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Former top-5 pick Alex Len failed to do himself any favors in crucial
contract year
第五順位的小蘭在關鍵合約年並沒有證明自己
PHOENIX — In early February, the concern with Phoenix Suns center Alex Len
was that, for a contract season, the fourth-year pro wasn’t getting enough
playing time for the Suns to make an informed decision on how to handle his
restricted free agency this summer.
在二月初，大家對太陽隊中鋒小蘭的關注是，進入了關鍵合約年，這個生涯第四年的
職業球員能不能獲得足夠的上場時間好幫助球隊在暑假對他的 RFA 身分做出更好的判
斷。
Even with Len’s opportunity opening up following the shutdown of Tyson
Chandler, it looks like the Suns knew what they were doing.
即使小蘭的機會很快隨著 Chandler 的關機而到來，看起來太陽好像知道自己在做甚麼。
While Len’s playing time slightly jumped from 19.7 minutes per game to 21.7,
he did not improve. His net rating of -10.9 was the second-worst on the team
behind Marquese Chriss, his offensive rating of 101.2 was the lowest and his
defensive rating was third-worst, only trailing Chriss and T.J. Warren.
但小蘭的上場時間也只是從 19.7 上升到了 21.7 分鐘，並沒能改善甚麼，當他上場時
的正負值是僅次於 Chriss 的 -10.9 ，全隊第二差。他的進攻進階數據 101.2 是全隊
最差而防守則是排名在 Chriss 跟 Warren 後的第三差。
If the fancy numbers trouble you, the simple fact is the Suns were even worse
than their 24-win record when their No. 5 overall pick in 2013 was on the
court.
如果這麼花俏的數字讓你感到困擾，簡單說這位太陽在 2013 年選秀中以第五順位選下
的球員表現得比 24 勝的戰績還糟。
While partially aided by the surprisingly productive play of Alan Williams
behind Len, the team’s offensive rating after the All-Star break jumped over
four points when Len sat. There was a similar dip in the defensive rating.
由於 AW 從 Len 背後跳出並展現了大驚奇，太陽隊的進攻在 Len 待在板凳上時平均可
以多得到四分，但防守也掉了一個層次。
Now, Len was starting alongside Chriss, who had a foul defensive rating of
116.7 since the trade deadline that didn’t help matters, but the same
argument was made in February when Len was playing with Brandon Knight off
the bench. The putrid numbers still rang true.
現在， Len 還跟 Chriss 一起先發，從交易大限後平均必須加上犯規的 116.7 防守失
分並沒有看出什麼長進，即使二月時讓 Len 跟 Bk 待在板凳上曾一度引起爭論，這個
糟糕的數字仍是真的。
At some point, it’s on him.
在同一個地方，在他身上。
During Suns exit interviews, general manager Ryan McDonough spoke candidly
about what he saw out of Len.
在太陽退出採訪的期間， GM 麥當勞坦言他從小蘭身上看到了什麼。
“Flashes,” McDonough said. “Flashes, of talent.”
「閃光點。」麥當勞說：「閃光點，或者天賦。」
Flashes are for rookies or second-year players who didn’t play much in their
first season, not for top-five picks in a contract year.
通常我們用閃光點這個詞彙是用在新秀或者在第一年沒有太多上場機會的第二年球員，
而不會用來稱呼一個合約年的第五順位選秀。
Of the 38 centers who played at least 20 minutes per game since Feb. 22, Len
ranked in the bottom five for both offensive and defensive rating.
從 2/22 開始場均上場 20 分的中鋒球員中，小蘭的進攻跟防守正負值都是前五差的。
His effective field goal percentage was the sixth worst and his
assist-to-turnover ratio was the second worst.
他的有效進攻區域命中率是第六差的，而他的AST/TO則是第二差。
Those are his negatives, but McDonough mentioned some positives.
這些是他的缺點，但麥當勞提到了一些積極面。
“Generally, rebounds the ball well,” McDonough said. “His rim protection
numbers were pretty good, especially at the start of the year.”
