The 2026 NBA Draft and the Boston Celtics
2026年 NBA 選秀與波士頓塞爾提克
Introduction
The 2026 NBA Draft started on June 23 in New York. Many teams picked new players.
2026年 NBA 選秀於 6 月 23 日在紐約開始，許多球隊選入了新球員。
Main Body
The Boston Celtics needed tall and strong players. They lost a big game to Philadelphia. They wanted a better defense.
波士頓塞爾提克需要高大且強壯的球員。他們在對陣費城的關鍵比賽中落敗，因此希望提升防守。
They picked Chris Cenac Jr. He is 19 years old. He is very tall and good at getting the ball. He needs to practice his shooting.
他們選中了 Chris Cenac Jr.。他今年 19 歲，身材高大且擅長搶球，但需要練習投籃。
Other teams traded players too. The New York Knicks and Los Angeles Lakers traded picks. The Oklahoma City Thunder got a player named Bennett Stirtz.
其他球隊也進行了交易。紐約尼克斯與洛杉磯湖人交換了選秀權。俄克拉荷馬城雷霆則得到了一名名為 Bennett Stirtz 的球員。
Conclusion
The first round ended. The Celtics got Cenac Jr. They have one more pick in the second round.
第一輪結束了。塞爾提克得到了 Cenac Jr.，他們在第二輪還擁有一個選秀權。
Vocabulary Learning
🏀 Speaking about the Past
When we talk about things that already happened (like a draft in June), we change the action word.
Look at these changes:
- Start Started
- Pick Picked
- Want Wanted
- End Ended
The Simple Rule: Just add -ed to the end of the word to move it from 'now' to 'then'.
Example from the text: "The 2026 NBA Draft started on June 23."
📏 Describing People
To describe a player, use: Subject + is + adjective.
- He is 19 years old.
- He is very tall.
- He is good.
Quick Tip: Use "very" before a word to make it stronger (e.g., tall very tall).