像霓虹灯般显眼。现年 25 岁的他 (只比 Anthony Edwards 小 17 天)，已经是 NBA 最顶尖的纯控球後卫之一，其生涯助攻率 目前在现役球员中高居第四，仅次於 Trae Young、Luka Doncic 和 Russell Westbrook。 As the names ahead of him indicate, assist percentage rises in sync with ball dominant, high usage performance. For this trade to succeed, Ball will have to integrate his playmaking and thus improve his efficiency by more overtly enabling teammates significantly more talented than the rosters in Charlotte his first six seasons. 正如排在他前面的那些名字所显示的，助攻率通常会随着大量持球和高使用 率的表现而同步攀升。这笔交易若想成功，Ball 必须融入他的组织能力，透 过更主动地去成就那些远比他在夏洛特更有天赋的队友，进而提升自己的效率。 In that sense, his play for the Hornets in the 2025-26 campaign was very encouraging. His usage declined from an NBA-high of 35.9 in 2024-25 to 32 this past season, even as he was setting career highs in assists and assist-to-turnover ratio. Put simply, he thrived running an offense that surrounded him with more talent. 从这个角度来看，他在 2025-26 赛季为黄蜂队效力的表现是非常令人振奋的 。他的 USG% 从 2024-25 赛季全 NBA 最高的 35.9 下降到了上赛季的 32， 但与此同时，他的助攻数和助攻失误比却双双创下生涯新高。简单来说 ，当身在更多天赋的团队中，他更专注於担任进攻发动机。 In 2024-25, Charlotte finished 29th among the 30 NBA teams in offensive rating (points scored per 100 possessions) with a rating of 106.7. But even at that low level, with LaMelo on the court the Hornets scored 112.7 points per 100 possessions, compared with 101.5 points when he was out. This past season, the team flourished with Ball at the helm, scoring 118.4 points per 100 possessions, 5th best in the NBA. After the All-Star break, they poured in 121.8 points per 100 possessions, second only to San Antonio. And while sharpshooting teammates like rookie Kon Knueppel provided a welcome boost, Ball was the unquestioned floor general. For the season, the Hornets scored 123.2 points per 100 possessions when he played and 110.6 when he didn’t. 在 2024-25 赛季，夏洛特在 NBA 30 支球队中排名第 29 倒数第二，进攻效 率(每 100 回合得分)仅有 106.7。但即便在如此低迷的水准下，当 LaMelo 在场时，黄蜂队每 100 回合能攻下 112.7 分，而当他不在场时则暴 跌至 101.5 分。到了刚结束的这个赛季，球队在 Ball 的掌舵下突飞猛进， 每 100 回合得分达到 118.4 分，高居 NBA 第 5 位。全明星赛过後，他们 更是轰下每 100 回合 121.8 分的恐怖火力，仅次於 San Antonio。虽然像 新秀 Kon Knueppel 这样的外线神射队友带来了及时雨般的帮助，但 Ball 毫无疑问是那名场上将军。整个赛季下来，当他在场时，黄蜂队每 100 回合 能攻下 123.2 分，不在场时则仅有 110.6 分。 Connelly parted with Naz and mortgaged the draft because getting a young, capable point guard that would enable Ant to play off the ball more often was identified as the team’s top offseason priority. Connelly 之所以愿意割爱 Naz 并抵押选秀权，是因为球队在今年休赛季的 首要任务，就被定调为必须找来一名年轻且具备即战力的控球後卫，好让 Ant 能更频繁地切换至无球进攻。 Nobody explains why this is so better than John Schuhmann, the maestro of analytics over at nba.com. He points out that among the 308 players who attempted at least 75 catch-and-shoot three-pointers last season, nobody was more accurate than Ant, who at 69-for-139 was flame-throwing at 49.6% accuracy. Compare that to the 35.3% that Ant shot on 363 pull-up three-pointers. 