Four women are currently on NBA coaching staffs, including Becky Hammon, who broke convention in 2014 when the San Antonio Spurs made her the first full-time, female assistant in any of the four major North American pro sports leagues.
目前，NBA教练组有四位女性成员，其中就包括贝基·哈蒙。2014年，哈蒙首开先河，受聘于圣安东尼奥马刺队，成为北美四大主流职业体育联盟的首位全职女性助教。
In addition to the coaching roles, there are 18 women in NBA front-office positions, two in "high level" league office basketball operations roles, three serving as referees and dozens in athletic training positions.
除了担任教练职位，还有18名女性工作在NBA的一线岗位，其中包括2名女性高级联赛办公室篮球运营官、3名女性裁判和数十名女性体训师。
Widely considered the most progressive men's sports league in North America, the NBA has its sights on the possibility of hiring a female head coach – a move that would cement its position as a leader in sporting diversity.
被外界广泛认为是北美最具进步性的男性体育联盟的NBA，它将目光转向聘用一名女性主教练的可能性之上——此举将巩固其在体育多元化方面的领导地位。
While it is impossible to determine a timeline for when a woman may hold an NBA head coaching position it appears to be closer than ever now that they are a bigger part of the league.
尽管首位女性NBA总教练上任的时间还是一个未知数，但随着女性在联盟中所占有的比重越来越大，她们担任总教练的时间似乎比以往任何时候都要近。

"I absolutely believe the NBA, the world and North American sport is ready for a female GM and head coach," said Majeed.who played a lead role in organizing the NBA's inaugural Women's Leadership Forum.
马吉德在女性领导力论坛就职领导人时说：“我绝对相信NBA、世界和北美体育已经为一位女性总经理和女性主教练做好了准备。”
"Being open to a diverse pool of candidates with varying perspectives, experience and background is better for the league and our game."
“以开放的态度对待具有不同理念、经验和背景的教练候选人，这将更有利于联盟和我们的比赛。”
Pau Gasol, a six-time NBA All-Star who played under Hammon in San Antonio, penned an open letter last year for The Players' Tribune about female coaches and said it would only be strange if NBA teams were not interested in her as a head coach.
六次入选全明星的保罗·加索尔曾在哈蒙执教的圣安东尼奥马刺队打球。去年，他在《球员论坛报》上发表了一封关于女性教练的公开信，称如果NBA球队对她担任主教练不感兴趣，这才奇了怪呢。
Even commissioner Adam Silver, who sent a memo encouraging NBA team owners to increase the number of women at all levels, has said on numerous occasions that he hopes to see a woman ascend to the helm of one of the league's teams.
就连NBA总裁亚当·萧华也曾在多个场合表示，他希望看到一名女主教执教联盟的球队。萧华曾发过一份备忘录，鼓励NBA球队老板增加各级别岗位上女性成员的数量。

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