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What We Know About Joshua Primo And the Spurs Decision to Waive Him
文章By LJ Ellis
In one of the most stunning turn of events in franchise history, the San
Antonio Spurs have abruptly waived Joshua Primo. It’s about 12 hours later
and it’s still not clear why the Spurs decided to release Primo, the
franchise’s lottery pick in the 2021 NBA Draft and someone who the team was
planning to build around.
在球隊歷史上最令人震驚的事件之一中，聖安東尼奧馬刺隊突然放棄了Primo。
大約12 小時後，仍然不清楚馬刺隊為什麼放棄Primo，這是球隊在2021 年NBA 選秀
中的樂透選秀權(大年12順位)，也是球隊計劃圍繞他打造的人選。
Here’s what we know so far:
到目前為止，這是我們所知道的：
1) When the Spurs waived Primo, the only explanation in the press release was
a quote from RC Buford, the franchise’s former general manager and current
CEO.
“It is our hope that, in the long run, this decision will serve the best
interest of both the organization and Joshua.”
Perhaps even more noteworthy was the line in the press release that the Spurs
organization (specifically the players, coaches and executives) will offer no
further comment about Primo.
當馬刺隊放棄Primo 時，新聞稿中唯一的解釋是引用了球隊前總經理兼現任首席執行官
RC Buford 的話。
“我們希望，從長遠來看，這一決定將符合球隊和Primo的最大利益。”
或許更值得注意的是新聞稿中的一句話，馬刺球隊（特別是球員、教練和高管）將不再對
Primo 發表評論。
2) Primo released a statement through ESPN within a couple hours of being
waived.
Primo 被釋出後的幾個小時內通過ESPN 發表了一份聲明。
Josh Primo 在今晚從馬刺隊wavied後向ESPN 發表聲明：
由於心裡創傷退出球隊
3) About two weeks ago, the Spurs picked up a team option on Primo worth more
than $4 million. Unless he is claimed on waivers, the Spurs will owe him
approximately $8.4 million over the next two years.
大約兩週前，馬刺隊獲得了價值超過400 萬美元的Primo 球隊選項。除非他被要求豁免，
否則馬刺隊將在未來兩年內還得支付他大約840 萬美元。
4) As recently as earlier this week, I was hearing talk behind the scenes
regarding how high the Spurs were on Primo and his vast potential. Playing as
the team’s backup point guard, he was doing well on the court and showing
promise as a 19-year-old multiskilled initiator. He was averaging 23.3
minutes per game and was usually the first player off the bench. While his
regular season numbers don’t stand out, he looked great in the preseason.
就在本週早些時候，我在幕後聽到了關於馬刺隊對Primo 的高度評價以及他的巨大潛力的
談話。作為球隊的替補控球後衛，他在場上表現出色，並顯示出作為一名19歲多技能發
起人的潛力。他場均上場時間為23.3 分鐘，通常是第一個替補出場的球員。雖然他的例行
賽數據並不突出，但他在季前賽中看起來很棒。
5) Over the summer, he was the player the Spurs trotted out to be in front of
the camera. For example, when they were unveiling a new sponsor for their
jersey, it was Primo who was called to be the representative of the players.
He also has his face on billboards around San Antonio.
It’s clear that the Spurs had big plans for Primo heading into his sophomore
campaign.
整個夏天，他都是頻繁出現馬刺隊鏡頭前的球員。例如，當他們為他們的球衣揭曉新的讚
助商時，Primo被稱為球員代表。他的臉也出現在聖安東尼奧周圍的廣告牌上。
很明顯，馬刺隊對Primo進入大二賽季有很大的計劃。
6) Primo missed the game on Wednesday due to a bruised glute. Him missing
that game wasn’t a major surprise because he fell hard to the ground during
Monday night’s game and was in obvious pain. He was able to keep playing on
Monday but he was clearly hampered.
Before he was waived, he was listed as out versus the Chicago Bulls on Friday
night due to the same glute injury.
