值得更多MVP討論:全面高效的杜蘭特
The conventional wisdom on the free-agent move of Kevin Durant from the two-man show in Oklahoma City to the cavalcade of stars in Golden State was that Durant had sacrificed individual accomplishment in favor of team glory.
大多數人認爲，在今夏成爲自由球員後，凱文-杜蘭特從俄克拉荷馬的雙少組合加入到金州的巨星軍團，這表明杜蘭特爲了團隊榮譽犧牲了個人成就。Playing with the likes of two-time defending MVP Stephen Curry, plus All-Stars Draymond Green and Klay Thompson would, the thinking went, dry up Durant's personal opportunities.
與兩連MVP斯蒂芬-庫里加上德雷蒙德-格林和克萊-湯普森這樣的全明星球員成爲隊友，人們會自然而然地產生這種看法：杜蘭特個人榮譽的大門已經關閉了。He might be a shoo-in to play in the NBA Finals, but he could forget about winning the league's MVP trophy.
也許他會成爲常勝將軍，會時常進入NBA總決賽，但與此同時，他也要漸漸遠離MVP獎盃了。
Seven weeks into the season, Durant still looks like a Finals shoo-in. But conventional wisdom was wrong on his individual prospects.
從開賽七週以來的表現來看，杜蘭特進入總決賽確實可以說十拿九穩。但上面對他個人前景的看法就大錯特錯了。Despite gaudy numbers from two of his former teammates — Russell Westbrook and James Harden — and others, Durant is not just worthy of MVP consideration. It could be argued that he is having the best year of his career.
相比於砍下華麗數據的前隊友——拉塞爾-維斯布魯克和詹姆斯-哈登——以及其他優秀球員，杜蘭特不僅僅值得MVP討論，而且本賽季甚至可以列入他生涯最佳賽季的討論之中。Far from tamping down his greatness as a player, joining the Warriors and their share-the-love offense has boosted Durant's production, highlighting his efficiency.
加入勇士和整支球隊分享球的進攻體系之中，杜蘭特的個人表現不但沒有遭到壓制，反而得到了提升，超高的進攻效率展現無遺。It's also allowed him to be a more versatile player whose combination of skill and size make him Exhibit A in the evolution of the league away from traditional positions.
勇士的進攻體系使他成爲了一名更爲全面的球員。技巧和身高的完美結合讓他成爲了聯盟忽略傳統位置的現代籃球理念的鮮明例子。he has made the most of his unique abilities on both ends of the floor.
而他也在攻防兩端展現出超乎尋常的能力。Easy looks
輕鬆的投籃機會Let's start with how playing for the Warriors has made Durant a better player.
現在讓我們看看爲勇士隊打球到底如何讓杜蘭特成爲了一名更好的球員。In his time with the Thunder, playing alongside Westbrook, Durant had been an individual star, taking turns dominating possessions with Westbrook.
在雷霆時代，和維斯布魯克搭檔時，杜蘭特一直是一位個人巨星，他和維斯布魯克輪流佔有大量球權。He frequently had to run pick-and-rolls (19.0 percent of his possessions last season), and though he is a good scorer on those plays, he was the target of double teams.
他要頻繁地打擋拆（上賽季他19%的進攻都來自擋拆）。儘管他是一名很好的擋拆得分手，但他卻總是對手包夾的目標。A 7-footer dribbling into the lane with the full attention of the defense could get awkward, and Durant had a high turnover rate on those plays, 22.7 percent.
無論怎麼說，一個七尺長人在防守的壓迫下運球進禁區都會很尷尬，杜蘭特打擋拆時失誤率高達22.7%。This year, playing more power forward with the Warriors, he is running the pick-and-roll about half as frequently, on only 9.8 percent of his possessions.
今年，在勇士隊更多出任大前鋒的他，擋拆頻率減少了一半，只有9.8%的進攻是來自擋拆。What's more, the Warriors are getting Durant the two most efficient shots on the court — corner 3-pointers and dunks. According to , Durant is averaging 1.9 dunks per game, up from his career average of 1.5.
而且，勇士讓杜蘭特更多地利用籃球場上最有效率的兩種投籃方式得分——底角三分和扣籃。根據的數據，杜蘭特本賽季場均1.9次扣籃，高於他職業生涯的場均1.5次。And Durant has been insanely successful when it comes to knocking down corner 3s, making 64.3 percent. But he did not get those looks much in Oklahoma City.
在底角三分方面，杜蘭特更是取得了令人震驚的成功，命中率高達64.3%。而他在雷霆隊卻從來沒接近過這個數字。Corner 3s accounted for just 3.7 percent of Durant's total shots last year, but with the Warriors, that is up to 13.3 percent.
去年，底角三分僅僅佔杜蘭特全部投籃的3.7%，而今年在勇士隊中，這個數據達到了13.3%。Efficiency
效率Durant is shooting a career-high 54.9 percent, in part a product of the good looks the Warriors offense has granted him, but also a reflection on just how good a shooter he is, especially when he gets a little daylight.
本賽季，杜蘭特的投籃命中率達到了職業生涯最高的54.9%，這在某種程度上得益於勇士隊進攻體系，但同時也反映出他是一位出色的射手，尤其是當他得到一些空間之後。His true shooting percentage, which takes into account all shots, including free throws, is 66.3, also a career best.
將所有的出手包括罰球都考慮在內，他的真實命中率高達66.3%，也是職業生涯新高。
Durant hasn't gone into Golden State and joined the ranks of the team's 3-point gunners.
杜蘭特並沒有和勇士之前的進攻完全同化，他沒有加入到球隊的三分射手羣中。In fact, he has reduced the frequency of his shots from the arc (34.8 percent of his attempts last year, down to 28.3 percent this year). He still loves the 16-20 footer, and is making, incredibly, 56.7 percent of those shots.
