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There’s a quiet algebra underneath the NBA’s trade deadline. Front offices
scout on-court talent and evaluate skill sets and conduct background
intelligence, yet many players sent to a new team, halfway through each
season, get included simply because their contracts’ values can be
substituted for X. Their salaries balance the equation so their life becomes
uprooted and a career can get left behind.

NBA交易截止日期底下有一種悄然的代數運算。球隊管理層會對球場上的天賦進行調察,評估技能組並進行背景調查,然而,許多球員在每個賽季中途轉會到新球隊,只是因為他們的合同價值可以替代X。他們的薪水平衡了這個等式,使他們的生活變得顛沛流離,職業生涯也可能被拋在腦後。

That’s how and why Tony Snell was traded to New Orleans in February 2022, a
necessary variable to help the Pelicans acquire C.J. McCollum from the Trail
Blazers. Snell held a role in Portland, playing 14.4 minutes and flanking
opposing wings with his 7-foot wingspan. He appeared in just 15 games for thePelicans, shooting along his career average of 39.6% from distance, only to
fade entirely from the playoff rotation. Head coach Willie Green never calledhis number, and no teams came calling that summer after Snell became an
unrestricted free agent.

這也是Tony Snell在2022年2月被交易至紐奧良鵜鶘的原因來讓CJ McCollum的交易案成行。Snell原本靠著他7尺的臂展去手對方側翼而在波特蘭有個位置,並能上場14.4分鐘。他在鵜鶘雖然他有著跟他生涯平均相去不遠的39.6%三分球命中率,他卻只能打15場比賽並被剔除在了季後賽名單之外。Willie Green從未叫他上場過,而沒有球隊在夏天接洽成為非受限自由球員的Snell。

And so one year after his world flipped, when Snell returned to a
professional court with a G League jersey now on his back, a strange
sensation came with each step of his sneakers. The buzzer blaring and the
pregame clock reaching zero always brought a euphoria he could only capture
on hardwood, whether Snell was leading the New Mexico Lobos or after the
Chicago Bulls made him a first-round pick in the 2013 NBA Draft. A decade
later, joining the Maine Celtics at the end of January 2023, Snell found a
string of nerves knotting his insides.

在他的世界被翻轉一年以後,Snell回到了職業賽場上但只能作為G League球員上場,每踏出一步都伴隨著一種奇怪的感覺。當蜂鳴器響起和比賽結束鐘響起的那一刻總是帶來一種只有在硬木地板上才能捕捉到的愉悅,無論是Snell帶領新墨西哥Lobos贏得勝利或是他在2013年第一輪被芝加哥公牛選中。在10年後,2023年1月加入緬因賽爾提克,Snell發現一串神經在他體內打結。

“Of course, I want to come back and play, but I have a bigger purpose now,”
Snell told Yahoo Sports. “It’s not about me anymore. It’s about my boys.”

"當然,我想回到NBA打球,但我現在有更大的目標"Snell告訴Yahoo體育"這不僅僅是為了我自己而已了。這是為了我的孩子們。"

Snell is now in his second straight season with Maine, Boston’s affiliate
club, still flashing the two-way strengths of his prime. He practices each
day and plays each game hoping all his hard work can generate an NBA call-up
— not just the 10-day contract so many of his peers would absolutely crave.
The 32-year-old 3-and-D specialist seeks to find his way onto an NBA team’s
active roster by Friday, signed for the rest of the season, in order to
compile a 10th year of service for the players association’s retiree
benefits program. That additional season would make Snell eligible for the
union’s premium medical plan — beyond his current single qualification —
which would also cover his whole family, including his two sons, Karter, 3,
and Kenzo, 2, who were both diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder.

