https://reurl.cc/eQNnKj - Marc J. Spears In a matter of months, Jeremy Sochan has gone from playing for the 2026 NBA champions to starting over in the G League. The new Texas Legends forward went from being teammates with San Antonio Spurs big man Victor Wembanyama and New York Knicks guard Jalen Brunson — two of the NBA’s biggest stars — to playing alongside prospects hoping to make it to the league at all. There are many differences on and off the court between the blessing of being in the NBA and fighting to be noticed in the G League. Either way, Sochan maintains he will respect “the Basketball Gods.” The 23-year-old plans to play with his usual level of intensity when the G League season begins this weekend. 短短幾個月內，Jeremy Sochan 從效力於 2026 年 NBA 總冠軍球隊，變成必須在 G League 重新開始自己的職業生涯。 這位新加入 Texas Legends 的前鋒，過去曾與馬刺 Victor Wembanyama，以及尼克 Jalen Brunson 這兩位 NBA 最具代表性的球星並肩作戰；如今卻必須和一群仍在努力爭 取進入 NBA 機會的潛力新秀一起打球。 無論是在場上還是場下，待在 NBA 的幸運與在 G League 努力爭取關注，兩者之間都有 許多不同之處。但無論身處何處，Sochan 都表示自己會尊重「籃球之神」(Basketball Gods)。這位 23 歲的球員計畫在本週末 G League 球季開打時，繼續維持自己一貫的比 賽強度。 “I’m always going to play hard, 100 percent,” Sochan told Andscape. “And I ’ll always remember this — it’s Pop’s [former Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich’s] saying: ‘Respect the Basketball Gods.’ Of course the G League isn’t the NBA. Even now [before the season], I can see that with the things outside of basketball, outside of the court. “But at the same time, it’s still something that I love and I’ve been doing since I was a kid. So, if I cheated myself, that isn’t right and it isn’t the way. I will always respect the Basketball Gods. And it doesn’t matter where I’m at. I’m going to still play hard.” Sochan averaged 9.9 points and 5.4 rebounds in 228 NBA regular-season games over the past four seasons, primarily with the San Antonio Spurs. After being waived in February, he signed with the New York Knicks and was a seldom-used member of the 2026 NBA champions. 「我永遠都會全力以赴，百分之百投入比賽。」Sochan 接受 Andscape 訪問時表示。「 而且我永遠會記得這句話，這是 Pop (Gregg Popovich)常說的:『尊重籃球之神。』當然 ，G League 畢竟不是 NBA。即使在球季開始前，我也已經能從籃球以外、球場以外的事 情看出這一點。 「但同時，這依然是我熱愛的事情，也是我從小就一直在做的事。所以，如果我對自己有 所保留，那就是不對的，也不是正確的做法。我永遠都會尊重籃球之神，而且不管我身處 哪裡，我都會全力以赴。」 過去四個球季，Sochan 在例行賽共出賽 228 場，場均拿下 9.9 分、5.4 籃板，主要效 力於馬刺。他在今年 2 月遭到釋出後，與尼克簽約，並成為 2026 年總冠軍隊員，但很 少獲得上場機會。 The Portland Trail Blazers signed him in August, but then waived him the day after the preseason ended. Now, Sochan is starting from scratch as the No. 1 pick in the 2026 G League draft by the Texas Legends. The Legends are the affiliate of the Dallas Mavericks, who play the Spurs on Wednesday (9:30 p.m., ESPN). The ninth pick in the 2022 NBA draft played in the Rising Stars Game in each of his first two seasons. Sochan averaged 10.4 points, 5.6 rebounds and 25.3 minutes per game in 212 games for the Spurs from 2022-26, earning 149 starts. He was the seventh-fastest player in Spurs franchise history to record 1,500 points and 1,000 rebounds. The 6-foot-8 forward played his best basketball in San Antonio under Popovich, the five-time NBA champion who retired in 2024 due to health concerns. 拓荒者在 8 月與他簽約，卻在季前熱身賽結束的隔天將他釋出。如今，Sochan 必須從頭 開始，以 2026 年 G League 選秀狀元的身分加入 Texas Legends。Legends 是達拉斯獨 行俠的附屬球隊，而獨行俠將於週三晚間 9 點 30 分在 ESPN 轉播的比賽中對上馬刺。 這位 2022 年 NBA 選秀會第 9 順位被選中的球員，在生涯前兩個球季都曾參加 Rising Stars Game。從 2022 年到 2026 年，他為馬刺出賽 212 場，場均上場 25.3 分鐘，貢 獻 10.4 分、5.6 籃板，其中先發 149 場。他也是馬刺隊史第 7 快達成 1,500 分、1, 000 籃板里程碑的球員。 這位身高 6 呎 8 吋的前鋒，在馬刺效力期間，於 Popovich 執教下打出了自己生涯最出 色的籃球表現。這位曾拿下 5 座 NBA 總冠軍的教練，因健康因素於 2024 年退休。 “I was at San Antonio for 3½ years, and it was looking like it was going to be a good run for me in white and gray,” Sochan said. “But I was really close to Pop. When he got ill, unfortunately, a lot of things changed for me. It is what it is. I can’t control that part. It was evident that things changed.” Under new Spurs head coach Mitch Johnson, Sochan fell out of the rotation last season, largely due to the rapid development of forward Carter Bryant in his rookie campaign. While both were standout defenders, Bryant offered more offensive upside. Despite the drop in playing time, Johnson praised Sochan for remaining professional. “Just happy for him that he has another opportunity to continue to grow and develop,” Johnson said last week. “In this league, it’s about continuing to get better and continuing to find your spots to grow in. [I’m] just glad that he’s with a great organization. Obviously taking him at that [No. 1] spot means that they are heavily invested in him.” 「我在 San Antonio 待了 3 年半，當時看起來，我在那裡穿著黑白球衣的日子應該會有 一段很好的發展。」Sochan 說。「但我和 Pop 的關係真的非常親近。當他生病之後，很 遺憾，很多事情都因此改變了。事情就是這樣，我無法控制那個部分。很明顯，一切都不 一樣了。」 在馬刺新任總教練 Mitch Johnson 接掌兵符後，Sochan 上個球季逐漸失去輪替位置，主 要原因是前鋒 Carter Bryant 在新秀球季迅速成長。兩人都是出色的防守者，但 Bryant 在進攻端展現出更大的發展潛力。 儘管上場時間減少，Johnson 仍稱讚 Sochan 始終保持職業球員應有的態度。 「我很替他高興，因為他又獲得了一個繼續成長、持續進步的機會。」Johnson 上週表示 。「在這個聯盟裡，最重要的就是持續變得更好，並且不斷尋找適合自己的發展空間。我 很高興他加入了一支很棒的球隊。很明顯，他們用第 1 順位選中他，代表他們對他投入 了非常多心力。」 The Spurs kept Sochan through the Feb. 5 trade deadline in hopes of a deal, but nothing came to fruition. San Antonio waived him Feb. 11; he had averaged 4.1 points, 2.6 rebounds and 1.0 assist per game in 28 games. Being waived for the first time in his NBA career was “surprising” and “hurt” Sochan, he said, especially because he first learned of the possibility from an undisclosed teammate. “I thought I was going to be there for the rest of the season at least,” Sochan said of San Antonio. “And a few days after the trade deadline, it’s funny. I don’t want to be messy or anything, but I found out from one of my teammates that they wanted to waive me, and it definitely hit me in a way. But again, I kind of had the mentality of, ‘It is what it is.’ “I heard it was pretty possible from someone else, and then officially found out through my agent. So, that was definitely new to me. But again, it is what it is and I can’t change what happened in the past. And I kind of just had to push from there.” 馬刺一直將 Sochan 留到 2 月 5 日交易截止日，希望能夠找到交易機會，但最終沒有任 何交易成真。最終馬刺於 2 月 11 日將他釋出。當時他出賽 28 場，場均只有 4.1 分、 2.6 籃板和 1.0 助攻。 Sochan 表示，這是他 NBA 生涯第一次遭到球隊釋出，讓他感到「意外」，也「受到傷害 」，尤其是他最初是從一名未透露姓名的隊友口中，得知球隊可能會釋出他的消息。 「我原本以為自己至少會在馬刺待到那個球季結束。」Sochan 談到馬刺時表示。「但在 交易截止日過後幾天，發生了一件有點諷刺的事。我不想把事情鬧大或說誰的不是，但我 是從一名隊友那裡得知，球隊想要釋出我。這件事確實讓我受到不小的打擊。不過，我當 時的心態還是:『事情就這樣。』」 「我先從其他人口中聽說，這件事很有可能發生，之後才透過我的經紀人正式得知。所以 ，這對我來說確實是全新的經歷。但事情就是這樣，我也無法改變過去發生的事，只能從 那時候開始繼續向前走。」 Sochan cleared waivers and signed with the Knicks on Feb. 13, joining the team for the remainder of last season. ESPN’s Shams Charania reported Sochan chose New York after receiving interest from 10 suitors. Sochan averaged 2.8 points and 2.1 rebounds in 16 games last season with the Knicks. “Signing with New York was one of my biggest blessings,” Sochan said. Ironically, Sochan and the Knicks faced his former team, the Spurs, in the 2026 NBA Finals. Before the Finals, Sochan said he knew “quite a lot” about the Spurs. “ Whether I’m playing or not, it’s important to feed all the information I have,” he said. He also had an appreciation for the Spurs making it to the Finals, having been with the franchise during its 2019-25 postseason drought. The Knicks ultimately won their first NBA championship since 1973, with Sochan playing three minutes in Game 2, three minutes in Game 4 and the final eight seconds of the clinching Game 5 win in San Antonio. Sochan 通過讓渡程序後，於 2 月 13 日與尼克簽約，加入球隊並效力至上個球季結束。 