「一般來說，他對籃板的保護很好。」麥當勞說，「他的籃框保護數字非常好，特別是
在年初的時候。」
The numbers partially back this up.
這些數字部份的反映了這一點。
Protecting the rim, Len was 14th in defensive field goal percentage and as
for rebounding, he was 19th in rebounding percentage.
保衛邊線部分，小蘭在防守時讓對手命中率降低的部份來到第十四名，而在籃板上，
他的籃板保護率來到了第十九名。
Chandler believes Len can still be a starting-caliber center in the league
but thinks his game should be more basic.
老錢認為小蘭仍然可以在聯盟中成為統治級的中鋒但也認為他的比賽內容必須加入更
多基礎的部份。
“His game is more get down on the block, left shoulder, right shoulder hooks
and being able to demand a double team,” Chandler said.
「他的比賽應該要更投入在蓋火鍋，左勾射，右鉤射還有吸引對方雙人包夾。」老錢
說。
Len’s numbers didn’t reflect that.
而小蘭的數據並沒有反應出來。
In post touches among that center group, Len was tied for the third-worst
field goal percentage on post touches at 50 percent. Williams, who is five
inches shorter, shot 58.2 percent.
在太陽的中鋒中，小蘭的命中率來到悽慘的 50% ，矮他五吋的 aw 則有著 58.2% 。
Fifty-five players had at least 1.5 post-ups per game this season, and Len’s
0.69 points per possession tied for the third-worst number among that group.
在五十五名每場至少有 1.5 次低位單打的球員中，小蘭的平均得分 0.69 分是第三差
的。
That’s not to say Chandler is wrong because Len’s work outside the paint
was also poor.
這不是說 Chandler 是錯的因為 Len 在油漆區以外的表現同樣悽慘。
From 10-14 feet, Len shot 28.6 percent on 28 attempts. Going even further out
to the true “midrange” area of 15-19 feet, a signature jumper for a big man
to hit when his defender is helping off him near the basket, Len hit 31
percent of his 71 attempts.
在 10-14 呎的距離，小蘭在 28 次嘗試中有著 28.6% 的命中率。而在真正的中距離範
圍也就是 15-19 呎，一個因為他的防守者無法阻止他接近籃框而被視為長人指標的位
置，他在 71 次投籃嘗試中有著 31% 的命中率。
To compare that number in that midrange area to some other centers that fit
Len’s profile as a complementary player, Robin Lopez shot 43.8 percent on
185 midrange attempts for the Bulls and Gorgui Dieng shot 43.9 percent on 187
attempts in Minnesota.
為了透過這個中距離的表現將小蘭跟其他中鋒比較，我們可以看到公牛隊的 Robin
Lopez 在 185 次中距離投射中有著 43.8% 的命中率，而灰狼隊的 Dieng 則是在 187
次中有 43.9% 命中率。
To recap: Here is a center whose team has a very bad offense and defense when
he’s on the floor. He’s far from efficient, rarely sets up his teammates
and doesn’t take care of the ball well at all. He’s been one of the worst
players at posting up in the NBA and lacks range on his jumper to make up for
it. While he can protect the rim and is an average rebounder, his competition
this past season and in free agency this summer is a guy who outperformed him
drastically amongst that group — Williams was eighth in defensive field goal
percentage and ninth in rebounding percentage.
讓我們回顧一下：這裡有個中鋒當他上場的時候球隊在攻防兩端都表現得非常糟糕。他
遠遠沒有效率，很少幫自己的隊友設計進攻並把球照顧好。他是 NBA 最差的球員之一，
沒有辦法透過跳投來掩蓋上述的缺點。雖然他可以保護籃框，是一個平均等級的籃板手，
但考慮他過去一年的表現跟即將成為 RFA 的身分，不要忘了這個球季還有一個表現完全
勝過他的球員── AW 在防守命中率上是第八名而籃板防守率是第九名。
(太長了，分兩篇翻譯......)
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