New Players for NBA Teams

NBA 球隊新球員

Jun 25, 2026, 22:44
CanadaSports

Introduction

The Cleveland Cavaliers and the Toronto Raptors have new players on their teams.

克里夫蘭騎士隊和多倫多猛龍隊有新球員加入球隊。

Main Body

The Cleveland Cavaliers signed Xaivian Lee and Rashaun Agee. These players have short contracts. They will practice with the team to show their skills.

克里夫蘭騎士隊簽下了 Xaivian Lee 和 Rashaun Agee。這些球員簽的是短期合約。他們將與球隊一同練習以展示自己的技巧。

Xaivian Lee played for the University of Florida. He is good at passing the ball. Rashaun Agee played for Texas A&M. He is very good at scoring and blocking shots.

Xaivian Lee 曾效力於佛羅里達大學，他擅長傳球。Rashaun Agee 曾效力於德州 A&M 大學，他在得分和阻截方面非常出色。

The Toronto Raptors picked Allen Graves in the draft. He is a tall player from Santa Clara. He is very smart and works hard to improve his game.

多倫多猛龍隊在選秀中挑選了 Allen Graves。他是一位來自聖克拉拉的高個球員，他非常聰明且努力地提升自己的比賽表現。

Conclusion

The Cavaliers want to test Lee and Agee. The Raptors want Graves to play in their main games.

騎士隊想要測試 Lee 和 Agee。猛龍隊則希望 Graves 能參與正賽。

Vocabulary Learning

🏀 THE "DESCRIBER" PATTERN

In English, we use a simple formula to describe people: Person → is → Description.

Look at how the text describes the players:

  • Xaivian Lee is good at passing.
  • Rashaun Agee is very good at scoring.
  • Allen Graves is a tall player.
  • He is very smart.

💡 A2 Secret: Adding "Very" If you want to make a description stronger, put "very" before the word.

  • Good →\rightarrow Very good
  • Smart →\rightarrow Very smart

Quick Guide: Words for Skills

  • Tall: Big height.
  • Smart: Intelligent.
  • Good at: Having a skill (e.g., Good at passing).

Vocabulary Learning

signed (v.)
To write your name on a paper to agree to a job or contract.
Example:The player signed the paper to join the new team.
contracts (n.)
Official legal papers that say what a worker must do and how much they get paid.
Example:The basketball players have short contracts for one year.
skills (n.)
Things that you can do well because you have practiced them.
Example:She has great cooking skills.
scoring (v.)
Getting points in a game.
Example:He is very good at scoring goals in soccer.
blocking (v.)
Stopping something or someone from moving forward.
Example:The tall player is blocking the ball.
draft (n.)
A process where sports teams choose new players from a list.
Example:The team picked a new player during the draft.
improve (v.)
To make something better than it was before.
Example:I want to improve my English by reading books.
Practice A2 words in a crossword→