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內容：
In today’s NBA, it’s not often a team spends both of their draft picks on
guys that have spent at least 3 years in college.
在今日的NBA，一個隊伍使用他們的選秀權選擇至少三年級的大學生作為新秀並不常見。
But the Pacers did that in 2018 with UCLA junior Aaron Holiday (Round 1, Pick
23) and Missouri State senior Alize Johnson (Round 2, Pick 50).
但是溜馬在2018年的選秀這麼做了，選擇了UCLA的三年級學生Aaron Holiday(首輪，23順
位)與MSU的大四學生Alize Johnson(二輪，50順位)。
Let’s take a closer look at why the Pacers settled on Holiday and Johnson:
讓我們分析看看為何溜馬選擇了Holiday(以下簡稱小假日)與 Johnson(以下簡稱阿強)。
-UCLA PG-Aaron Holiday: The Pacers went into this draft believing they needed
a point guard in the system with Cory Joseph and Darren Collison entering
contract years. In drafting Holiday, the Pacers feel like they are getting a
younger Collison.
UCLA 後衛 小假日：溜馬選擇了他的原因是因為Corey Joseph 和 Darren Collison都是
合約年，
選擇了小假日，溜馬感覺就像是得到了另一個年輕的Collison。
Holiday was a tremendous shooter at UCLA, knocking home at least 40 percent
of his threes in each of his three seasons there. He led the Pac-12 in
scoring at 20.8 points per game this past season. The Pacers like that
Holiday has played on and off the ball, with his ability to shoot even more
efficiently off the ball a welcomed sign coming to a team with Victor Oladipo
often handling things. Yes, Holiday needs to clean up his decision-making in
regards to turnovers, but the Pacers see a guy who excels in the pick and
roll and can push the pace.
小假日是UCLA的瘋狂射手，在他大學生涯的三個賽季，三分線命中率都達到至少40%，在
Pac-12聯盟中這賽季他以每場至少20.8分遙遙領先，溜馬喜歡小假日處理球的方式，而且
當他無持球時他的攻擊會變得更有效率，可以與球隊的Victor Oladipo經常持球的打法相
搭配，當然，小假日必須解決他的失誤問題，但溜馬注意到這傢伙在擋拆上的表現十分優
異而且能夠增加推進速度。
Defensively, the Pacers call Holiday a ‘bulldog’ and love his ability to
get underneath the ball due to his smaller height at 6-1. Holiday earned
first-team All-Pac 12 defensive team thanks to a 6-7 wingspan and a pesky
nature of play.
防守方面，溜馬叫小假日"鬥牛犬"，喜歡他利用他較矮6-1吋的身高從下方干擾球，
假日也是Pac-12聯盟的防守一隊，利用他6-7吋的臂展與黏人的防守帶給對手壓力。
In 2018-19, Holiday will enter the season as the team’s third point guard,
but Pritchard thinks the first-round pick will push for playing time. Why do
the Pacers feel like Holiday can defy the odds of most picks in the 20s not
turning into full-time starters? Because he’s an elite shooter, who can also
more than hold his own on the defensive end of the floor.
在2018-2019賽季，小假日將會以球隊的第三號後衛登場，但是Pitchard認為小假日應該
多點上場時間，為何溜馬認為小假日能夠打破20順位的選秀菜鳥的板凳命運進入輪替陣容
呢？因為他是一個傑出的射手，也同時在防守端能夠展現韌性。
Kevin Pritchard Quote to Note: “He goes into the season behind Cory and
Darren, but I see him competing for minutes…I would be shocked if he didn’t
play some this year. When we look to the future and see Cory on a one-year
contract, Darren on a one-year contract, we felt like we really needed to
have a point guard in the pipeline that can maybe step into the backup role
in the future. When you are picking 23, it’s hard to project a starter
because the elite players are usually gone, but he has some characteristics
of a starter. He’s tough, little undersized, but he’s willing to compete
and that’s what we really wanted.”
Kevin Pritichard 下了一個註解：
"他是作為Cory和Darren的替補，但是我見過他的比賽多次了，如果他在新球季沒些上場
時間我會很驚訝，當我們關注於未來以及注意到Cory合約只剩一年，Darren的合約也剩一
年，我們覺得我們確實需要另一個後衛能從板凳挺身而出，當你在23順位時，你很難找到
一個先發等級的球員，因為通常傑出的選手已經被挑走了，但是小假日擁有成為先發的特
質，他很強韌，稍微矮小，但是他願意去對抗任何人，而這就是我們想要的。"
-Missouri State F-Alize Johnson: When the second round rolls around in the
NBA, a smart approach for teams is to find a specialty player. Well Johnson
has a clear specialty. That is his elite ability to rebound the basketball.
