弗拉格：我才18岁，和那些坐在 NBA 赛场边的少年球迷差不了几岁。说白了，输赢固然重要，你必须保持竞争力，但这不该影响你回馈那些专程来支持你的人。我深知作为球迷的感受，即便是停下脚步打个招呼，对球迷而言也意义非凡。

“I’m 18. I’m not that far removed from being those kids being a fan at an NBA game,” Flagg said. “It’s just about, a win or loss, you have to be competitive, but that can’t take away from giving back to the people who are there to support you. I know what it’s like to be there and how much it can mean even to just stop and say hello.”

弗拉格：我认为我就是在努力影响比赛走势，这正是教练对我的核心要求：在球场上做自己，并通过各种方式左右战局。

“I think it’s just trying to impact the game,” Flagg said. “That’s all Coach really wants me to do, just be myself out there and impact the game in a lot of different ways.”

基德对弗拉格非常有信心。他坦言：我们会接受他在场上的失误，因为他执行的意图是正确的。我们始终强调要为队友创造进攻机会，而18岁的他正在努力践行这一点，因此我们对这些失误持包容态度。我们相信他正在经历的成长过程，随着时间推移，他会变得愈发成熟。

“I think we’re going to live with the turnovers because the intent is right,” Kidd said. “And so we talk about trying to make a play for a teammate. He is trying to do that at a high level at the age of 18, and so we’re fine with the turnovers. We believe the process that he’s going through is only going to make him better as time goes forward.”

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