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.
大多数人认为，在今夏成为自由球员后，凯文-杜兰特从俄克拉荷马的双少组合加入到金州的巨星军团，这表明杜兰特为了团队荣誉牺牲了个人成就。
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.
与两连MVP斯蒂芬-库里加上德雷蒙德-格林和克莱-汤普森这样的全明星球员成为队友，人们会自然而然地产生这种看法：杜兰特个人荣誉的大门已经关闭了。
He might be a shoo-in to play in the NBA Finals, but he could forget about winning the league's MVP trophy.
也许他会成为常胜将军，会时常进入NBA总决赛，但与此同时，他也要渐渐远离MVP奖杯了。
Seven weeks into the season, Durant still looks like a Finals shoo-in. But conventional wisdom was wrong on his individual prospects.
从开赛七周以来的表现来看，杜兰特进入总决赛确实可以说十拿九稳。但上面对他个人前景的看法就大错特错了。
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.
相比于砍下华丽数据的前队友——拉塞尔-维斯布鲁克和詹姆斯-哈登——以及其他优秀球员，杜兰特不仅仅值得MVP讨论，而且本赛季甚至可以列入他生涯最佳赛季的讨论之中。
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.
加入勇士和整支球队分享球的进攻体系之中，杜兰特的个人表现不但没有遭到压制，反而得到了提升，超高的进攻效率展现无遗。
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.
勇士的进攻体系使他成为了一名更为全面的球员。技巧和身高的完美结合让他成为了联盟忽略传统位置的现代篮球理念的鲜明例子。
he has made the most of his unique abilities on both ends of the floor.
而他也在攻防两端展现出超乎寻常的能力。
Easy looks
轻松的投篮机会
Let's start with how playing for the Warriors has made Durant a better player.
现在让我们看看为勇士队打球到底如何让杜兰特成为了一名更好的球员。
In his time with the Thunder, playing alongside Westbrook, Durant had been an individual star, taking turns dominating possessions with Westbrook.
在雷霆时代，和维斯布鲁克搭档时，杜兰特一直是一位个人巨星，他和维斯布鲁克轮流占有大量球权。
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.
他要频繁地打挡拆（上赛季他19%的进攻都来自挡拆）。尽管他是一名很好的挡拆得分手，但他却总是对手包夹的目标。
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.
无论怎么说，一个七尺长人在防守的压迫下运球进禁区都会很尴尬，杜兰特打挡拆时失误率高达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，在勇士队更多出任大前锋的他，挡拆频率减少了一半，只有9.8%的进攻是来自挡拆。
What's more, the Warriors are getting Durant the two most efficient shots on the court — corner 3-pointers and dunks. According to Basketball-reference.com, Durant is averaging 1.9 dunks per game, up from his career average of 1.5.
而且，勇士让杜兰特更多地利用篮球场上最有效率的两种投篮方式得分——底角三分和扣篮。根据Basketball-reference.com的数据，杜兰特本赛季场均1.9次扣篮，高于他职业生涯的场均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，杜兰特更是取得了令人震惊的成功，命中率高达64.3%。而他在雷霆队却从来没接近过这个数字。
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，底角三分仅仅占杜兰特全部投篮的3.7%，而今年在勇士队中，这个数据达到了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.
本赛季，杜兰特的投篮命中率达到了职业生涯最高的54.9%，这在某种程度上得益于勇士队进攻体系，但同时也反映出他是一位出色的射手，尤其是当他得到一些空间之后。
His true shooting percentage, which takes into account all shots, including free throws, is 66.3, also a career best.
将所有的出手包括罚球都考虑在内，他的真实命中率高达66.3%，也是职业生涯新高。

Durant hasn't gone into Golden State and joined the ranks of the team's 3-point gunners.
杜兰特并没有和勇士之前的进攻完全同化，他没有加入到球队的三分射手群中。
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.
事实上，他减少了三分出手的频率（上赛季三分球占全部出手的34.8%，今年降到了28.3%）。他仍然喜欢16-20英尺的跳投，这些投篮的命中率达到了不可思议的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.
本赛季，杜兰特用距离篮筐3英尺之内，出手占比达到职业生涯最高27.0%的投篮，弥补了三分球留下的空缺，而命中率则达到了惊人的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 NBA.com stats,
这其中，很多投篮都来自快攻机会。根据NBA.com数据，杜兰特的快攻得分在联盟排名第二（仅次于维斯布鲁克）。
and transition now accounts for 19.5 percent of all his possessions, up from 15.1 percent last year.
而快攻的出手占比从去年的15.1%提高到了本赛季的19.5%。
Positionlessness
忽视位置
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.
勇士队带给杜兰特的最大受益，可能就是让他能够彻底融入一支拥有摆脱位置限制的战术和球员的队伍。
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，杜兰特也打过大前锋——在近些年大约四分之一的时间内——但今年他在勇士队超过一半的时间都打这个位置，而同时可以打3、4两个位置的全面能力，也让他在攻防两端变得更难以应付。
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.
杜兰特从来不是一名更好的篮板手。当勇士队排出小个阵容时，篮板就成为了一个隐忧。但杜兰特的身高和臂展可以帮助球队克服这一难题。
Durant is averaging a career-high 8.5 rebounds, and his 13.3 rebound rate is also a career high.
赛季杜兰特场均能抢下职业生涯最高的8.5个篮板，而他13.3的篮板率也是职业生涯新高。
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.
而同时他还能扮演球队的组织前锋角色，场均能送出4.8次助攻，排在全队第三。挡拆的压力小了，他的失误率也随之显著下降，从整个职业生涯的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，为了签下杜兰特，勇士队放弃了防守大闸安德鲁-博古特，人们不禁担心起了球队的防守。而现在的杜兰特则得到了全面的解放，成为了相比于过去更为有力的防守武器。
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).
他的场均盖帽数为职业生涯新高（1.7），抢断数平职业生涯最高（1.4），并在队中防守贡献值上（一名球员在防守方面贡献的可能胜场）和格林并列，达到了1.4。
Durant has a defensive rating of 101 (points allowed per 100 possessions), second on the Warriors to Green (99).
杜兰特的防守效率值（对手每100次球权所得到的分数）也达到了101，在队中仅次于格林（99），排名第二。
According to NBA.com, opponents have shot just 40.1 percent with Durant defending them, and 44.7 percent when he is not.
根据NBA.com的数据，当杜兰特在场时，对手的命中率仅为40.1%，而当他下场时，对方命中率则提升到了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.
而且对方球队距离篮筐六尺以内平均60.6%的命中率，当杜兰特在场上时，会有明显下降，仅为49.4%，杜兰特是全联盟这个数据最好的非中锋球员之一。
That's the sort of thing that can get overlooked when putting Durant into the context of his new team.
这是杜兰特加入他的新球队之后最容易被忽视的事实。
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.
尽管不出人们所料，杜兰特减少了出手次数（16.8，比职业生涯场均少了2.2次）和得分（26.2分，比职业生涯场均少了1.2分），但在进行MVP和其他个人奖项的评选时，这两个数据不应该决定他的价值.
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.
如今的杜兰特是一名杰出的传球者、优秀的篮板手，同时拿出了生涯最佳的防守水平，帮助勇士重新回到了联盟前七的防守效率水准。
Heck, with conventional wisdom, he's having an MVP-caliber year.
尽管不被人看好，杜兰特依然打出了MVP的水准，着实令人惊讶。

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