Donovan Mitchell restoring culture of Utah Jazz basketball with busy offseason Donovan Mitchell在繁忙的休赛期间恢复了犹他爵士的篮球文化 https://www.deseretnews.com/article/900023743/donovan-mitchell-restoring-culture-of-utah-jazz-basketball-with-busy-offseason.html https://tinyurl.com/y9hh773n On a hot, 92-degree summer afternoon, Donovan Mitchell pulled up to the Park Place parking lot - adjacent to Vivint Arena - on Monday to surprise everyone participating in the Jazz's 3-on-3 Tournament as part of the Summer League festivities. The crowd grew so thick that security had to clear a path for Mitchell to skirt off in his stylish white Audi ride. 在一个炎热高达华氏92度的周一夏日午後，Donovan·Mitchell把车停在公园广场(Park Place)停车场上，为参加夏季联盟嘉年华的活动之一的三对三巡回赛事的每位参与者带来惊喜，旁边就是薇薇安聪明宅体育馆(Vivint Arena)。(译者按：米邱此行是来观赏我爵夏联开幕战) 人群越来越拥挤，保安人员不得不为Mitchell他那时髦的白色奥迪跑车开路。 "I just wanted to come by," Mitchell explained before taking off. "I saw that it was here and I thought it was pretty cool. If I was a kid, I would die if my hero came to this. I kind of wanted to be able to do that. This (tournament) is dope. I hope we continue to do this." "我只是想过来看看，"Mitchell在离去前这麽解释，"我看到这个活动就办在这里，我觉得这很酷。"如果我是一个孩子，如果我的英雄来到这里，我会高兴到死，我希望能够为他们做到这一点。这活动(比赛)就像是兴奋剂，我希望我们能够保持下去。 Whether he's making impromptu appearances at local 3-on-3 tourneys, attending the NBA Finals, NBA Draft, worldwide Adidas trips or strolling the red carpet at the NBA Awards, the 21-year-old continues to win over fans with his infectious personality. After his record-breaking rookie season, Mitchell has literally been around the game non-stop while shedding any negative perception that a young African-American baller can't thrive in this Utah market. 不管是在当地的3对3的巡回赛上的即兴演处，还是参与NBA总决赛、NBA选秀、爱迪达全球巡回，还是在NBA颁奖典礼上走红毯，这位21岁的年轻人都以他富有渲染力的个性持续赢得球迷的青睐。 在他破纪录的新秀赛季之後，Mitchell一直在比赛中不停地跑动，同时也消除了人们对年轻非裔美国球员无法在犹他州市场上茁壮成长的负面观感。 "For me, my biggest thing is I don't look at it like that," Mitchell told the Deseret News. "I'm just trying to impact kids' lives in any way I can, and fortunately the year I had, kind of brought a lot of light to that. "I'm trying to keep it as positive as possible," he continued. "There are a lot of people who have power to do things and I just want to keep it right and keep it in that frame of mind by going to 3-on-3 tournaments for little kids or whatever it may be. Just trying to make sure kids understand that I'm here, I want to be a part of the community and I love it here and they wear my jersey and I see it so I want to go out there and make sure they know it while finding ways to bring brightness to their day." "对我来说，最重要的事情是我并不这麽认为，"Mitchell告诉沙漠新闻。"我只是想用任何方式来影响孩子们的生活，幸运的是，在这一年我为他们带来了很多光明希望。" "我尽量保持乐观，"他继续说。"有很多人都有能力做一些事情，而我只是想保持正确的心态，并藉着参与3对3的比赛或者其他任何事情来保持这种心态。我只是想确保孩子们知道我在这里，我想成为社区的一部分，我爱这里，他们穿着我的球衣，我看到球衣让我想走出来，确保他们知道我的想法，并试着让他们的日子变得更美好。" Fans might even notice him and Royce O'Neale on the bench offering tidbits to members of the Jazz summer league team and even taking control of some huddles. In the opening game versus San Antonio on July 2, Mitchell was often in Utah's 21st overall pick Grayson Allen's ear during timeouts with encouraging words and tips. "He genuinely wants to help me," Allen said of Mitchell. "A lot of it was little stuff after plays and after timeouts when I was coming over. He would have one little tip for me. Most of it was on the floater or on a little bounce pass that I could make, some defensive footwork when guys are trying to come off ball screens." 球迷们甚至可能会注意到他和三重欧尼尔( Royce O'Neale)，在板凳上为爵士夏季联赛球队的成员提供美食，甚至还组织了一些秘密聚会。在7月2日对阵圣安东尼奥的首场赛事中，Mitchell经常在休息时间在爵士队21顺位选秀鬼神艾伦的耳边，说出鼓舞人心的话语和提点。 "他是真心的想帮助我，"艾伦谈到Mitchell时说。"很多都是我来到时的球赛，还有暂停之後的小提醒。他会告诉我一些小撇步。大部分都是些抛投，或是我能做的一些小地板传球，当球员们试图离开篮网下时的一些防守脚步"。 