Jared Zwerling

In the world of Sin City， there are many different fast forms of dating. But none are like the speed dating that took place inside the Vinoly Grand Ballroom at the Vdara hotel during Vegas Summer League.

罪恶之城里有着太多闪电约会的形式，但没有一个能跟夏季联赛期间在Vdara酒店的维诺里大厅进行的快速“约会”一样。

Twenty-one current and retired NBA players， as well as former WNBA All-Star Adrienne Goodson， interacted with 11 front office personnel during a one-of-a-kind speed dating exercise to pitch themselves for future positions. It was part of the NBPAs fifth annual Leadership Development Program （LDP） for players interested in working one day in the NBA front office， which includes scouting， coaching， player development and general management.

21个现役及退役NBA球员，包括前WNBA全明星艾德丽娜·古德森在一个独一无二的闪电面试中与11名职场人士进行互动，为未来的工作进行自我推销。这是NBA球员工会为有意进入NBA管理层的球员举办的第五届领导力发展项目（LDP）的一部分，这些工作包括球探、教练、球员发展和总经理。

“I never knew what speed dating was until that，” NBA veteran Drew Gooden said. “It was an opportunity for GMs and guys who are in the front office to finally get in front of players they never had a conversation with， but theyve seen play for years. So that was a great opportunity for both sides.”

“在那之前我从来不知道闪电约会是什么样的。”NBA老将德鲁·古登说，“对总经理和管理层来说这是个机会，他们有机会和看了多年比赛、但又没有真正沟通过的球员面对面交流。所以对两边来说，这是非常好的机会。”

“Its very unique，” said Garrett Temple， who signed with the Kings earlier this month. “You get to meet 11 club executives and sit down face to face and look them in the eye and explain to them what your aspirations are. You can really understand and learn about a person in three minutes about how they carry themselves and the questions they ask.”

“这非常独特。”加雷特·坦普尔表示，本月早些时候他刚与国王队签约，“你需要和11个球队管理人员见面，面对面坐下，看着他们的眼睛，向他们说明自己的志向。在三分钟时间里，你确实可以理解并学习到一个人如何表现，如何提问。”

Added Blazers assistant coach David Vanterpool， who was one of the 11 front office personnel， “I never thought Id be part of speed dating at all， much less speed dating with basketball players. It was really fun and interesting.”

11名管理人员之一的开拓者队助理教练大卫·范特普尔补充道，“我完全没想过自己会参与闪电约会，更别提和篮球运动员闪电约会了。这真的很有趣，很有意思。”

The first two days of the LDP were headlined by panel discussions involving team GMs （Dell Demps， Masai Ujiri and former 76ers head Sam Hinkie） and former players who joined front offices （Calvin Booth， Jared Jeffries， Trajan Langdon and Anthony Parker）. The program invitees learned about the CBA， salary cap and how NBA agents， like Leon Rose who represents NBPA President Chris Paul， collaborate with front offices. In addition， the attendees scouted at Vegas Summer League games and conducted a mock draft featuring the players they watched.

LDP前两天的重点，是有总经理（戴尔·邓普斯、马萨伊·乌杰里和前76人总经理萨姆·辛基）和加入球队管理层的前球员（卡尔文·布斯、贾里德·杰弗里斯、特雷杰·兰顿及安东尼·帕克）参加的小组讨论。项目的被邀请人会学习劳资协议、工资帽以及NBA经纪人、比如球员工会主席克里斯·保罗的经纪人里昂·罗斯如何与球队管理层合作的方式。……