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Timberwolves’ Karl-Anthony Towns says having fewer opportunities in a
smaller market ‘is a false narrative’
灰狼Karl-Anthony Towns說在小市場球隊 機會會比較少的說法是假的
The general consensus is that because Minnesota is a small market, NBA stars
do not want to play there because they won’t have as many opportunities as
far as endorsements and things of that nature.
大家一般都認為，因為灰狼是小市場球隊，一些NBA的明星球員會不想來那邊打球是因為像
是代言或是類似的機會會比較少。
But Timberwolves star Karl-Anthony Towns, who originally believed that
notion, says it’s completely false:
但是，原本也是這樣認為的Karl-Anthony Towns，現在則說那種說法是錯誤的。
“I thought when you were in Minnesota, you would have less opportunities. I’
ve seemed to have only grown with my opportunities,” Towns said, according
to Jon Krawczynski of The Athletic. “The idea of it being because of my
market or where I’m at is a false narrative that’s written by people who
want to keep big cities’ talent pool larger than others. It’s just not true.
”
「我那時候認為在明尼蘇達，機會會比較少。但是現在則是覺得機會不停的增加，」KAT
說。「那種因為市場大小會影響機會的說法是假的，那是那些想讓大城市擁有更多有天賦
球員的人寫的，那都不是真的。」
Towns went on to say that the era we live in helps make it so that players in
smaller markets can still make things happen from a business perspective:
KAT繼續說，我們現在所處的時代，讓一些小市場球隊的球員仍舊可以在經營生意上達到成
果。
“We’re in a digital age. Talent is talent wherever you are,” he said. “We
find it through social media and the markets and the companies know who they
want to work with. It doesn’t matter where.”
「我們現在處在一個數位化的時代，天賦就是天賦，不管身在何處，」他說。「我們從社
群媒體，市場及公司就了解了，他們知道我們是怎樣的球員，這跟球員在哪裡打球沒有關
係。」
The 23-year-old, who also said he is incredibly happy in Minnesota and hopes
to be with the Timberwolves for a long time, doesn’t care where he plays:
23歲的KAT說他在灰狼打球超開心，也希望可以長長久久的待在灰狼，他一點也不在意在哪
邊打球：
“That’s how I approach it. I’m not afraid to play anywhere,” he said. “I
don’t care about where it’s at, who it’s against. I’m going to go out
there and compete and try my best.”
「這就是我的怎樣看待的方式，對於在哪裡打球我一點都不害怕，」他說。「我不在乎比
賽場地是在哪裡，對手是誰，我就是上場拼盡全力打球。」
Karl-Anthony Towns is coming off a 2018-19 campaign in which he averaged 24.4
points, 12.4 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 1.6 blocks per game.
上個賽季KAT的場均是24.4分，12.4個籃板，3.4個助攻以及1.6個火鍋。