有望首次完成全明星首秀的新面孔
Who are the candidates to be first-time All-Stars this season? We looked at the Eastern and Western talent shifts, the close calls from recent years, the trajectories of the league's young stars, and the teams most likely to rise (or at least to provide a platform for attention-grabbing talent and production). We came up with five potential first-time All-Stars.
誰會成爲本賽季全明星的新面孔呢？根據東西部的球員天賦，近幾年來比較準確的預測，聯盟新星的成長軌跡以及最有可能讓人耳目一新的球隊（或是其他至少能夠爲這些引人注目的天賦提供一個展示的平臺），我們發現了五個最有潛質的新面孔。No.1 Devin Booker
1.德文·布克Booker's season might begin late due to surgery on the pinky of his shooting hand, and the Suns will likely be awful again.
布克的新賽季亮相可能會因爲投籃手的小指傷勢而推遲，太陽隊也很有可能因此頗受影響。
But Booker's talent and production is undeniable. He was a dark-horse injury replacement All-Star (even in the West) last season. If the Suns are less embarrassing and Booker's numbers continue to improve, he will deserve serious consideration from coaches to make the reserve squad.
但是布克的才華和能力是毋庸置疑的。他就是一起黑馬殺入了上賽季全明星（即便是在西部）的候補名單。如果太陽的處境不這麼尷尬且布克的支持者會不斷地增加，他值得教練們的慎重考慮入選全明星。No.2 Ben Simmons
本-西蒙斯Simmons has a much easier fight ahead in the East, and almost made the All-Star team as an injury replacement as a rookie. (Goran Dragic got the spot instead.) The 76ers are good enough to command two All-Star nods in the East, and Simmons is one of the most important players in the conference. In fact, we should just pencil Simmons in for the All-Star Game.
西蒙斯在東部的競爭似乎更加輕鬆，他幾乎作爲一個新秀入選全明星替補陣容（戈蘭·德拉季奇最終代替了他）。76人隊非常有實力在東部來獲取兩個全明星的席位，西蒙斯則是其中一個最重要的球員。事實上，我們可以預見西蒙斯入選全明星的畫面。This list is full of potential first-time All-Stars, but Simmons feels almost certain given his excellence, the Sixers' prominence, and the East's dearth of stars.
名單上都是些潛在的全明星新面孔，但是西蒙斯似乎已是板上釘釘，鑑於他的優秀、76人的實力以及東部明星的缺乏。
No.3 Nikola Jokic
3.尼古拉·約基奇Like Booker, Jokic is facing an ultra-tight West field, though the frontcourt is a little easier.
像布克一樣，約基奇所處的西部競爭尤爲激烈，儘管前場位置的競爭會稍微輕鬆些。Jokic has two things working for him: he's a true center, of which there are few to call on for All-Star duty, and he should be the best player on what should be a good Nuggets team. Jokic has gained a lot of respect around the league, and goes into this season with some momentum after Denver's playoff near-miss last year.
約基奇手握兩項優勢：首先他是一個真正的內線核心，聯盟目前這樣的全明星級別中鋒少之又少；其次，他是目前這支優秀的掘金隊中最好的一位球員。約基奇在聯盟備受矚目，在經歷了去年距離季後賽僅差一步之遙的遺憾又後滿懷動力踏入新賽季。No.4 Khris Middleton
4.克里斯·米德爾頓Middleton is a really strong two-way player who puts up surprisingly good scoring numbers. If the Bucks get really good next year under new coach Mike Budenholzer, Middleton is the obvious choice for Milwaukee's second All-Star with Giannis Antetokounmpo.
米德爾頓是一位能力強大的雙線球員，他的得分數據尤爲震撼。如果雄鹿在新教練邁克·布登霍爾澤的帶領下能更上一層樓，米德爾頓無疑會成爲繼字母哥之後密爾沃基第二個全明星球員。No.5 Aaron Gordon
5.阿隆·戈登That said, the Magic have a(nother) new coach in Steve Clifford, who did shepherd Kemba Walker to All-Star (and near All-NBA) status in Charlotte. Gordon has a new contract and could even have moved on to a new team by the time the actual All-Star Game comes around. If ever there were a time for Aaron Gordon to become an All-Star, that time is now.
這也就是說，史蒂夫-克里福德成爲了魔術的新主帥，夏洛特黃蜂的肯巴沃克曾在他的指導下入選全明星（差點進入最佳陣容）。戈登簽下了新的合同，他甚至可以選擇在全明星到來之際加盟一個新的隊伍。如果說戈登什麼時候能夠成爲一名全明星球員，那就是現在。更多精彩內容請關注微信公衆號、新浪微博：籃球英文堂