Snell現在已經是連續第二個球季與緬因賽爾提克(波士頓賽爾提克的所屬球隊)合作了,他仍展現他巔峰時期的攻守優勢。他每天練習,每場比賽都希望自己的辛勤工作能夠讓他重返NBA,不僅僅是像他的許多同行一樣渴望簽下一份為期10天的合同。這位32歲的3D球員希望在星期五之前找到加盟NBA球隊活躍名單的方法,簽署到賽季結束,以便為球員協會的退休福利計劃累積第10個賽季的服務。這個額外的賽季將使Snell有資格獲得協會的高級醫療計劃,而這個計畫可以幫助他的整個家庭,包括他的兩個兒子Karter(3歲)和Kenzo(2歲),他們都被診斷患有自閉症譜系障礙。

“It’s something I truly need,” Snell said. “Not only for myself, but for
my wife and my kids.”

"這是我非常需要的東西"Snell表示"這不只是為了我自己,這也是為了我的老婆與孩子。"

During his 2020-21 campaign with Atlanta, the Snells’ nanny first mentioned
Karter was showing textbook signs of stalled development. By 18 months, the
family’s first born could only say one word, pointing at the household’s
NBA player and calling him “Dad” or “Dada.” Karter would need five toys
in his hands at all times, typically featuring a miniature basketball. “And
you take one, he’ll have a temper tantrum,” Snell said.

在Snell於2020-21球季效力於老鷹時,Snell的保母第一次提到Karter表現出停滯發展的典型症狀。在18個月時,這個家庭的第一個孩子還是只能說一個字。指著家裡的NBA球員,叫他"爸"或"爸爸"。Karter通常需要一次拿五個玩具,其中通常包括一個迷你籃球。"如果你拿走一個,他就會發脾氣,"Snell說。

Snell thought nothing of his child’s behavior. He recalls not talking
himself until he was 4 or 5 years old. He never felt he could relate to his
sister or his cousins or his uncles, and they all left him to shoot baskets
and play video games in solitude, repeating the same rhythms for hours on
end. He kept to himself even after all those repetitions honed a shooting
stroke worthy of the NBA. Snell even met his wife, Ashley, at a barbecue
hosted by his Chicago Bulls teammate, Jimmy Butler, because he was sitting byhimself. She has an explorer’s heart and mind — Snell lovingly calls her “
Dora” — and Ashley wandered across the backyard wondering why this
professional athlete wasn’t the life of the party. “She caught an interest,
” Snell said. “And that’s all she wrote.”

Snell當時沒對他孩子的行為想太多。他想起自己直到4歲5歲才開始說話。他從來沒有覺得自己能與姊姊表兄弟姊妹或是叔叔這些親戚相處,而他們也只是把他丟在一旁讓他自己投籃或是打電動,重複同樣的節奏好幾個小時直到結束。即使這些不斷重複的事情讓他打進了NBA,他依然得在他對有Jimmy Butler的燒烤大會中才能愈到自己現在的老婆Ashley,因為他獨自一人做在那邊。她有一顆探險者的心和頭腦--Snell深情地稱她為--"朵拉"--
Ashely在後院四處遊蕩,想知道為什麼這位職業運動員不適應派對。"她引起了我的興趣,"Snell說。這就是全部。"

When a second nanny suggested they get Karter examined, the couple took him
to a doctor who helped the family get him an autism evaluation. After months
of waiting, a common hurdle for pediatric patients, they were finally able toget Karter evaluated by a specialist. Snell watched as his child was put in aplayroom, grabbing certain blocks of certain colors. When the testing
revealed Karter’s diagnosis, all the levers in Snell’s mind shifted into
place. He would go on to get evaluated himself, but the results only
confirmed what he’d since come to suspect: After three decades and a
full-fledged NBA career, Snell learned he was on the spectrum as well.

當第二位保姆建議對Karter進行檢查時,這對夫婦帶他去了一位幫助家庭讓他進行自閉症評估的醫生。經過幾個月的等待,這對兒科患者來說是一個常見的障礙,他們終於得以讓Karter接受專科醫生的評估。Snell看著他的孩子被放在一個遊戲室裡,拿著某些特定顏色的積木。當測試顯示Karter的診斷結果時,Snell思緒中的所有槓桿都齊整了起來。他將接受自己的評估,但結果只是證實了他此後一直懷疑的事實:經過三十年和一個完整的NBA生涯,Snell發現自己同樣也有自閉症。

Naming his experience brought a newfound clarity. “I honestly felt relief,”
Snell said. “I always knew I was different from everybody else. Just
observing other kids, just observing everyone around me. How they were
interested in each other and they just clicked. I couldn’t find a way to
click or relate. Basketball was honestly the only reason I had friends.”

