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After a senses shattering preseason, spring-heeled savior Zion Williamson suffered a tornmeniscus in his right knee that will likely keep the 2019 draft's no.1 pick on ice through the season's first two months.
在季前赛中，鹈鹕连受打击，身体素质爆炸的跳跳男蔡恩·威廉姆斯不幸遭遇右膝半月板撕裂的严重伤病——这位新科状元多半会因此休战至少两个月。
There's a silver lining, though. It's the dude who resembles an artfully decorated prayingmantis, and who can't seem to stop scoring.
然而，一位球员给处于水深火热中的鹈鹕带来了希望。布兰登·英格拉姆就像一只身披伪装的螳螂，在场上像捕食般不断得分。
Brandon Ingram is off to the best start of his NBA career.
英格拉姆这赛季开始的表现可谓是他的生涯最佳。
The biggest change for Ingram thus far has been his willingness to fire away from 3-point range.
这赛季英格拉姆最大的变化便是他愿意在三分线外出手了。
In L.A., Ingram sometimes looked like a player who liked to meander through possessions, probing and overdribbling in search of a cleaner isolation look or a better playmaking angle.
在湖人的时候，英格拉姆有时在接球后会犹豫，会运很长时间的球以此来寻找单打或助攻的机会。
So far, though, he seems to be making an effort to get with the Pelicans' program.
但目前为止，这赛季的他看起来在努力去适应，在金特里的体系里做好了自己的角色。
He's sloughing off the uncertainty of living in the shadow of LeBron and the AD trade not to mention concerns about the deep vein thrombosis that ended his 2018-19 season and threatened to derail his career and flourishing in his new context.
他摆脱了詹姆斯的阴影下的不确定性，戴维斯交易的影响，还有去年使他赛季报销，危及生涯的的深静脉血栓病症，迅速融入了新环境。
"I would say this is a better environment," Ingram told Mark Medina of USA Today.
在接受USA Today的马克·麦地那的采访时，英格拉姆说道：“我觉得鹈鹕队的环境实际更好。”
The big question, of course, is whether it'll stay that way.
然而最大的问题还是这样的现状能维持多久。
Can he replicate his early season effectiveness in a lower usage role?
在未来球权减少的情况下，英格拉姆能否维持现有的效率？
An awful lot depends on Ingram's remaining willing to let it rip from long range, and knocking them down at a high enough clip to keep defenses honest.
这一切都取决于他后面比赛中能否依旧维持远距离的出手数和效率，从而震慑防守。
How well Ingram read justs to his new normal after finding his rhythm so quickly could have a major impact on the Pelicans'chances of shaking off their early stumbles and competing for a lower tier playoff spot in the crowded West.
在开赛迅速爆发的情况下，英格拉姆如何找到一个适合自己的长期定位将会决定鹈鹕是否能走出泥潭，并在强手如林的西部，竞争下半区的季后赛席位。
It could also go a long way toward determining what his own longer term future looks like.
并且这对他未来生涯的影响也将会很大。
If Ingram keeps this up, he could become the belle of the free agent ball, eliciting significant offers from either a Pelicans team eager to keep an exciting young core together, or the few teams with major cap space who might like to fill it with a 22-year-old potential star in the making.
如果英格拉姆能维持这样的表现，他将会成为自由市场中的香饽饽，无数球队将会给他提供合同，无论是希望留住年轻核心的鹈鹕，还是其他有空间吃下这位22岁潜力新星的球队。
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