Primo 由於臀部擦傷錯過了周三的比賽。他錯過了那場比賽並不是什麼大驚喜，因為他在
周一晚上的比賽中重重摔倒在地並且明顯疼痛。他能夠在周一繼續比賽，但他顯然受到了
阻礙。
在他被裁掉之前，由於同樣的臀部受傷，他在周五晚上與芝加哥公牛隊的比賽中被列為
DNP。
7) While he didn’t play on Wednesday, he was at the game and everything
appeared to be normal. He was cheering on his teammates and was all smiles on
the bench.
雖然他週三沒有上場，但他在比賽中，一切看起來都很正常。他在為隊友加油，在替補席
上笑容滿面。
8) Head coach Gregg Popovich’s pregame interview with the media prior to the
Bulls game was delayed about 45 minutes. It was during that delay that the
Spurs announced that they had waived Primo. When Pop was asked about Primo,
he said he had no comment beyond the quote by Buford in the press release.
教練Popovich在公牛隊比賽前接受媒體採訪的時間被推遲了大約45分鐘。正是在那
段延遲期間，馬刺隊宣布他們已經裁掉Primo。當Popovich被問及Primo時，他說除了
Buford在新聞稿中的引用之外，他沒有任何評論。
9) When I’ve reached out to sources, the only info I’ve received is that
the decision wasn’t made due to basketball reasons. The Express-News and
other reporters who cover the Spurs are hearing the same.
當我接觸到消息來源時，我收到的唯一信息是；這個決定不是由於籃球方面的原因。
Express-News和其他報導馬刺隊的記者也聽到了同樣的消息
10) When the Spurs shocked pundits by picking Primo 12th overall last year,
they pointed to his high character as being a leading reason why they
selected him. Every scout I’ve talked to has regards Primo as an extremely
high character kid who is mature beyond his years. He is routinely praised
for his leadership ability and the hard work he puts in every day.
Honestly, I’ve never heard anything negative said about Primo or his
character.
當馬刺隊去年以第12 順位選中Primo時跌破所有人眼鏡，他們指出他的高品質是他們選
擇他的主要原因。與我交談過的每個球探都認為他是一個性格非常高尚的孩子，他的
成熟度超過了他的年齡。他經常因其領導能力和每天付出的努力而受到稱讚。
老實說，我從未聽過任何關於Primo或他的性格的負面評價。
11) Primo and his girlfriend have disappeared off of social media. They also
had a joint account that they’ve recently set to private. Primo and his
girlfriend have been dating since at least the NBA draft.
Primo 和他的女朋友從社交媒體上消失了。他們還擁有一個最近設置為私有的共同帳號。
至少從NBA 選秀開始，Primo和他的女朋友就一直在約會。
12) At the arena on Friday night, there were no Primo jerseys for sale.
Previously, his jerseys were prominently displayed. Also, Primo’s jerseys
were removed from the team’s online store as soon as he was waived.
週五晚上的賽場上，沒有賣Primo 球衣。此前，他的球衣被顯著展示。此外，Primo的
球衣在他被放棄後立即從球隊的網上商店下架。
13) The Spurs social media didn’t mention the Primo news and it appears as
if any recent references to him have been scrubbed.
馬刺的社交媒體沒有提及Primo 的消息，而且似乎最近對他的任何提及都被刪除了。
It’s difficult to say what this all means. I’ve been told by a couple
people who would know that it’d be wise not to speculate or try to draw any
conclusions — so I won’t. I’ll just say that I hope that this situation
ends positively for both Joshua Primo and the Spurs.
很難說這一切意味著什麼。有幾個人告訴我，不去推測或試圖得出任何結論是明智的——
所以我不會。我只想說，我希望這種情況對Joshua Primo 和馬刺隊都有利。
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心得:
馬刺隊在去年選秀大年放棄一堆大物 而跳選Primo
證明馬刺看好他
而他也是那屆最年輕的球員
今年馬刺季賽前都主打Primo就是他們門面之一
結果今天瞬間就被裁掉
重點是之前可愛事件 通常球衣還是會出清 但便宜賣
但Primo是網路瞬間下架 現場商店也沒有
而馬刺也罕見不再評論任何有關他的事情
若是心理疾病 馬刺倒也可以等他一兩年 如籃網Simmons一樣
不必急著裁掉他 況且十月才剛執行他明年的合約 馬刺也不是WIN NOW
代表一定突然發生甚麼 讓馬刺直接立即裁掉 然後此後絕口不提他
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