這個診斷讓他的經歷獲得了新的解釋。"老實說我覺得很欣慰"Snell表示。"我一直都知道我跟其他人不一樣。我觀察其他小孩,觀察所有在我週邊的人。他們是如何對彼此感興趣並且很有默契的。我找不到與人連上或相關聯的方法。籃球是我交朋友的唯一原因。"

Now Snell hopes he can use the game to foster countless connections. He wantshis annual basketball camp, through the Tony Snell Foundation, to “have kids
on the spectrum and kids not on the spectrum play together, interact, and seewe can compete at a high level, together, and figure things out.” The Snells
are aiming to further research and understand the tribulations behind
pediatric testing, as families can wait up to three years to learn of their
child’s diagnosis, delaying opportunities for critical therapies during
early neurodevelopmental periods. Karter, for example, after his first eight
months of speech therapy, expanded his range to include 20 words. He can
count as high as 20, now knows shapes and colors, and is able to communicate
his needs and wants.

現在Snell希望籃球可以促使他達成無數的聯繫。他想要透過自己的基金會辦年度籃球營並使那些"跟他有一樣光譜的小朋友與那些沒有這類困擾的小朋友一起打球、互動並他們可以在高水準下競爭、團結並一起找出解決辦法。"Snell夫婦希望可以進一步研究和了解兒科測試背後的磨難,因為家庭可能需要等待長達三年才能了解孩子的診斷,這會延誤在早期神經發育期間進行關鍵治療的機會。例如,Karter在接受了八個月的言語治療後,擴大了他的字彙範圍,包括20個詞語。他現在能夠數到20,知道形狀和顏色,並能夠表達自己的需求和想法。

With Maine, Snell has found himself more vocal than ever before, a veteran
mentor 10 years older than the average age of his teammates. His playing timehas waned with the Celtics’ recent two-way signing, Drew Peterson, playing
the same position. And Jordan Walsh, Boston’s second-round pick last June,
has been on assignment this season. Snell has stayed the course, offering
lessons from his previous playoff battles, many coming against their very
Celtics. He’s taken a particular liking to two-way guard J.D. Davidson, a
soft-spoken ball-handler Snell has seen quietly come out of his shell.

在緬因,Snell發現自己比以往任何時候都更加能溝通,他現在是一位比他的隊友平均年齡大10歲的老將指導者。隨著緬因塞爾蒂克斯最近雙向簽約的Drew Peterson在打相同的位置,他的上場時間有所減少。波士頓去年六月的第二輪選秀狀元Jordan Walsh本賽季一直在緬因打球。Snell堅持不懈,提供了他以前季後賽奮鬥的教訓,其中很多都是對陣他們的波士頓塞爾提克。他特別喜歡雙向後衛J.D. Davison,這位沉默寡言的控球手Snell已經看到他悄悄地突破了自己的障礙。

“I want to share my knowledge with the young guys. I have enjoyment from
helping them out and showing them what I see,” Snell said. “I’m at the
stage where I want to inspire people and help as many people as I possibly
can.”

"我想與這些年輕的傢伙分享我的知識。我很享受幫助他們並像他們展現他所看到的東西"Snell說。"我已經到了想要激勵人們並盡可能地幫助人們的階段。"

Not just players. “People in general,” Snell said. “If they’re willing to
learn, I’m willing to share.”

不僅僅是球員。"任何人,"Snell說。"如果他們願意學習,我願意分享。"

今天老巴也在節目上談到了這篇文章

https://twitter.com/awfulannouncing/status/1753215918883356915

Charles Barkley calls on NBA teams to sign Tony Snell after a viral article
from @YahooSports this week detailed the veteran forward's need for medical
coverage for his two children with Autism.

