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The mantra regarding center Hassan Whiteside and what the Kings hope to get
out of his athletic, 7-foot frame hasn't changed much.
Summer league coach Bobby Jackson pulled him aside Wednesday and repeated it
anyway.
BJax將白邊拉到場邊反覆地叮嚀他
"(The coaches) really just want me to block a lot of shots, rebound, really
run the floor," Whiteside said. "He said we have enough scorers. … He's just
looking for somebody to come in and get a lot of rebounds, block shots."
「他想要我開火鍋店，搶籃板，還有在場上動起來。他說我們有足夠的得分手，他在找個
能搶很多籃板和搧火鍋的人」白邊說
Whiteside, entering his third season, has yet to be a consistent contributor
for the Kings since being drafted out of Marshall in the second round in 2010.
白邊現在要進入第三個球季，但還沒有穩定的貢獻。
Injuries and stints in the NBA Development League factored into his appearing
in only 19 games in his first two seasons with the Kings. Last season, he
averaged 1.6 points and 2.2 rebounds while playing sparingly off the bench.
因為受傷和在NBDL所以頭兩季只在國王出賽19場。上一季，平均得了1.6分和2.2籃板。
So at the team's summer league minicamp this week, Whiteside and his coaches
agreed this season is important for him.
所以白邊和教練都同意這季對他很重要。
"I had that same conversation with him – you're in year three, you've got to
start making improvements," Jackson said. "The one thing I told him is he
worries about scoring too much.
「已經第三年了，要有些進步，我唯一跟他說的就是他太在意得分了」BJAX說
"I used Brian Grant for an example. He probably made $90 million, and he
couldn't score a lick. But if you block shots, play defense and rebound, man,
a lot of 7-foot-1 guys don't want to do that."
「我用Brian Grant當作例子，他可能賺了90M，而他得分不多。如果你能搧鍋、防守和籃
板，很多7'1的人都不想這麼做」
Whiteside gained prominence in his lone college season for shot blocking, and
he averaged three blocks in less than 19 minutes per game for the Reno
Bighorns of the D-league last year.
白邊在大學就以火鍋出名，去年在發展聯盟平均不到19分鐘就搧了三鍋。
When he played for the Kings, there were flashes of his ability. He recorded
five points and seven rebounds in 14 minutes in a March 5 loss to Denver, and
he grabbed 10 rebounds in 20 minutes in an April 8 loss to Houston.
在替國王出賽時，也有稍微展現一下他的能力。在三月五號對上金塊時14分鐘就得了五分
七籃板，四月八號對上火箭20分鐘就抓了十籃板。
Not being a big factor offensively takes some getting used to, Whiteside said
Wednesday. But he has seen players settle into roles in the NBA.
白邊說不是進攻中心需要一點時間適應。
"I'm just going to do what the team needs," Whiteside said. "If the team
don't need me to score, I'll just rebound and block shots. I'm going to score
off offensive rebounds, put-back dunks, all that."
「我會做球隊要我做的，如果球隊不需要我得分，那我就去抓板和打火鍋，我會利用抓進
攻板的機會得分」
Center DeMarcus Cousins is often more liable to try to draw a charge than
block a shot, so the Kings could use another shot-blocking presence inside.
Whiteside figures to get plenty of playing time when the Kings begin their
five-game summer league schedule Friday in Las Vegas.
表弟比較喜歡製造進攻犯規，所以國王另一個內線要會搧鍋。白邊預計會在夏季聯盟會有
許多上場時間。
"Today was the first day he really practiced hard and showed me he can be
that defensive and offensive rebounding guy, run the floor, shot blocker,"
Jackson said Wednesday. "I told him we need that every day. You can't decide
to do that every three, four practices."
「今天是他真的認真練習的第一天，而且向我展現他能夠抓籃板、在場上跑動和打火鍋，
我跟他說我們每天都需要這個，不能一天捕魚三天曬網」BJax說
Whiteside has spent much of the offseason working out at the Kings' facility,
where he said there are "no distractions." He is healthy, which is a key for
him. A partially torn tendon in his knee cost him 37 games in 2010-11, and a
sprained ankle sidelined him for seven games at the end of last season.
白邊整個休季期間都待在國王訓練場館，他說那裡不會分心。
"It set me back, but it kind of helped me, too," Whiteside said. "I was able
to sit back and watch everybody, how they play, and just study the game more."
「這讓我很挫折，但也對我有幫助，我能夠坐著看每個人如何打球，多學習比賽」
This year, however, is not one for sitting back.
今年就不是來暖板凳的
"It's just really to show why the Kings picked me up," Whiteside said. "Just
to show why I belong in this organization and the NBA."
「真的要來展現一下為什麼國王選我，來展現一下為什麼我屬於這個地方」白邊說
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