Anthony Edwards comes from Atlanta, Georgia.

安東尼-愛德華茲來自佐治亞州的亞特蘭大。

When he was just three years old, Dad started calling him Ant Man, and it really started to stick.

在他三歲的時候，爸爸就開始叫他蟻人，真的開始堅持了。

But he wasn't always destined to become a basketball player because Pop Warner Pee wee leagues for the Atlanta Vikings.

但他並不總是註定要成為一名籃球運動員，因為老爹華納小便聯賽為亞特蘭大維京人隊效力。

He was running rough, shot away from people.

他跑得很粗野，離人很遠。

How in the world in Kirby Smart.

世界上怎麼在科比智能。

Let him go play basketball.

讓他去打籃球。

Look at that big fella.

看看那個大塊頭。

Get into the end zone.

進入底線區域。

But he starred in the basketball court In high school.

但他在高中時就在籃球場上大放異彩。

He became Georgia's biggest recruit since Dominique Wilkins, the human highlight film in this past season for Tom Crean's Bulldogs.

他成為佐治亞州自Dominique Wilkins以來最大的新兵，在過去的這個賽季，湯姆-克雷恩的牛頭犬隊的人類亮點電影。

He lead all division one freshman in scoring.

他的得分領跑所有甲級新生。

It was the SEC freshman of the year.

是當年證監會的新生。

The vertical leap is over 40.

縱身一躍超過40。

He is a huge and explosive talent.

他是一個巨大的爆炸性人才。

Anthony Edwards fondly recalls those days growing up in Atlanta and the impact that both his mother and his grandmother had on him, whether it was taking him to steak and shake or his mom rewarding him for good games with Snickers and Skittles.

安東尼-愛德華茲深情地回憶起在亞特蘭大成長的那些日子，以及母親和祖母對他的影響，無論是帶他去吃牛排和奶昔，還是媽媽用士力架和Skittles獎勵他打好比賽。

Those memories are things that he will cherish forever.

那些記憶是他永遠珍藏的東西。

My mom was smiling, always happy nobody could ever make her man.

我媽媽是笑著的，她總是很高興，沒有人能夠讓她的男人。

She always worked hard for our kids.

她總是為我們的孩子努力工作。

My grandma kept everything together when we didn't have a place to stay.

在我們沒有地方住的時候，我奶奶把所有的東西都放在一起。

She let us come stay with her.

她讓我們來和她一起住。

E knew my mom and my grandma had canceled.

E知道我媽和我奶奶取消了。

My mom was in a lot of paying a lot of times, but she won't show it.

我媽媽在很多時候都有很多付出，但她不會表現出來。

She would just go to the hospital and just sit there for a couple of days on.

她就會去醫院，就在那裡坐上幾天。

My grandmother had been battling it for like, 4 to 5 years.

我的祖母一直在與它抗爭，4到5年。

When my mom passed, I was 14 years old and then probably like a couple months like right after that.

當我媽媽去世的時候，我才14歲，然後大概像幾個月一樣，就在那之後。

My grandma that she passes already.

我的奶奶，她已經過去了。

So it was terrible for our whole family.

所以對我們全家人來說，這是很可怕的。

Everything I do.

我所做的一切。

I wish they was here to see it.

我希望他們在這裡看到它。

But my angels, my mom and my grandmother keep me uplifted.

但我的天使，我的媽媽和我的奶奶讓我振奮。

They wake me up every day with a smile on my face.

他們每天都能讓我帶著微笑醒來。

I just keep going for them.

我只是繼續為他們而努力。

What a powerful story.

多麼有力的故事。

And Anthony, with those two women that are behind you, literally and figuratively in mind with their legacies in mind, you've said that being the number one pick would be exceptionally cool.

而安東尼，在你身後的那兩個女人，無論從字面上還是從形象上都銘記著她們的傳承，你說過，成為頭號人選會異常酷。

Here we are.

我們到了

How does it feel?

感覺如何？

I mean, it's undescribable feeling.

我的意思是，這是無法形容的感覺。

I mean, I can't even describe it.

我的意思是，我甚至無法描述它。

My family is emotional.

我家是有感情的。

I feel like when I get off here, I'm gonna get emotional.

我覺得當我離開這裡的時候，我就會變得情緒化。

And I'm just blessed beyond measures to be in this situation.

而我只是祝福無比的措施 是在這種情況下。

Hmm.

嗯。

And you said that your mother and grandmother have built you to be who you are, and you wouldn't be who you are today without them.

你還說，你的母親和奶奶把你打造成了現在的樣子，沒有她們，就沒有今天的你。

How are you honoring their legacy today?

今天你是如何紀念他們的遺產的？

Um, as you can see, my grandmother's my grandmother's right here.

嗯，你可以看到，我的祖母的 我的祖母的就在這裡。

And my mother is right here.

而我媽媽就在這裡。

And the shirt that, uh, with the collaboration I had, I got my grandmother's name and my mother's name on my shirt.