Charles Barkley在這篇Yahoo的文章廣為流傳後呼籲NBA球隊簽下Tony Snell來讓他與他的兩個小孩獲得他們自閉症需要的醫療保險與服務

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riddickwu 02/02 09:50缺錢就來台灣啊

Marshalkobe202/02 09:50情勒大師

rothanlin 02/02 09:51TSJ站出來保護兒少,真有善心

jkduke 02/02 09:52他是缺份底薪 讓年資滿10年 然後可以領球員退休金吧

沒 主要是球員的醫療保險 也就是之前有一堆球員詐保的那個

taker627 02/02 09:52實力不如人要這樣情勒喔

※ 編輯: EZ78 (98.217.185.18 美國), 02/02/2024 09:52:49

ck326 02/02 09:52這篇是機翻嗎?中文好怪

jkduke 02/02 09:53一分底薪而已 不算情勒吧

EZ78 02/02 09:53我承認我第一段翻蠻爛的 但我也不確定要怎麼翻

PeterHenson 02/02 09:53還好吧 就差一咪咪的年資而已 拿不到才可惜

jkduke 02/02 09:53原來是醫療保險 我還以為是退休金

riddickwu 02/02 09:53喊缺錢人家就要聘用,那我要去台積電

jkduke 02/02 09:54希望有坦隊 能出手一下 一分底薪 幫助他湊滿年資

kuchibu 02/02 09:55好詭異的文章

K0RVER 02/02 09:55上帝保佑 給他一份合約

UD305 02/02 09:55老巴你不是跟TNT簽10年了,你捐多少

kevinduh4 02/02 09:56推推

KaiHavertz 02/02 09:58來台灣打球也有錢啊,沒那個實力上nba,人家為啥要

KaiHavertz 02/02 09:58幫你,比你更強的後面還一堆

linchez 02/02 10:00

NightElf 02/02 10:00一樓好好笑,來台灣也算NBA年資就對了

uuuuOPuff 02/02 10:02超爛 大三零的那種

sky77725 02/02 10:04他生涯領的已經比很多人領的多了 覺得就是情勒

hero770624 02/02 10:04是很可惜 但憑啥?

kuchibu 02/02 10:09每次講到年資就想到王建民

nckux56 02/02 10:11很可惜 但還是情勒啊

TheoEpstein 02/02 10:12我記得他生涯薪水拿了不少吧?就算實領只有四成也是

TheoEpstein 02/02 10:12破千萬美金,都花光了?

nckux56 02/02 10:12已經比多數的一般人領的多多了

loserloser 02/02 10:12下面那篇假消息自刪了喔?

nckux56 02/02 10:14醫療費在貴我不相信千萬美金付不起

nckux56 02/02 10:14如果千萬都不行 就認了吧

EZ78 02/02 10:14他是沒花光 還有錢可以做公益就是

EZ78 02/02 10:16不過美國的醫療不確定未來夠不夠用就是 nba醫療保

EZ78 02/02 10:16險是終身差蠻多的

BryceJames 02/02 10:16NBA不是做慈善的 非常現實

s03521252 02/02 10:18好多酸民

UD305 02/02 10:18他三分算準了,大三分時代還沒球打自己問題比較大

EZ78 02/02 10:19他失業其實蠻突然的啦 他失業那季其實打得還不錯

SouLBox 02/02 10:19當年rose巔峰 玩2k在公牛板凳就有注意到他跟JB兩隻

SouLBox 02/02 10:19強力大鎖 超低調

EZ78 02/02 10:20只是就失業也不奇怪的程度就是

justin521 02/02 10:21他生涯不是也賺了幾千萬鎂 這樣還不夠喔

turkiali01 02/02 10:21假Leonard

justin521 02/02 10:22拿50萬鎂出來幫小孩買保險買好買滿啊

mightymouse 02/02 10:22自閉症的早療在台灣也不貴,在美國是很貴嗎?連生

mightymouse 02/02 10:22涯賺超過千萬鎂的人都要靠保險才付的起?

