亚博：洛城新王: 勒布朗? 詹姆斯

译者：hkb

校订：Lincoln & ;STOKES

詹皇行将表态天使之城.

勒布朗?詹姆斯——现今同盟第一人和有史以来最伟年夜的球员之一——已决议身披紫金战袍书写职业生活生计浓墨重彩的下一章.

詹姆斯在打出NBA 汗青上最伟年夜的小我季后赛表演以后公布插手湖人.

詹姆斯已持续八年闯入NBA 总决赛,领跑季后赛得分榜(34.0 )、两双榜(15 )、三双榜(4 ),同时在助攻榜排名第二(9.0 ).

但是在某种水平上,即便是这些刺眼的数据也不克不及完全展现詹姆斯的统治力.

固然他被看成一个先锋,可是6 尺8 寸的身高、250 磅的体重和得益在包罗万象的技术包,詹姆斯可以胜任场上所有位置.他在季后赛的超卓表示一样表现在常规赛中,场均得分(27.5 )排名第三,场均助攻(9.1 )排名第二,82 场角逐全勤.

他最首要的兵器就是速度和气力的连系,这在NBA 史上史无前例.当球在手中,詹姆斯就像人形攻城锤一样势不成挡,运球投篮射中率到达同盟最高的60.30%——比第二名的霍乐迪高4.9 个百分点——同时场均单打得分排名第二(6.1 ).

在运球进攻方面詹姆斯无所不克不及：像后卫一样的控球,中距离和三分的干拔投篮,工致的终结(好比跳步和反篮),势鼎力沉的扣篮,机灵的造犯规等等.

这些技术再加上顶级的球场视野(稍后再细说),使得詹姆斯成为挡拆方面的精英.从每次持球得分上看,常规赛詹姆斯百分位排名为910%(即高在910%的球员),在季后赛中为900%.

对湖人如许在上赛季挣扎在半场阵地进攻的球队来讲,詹姆斯的到来就像是济困扶危.

固然詹姆斯具有使人难以置信的控球,但下赛季他极可能会打年夜量无球,由于湖人声势中还两名更有先天的传球手,鲍尔和隆多.

对湖人来讲很荣幸的是,詹姆斯一样会在无球中如鱼得水.

他的接球投篮三分射中率高达38.30%——想一想他在鲍尔和隆多身旁打球,画面太美.詹姆斯的每回合进攻空切得分(1.62 )冠绝同盟,揭示出了他对照赛的活络嗅觉和纯洁的活动先天.

固然,湖人的进攻不止在半场阵地,他们上赛季打出了同盟第二的角逐节拍,快攻得分排名第二.

詹姆斯此前从未在节拍前十的球队效率过,联想到试图在快攻中禁止他如斯使人失望,这将是一件很有趣的事.

只需问一问莫里斯,当他试图象空中年夜灌篮里的外星人一样抱住詹姆斯时,仍然没法反对詹姆斯打成2 +1.

鲍尔钟爱全场长传,想象一下,假如让勒布朗饰演罗布 ·格隆考斯基(效率在新英格兰爱国者队,司职近端锋,屡次入选NFL 最好声势一队)的脚色,鲍尔的四分卫评分(橄榄球四分卫,首要以传球策动进攻)将会有多高.

詹姆斯在角逐中是一个当之无愧的得分手,但同时也是一个先天异禀的传球手.

这位阿克伦球员具有百年难遇的年夜局不雅,几近能在任何景象下完成传球.

单防没法反对詹姆斯冲击篮筐,一旦协防则会致使防地被传球扯破.即便是一个电光石火的机遇,詹姆斯也能一记妙传轻松助攻得分.

特殊是詹姆斯仍是一个挡拆战术巨匠,即便在人堆里也能找到队友,传出角度刁钻的击地秒传.

最近几年,詹姆斯已成为最好的接应传球手之一.

本年的季后赛中,所有球队都在寻觅戍守错位,詹姆斯经由过程队友的保护,从而找到移动迟缓的年夜个子或小个子后卫构成错位单打.

当一个后卫被迫戍守詹姆斯时,即便从三分线四周启动,詹姆斯也能应用超强的气力碾压到篮下.

