NBA Players and Their Team Contracts
NBA 球員及其球隊合約
Introduction
Some basketball players decided to stay with their teams for next year.
一些籃球員決定明年繼續留在原隊。
Main Body
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope will stay with the Memphis Grizzlies. He gets 21.6 million dollars. He did not play well last year because of a finger injury. Now, the team might trade him to another team.
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 將留在孟斐灰熊隊。他將獲得 2160 萬美元。由於手指受傷，他去年的表現並不理想。現在，球隊可能會將他交易到另一支球隊。
D'Angelo Russell will stay with the Washington Wizards. He gets 6 million dollars. He did not play for the Wizards last year. The team has other good players in his position. The team might trade him or pay him to leave.
D''Angelo Russell 將留在華盛頓術士隊。他將獲得 600 萬美元。他去年並未為術士隊出賽。球隊在他所處的位置有其他優秀球員。球隊可能會將他交易，或支付薪水讓他離開。
Conclusion
These players get their money now. The teams can use these players to get new players later.
這些球員現在拿到了錢。球隊稍後可以使用這些球員來獲取新球員。
Vocabulary Learning
💡 The 'Possible' Word: MIGHT
In the text, we see this word twice:
- "The team might trade him..."
- "The team might trade him or pay him..."
What does it do? We use might when we are not 100% sure. It is for things that are possible, but not certain.
How to use it:
Person/Thing → might → Action
Examples from life:
- I might go to the park. (Maybe yes, maybe no)
- It might rain today. (I see some clouds)
- She might call me. (I hope so, but I don't know)
Quick Tip: Don't use "to" after might. ❌ might to trade ✅ might trade