EZ78 02/02 10:22他應該就新秀約+延長約 40M/4Y

EZ78 02/02 10:23查了一下美國自閉症治療一個小時要120美

EZ78 02/02 10:24沒有保險是真的蠻恐怖的

sikadear 02/02 10:24球場就是講實力的地方,拿實力之外的因素希望能被

joyeszhang 02/02 10:24一代大三零好了啦

sikadear 02/02 10:24簽下來就是情勒阿,我相信家庭比他慘更需要合約的

sikadear 02/02 10:24球員一定更多

sikadear 02/02 10:25不可能之後每個球員都開始報身家吧

hasroten 02/02 10:25算情勒拉 看有沒有隊伍要幫

joyeszhang 02/02 10:26季後賽球隊不需要 坦隊要天賦 沒啥機會了吧

joyeszhang 02/02 10:26可能太陽可以開個福袋 這種三巨頭缺側翼有很小的機

mightymouse 02/02 10:27台灣的早療個人課是1200-1500每小時,美國的是貴了

joyeszhang 02/02 10:27

mightymouse 02/02 10:27點,不過身價千萬鎂的人不可能付不起吧

joyeszhang 02/02 10:27但他比渡邊還弱是怎麼拿合約

EZ78 02/02 10:28我是覺得 要比今年的渡邊還爛難度有點高

sikadear 02/02 10:28他的職業生涯已經比一票人好很多了

pagenotfound02/02 10:28可愛高中同學,可愛身材較厚會打3~4號,Tony Snell

pagenotfound02/02 10:28 身材較薄打2號,兩人並肩作戰

tyrone0923 02/02 10:30不管賺多少,有保險可拿當然還是試試看,何必跟錢

tyrone0923 02/02 10:30過不去

UD305 02/02 10:30真的有心早點來亞洲撈其實也可以撈不少

tyrone0923 02/02 10:32難道郭台銘會說我錢很多,不用保健保嗎

km10635237 02/02 10:32就是不拿白不拿,但以他的貢獻,只能問問公鹿公牛了

UD305 02/02 10:33或者當初要拼年資就要早點規劃了

EZ78 02/02 10:33拚年資是要怎麼規劃啦XDDDD

lanchenchen 02/02 10:33阿拓要坦 直接拉上去給一份合約吧

alex8725 02/02 10:34太陽連塔克老師都要了

stocktonty 02/02 10:34覺得這種情勒實在沒必要 去找慈善團體呀

joyeszhang 02/02 10:35要坦是要練新人挖潛力 簽33歲老將沒啥戰力的幹嘛

hasroten 02/02 10:35這個要簽大概就是當廣告費了

hasroten 02/02 10:36當作公關用

peacemaker1 02/02 10:36台灣的早療課程早就要一小時1500-2000了

tofu0315 02/02 10:37不算情勒吧?他不是也是盡力打球嗎

alex8725 02/02 10:37可以去查一下Matt LaChappa

joyeszhang 02/02 10:38查了一下,G聯盟場均出手三顆三分 命中率3成3 很難

joyeszhang 02/02 10:39簽吧

joyeszhang 02/02 10:40出賽13分鐘得分4分 簽來溫板凳的

b08297 02/02 10:4033歲老替補不如練落選秀

EZ78 02/02 10:40今年青賽GL塞滿人了 練不完

UD305 02/02 10:40努力練球拼合約不就是人生規劃?!明明知道自己差

UD305 02/02 10:40年資,當打之年就沒球打耶…這要怪誰啊

knight0123 02/02 10:41昨天在FB上看,有人說他薪水總共有五千多萬~

EZ78 02/02 10:41你在講甚麼廢話 誰不想拚NBA合約 最好是你可以自己

EZ78 02/02 10:41規劃的事情lol

EZ78 02/02 10:42你怎麼會覺得光是努力練球就會有人給你合約 太會規

EZ78 02/02 10:42畫了吧

tyrone0923 02/02 10:42人家是有怪誰嗎,想保個保險試試看有礙到誰

UD305 02/02 10:46他條件又不差,事實就是不夠努力啊,還是他有受大

UD305 02/02 10:46傷?!