MSU的前鋒 阿強：
當進行二輪選秀時，對球隊而言聰明的選擇是找到有某種特質的球員，
而阿強確實擁有某種特質，他在籃板上的能力相當傑出。
This is a guy who had 20 double-doubles last season in the Missouri Valley
Conference and averaged a double-double in each of his 2 seasons at Missouri
State. Currently, the Pacers don’t really have a
tenacious/willing/consistent rebounder on their roster. Johnson is that, even
though he does it without freakish athletic ability. Indiana could use some
depth at power forward, particularly with a player of Johnson’s skillset.
Every roster should have a such a player because you never know when that
attribute can change a game (i.e. Tristan Thompson in Game 7 of the
Pacers/Cavs series).
這是一個上個球季在MSU拿下20次雙十成績的傢伙，而且MSU大學生涯兩個球季平均都拿下雙
十成績，顯然的，溜馬隊伍中並沒有一個頑固穩定的籃板手，阿強就是填補了這部分，儘
管他沒有怪物級的身體能力。阿強的能力可以幫助溜馬增強PF的深度，每個球隊的陣容中
都該擁有一個這類型的球員，因為你從不知道他的貢獻會何時改變比賽(例如Trisran
Tompson在溜馬與騎士系列戰中第七戰的貢獻)。
Now, Johnson definitely has to improve his shot. His shooting numbers
plummeted to 28 percent from behind the arc as a senior. The Pacers have
noticed a mechanical flaw in Johnson’s shot that must be corrected.
Offensively, Johnson is a bit of a rare player at 6-9. He entered high school
as a point guard, so Johnson is a very capable dribbler and initiator of the
offense.
現在，阿強非常需要改善他的投籃，他的三分線命中率在大四時急速下滑到28%，溜馬已
經注意到阿強投籃動作必須修正的問題。進攻上，阿強是一個有些稀有的6-9吋的球員，
他在進入高中前是後衛，所以阿強對於運球和發動進攻有一定掌握。
Until Johnson’s offensive game comes around, he’s not likely to see major
minutes. But over the course of an 82-game season, he could make an impact
here or three. Depending on the Thad Young decision and how the Pacers
potentially fill that 4-spot, Johnson might be competing for a back-end
rotational spot this season. But it’s more likely Johnson observes for the
vast majority of his rookie campaign.
在阿強於進攻端能夠有所貢獻前，他不太可能會在主要時間上場，但在例行賽的82場比賽
中，他會在4號位與3號位間有所影響(不確定原文是否是這意思)，一切依Thad Yound的決
定以及溜馬如何填補4號位空缺而定，阿強或許會作為板凳輪替陣容的競爭者出發，但更
有可能的是在新秀賽季觀察他的表現。
Kevin Pritchard Quote to Note: “He’s a guy that if you said, 'Go eat some
glass and we are going to win the game.' He’s probably saying, ‘Do you want
salt or pepper?’ With that position, I wanted to have a guy that Nate
(McMillan) could throw out into a game and go guard somebody in February.
That says, ‘I don’t care about anything. Just put me on the floor in
February where everybody is tired and I’m going to do something.’ He’s
okay physically gifted. There’s just some guys that are always around the
ball. He has an amazing ability to find rebounds outside of his position. If
you draw a circle around some people and say this is his rebounding area, his
is a big, big rebounding area. I think he can be a guy who is a junkyard
defender.”
Kevin Pritchard嚇了一個註解：
"他是那種如果你說去吃玻璃的話我們就會贏下比賽，他或許會回答說：想要一些鹽或胡
椒嗎？在那種時候，我希望擁有一個Nate可以扔到場上，而且能夠在二月時做出防守，並
且說"我不在意任何事，在二月時所有人都累癱了，讓我上場做出貢獻吧"，他是一個不錯
的禮物，只有一些人能夠總是找到球，他擁有不可思議的能力能夠超越他的位置抓下籃板
，如果你畫一個圈然後說這是他的籃板範圍，那麼阿強會有一個好大好大的籃板範圍，我
認為阿強能夠變成一個看門狗。"
心得；
希望阿強能夠苦練，變成大號的Jimmy Butler，
今年選秀成果國外溜馬迷比去年來的好評，
當初選葉子和阿尼柏古還蠻多人噴的，
小假日受到球迷喜愛，
至於喬洋，看來是掰了。