戍守队员将被迫采纳夹击,然后,就是詹姆斯队友们的吃饼时刻.

也许NBA 汗青上再也没有球员在赏罚包夹上比詹姆斯做的更好了,戍守者像棋盘上的棋子一样任由他左右.

因为詹姆斯的长传能力,即便在球场另外一真个球员敌手也不克不及放空,以避免潜伏的空位投篮.

作为詹姆斯身旁的队友,哈特、库兹马和波普将会因为詹姆斯的戍守牵制力而大要率被放空,从而取得年夜量的空位出手机遇.

在詹姆斯的队友中,湖人多是他率领过的最具戍守性的声势.

上个赛季,湖人从戍守倒数的球队飞升到同盟排名第12 ,此中鲍尔、哈特、波普、英格拉姆和锻练沃顿居功至伟.

曩昔的这个炎天,湖人队戍守半径进一步扩大,隆多、史蒂芬森和麦基等具有着和英格拉姆、鲍尔一样超卓臂展的新援插手了进来.

这将会减轻詹姆斯在戍守真个一些承担,他可以或许打得更自若、在场上游走、协防干扰.可是当球队需要的时辰,他总能锁死敌手乃至退防追帽.

15 年前,一个叫勒布朗的年青人直接从高中跳到了NBA.现在,33 岁的詹姆斯仍然是这个世界上最好的球员,更恐怖的是他还在不竭进化.

上个赛季,詹姆斯获得生活生计新高场均9.1 助攻,8.6 篮板,射中1.8 个三分.他在角逐中更多地利用背身单打和接应传球,而且都做到了极致.

他的兵器库中乃至增添了更多投篮进攻.后撤步三分成为常规兵器,后仰跳投——年夜部门球员很少利用——成为一个新的致命兵器,在季后赛中测验考试了68 次,射中率到达52.90%.

詹姆斯和猛龙的角逐至今仍然记忆犹心,在季后赛中猛龙毫无法子,眼睁睁看着詹姆斯在头顶做后仰跳投操练,将他们队史最好战绩的声势横扫出局.

詹姆斯的伟年夜毫无争议.他在同盟汗青得分榜位列第七,助攻榜位列第11 ,荣获过3 次总冠军和FMVP ,4 次MVP ,14 次全明星和两次奥运金牌.

他是有史以来最周全的球员之一,没有重年夜的手艺缺点.现在詹姆斯正值巅峰,刚打出NBA 汗青上最震动的小我季后赛表演,也能够说是他的职业生活生计最好的表示.

詹皇将君临洛城,但没有人知道接下来他会若何首创紫金盛世.

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Latest Laker: LeBron James

The King is coming to Los Angeles.

LeBron James — the alpha of the NBA and one of the greatest players of all-time — has decided to write the next chapter of his career in purple and gold ink.

James joins the Lakers on the heels of one of the greatest inpidual postseasons in NBA history.

During his journey to his eighth-straight NBA Finals , James led the postseason in scoring (34.0 ), double-doubles (15 ) and triple-doubles (four ), while ranking second in assists (9.0 ).

Yet , somehow , even those colossal numbers don ’t fully encapsulate LeBron ’s dominance.

Though he is listed as a forward , the 6-foot-8 , 250-pounder can play any position on the floor thanks to his all-encompassing skill set.

His playoff brilliance was mirrored in the regular season , when he ranked third in points (27.5 ) and second in assists (9.1 ), while playing all 82 games.

His primary weapon is a blend of speed and strength that the NBA had never seen before. An human battering ram , James is nigh-unstoppable with the ball in his hands , shooting a league-high 60.3 percent on drives — 4.9 percent better than second-place Jrue Holiday — and averaging the second-most points in isolation (6.1 ).

He has the entire package when it comes to attacking off the dribble: guard-like handles , pull-ups from mid- and 3-point range , crafty finishes (like hop steps and reverse layups ), explosiveness at the rim , ambidexterity and the ability to draw fouls.

These skills , plus his world-class court vision (more on that later ), make James elite in the pick-and-roll. He ranked among the 91st percentile of ball handlers during the regular season and 90th in the playoffs , based on points per possession.