没有人比 nba.com 的数据分析大师 John Schuhmann 更能解释这其中的个中 奥妙了。他指出，在上赛季至少尝试了 75 次接球投篮（catch-and-shoot ）三分球的 308 名球员中，没有人比 Ant 更精准了，他 139 投 69 中，命 中率是超狂的 49.6%。相比之下，Ant 在 363 次持球急停跳投(pull-up) 三分球中的命中率却只有 35.3%。 That added 14.6% on catch-and-shoot treys over pull-up treys was the third-highest positive differential among those 308 shooters. But whereas those other two players could concentrate on off-ball movement to maximize their efficiency, Ant was saddled with point-guard responsibilities. In fact, if we look at the other four players among the top five in positive catch-and-shoot efficiency, those C&S attempts dominated their shot mix from long range: 59% (Daniss Jenkins), 47% (Paolo Banchero), 66% (Quentin Grimes) and 71% (Immanuel Quickley). By contrast, just 28% of Ant’ s total three-point tries were catch-and-shoot attempts. 在接球投篮与急停跳投三分球之间高达 14.6% 的命中率差距，在上述 308 名射手之中高居正向差值第三名。然而，排在前两名的球员可以心无旁鹜地 专注於无球跑动来最大化他们的效率，Ant 却被沉重的控球职责给束缚住了 。事实上，如果我们观察接球投篮效率前五名中的其他四位球员，这种 C&S 的尝试在他们的外线出手比例中占据了主导地位：分别是 59% (Daniss Jenkins)、47% (Paolo Banchero)、66% (Quentin Grimes) 和 71% (Immanuel Quickley)。反观 Ant，他所有的三分球尝试中，竟然只有 28% 属於接球投篮。 With Ball now on board to run the offense more frequently, Ant can make himself available for more off-ball, catch-and-shoot chances. And when Ant faces the barrage of double-teams and aggressive gap-help defense that has increasingly beset him throughout his NBA career, he has an ace playmaker to help pierce the seams of that strategy. 随着 Ball 的加入并更频繁地主导进攻，Ant 终於能将自己解放出来，去创 造更多无球走位和接球投篮的机会。而且，当 Ant 未来再度面对在其 NBA 生涯中愈发频繁出现的包夹夹击和具侵略性的协防陷阱时，他身边现在有了 一位王牌组织者，能帮助他精准撕裂对手的防守防线。 Meanwhile, sharing the court with Ant will likewise dramatically improve Ball’s offensive efficiency, if he is savvy and disciplined enough to exploit it. One of the more glaring flaws in Ball’s game is terrible shot selection – he will capriciously launch a trey early in the shot clock or otherwise ignore teammates and call his own number. This is probably a habit left over from when the Hornets were terrible. But last season, he led the NBA in three-point attempts with 740. Yes, he made 272, for a credible 36.8%. But it bears noting that Knueppel had one more make in 98 fewer attempts (42.5% overall), or that even saddled with point-guard duties, Ant still managed to make 39.9% of his threes last season. 与此同时，只要 Ball 够聪明且具备足够的纪律去善加利用，与 Ant 同场联 手也将大幅提升他自身的进攻效率。Ball 比赛中较显着的缺点之一就是糟糕 的出手选择，他常常在进攻时间刚开始时就任性地砍大号三分，或者忽视 队友自己盲目单干。这很可能是黄蜂队以前积弱不振时留下的坏习惯。在上 个赛季，他以 740 次三分出手冠绝全 NBA。是的，他投进了 272 球， 36.8% 的命中率算得上及格；但值得注意的是，Knueppel 在少出手 98 次的 情况下还比他多投进了一球（整体命中率 42.5%），甚至连当时还被控球重 任拖累的 Ant，上赛季的三分命中率也有 39.9%。 Bottom line, Ant is not a flashy specialist like Knueppel; he’s the heartbeat of the franchise and the player to whom Ball must defer when Ant has the advantage. 说到底，Ant 不是像 Knueppel 那样功能单一的华丽射手；他是这支球队的 灵魂与心脏，当 Ant 占据对位优势时，Ball 必须懂得适时退让与配合。 