還有那件襯衫，呃，和我合作的那件，我把我奶奶的名字和我媽媽的名字印在了襯衫上。

So it with me at all times?

所以，它與我在任何時候？

Absolutely.

絕對的

This is a really special day for your family.

這對你的家庭來說是個很特別的日子。

Were wishing you all the best.

祝願你一切順利。

Congratulations.

恭喜你啊

I know this looks different, but happy number one pick Reese back to you.

我知道這看起來不一樣，但快樂的頭號人選里斯回到你身邊。

I'm Waka Anthony.

我是Waka Anthony.

Thank you very much.

非常感謝你。

And you mentioned it.

你也提到了

Just elite athleticism.

只是精英的運動能力。

Well, he's very gifted with natural ability, his body balance, his power, his strength, his ability to attack the basket when he decides to go to the Rim.

嗯，他的天賦能力很強，他的身體平衡性，他的力量，他的力量，他的力量，他的攻擊籃筐的能力，當他決定去Rim。

Nobody is going to get in his way.

誰也別想擋住他的路。

He's gonna go through.

他要去通過。

Somebody are over him.

有人在他身上。

The problem is he didn't go to the Rimas Muchas he should have.

問題是他沒有去他應該去的Rimas Muchas。

He didn't shoot as many free throws, but a three level score, meaning he's got really deep range from three.

他的罰球沒有那麼多，但是三分水準，也就是說他的三分範圍真的很深。

He can put the ball on the deck and get to the rim, and he's got a good middle game.

他可以把球放在甲板上，並進入籃筐，他的中距離比賽也很好。

He could pull up.

他可以拉起來。

He's got a good step back move offensively.

他的後撤步動作進攻能力很強。

He can really score.

他真的可以得分。

He just wasn't as efficient because he settled for a lot of three point shots.

他只是效率不高，因為他解決了很多三分球。

A number of them contested.

其中有不少人提出異議。

Uh, he's got the ability to be an outstanding defender.

他有能力成為一個出色的後衛。

He's got a 69 wingspan and with that crazy athleticism, his ability to get off the floor, hey could really get down in the stance and guard when he wants to.

他有69的翼展，憑藉著那瘋狂的運動能力，他的離場能力，嘿嘿真的可以在他想要的時候，在站位和防守上下手。

The question is, does he want to?

問題是，他願意嗎？

All the time.

所有的時間。

He hasn't been a concentrated defender and sustained it over time, but he's got all the tools, the work ethic.

他還沒有成為一個集中的後衛，並在一段時間內維持，但他有所有的工具，職業道德。

His coach, Tom Crean, has said he's never had a player like Edwards, and he's had Victor Oladipo and Dwyane Wade.

他的教練湯姆-克里安說，他從來沒有像愛德華茲這樣的球員，他有維克多-奧拉迪波和德維恩-韋德。

Uh just really a fantastic talent.

呃只是真的是一個神奇的人才。

The question is, is how serious is it going to be about being great?

問題是，要想成為偉大的人，要認真到什麼程度？

That's really the question about him, because he's got all the tools to be great.

這真的是關於他的問題，因為他有成為偉大的所有工具。

J were at that game and Maui against Michigan State.

J在那場比賽和毛利對密歇根州立大學。

I mean, he looked like an N b A All Star 33 points in the second half, 37 points on the game.

我的意思是，他看起來像一個N b A全明星33分在下半場，37分的比賽。

And every move he makes is an MBA caliber move.

而他的每一步棋都是MBA的水準。

Step backs.

後退一步。

His footwork is ridiculous, and he moves a little bit like James Harden.

他的腳步很可笑，他的動作有點像詹姆斯-哈登。

Just in terms of the size, the physicality, the shiftiness.

只是在體型、體質、轉變性方面。

I think you can have a Donovan Mitchell type of impact in the MBA.

我認為你可以在MBA中產生多諾萬-米切爾式的影響。

A guy you can give the ball and say, Hey, go get us a bucket, go place and pick and roll Go make something happen Now he needs to buy in defensively.

你可以把球給他，然後說："嘿，去拿個籃子，去拿個位置，去拿個籃板，去做一些事情。

He needs to take better shots.

他需要更好的投籃。

But the talent is certainly there.

但人才肯定是有的。

I mean, the talent, there's no doubt the talent is there.

我是說，天賦，毫無疑問，天賦是存在的。

Hey, goes into the West, which is one of the most challenging conferences to play in.

嘿，進入西部，這是最具挑戰性的會議之一。

But ultimately I like the young core of this team.

但最終我還是喜歡這支球隊的年輕核心。

I guess The next question for them moving forward is who are the veteran presence is that you're keeping around them to make sure that this team continues to grow in the right direction.

我想他們接下來的問題是，你要讓他們身邊的老將存在是誰，以確保這支球隊繼續朝著正確的方向發展。

I think that's important.

我認為這很重要。

We have guys like cat D'Angelo Russell Now Anthony Edwards.

我們有像貓D Angelo Russell這樣的人 現在Anthony Edwards。

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