Jazz two-way player Georges Niang says it's no front, either. That's just Donovan being Donovan and guys aren't surprised by his contagious spirit. It's rather normal. "The way he acts, I said this to someone when the season ended, you wouldn't think he's a rookie," Niang said. "When I was with the Jazz, he would set up team dinners, he's always bringing and pulling guys together and I think that's just the type of person he is and his mature ways. "I think he's mature beyond his years and he genuinely cares about everyone he's around and I think that's what makes him so special, so when you have all your eggs in line you don't have to worry about anything else and you can direct people in different directions just because he knows what's going on." 爵士的双向合约球员Georges Niang也说他没有前辈心态。Donovan就是Donovan，大家对他的感染力并不感到惊讶。很正常的。 "我在赛季结束时就对别人说过这句话，从他的表现来看，你不会认为他是新手，"Niang说。"当我和爵士在一起的时候，他会安排团队聚餐，他总是把大家凝聚在一起，我认为这就是他的风格和他成熟的方式。" "我认为他超越了他的年龄成熟度，他真正关心每个人，我认为这就是为什麽他如此特别，所以就算你把有所有的鸡蛋排成一排也不必担心，你大可以把人们导引到不同方向，因为他知道发生了什麽。" Even with all the attention Mitchell's bringing to the Jazz after making a second-round playoff run, the Western Conference has certainly gotten better. With LeBron James heading to the Los Angeles Lakers, Paul George re-signing in Oklahoma City and DeMarcus Cousins agreeing to a one-year deal with the Golden State Warriors, the Jazz have been relatively quiet, outside of Mitchell, in the national spotlight. Sure the team has re-signed Derrick Favors, Dante Exum, and Raul Neto, but some members of the media already doubt the Jazz will make another postseason run with all the recent free agent moves. Mitchell has faith in his squad, though. 尽管Mitchell在季後赛第二轮的表现给爵士带来了那麽多的关注，但西区已经变得更强大了。LeBron James将加盟洛杉矶湖人队，Paul George将与奥克拉荷马重新签约，而DeMarcus Cousins更与金州勇士队签订为期一年的合同，除了米邱我爵在关注焦点上相对较为安静许多。 当然球队已经重新签下了Derrick Favors、Dante Exum以及Raul Neto，但是一些媒体已经开始怀疑爵士是否会在最近的自由球员市场中再次进行竞逐。但是Mitchell对他的球队有信心。 "We think we have more of a comfort level and we think that's gonna help off the floor as well as on the floor for sure,' Mitchell said. Now that Mitchell's "media tour" - as Jazz general manager Dennis Lindsey described it - has ended, the former Louisville guard is finally settling back into a normal offseason routine. On June 19, he announced via Twitter that he was cleared for basketball activities after injuring his left foot in the postseason versus the Houston Rockets, and he has been active around the team's practice facility lately. Mitchell说:"我们认为我们已经不仅只是舒服而已，我们认为这肯定会对场外与场内表现都有所帮助。" 目前Mitchell的"媒体之旅"--正如爵士总经理Dennis Lindsey所描述的--已经结束，这位前路易斯维尔後卫终於回到了正常的休赛假期。6月19日，他在推特上宣布，他已经从在季後赛对阵休士顿火箭队的比赛中的左脚伤势复原，随後将会参与球队的训练活动。 His mission is bigger than hoops, but he knows that the game is what got him to this point and he takes basketball seriously. Not only is this offseason pivotal for Mitchell, but it's just as big for the Jazz as the franchise is pushing to restore that winning tradition, and their leader is fully on board. "It's just big for me because I know what I can do now and I think for me it's just going out there and just finding ways to get better and improve," Mitchell said. "Forgetting last year even happened and moving on to this year because last year is in the past and we've got a lot more expectations this year for us and for myself so I'm just excited to go out there and get better and go from that." 他的使命比篮球更加远大，但是他知道是比赛让他可以走到这一步，他对篮球很认真。这个休赛期对於米邱来说不仅至关重要，对爵士来说也同样重要，就像球队正在努力恢复胜利的传统一样，他们的领袖也正在全力配合。 米邱说:"这对我来说很重要，因为我知道我现在能做些什麽，我认为对我来说，这只是走出去，去寻找变得更强、更好的方法。""忘记去年曾经发生了什麽，然後致力於今年的事务，因为去年已经过去了，今年我们对自己有了更多的期待，所以我很高兴能够从现在开始走出去，并做得更好。" --

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