EZ78 02/02 10:46不夠努力XDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD

yamahabbs 02/02 10:48酸民真多 人家小孩自閉症也不行

yamahabbs 02/02 10:49看起來只是要10天短約拿年資 被酸得好像缺錢情勒

stand1234 02/02 10:54其實我有點好奇,看起來他是滿好用的3D,就算放替補

stand1234 02/02 10:54應該也滿好用,怎麼沒球隊要@@

stand1234 02/02 10:54馬刺可以簽他救一下後場防守嗎……

hasroten 02/02 10:55有沒有一種可能 就是不好用才沒人要

EZ78 02/02 10:55沒那麼好用是肯定的阿

EZ78 02/02 10:56他就是完全沒有進功能力的純3D

Aether13 02/02 10:56只記得他的通零王事蹟

Alipapa 02/02 10:57NBA會缺努力的人嗎 有時候擠不擠得進去是需要機緣的

henry910119 02/02 10:57他有一季200俱樂部 不過其他球隊寧願開發潛力股吧

Alipapa 02/02 10:58當然如果當你老爸是老河的話嘛.....

henry910119 02/02 10:58他也不夠big name要上車也不會找他

alex8725 02/02 10:58NBA是全世界最會打籃球的450人組成的聯盟 你光是努

alex8725 02/02 10:58力或是有天賦都不足以進入好嗎

jdsag 02/02 11:00已經過的比大多數人還爽了啦

raywoor 02/02 11:06

kaybear3001 02/02 11:08生涯都領了15億台幣 對於正常人已經財富自由了吧

ILOVEWAVE 02/02 11:14情勒

peace1way 02/02 11:16這種故事刻意發出來不就是半情勒…一堆更努力生活可

peace1way 02/02 11:17能更辛苦的,一輩子沒領過他薪水的1/10呢…

avrilrock 02/02 11:19領十多億還在靠背 無聊的新聞

TheoEpstein 02/02 11:21他就是沒那麼好用的3D,不夠準防守也不夠好

tyrone0923 02/02 11:24NBA也不會因為少給他這份保險,就拿去救濟窮人,反

tyrone0923 02/02 11:25正有球隊願意簽,就是做個公關賺好感度

pilk 02/02 11:26

ChinaKlay 02/02 11:27看之前人緣怎麼樣了

b54102 02/02 11:33他還行吧 不吃球權 也不氣氛 就專心做好3D的工作

ksk0516 02/02 11:40Fb一堆歪國人也說不用同情百萬千萬富翁

ksk0516 02/02 11:41https://i.imgur.com/p8yvvnv.jpg

Qorqios 02/02 11:4610天約不夠哦 要「簽署到賽季結束」正式約

vicisicdtwas02/02 11:53單純缺錢而已

joy2105feh 02/02 11:54留言都在講 他已經賺幾千萬鎂了 可憐他幹嘛XD

KobeNi 02/02 12:17生涯領過5000萬美的人生勝利組

KobeNi 02/02 12:17金字塔最頂的那層

Drifter3 02/02 12:34聽說裁判很勇哦,我叫你吹!

weather12 02/02 14:58扣稅完還是很驚人

sawalee0811 02/02 17:14這就跟很多人中年失業一樣啊,不是你真的很差是人

sawalee0811 02/02 17:14家要新人,畢竟已經沒什麼培養價值了

pippen2002 02/02 19:4015E扣完稅還有6E以上吧!躺平了!

pippen2002 02/02 19:41一輩子也萬不到它收的錢/10

peiheng10 02/02 22:12這是血繼限界吧 自己有 兩個兒子也有

ch31431 02/02 22:40要不要改打棒球