
10月19日,体育新闻播报,The Ringer的撰稿人Yaron Weitzman深入剖析,揭示了迈克·甘西在夏日离职骑士队,并接任76人篮球运营总裁一职的内幕情况。以下为报道摘录:
若欲洞悉费城76人队新任领导者对球队管理策略的构想,探究一个与该队并无直接关系的案例或许能提供独到见解。
In the summer of 2024, Cleveland Cavaliers' star Donovan Mitchell joined forces with Adidas to launch the "Spider Elite" basketball camp, dedicated to mentoring and nurturing high school guards. This event has now evolved into a yearly spectacle, and Mitchell has personally invested a great deal of effort into it. In August of this year, the camp convened in Los Angeles, drawing the attention of a General Manager (officially known as the President of Basketball Operations) who made a special trip to the gym. This does not imply that Mike Gansey is lounging around idly. After all, he has been at the helm of the 76ers for only a few months, and from the outset, he has been busy with significant transactions, securing Jaylen Brown, and successfully recruiting LeBron James. Moreover, following his departure from the Cavaliers after 15 years of service, he has no formal obligation to participate in this event.
对于甘西来说,这一切均无关紧要。他所关注的焦点在于这一训练营对米切尔的影响,以及他们之间所建立的牢固友谊。于是,在甘西眼中,问题的核心并非“是否能够成行”,而是“如何成行”。了解他的人均指出,这正是他一贯的行为风格。
在米切尔训练营的现场,另一位同样莅临的NBA经纪人不禁赞叹:“迈克·甘西颇受众人喜爱,”他继续补充,“正是这些微不足道的细节,赋予了他广泛的魅力。”
在探寻NBA内部人士对迈克·甘西的评价时——他作为首次担任球队高层领导便实施了联盟历史上最果敢的休赛期交易的高管——他们的一致回应宛如出自同一剧本。“我对迈克·甘西情有独钟,”布鲁克林篮网队的主教练乔迪·费尔南德斯如此表达,他曾在克利夫兰骑士队与甘西共事并建立了深厚的联系。为了完成这篇报道,我访谈了六位NBA内部人士,涵盖高管、教练和球探,他们虽然之前未曾与甘西有过合作,但无一例外地给出了相同的评价。甘西的前同事们也持有相同的观点。
众多优点集于一身的甘西,被众人视为慧眼识珠的球探、充满关怀的上司以及极具趣味的伙伴。然而,最引人注目的是他对球队文化的极端重视。“我希望成为滋养他人之泉,而非吸纳后即流失之漏斗,”甘西在6月费城76人队为他举办的就职典礼上多次强调,这是他从骑士队总裁科比·奥尔特曼处汲取的箴言。这种充满情感的言辞,与前76人总经理的表达形成了鲜明对比,两者的差距显得尤为显著。诚然,这并不意味着甘西的建队理念在数据主导、理性冷酷的达雷尔·莫雷时期之上;莫雷的球队也取得了众多胜利。但无疑,甘西引入了一种全新的氛围。
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