來源：Sports Illustrated
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時間：Sat Apr. 23, 2016
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John Wall says Wizards hired Brooks to win a title, not to sign KD
John Wall told the Washington Post on Friday that the Wizards hired Scott
Brooks to win a title, not just to make a run at soon-to-be free agent Kevin
Durant.
Wall在本週五時告訴華盛頓郵報，巫師聘請Scott Brooks來當總教練，是為了贏得總冠軍
，而不是為了招募Durant。
Brooks, the former Thunder coach, replaced Randy Wittman as this week and
helped develop Durant for much of his career in Oklahoma City. He would be
part of the team’s expected marketing pitch in the off-season. Durant is a
native of the D.C. area.
雷霆的前任總教練Brooks將取代巫師隊之前的總教練Randy Wittman成為巫師的新總教練，
而Brooks目前生涯幾乎都在雷霆度過。Brooks將會成為巫師在休賽季招募球員的關鍵，而
Durant剛好是出生於華盛頓特區。
“We signed Scotty Brooks to win an NBA championship,” Wall told the Post’s
Jorge Castillo. “We didn’t sign Scotty Brooks to say, ‘Okay, Scotty, go
get him. You got to bring us Kevin Durant.’ We got Scotty Brooks because we
feel like he can help John Wall and make him a better player and make our
team get to the next step.
Wall告訴華盛頓郵報的Jorge Castillo說：「我們找來Brooks是為了贏得總冠軍，我們不
是找來Brooks然後跟他說：『Scotty，快去替我們把Durant找來！』我們找來Brooks是因
為我們覺得他可以幫助Wall變得更好，也讓整個球隊可以往上提升。」
“We didn’t get Scotty Brooks just to get Kevin Durant. That’s not what
Scott is on board to do. And I hope everybody doesn’t expect just because we
got Scotty Brooks, he’s automatically going to get K.D., he’s going to
automatically jump.”
「我們不是只是為了得到Durant才找來Brooks。那不是Brooks將要做的事。所以我希望大
家不要期待說，我們找來Brooks，Durant就會自動也跑來我們這了，Brooks來是為了協助
提升球隊的。」
Wall told the Post he was in favor of hiring the former Thunder coach and had
heard good things from OKC star Russell Westbrook, with whom he shares a
trainer. But he reiterated that Brooks was hired to move the team forward,
first and foremost.
Wall告訴華盛頓郵報他將會因為Brooks的到來而受益匪淺，同時他之前也從雷霆的當家球
星Westbrook那聽到一些關於Brooks的正面評價。不過Wall還是一再重申，找來Brooks是為
了幫助球隊前進，這是最優先也最重要的。
“I just don’t think it’s fair on [Durant] and I don’t think it’s far on
Scotty and our part as a team and an organization,” Wall said. “If that was
the case, that’s not a real smart move and I know those guys didn’t [hire
Brooks] just for that. It’s about us trying to focus and win, try to take
the next step to give us a better team. One step is getting a new coach and
now the next step is getting free agents that are going to help the team.”
「我只是覺得這樣說對Durant是不公平的，對身為我們一員的Brooks也是不公平的。如果
球團真的只是為了招募Durant就找來Brooks，我想這不是個明智的策略。所以找來Brooks
當然是為了讓球隊能更專注和贏球，讓整支球隊變得更好。要達到這些目標的的第一步就
是找一個新總教練，然後接著下一步就是在自由球員市場尋找一些能幫助球隊的好球員。」
Wall說道。
The Wizards went 41–41 this season and missed the playoffs.
巫師本季41勝41敗，被踢出季後賽之外。