事實上，他減少了三分出手的頻率（上賽季三分球佔全部出手的34.8%，今年降到了28.3%）。他仍然喜歡16-20英尺的跳投，這些投籃的命中率達到了不可思議的56.7%。But he has made up for the dip in 3-pointers by taking a career-high 27.0 percent of his shots within three feet of the rim this year, where he is finishing at an astonishing 83.0 percent rate.
本賽季，杜蘭特用距離籃筐3英尺之內，出手佔比達到職業生涯最高27.0%的投籃，彌補了三分球留下的空缺，而命中率則達到了驚人的83.0%。Much of that has come on fast-break opportunities. Durant has scored the second-most points in the league in transition (behind Westbrook), according to stats,
這其中，很多投籃都來自快攻機會。根據數據，杜蘭特的快攻得分在聯盟排名第二（僅次於維斯布魯克）。and transition now accounts for 19.5 percent of all his possessions, up from 15.1 percent last year.
而快攻的出手佔比從去年的15.1%提高到了本賽季的19.5%。Positionlessness
忽視位置Perhaps what being with the Warriors has done most for Durant is to allow him to be fully integrated into a team that has both the gameplan and the personnel to play without the confines of traditional positions.
勇士隊帶給杜蘭特的最大受益，可能就是讓他能夠徹底融入一支擁有擺脫位置限制的戰術和球員的隊伍。Durant has played power forward before in his career — about a quarter of the time in recent years — but he is doing so more than half the time now with the Warriors, and his ability to flip between 3 and 4 makes him that much tougher on both ends of the floor.
在此之前，杜蘭特也打過大前鋒——在近些年大約四分之一的時間內——但今年他在勇士隊超過一半的時間都打這個位置，而同時可以打3、4兩個位置的全面能力，也讓他在攻防兩端變得更難以應付。Durant has never been a better rebounder. When the Warriors go small, rebounding is a concern, but with his size and length, Durant has helped mask that problem.
杜蘭特從來不是一名更好的籃板手。當勇士隊排出小個陣容時，籃板就成爲了一個隱憂。但杜蘭特的身高和臂展可以幫助球隊克服這一難題。Durant is averaging a career-high 8.5 rebounds, and his 13.3 rebound rate is also a career high.
賽季杜蘭特場均能搶下職業生涯最高的8.5個籃板，而他13.3的籃板率也是職業生涯新高。But he's still able to perform as a point forward, averaging 4.8 assists per game, third on the team. With less pressure to run pick-and-rolls, his turnover rate has dropped sharply, from 12.5 percent of his possessions over the course of his career to 9.7 percent this year.
而同時他還能扮演球隊的組織前鋒角色，場均能送出4.8次助攻，排在全隊第三。擋拆的壓力小了，他的失誤率也隨之顯著下降，從整個職業生涯的12.5%下降到了今年的9.7%。The Warriors, naturally concerned after having to give up defensive anchor Andrew Bogut in order to sign Durant, are now unleashing Durant as a more prominent defensive weapon than he's ever been.
今年夏天，爲了簽下杜蘭特，勇士隊放棄了防守大閘安德魯-博古特，人們不禁擔心起了球隊的防守。而現在的杜蘭特則得到了全面的解放，成爲了相比於過去更爲有力的防守武器。He's averaging career highs in blocks (1.7) and steals (tied, 1.4), and is tied with Green with 1.4 defensive win shares (an estimate of wins contributed thanks to a player's defense).
他的場均蓋帽數爲職業生涯新高（1.7），搶斷數平職業生涯最高（1.4），並在隊中防守貢獻值上（一名球員在防守方面貢獻的可能勝場）和格林並列，達到了1.4。Durant has a defensive rating of 101 (points allowed per 100 possessions), second on the Warriors to Green (99).
杜蘭特的防守效率值（對手每100次球權所得到的分數）也達到了101，在隊中僅次於格林（99），排名第二。According to , opponents have shot just 40.1 percent with Durant defending them, and 44.7 percent when he is not.
根據的數據，當杜蘭特在場時，對手的命中率僅爲40.1%，而當他下場時，對方命中率則提升到了44.7%。And opponents who normally shoot 60.6 percent from within six feet of the rim shoot just 49.4 percent with Durant defending, ranking Durant among the best non-centers in the league.
而且對方球隊距離籃筐六尺以內平均60.6%的命中率，當杜蘭特在場上時，會有明顯下降，僅爲49.4%，杜蘭特是全聯盟這個數據最好的非中鋒球員之一。That's the sort of thing that can get overlooked when putting Durant into the context of his new team.
這是杜蘭特加入他的新球隊之後最容易被忽視的事實。He is, as predicted, taking fewer shots (16.8, down 2.2 from his career average) and scoring less (26.2 points, down 1.2 from his career average). But that alone should not determine his worthiness for the MVP and other individual accolades.
儘管不出人們所料，杜蘭特減少了出手次數（16.8，比職業生涯場均少了2.2次）和得分（26.2分，比職業生涯場均少了1.2分），但在進行MVP和其他個人獎項的評選時，這兩個數據不應該決定他的價值.He's been outstanding as a passer and rebounder, and is playing the best defense of his career, helping the Warriors slide back into the top seven in overall defensive efficiency.
如今的杜蘭特是一名傑出的傳球者、優秀的籃板手，同時拿出了生涯最佳的防守水平，幫助勇士重新回到了聯盟前七的防守效率水準。Heck, with conventional wisdom, he's having an MVP-caliber year.
儘管不被人看好，杜蘭特依然打出了MVP的水準，着實令人驚訝。更多精彩內容請關注微信公衆號、新浪微博：籃球英文堂
