原文網址:https://goo.gl/ufDShG Tony Jones, Salt Lake Tribune 翻譯同步刊於JazzNation.TW爵士國度：https://goo.gl/4TG8pm Utah Jazz: Sure, Donovan Mitchell looks fantastic, but Jazz keep reminding themselves to not get overexcited 誠然，唐老大看起來棒呆了，但爵士球團一直提醒自己不要過於興奮 Las Vegas ‧ The more Donovan Mitchell plays, the more the Utah Jazz front office has to remind itself that it's only summer league. 唐諾文‧米契爾(以下稱唐老大)在場上打得越久，爵士的制服組就越是要提醒自己這只是 夏季聯賽而已。 If Mitchell was good at the Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City last week, the lottery pick has been sensational here this week. He's distinguished himself as a dynamic combination guard and one of the potential jewels of the rookie class. He's been one of the best defenders this summer and been among the best two-way players. He's been so good that Jazz fans have been searching for the last Utah rookie to make an impact this big this early in his career. 如果唐老大上周在鹽湖城Huntsman Center(猶他大學籃球場)的表現叫做很好，那麼這位 樂透新秀本周在這裡(拉斯維加斯)的表現簡直是嘆為觀止了。他將自己做為一個強而有力 的雙能衛，並且是這屆新秀梯隊中潛在的一顆寶石。他已經成為本次夏季聯賽中最好的防 守者以及最頂尖的攻防雙向球員。他的表現好到阿爵球迷們都想不起來上一個能在生涯初 期造成如此巨大震撼的新秀是誰。 "Donovan's certainly ready to play right away," Jazz center Rudy Gobert said. 爵士中鋒魯迪‧戈貝爾表示：「唐老大毫無疑問已經準備好上場了。」 And that's why the Jazz have been careful to point out it's only summer league. Mitchell scored 37 points against the Memphis Grizzlies on Tuesday, which is the most the Las Vegas summer league has seen since 2009, when Anthony Morrow scored 47 with the Golden State Warriors. Morrow went on to a pedestrian NBA career. 這就是為何爵士球團這麼慎重的說目前為止的一切都還只是夏季聯賽而已：唐老大在周 二對陣曼菲斯灰熊的比賽中豪奪37分，是拉斯維加斯夏季聯盟自2009年安東尼‧莫洛效力 金州勇士時砍下的47分以來最高的單場得分紀錄。而最終莫洛卻只有如過路客一般短暫的 NBA生涯。 From Morrow to Anthony Randolph to Josh Selby, summer league is filled with high draft picks who haven't panned out when the lights go on for real. At the same time, it's hard to watch Mitchell play and not be excited about his potential. "The spacing in the NBA is a lot different than it was in college," Mitchell said." I attacked differently in college, and it's different here. I watch film on every game. I want to take the time to mentally think about what I can and can't do." 從莫洛、到安東尼‧藍道夫，到喬許‧謝爾比，夏季聯盟充滿著高順位但最終沒能在真正 開季後取得成功的球員。但於此同時，看著唐老大的比賽很難不為他展現出的潛力感到興 奮。 「在NBA裡，空間跟在大學時有很大的不同。」唐老大說。「我在大學時的進攻方式跟在 這裡不同。我看了每一場比賽的影片，我想要花時間好好想想我(在場上)可以做什麼跟不 能做什麼。」 He has demonstrated the ability to score in a variety of ways in Las Vegas. His jumper worked. He got to the basket off the dribble. The Jazz coaching staff chided him for not seeking contact in the lane after Saturday's loss to the Portland Trail Blazers, so Mitchell worked his way into 16 free-throws attempts against the Memphis Grizzlies. Film from Saturday showed Mitchell forcing some shots, so he came back Tuesday and deftly set up his teammates for easy looks. 在夏季聯賽中他已經證明自己有多種取分的武器。不僅跳投有效、也能運球後出手。爵士 教練團在周六輸給波特蘭拓荒者的比賽後對於唐老大沒有尋求在三分線內與對方身體接觸 (以製造犯規)這件事唸了一下，所以他回應的方式就是在下一場對灰熊的比賽中上罰球線 罰了16球。從周六的影片可以看到唐老大許多勉強的出手，所以周二的比賽中他回歸正軌 ，並能巧妙給對友製造一些輕鬆出手的機會。 "I think every game has been a learning experience," Mitchell said. "I think it's all about seeing the game. And the more reps I've gotten, the more comfortable I've become. I've been seeing the game better. I've gotten good warmup time in, and that's helped me as well." 「我想每一場比賽都是在吸收經驗值。」唐老大說。「我認為這一切都是關於觀察比賽， 經歷越多我就越能適應。我已經能更好的去閱讀比賽，我有足夠的熱身時間，那對我也很 有幫助。」 After seeing Mitchell over the past two weeks, it seems like a steal that the Jazz traded Trey Lyles and the No. 24 pick, which turned into Tyler Lydon, to move up 11 spots in the draft to grab him. 觀察唐老大過去兩周的表現，當初爵士在選秀會上以崔‧萊爾斯跟首輪24順位，也就是後 來在這位置被選中的泰勒‧萊登，向上11個順位以撿走唐老大的這個交易，現在看起來 可說是一偷。 Mitchell's performance has been good enough to influence the way the Jazz have gone about free agency in the post Gordon Hayward era. There have been a number of shooting guards on the market that the Jazz have passed up because they want to give Mitchell the opportunity to be in the rotation. 唐老大的表現已經好到足以影響已進入後戈登‧海沃德時代的爵士隊的自由球員操作。爵 士球團跳過了目前自由市場上的一些優秀的得分後衛們，為的就是能夠給唐老大足夠的機會進 入輪替陣容。 Jazz coach Quin Snyder has said Mitchell's ability to defend and his competitiveness likely would get him on the floor early in his career. Mitchell's talent and upside are earning rave reviews. 爵士總教練奎因‧史奈德也說了以唐老大的防守能力跟他的競爭力能夠讓他在生涯的早期 就贏得上場時間。唐老大的天賦跟優點獲得廣泛的好評。 Like a pair of memorable plays in the second half against the Grizzlies when Mitchell hit a step-back 3-pointer on one possession then went backdoor for a dunk on the next. Or Mitchell's signature play of the summer, when he hit Boston rookie Jayson Tatum with a crossover that caused Tatum to fall. 就像在對陣灰熊的下半場的那兩個令人難以忘懷的好球，唐老大命中一個後撤步三分球後 在下一個進攻回合又成功開後門爆灌；或者唐老大今夏最經典的一球，當他花式運球晃倒 波士頓新秀傑森‧泰坦的那一瞬間。 Still, it's only summer league. The Jazz will continue to repeat this to themselves. 最後，這只是夏季聯賽。爵士球團會不斷重複如此提醒他們自己。 --

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