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Larry Nance Jr.: ‘Cleveland will always be home for the Nances, it’s in our
blood’

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- After getting traded to the Portland Trail Blazers on
Friday morning, Larry Nance Jr. reflected on his time with his hometown
Cavaliers.

俄亥俄州，克里夫蘭－－在週五早晨被交易到波特蘭後，小南斯回顧他在家鄉騎士的時光
。

He wanted to share those thoughts in his own words:

他想用自己的文字來分享這些想法:

The Cleveland Cavaliers -- an organization that while I’ve only played for 3
.5 years, I’ve been a part of for each and every one of my 28. From being in
my Dad’s arms as a 2 year old as I watched his jersey get retired at Gund
Arena, to TeePeeing Shaq’s house with my family to “Welcome him to the
neighborhood” when he came to the Cavs in 2009, and even playing 1-on-1
games with current Cavs GM and friend Koby Altman to get in shape for my high
school basketball season, this organization has been a part of every stage of
my life



When I got traded here it was the best thing that could’ve happened to both
me, and my entire family. I got to play with another pretty decent player
from Akron, Ohio and be part of a team that went to the Finals, was fortunate
enough to buy a house less than 10 minutes from where I grew up, and the
greatest gift of all, my wife and I welcomed our new baby girl into our lives.

「當我被交易來這裡時，這對我和我的整個家庭來說都是最好的事情，我和另一位來自俄
亥俄州Akron的相當不錯的球員(LBJ)一起打球，並成為一支進入總決賽的球隊的一員，
我很幸運在距離我長大的地方不到 10 分鐘路程的地方買了一所房子，還有最棒的禮物
是，我和妻子歡迎我們的新女嬰進入我們的生活。」

Being born and raised here, I’ve always felt that Cleveland -- and the
people who live here -- are so deserving of more. More love, more
acknowledgement, more appreciation. While playing here I’ve tried to
facilitate exactly that, and just because I’m moving on to a new team doesn’
t mean that will stop, this will always be home for me.

「我在這裡出生和長大，我一直覺得克里夫蘭－－和住在這裡的人們－－值得更多。」
「更多的愛，更多的認可，更多的欣賞。在這裡打球時，我一直在努力促進這一點，這不
會因為我去了新的隊伍而停止，這裡對我而言一直是家。」

The best way I can describe how this move happened is going back the 2018
playoffs. When I got traded here, I hadn’t played in many meaningful games
before being thrust into a championship contender, and to be honest, I wasn’
t ready for it. To play in the playoffs and be successful, you have to be
extremely confident in yourself, and I just wasn’t yet comfortable in my
skin as a player. Since getting to taste that level of basketball and
competitiveness, the desire to get back there has been growing and growing.
Over the past 3 years since those playoffs I’ve gotten to learn more about
who I am as a player and groom myself to be ready for the next time I’d be
lucky enough to get the chance to play on that stage again.



As for the Cavs ... this team is going to be a problem for the Eastern
Conference when this talented young core is ready to compete. Darius Garland,
the charismatic floor general with the kind of polished game every point
guard should aspire to have. Collin Sexton is already one of the most
efficient scorers in the league, and the hardest worker I’ve ever been
around. I wasn’t around Kawhi Leonard when he was a young player in the
league, but I imagine he was quite like Issac. A defensive presence right
away, with the tools and work ethic to develop an elite offensive game as
well.

「至於騎士隊...當這些才華橫溢的年輕核心準備好參加比賽時，這支球隊將成為東區的
一

像他，一個立刻成為防守存在的球員，並擁有開發精英進攻的工具和職業道德。」

Jarrett Allen, at 23, is already one of the best paint protectors in the
league, and a center any team would be lucky to have. Really good player,
even better person. I’ve played many times against Lauri Markkanen, so I’m
all too familiar with the kind of matchup nightmare he is for defenses. While
I didn’t spend too much time around Evan Mobley, I did get to watch a few
workouts and he’s got the kind of potential that screams future star.

「Jarrett Allen，二十三歲，已經是聯盟中最好的油漆保護者之一，也是任何一隻球隊
想要的中鋒，他是個好球員，也是個好人。」

「我和Lauri Markkanen交手過很多次，所以我非常熟悉對位他時的防守噩夢。

「雖然我沒有和Evan Mobley花很多時間在一起，但我確實看過一些他的訓練，他有那種
讓未來之星驚訝的潛力。」

Koby and the front office have done an incredible job drafting and acquiring
young talent. Unfortunately for me, I was the old man of the bunch with a
desire to win now, and craving more of the big stage.

「Koby和決策組在招募年輕潛力方面做得很不錯，不幸的是我是渴望勝利的老人，渴望更
多的大舞台。」

My family and I couldn’t be more thankful to the Cavs organization and the
entire Northeast Ohio community. Cleveland will always be home for the
Nances, it’s in our blood.

「我和我的家人非常感謝騎士球團和整個俄亥俄州東北部社區，克里夫蘭永遠是我的家
，存在於我們的血液中。」

“You can take the kid out of Cleveland, but you can’t take Cleveland out of
the kid.”


“你可以把孩子從克利夫蘭帶走，但你不能把克利夫蘭從孩子身上帶走。”

－－

小南斯的爸爸在1995(小南斯2歲時)被騎士退休了22號球衣。

*查了一下TeePee好像是指印地安人搭的帳篷

另外我覺得小南斯講到Collin Sexton那一段怪怪的(突然提到可愛和Isaac?)

以上，如果有任何翻譯上的問題(錯字或者意思翻錯)請告訴我，謝謝～～

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