I just simply came out here because there was a passion for the game.

我只是單純地來到這裡，因為這裡有對比賽的熱情。

It's huge.

它是巨大的。

I mean, it's a great testament of how the country has grown, how the sport has grown in popularity.

我的意思是，這極大地證明了國家的發展和這項運動的普及程度。

During the time when I was growing up, the Italian league, basketball league, was probably the best basketball, international basketball league in the world.

在我成長過程中，意大利籃球聯賽可能是世界上最好的籃球聯賽，國際籃球聯賽。

As NBA players, we make the mistake of assuming that if it's an international player that's really, really good, he's in the NBA anyway, so I've seen him.

作為 NBA 球員，我們犯了一個錯誤，那就是如果一個國際球員非常非常優秀，那麼他無論如何都會進入 NBA，所以我見過他。

Listen, that's not the case.

聽著，事實並非如此。

There are a lot of guys out there that should be playing in the NBA that just chose not to, and you don't know anything about them, but they know everything about you.

有很多本該在 NBA 打球的人卻選擇了放棄，你對他們一無所知，但他們卻對你瞭如指掌。

Since we've been getting our butts kicked a few years ago, I understood the significance of checking the egos out the door and playing for each other.

自從幾年前我們被人踢了屁股之後，我就明白了摒棄自我、為彼此而戰的意義。

That being said, it's going to be tough to knock off the U.S., but there are other teams out there that have the opportunity to do so.

儘管如此，要想淘汰美國隊並不容易，但還有其他球隊有機會做到這一點。

Who knows?

誰知道呢？

We'll see.

我們拭目以待。

Australia is an interesting one for me, because they do have a tremendous amount of talent, and I'm looking to see how well that talent can gel together.

對我來說，澳洲是一個有趣的國家，因為他們的確人才濟濟，我想看看這些人才能在一起發揮出多大的作用。

I never thought there was a shadow of a doubt whether or not international basketball would be a wave of the future.

我從未想過國際籃球是否會成為未來的潮流。

It was always just a matter of time.

這只是時間問題。

It should be a great event.

這將是一次盛大的活動。

It should be a great event.

這將是一次盛大的活動。