小球時代奧尼爾!你,看好他嗎?

Zion Williamson is everything we imagined him to be, and he is only just getting started.

錫安·威廉姆森就是我們夢想當中的完美球員，而且他纔剛開始進化。

Imagine stuffing Shaquille O'Neal inside of Michael Jordan, and you have Zion — a 6-foot-6, 285-pound freak who can bounce around, over or through anyone in the NBA at age 19.

想象一下，將沙奎爾·奧尼爾和邁克爾·喬丹融爲一體，這就有了錫安 — 一個六尺六寸（1米98），285磅（129公斤）的野獸，他能以19歲的年紀在任何NBA球員身旁起跳，並飛越過他們。

The New Orleans Pelicans are only nine games into this experiment, and they are quickly learning that Zion can practically punish the rim whenever and however he wants.

新奧爾良鵜鶘隊目前僅有九場比賽來研究錫安，但他們立馬覺察到，錫安幾乎能夠在任何時刻以任何方式肆虐籃筐。

He is an old-school post player in a new-school body, too quick for bigs and too strong for everyone else. And he isn't 100 percent yet.

他是傳統的禁區球員，卻具備小球時代所要求的身體素質，比大個子球員快，比其他所有人都強壯。而且，他還沒有100%兌現天賦。

With the governor on so soon after returning from knee surgery, Zion's averages extrapolated over 36 minutes are 28 points (on 58/40/63 shooting splits), 10.2 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 1.4 steals and blocks.

錫安從膝蓋手術迴歸後立馬火力全開，推測他的場均數據可以達到36分鐘28分（其中投籃命中率58%，三分命中率40%，罰球命中率63%），10.2個籃板，3.1次助攻，1.4次搶斷和蓋帽。

According to Cleaning the Glass, he is using roughly a little more than a quarter of his team's possessions in the 27 minutes he is on the floor every night, and it feels like it's not enough.

根據Cleaning the Glass數據，錫安每晚在場的27分鐘，大約會佔用球隊四分之一多一點的進攻球權，但感覺這還不夠。

Zion has attempted one mid-range jumper and 10 three-pointers in nine games. Everything else is in the paint.

錫安在九場比賽中嘗試了一次中距離跳投，十次三分球。其他所有得分都在三秒區以內。

He is averaging two dunks and nine layups a game. Almost 85 percent of his 125 shots have come at the rim, and he is converting 63.5 percent of them. And all those numbers feel low.

他場均兩記扣籃和九個上籃。他的125次出手，有85%是在籃筐附近，其中63.5%的投籃轉化爲得分。感覺還有很大的提升空間。

Yet, when you compare Zion's small sample size to Shaq's first season with the Los Angeles Lakers, you see just how dominant Zion already is.

但是，在把錫安的小樣本數據與沙克在洛杉磯湖人隊首個賽季數據相比較後，你就會發現錫安的統治力有多強。

O'Neal averaged two dunks and 4.4 layups in 81 games in 1996-97, taking a bunch more (less efficient) bunnies. He only attempted 57 percent of his shots at the rim, making two-thirds of them.

在1996-97賽季，奧尼爾在81場比賽中場均完成2個扣籃和4.4次上籃，效率更低。籃筐附近的出手僅佔出手數的57%，投中了三分之二。

Here's the thing: Zion gets to the rim in more creative ways. He hustles in transition, either beating the defense for a lob or pinning defenders for a post-up with room to work.

事實上，錫安攻框方式更具創造力。他在轉換進攻中侵略性十足，要麼空接暴扣擊垮防守，要麼背身單打創造空間。

He contorts himself around opponents on the drive and can spin in the blink of an eye for a layup from the high post with a bounce that makes Jordan's free-throw line dunk look routine.

他持球突破時能夠扭曲着身子完成進攻，能夠在高位迅速轉身，跳起上籃，這讓喬丹的罰球線起跳扣籃看起來也稀疏平常。

He regenerates instantly when he lands, too, bouncing back to the rim for put-backs before the defense has a chance to regroup.

能夠迅速二次起跳，將球補進，不給對手任何補防機會。

Do not let the 6-6 fool you. Zion is not just a big, he is big. As small-ball is concerned, he is the big.

別被錫安6尺6的身高騙了。他可不只是塊頭大，個子也很大。要知道，在小球時代，他已經屬於大個子了。

According to Cleaning the Glass, the Pelicans are grabbing 34.9 percent of available offensive rebounds when Zion is on the floor, which would rank first among teams by a wide margin.

根據Cleaning the Glass數據，當錫安在場時，鵜鶘隊的進攻籃板率爲34.9%，以第一名的優勢傲視聯盟。

He has the ability to play above anyone — from Zach LaVine to Giannis Antetokounmpo to any 7-footer on your roster — and if he comes down with the ball, he can play above you again without warning.

他有能力勝過任何人—從扎克·拉文到揚尼斯·阿德託昆博，再到任何球隊名單上的七尺高個—如果他持球進攻，他能夠立刻打爆你。

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