For a Lakers team that struggled with its half-court offense last season , adding LeBron is like finding a vending machine in the desert.

While James is unbelievable with the ball in his hands , he will likely spend a good amount of time off the ball , considering the Lakers ’ roster features two more gifted passers in Lonzo Ball and Rajon Rondo.

Fortunately for L.A., he thrives in those situations as well.

He shot 38.3 percent on catch-and-shoot 3-pointers — exactly the kind of looks he figures to get alongside Ball and Rondo. He led the league in points per possession on cuts (1.62 ), where his feel for the game and pure athleticism shined through.

Of course , the Lakers ’ offense is about more than half-court production , as they ran the NBA ’s second-fastest pace and scored the second-most fast-break points last year.

LeBron has never played on a team among the top 10 in pace , which is interesting considering how hopeless it is to try to derail him in transition.

Just ask Marcus Morris , who essentially tried to tackle James like the Monstars at the end of "Space Jam ," only to have him still power through for the and-1 bucket.

And for as much as Ball loves firing full-court outlet passes , imagine how high his QB rating will be once he has LeBron playing the part of Rob Gronkowski.

While James is certainly one of the most impressive scorers in the game , he is every bit as talented as a passer.

The Akron native has once-in-a-generation vision , allowing him to make just about every pass in the game.

A single player can ’t stop James from getting to the rim without a help defender , leaving defenses vulnerable to drive-and-kicks. If even a tiny window is open , he is able to exploit it with a pocket pass.

In particular , James is a savant at running pick-and-rolls , using perfectly angled bounce passes to deliver dimes through forests of opposing bodies.

And recently , he has become one of the best post passers in the game.

This year ’s playoffs showed that teams are all about finding and exploiting defensive mismatches. LeBron did this by targeting the slowest big or smallest guard and having that player ’s man come set him a screen , forcing the opponent to switch.

When a guard had to cover James , he used his superior strength to back them down and get to the rim , even if he started all the way near the 3-point arc.

Defenses were forced to start doubling LeBron in the post , and that ’s when he set the table for his teammates to feast.

Perhaps no player in the history of the game has been better at punishing double-teams than James , who manipulates defenders like pieces on a chessboard.

And with unlimited passing range , teams cannot abandon players even on the other side of the floor without conceding a potentially open shot.

Teammates like Josh Hart , Kyle Kuzma and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope will thrive off looks created by his magnetism for defensive attention.

Speaking of LeBron ’s teammates , the current roster construction could be one of the most defensive-minded groups that he has ever played with.

Last year , the Lakers jumped from last in the NBA in defensive efficiency to 12th. Ball , Hart , Caldwell-Pope , Brandon Ingram and coach Luke Walton had a ton to do with that.

They added a ridiculous amount of length over the summer , as Rondo , Lance Stephenson and JaVale McGee have similarly impressive wingspans as Ingram and Ball.

This should take some defensive pressure off James and allow him to play free safety , roaming around and causing havoc.

And when needed , he is always capable of locking down an opponent or hunting a swat in transition.

Fifteen years ago , a teenager named LeBron James made the leap from high school straight to the NBA. Now 33 years old , James not only remains best player in the world , he is somehow still evolving.

Last season , he averaged career-highs in assists (9.1 ), rebounds (8.6 ) and made 3-pointers (1.8 ). He has tilted his game more toward post-ups and distributing , and is already elite at both.

He is even adding more shots to his arsenal. Step-back 3 ’s have been falling regularly. His fadeaway jumper — used sparingly by most players — is a new , lethal move that fell at a 52.9 percent rate on 68 attempts during the playoffs.

No need to remind the Raptors , who could not stop LeBron as he swept their best team in franchise history while simultaneously taking target practice with his fadeaway.

There is no arguing LeBron ’s greatness. He is the seventh-leading scorer in NBA history and 11th in assists. He is a three-time champion and Finals MVP , four-time MVP , 14-time all-star and two-time Olympic gold medalist.

He is one of the most complete players of all-time , with zero major flaws in his game. He is still at his peak , coming off one of the most impressive inpidual playoff runs in NBA history , which arguably saw him play the best basketball of his career.

We know King James is ready to hold court in L.A. But nobody ever truly knows what feat he will perform next.