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Less than four years ago, Dennis Smith Jr. was the No. 9 overall pick in the
2017 NBA Draft. But after a fairly promising rookie season with the Dallas
Mavericks, Smith was dealt to the New York Knicks as part of the Kristaps
Porzingis trade, and never really found his place at Madison Square Garden.

約四年前，Dennis Smith Jr.以第9順位被選進NBA，在一個表現優異的新秀球季後，他在
Kristaps Porzingis的交易中被送到紐約尼克，而他似乎大蘋果還始終無法適應。

This season, under new coach Tom Thibodeau, Smith has struggled with injuries
and found himself on the periphery of the team, playing just 28 minutes over
three games so far. As a result, he's reportedly asked the team to allow him to
 play in the G League bubble next month, according to Stefan Bondy of the New
York Daily News

尼克這季迎來新教頭Thibodeau，Smith卻依然為了傷病和角色邊緣化掙扎，目前總共打了
3場共28分鐘的比賽而已。據消息，他已經自請下放到下個月開打的泡泡發展聯盟。

In order to complete some semblance of a season, the G League is set to take
advantage of the bubble set up that the NBA used at Disney World. Eighteen
teams, including the Knicks' G League squad, the Westchester Knicks, will
travel to Florida to play a 15-game season that tips-off in mid-February.

為了完成球季，發展聯盟將參考去年在迪士尼的NBA泡泡聯盟，共18隊，包含尼克的
Westchester尼克隊，將在那裡進行15場比賽。

While it takes a bit of bravery and honest self-reflection to ask to be sent
down to the G League, this is a smart decision by Smith. He's barely played for
 the Knicks and doesn't seem to have a clear path towards regular minutes,
especially not after rookie guard Immanuel Quickley's brilliant start.

儘管自請下放發展聯盟需要相當大的勇氣和自我決心，但這對DSJ來說是個聰明的決定，
他在尼克根本上不了場，也沒啥好的表現空間，尤其在新秀Immanuel Quickley打出好
表現後更是如此。

心得：希望DSJ加油，本季是合約年，明年會成為限制自由球員
2017梯不少人提前續約的情況，當初還有年度新秀第二隊的他，現在非常掙扎

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