A lot of these perceived weaknesses might simply be explained by Ball’s experience in Charlotte. Connelly famously made the Gobert trade to hasten Ant’s postseason immersion and thus fast-forward his growth in the crucible of big games played for big stakes. Ant has participated in 52 playoff games. Ball has participated in none. 许多被外界视为缺点的毛病，或许单纯可以用 Ball 在夏洛特的打球经历来 解释。众所皆知，Connelly 当年发动 Gobert 的交易，是为了加速让 Ant 沉浸在季後赛的高强度中，从而让他在那种胜负攸关的大型战役熔炉中快转 成长。如今 Ant 已经参与了 52 场季後赛，而 Ball 到目前为止是一场都没 打过。 Aside from elevating Ant, a reason to be excited about Ball’s arrival is the way he and Rudy Gobert can improve each other’s game. Another knock on Ball has been his defense. At 6-feet, 7-inches, he has great height on the perimeter and should be able to execute on-ball coverage better than his numbers indicate. Although his defensive shortcomings were more than compensated for by his offensive acumen in Charlotte, the Hornets always allowed fewer points per possession when he sat compared with when he played. 除了能昇华 Ant 之外，另一个对 Ball 的到来感到兴奋的理由，是他与 Rudy Gobert 能够如何相辅相成。Ball 的另一个为人诟病的缺点是防守。拥 有 6 尺 7 寸的身高，他在外线具备极佳的身材优势，理应能展现出比数据 呈现更好的持球防守能力。虽然他在夏洛特时，其防守端的问题足以被他进 攻端的才华所弥补，但黄蜂队在他坐在替补席时，每回合的失分总是比他在 场上时来得少。 Enter Gobert, whose defensive presence enables his teammates to tighten coverage, knowing they have a superb rim protector behind them. Ball has never been able to count on someone with that much presence and dedication at that end of the court. And on the flip side, Ball is the best lob initiator and pick-and-roll partner Gobert has played with, at least since his arrival in Minnesota. It is a well-known fact that if Rudy can get rolling early on offensive, his entire game – and, by extension, his team’s play – becomes more capable and alert. 这时候 Gobert 的价值就体现出来了，他的防守威慑力能让队友们大胆扩大 外线防守防线，因为他们知道後方有一位顶级的篮框保护者在撑腰。Ball 生 涯至今从未拥有过如此具备存在感与防守专注度的内线支柱。而从另一个角 度看，Ball 也是自 Gobert 来到明尼苏达以来，所搭档过最棒的空接传球者 与挡拆夥伴。众所皆知，如果 Rudy 能够在进攻端早早找到节奏，他的整场 比赛表现，进而延伸到全队的发挥，都会变得更具主动性与警觉心。 A final red flag on the Ball trade is the question of his durability. He has played over 70 games just twice in his six-year career, and there were prolonged absences in many of the other four, with game totals running from 51 games his rookie season down to 36, 22 and 47 in years three, four and five. 关於 Ball 这笔交易的最後一个隐忧，是他的续航力问题。在他至今六年的 职业生涯中，只有两次单季出场超过 70 场比赛，在其余四个赛季中都曾遭 遇过长期的因伤缺阵，出赛场次从新秀赛季的 51 场，一路下滑到第三、第 四和第五年的 36 场、22 场和 47 场。 So, yes, there is risk involved. But that is why you can get a player of Ball’s caliber for a sixth-man and a boatload of fair-to-middling draft capital. 所以，是的，这当中确实伴随着巨大的风险。但话说回来，这也正是为什麽 你只用了一名最佳第六人加上一堆预期顺位普通、不上不下的选秀资产，就 能换来一名 Ball 这种顶级天赋球员的原因。 --- 球三和现有主力融合度比Randle高很多。 解放AE无球端影响力，破解包夹陷阱， 让狗贝更多参与进攻，本身防守状况有队友可以掩护。 当然他本身能否在换环境後，心态更加成熟，也是观察重点。 --

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