[轉錄][外電] Dirk Nowitzki 的 故 事 ３

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作者: BullShits (撥穴大師) 站內: NBA
標題: [外電] Dirk Nowitzki 的 故 事 ３
時間: Fri Jun 19 23:43:24 2009

Dallas Mavericks (1998–present)

達拉斯小牛時期


Difficult start (1998–99)

困難的開始


After leading DJK Würzburg to promotion and his A-levels and military
service behind him, Nowitzki looked to the NBA for his future. Projected to
be seventh pick in the 1998 NBA Draft, he passed up many college offers and
leapt directly into the NBA as a then still rare prep-to-pro player.

在率領著DJK晉級也完成他的學業及兵役後，DIRK把他未來的目光投向NBA，預計排在98年

選秀第七順位，他少見的跳過了許多大學邀請，直接跨入頂級的NBA。


 In particular Rick Pitino and Don Nelson, head coaches of the Boston Celtics
and Dallas Mavericks respectively, were highly interested in acquiring him.
After a 45-minute private workout with Pitino, where Nowitzki showcased his
versatile shooting, rebounding and passing skills, the Boston coach
immediately compared him to Celtics legend Larry Bird; Pitino assured
Nowitzki that he would draft him with the Celtics' first-round draft pick at
number ten.

這時候超賽教練Rick Pitino和小牛教練Don Nelson特別注意到了NOWITZI，在Rick

Pitino45分鐘的私底下訓練後，DIRK展現了多樣性的投籃技巧，籃板能力和傳球技巧，波

士頓教練立刻很快的將他和Larry Bird聯想在一起，超賽教練此時很確定的他會在第10順

位選他。


However, Pitino's plan was foiled by Nelson, whose team had the sixth pick.
Nelson worked out draft day deals with the Milwaukee Bucks and the Phoenix
Suns: the Mavericks wanted Nowitzki and Suns reserve point guard Steve Nash;
the Bucks desired muscular forward Robert Traylor, who was projected to be
drafted before Nowitzki; and the Suns had set their sights on forward Pat
Garrity, who was projected as a low first round pick. In the draft, the
Mavericks drafted Traylor with their sixth pick, and the Bucks selected
Nowitzki with their ninth and Garrity with their nineteenth pick. The
Mavericks then traded Traylor to the Bucks for Nowitzki and Garrity, and they
in return traded the latter to Phoenix for Nash.

然而超賽教練的計畫被Nelson所擾亂了，他們擁有第六號籤，Nelson和公鹿隊及太陽隊做

了三方交易，小牛想要DIRK，太陽先保留NASH，公鹿想要肌肉前鋒Robert Traylor，

Robert Traylor預料是在DIRK前面會被選走的，而太陽的目標放在第一輪比較後面順位的

Pat Garrity，所以小牛先用六號籤選了Robert Traylor，在跟公鹿交易他們選的DIRK和

第19順位選的Pat Garrity，最後在拿了Pat Garrity去跟太陽換NASH。



(靠杯 那時小牛真猛 超會選，不過後來超賽也選到PP，也不錯就是了)。




In retrospect, Don Nelson had an outstanding trade instinct, essentially
trading future career underachievers Traylor and Garrity for two future NBA
MVPs, Nowitzki and Nash; in addition, both new recruits became best friends.
Nowitzki became only the fourth German player in NBA history, following
pivots Uwe Blab and Christian Welp and All-Star swingman Detlef Schrempf, who
was a 35-year old veteran player of the Portland Trail Blazers when his young
compatriot arrived.

現在回顧，Don Nelson有著出色的交易直覺，特別是用了兩個後來繳不出成績單的

Traylor 和Garrity換到兩個未來MVP，而且這兩個新人後來也變成超好麻吉。DIRK是第四

位德國球員在NBA打球，在Uwe Blab 和 Christian Welp 和全明星 swingman Detlef

Schrempf，他已經是35歲老將在拓荒者打球。


 Nowitzki finished his DJK career as the only Würzburg player to have ever
made the jump into the NBA.
DIRK完成DJK身涯並且是裡面唯一一個進入NBA的。
In Dallas, Nowitzki joined a franchise which had last made the playoffs in
1990. Shooting guard Michael Finley captained the squad, supported by
7-foot-6 center Shawn Bradley, once a number two draft pick, and team scoring
leader Cedric Ceballos, an ex-Laker forward. Nowitzki experienced a rocky
start: prior to the 1998–99 NBA season, NBA commissioner David Stern wanted
to introduce a salary cap, causing the NBA players' union to declare a
strike, the combination putting the entire season in jeopardy.

在達拉斯，DIRK加入了上次在1990打入季後賽的球隊，得分後衛Michael Finley帶領的球

隊，搭配之前第二順位選來的7尺6的中鋒Shawn Bradley，還有對上得分主力，前湖人前

鋒Cedric Ceballos，DIRK經歷的困難的開端，98-99前期，史騰想要引進薪資上限，導致

球員罷工，也讓整個球季受到損害。



In limbo, Nowitzki returned to DJK Würzburg and played thirteen games before
both sides worked out a late compromise that resulted in a shortened
1998-1999 schedule of only 50 instead of 82 regular season games.

在休兵期間，DIRK回到了DJK而且打了13場球，後來雙方簽下協議，導致98-99球季縮短的

只打了50場比賽。


When the season finally started, Nowitzki struggled. Played as a power
forward by coach Don Nelson, the lanky 20-year old felt overpowered by the
more athletic NBA forwards, was intimidated by the expectations as a number
nine pick, and played bad defense, causing hecklers to taunt him as "Irk
Nowitzki", omitting the "D" which stands for "defense" in basketball slang.
He only averaged 8.2 points and 3.4 rebounds in 20.4 minutes of playing time.
Looking back, Nowitzki said: "I was so frustrated I even contemplated going
back to Germany… [the jump from Second Bundesliga to the NBA] was like
jumping out of an airplane hoping the parachute would somehow open." The
Mavericks only won 19 of their 50 games and missed the playoffs, although
Nowitzki completed the season with eight double-digit scoring games out of
the last twelve.

當這球季終於開始時，DIRK也碰上了麻煩，教練安排他打大前鋒，但這20歲的瘦長少年經

不起NBA的運動碰撞，而且也畏懼著第九號籤的期待，而且沒有防守，立刻就被激進者嘲

笑他Irk Nowitzki(苦惱的Nowitzki)，省略了D代表defense，他20.4分鐘的出賽只有平均

8.2得分和3.4籃板，DIRK回頭想他說，我那時很苦惱並且很仔細的考慮要不要回DJK，就

像我跳下了飛機卻一直在期待降落傘什麼時候會打開一樣。小牛隊最後在50場比賽只拿下

19勝，也沒進入季後賽，雖然最後12場比賽DIRK拿下了8場雙位數得分就是了。



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