濃眉不行?字母纔是真基石?

字母哥和濃眉哥都是新生代最具潛力的球員，他們被認爲是未來的NBA門面，年紀輕輕就躋身聯盟前列，無論個人表現還是天賦潛力，都足夠出色。但若有機會二選一（雖然這個機會得被雷劈好幾百次才能得到）的話，我們該選誰呢。剛剛bleacherreport網站就字母與濃眉誰更強來了一波分析，吃瓜羣衆一起來圍觀吧！

Everyone with sense would start with the numbers. Antetokounmpo is 23, nearly two full years younger than Davis, who's wouldn't settle things. You'd dig deeper, finding that when considering the expectations and demands of their positions.

每個理性的人都會從數據開始。字母哥現在23歲，比戴維斯年輕近兩歲，然而光考慮年齡不會解決問題。你應該深入挖掘，通盤考慮他們各自位置上的預期和需求才能有所收穫。

The numbers are an imperfect way to do this. Both players are phenomenally productive in their current forms, which is why they finished right near the top in last year's MVP voting. Davis was third; Antetokounmpo was sixth.

這些數字是一種不完美的方式。這兩位球員在目前的狀態下都表現出了非常高的成績，這就是爲什麼他們在去年的MVP投票中接近頂峯的原因。戴維斯排名第三;字母哥排名第六。

And you're not going to get much separation turning to team success, too. While Davis got two playoff trips (and one series win) and Antetokounmpo got three postseason visits (without a series victory).

而且你也不會因爲團隊的成功而獲得太多的分離。雖然戴維斯有兩次季後賽之旅（以及一次系列賽勝利），而字母哥有三次季後賽訪問（沒有系列賽勝利）。

These two appear equally great, with some room for differentiation depending on what you value most. So maybe shifting the angle of attack will provide clarification. Instead of acknowledging what both have done, you need to see if there are things one can do for your franchise that the other can't.

這兩個看起來同樣很棒，根據你最重視的東西，有一些區分空間。因此，改變攻角可能會提供澄清。而不是承認兩者都做了什麼，你需要看看是否有可以爲你的特許經營做的事情，而另一方則不能。

Davis is the best version of something we understand: a modern NBA center. Capable of defending the rim, owning the glass, surviving on switches and scoring from all three levels, there's not a more complete big man in the NBA. He's developed some guard skills over the years and shot 34 percent from deep last season. AD is at the absolute apex for the center position, even though he's played 51 percent of his career minutes at the 4.

戴維斯是我們理解的最好的版本：一個現代化的NBA中鋒。能夠防守籃筐，擁有籃板，能防守且能通過這三種方式轉換得分，NBA中沒有一個比他更完整的大個子。多年來，他培養了一些後衛技術，並且上賽季他從遠距離投籃命中率達到34%。AD處於中鋒位置的絕對頂點，儘管他4年的職業生涯上場時間佔51％。

Antetokounmpo is different. Uncharted territory. An anomaly. This novelty, coupled with a growth trajectory with no clear end in sight, opens up vast realms of possibility. It also creates a distinction between the two stars. In fact, it may be the critical difference.

字母哥與衆不同。未知領域。一種異常。這種新穎性，伴隨着一種沒有明顯目的的增長軌跡，開闢了廣闊的可能性領域。它還創造了兩個巨星之間的區別。事實上，它可能是關鍵的區別。

Davis, great as he is in his role, and impressive as he's been in expanding his game, will never be able to do the variety of things on a basketball court that seemingly come easily to Antetokounmpo. The converse assertion, that Antetokounmpo could do everything Davis does, may be dispositive.

戴維斯，在他的角色中表現得非常出色，並且在他擴大比賽的過程中給人留下深刻印象，他們永遠無法在籃球場上做各種各樣的事情，這些球場似乎很容易傳到字母哥。相反的斷言，字母哥可以完成戴維斯所做的一切，可能是決定性的。

This feeds into the idea that Antetokounmpo is the greater unknown. That there remain untapped reservoirs of talent within him. That what we're seeing from him now is nothing like what we'll see from him in a year. Or two years. Or five.

這反映了字母哥是更大的未知數的想法。他內部仍然還有未開發的潛能。我們現在從他身上看到的就像我們一年中從他身上看到的一樣。或兩年。或者五年。

Antetokounmpo can become Davis, but Davis cannot become Antetokounmpo.

字母哥可以成爲戴維斯，但戴維斯不能成爲字母哥。

Also, it's a small point but one worth considering in a contest this tight: The NBA is a wing's league. And Antetokounmpo—even if we're largely basing our analysis on the notion that he'll be much more than a wing—is one. Davis just isn't.

此外，這是一個小點，但在一場比賽中值得考慮的是：NBA是一個側翼聯盟。而字母哥——即使我們在很大程度上依據的觀點也是基於他不僅僅是一個翼的概念。戴維斯不是。

In the end, we've seen players like Davis before. Maybe they haven't been as good, but we're at least familiar with the concept. Antetokounmpo is already something different, and if we're to assume (which we should) his exceptional skill expansion and growth trajectory remain unfinished, he could redefine what we expect from a star.

最後，我們之前見過像戴維斯這樣的球員。也許他們沒有那麼好，但我們至少熟悉這個概念。字母哥已經有了不同之處，如果我們假設他的特殊技能擴張和成長軌跡仍未完成，他可以重新定義我們對明星的期望。

Giannis Antetokounmpo is the cornerstone.

字母哥是基石。

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