ESPN 記者 Shams Charania 曾報導，Sochan 在收到 10 支球隊的興趣後，最終選擇了尼 克。上個球季，他為尼克出賽 16 場，場均拿下 2.8 分、2.1 籃板。 「與尼克簽約，是我人生中最大的幸運之一。」Sochan 說。 諷刺的是，Sochan 隨後竟然與尼克一起在 2026 年 NBA 總冠軍賽中對上自己的前東家馬 刺。總冠軍賽開打前，Sochan 表示自己對馬刺的了解「相當多」。 「不管我有沒有上場，把自己知道的所有資訊提供給球隊都很重要。」他說。 他也很替馬刺能夠打進總冠軍賽感到高興，畢竟他曾在這支球隊效力，而馬刺在 2019 年 至 2025 年間一直無緣季後賽。最終，尼克贏得了自 1973 年以來的首座 NBA 總冠軍。 Sochan 在第 2 戰上場 3 分鐘、第 4 戰上場 3 分鐘，並在第 5 戰取得冠軍的比賽中， 於最後 8 秒獲得上場機會。 “It was kind of a full-circle moment in a way,” Sochan said. “With the Spurs, the first couple years was a lot of losing, growing. And being in a playoff moment and the Finals against a team that I started with was a crazy feeling. I couldn’t describe the emotions. It was crazy. The last game I played the last [eight] seconds. It was definitely a crazy feeling.” The Knicks’ championship parade in New York City also felt surreal for Sochan . Mayor Zohran Mamdani presented “Keys to the City” to every Knicks player, coach and front office leadership member after a ticker-tape parade. Mamdani and the New York City Department of Transportation also had blue-and-orange temporary commemorative street signs featuring each player’s name and jersey number installed at intersections along Sixth and Seventh Avenues matching their respective numbers. Sochan, who wore No. 20, had a temporary street sign at the intersection of Seventh Avenue and West 20th Street in Manhattan. “The parade was insane,” Sochan said. “Everyone was up for it. Just to see everyone that came to that, you were driving and seeing people hanging off skyscrapers celebrating, screaming our names. The joy we saw during the parade and in the city during that run is insane, unbelievable. It was beautiful to see how many people were looking forward to that and were dreaming about it to happen. … “The fans were viewing us — whether you were the No. 1 person or the 15th guy on the roster — as someone who won something special in New York. It’s something that everyone had been fighting for. It’s a blessing.” 「某種程度上，這就像是一個完整的循環。」Sochan 說。「我在馬刺的前幾年，經歷了 很多輸球，也經歷了很多成長。如今能夠站上季後賽舞台，甚至在總冠軍賽中對上自己最 初效力的球隊，那種感覺真的很不可思議。我無法用言語形容當時的情緒，真的太瘋狂了 。最後一場比賽，我只打了最後那 8 秒。那絕對是一種非常特別的感受。」 尼克在紐約市舉行的冠軍遊行，對 Sochan 來說也有種不真實的感覺。 在紐約市舉行的遊行結束後，市長 Zohran Mamdani 將「城市之鑰」頒發給每一位尼克球 員、教練以及球隊管理階層成員。 Mamdani 與紐約市交通局還在第六大道和第七大道沿線，根據每位球員的球衣背號，在相 應路口設置了藍橘配色的臨時紀念街道標誌，上面印有球員姓名和背號。穿著 20 號球衣 的 Sochan，也在曼哈頓第七大道與西 20 街的交叉路口，擁有一面自己的臨時街道標誌 。 「那場遊行非常瘋狂。」Sochan 說。「每個人都非常投入。當你看到那麼多人參加遊行 ，真的很不可思議。你開著車，看到有人掛在摩天大樓上慶祝、大聲歡呼，喊著我們的名 字。在那段奪冠旅程中，無論是遊行期間，還是整座城市所展現出的喜悅，都令人難以置 信。能夠親眼看到有這麼多人一直期待著這一刻，甚至夢想著這件事成真，真的很美好。 「球迷看待我們每一個人，不管你是球隊最重要的球員，還是陣容中的第15人，都把我們 視為替紐約贏得特別成就的一分子。這是所有人一直努力爭取的事情。這是一種眷顧。」 Sochan said the Knicks had interest in him as a training camp invitee who could compete for a roster spot this season. He also drew interest from the Trail Blazers and the Los Angeles Clippers before ultimately signing a non- guaranteed contract with Portland on Aug. 2. Sochan appeared in four preseason games for the Trail Blazers before he was waived on Oct. 17, the day after preseason ended. “I wouldn’t be able to tell you that I saw it coming,” Sochan said. “The way the last couple years have gone, I can understand why it’s happened, and I can see the reasoning. It’s funny because when you look at NBA teams and what the rosters look like, it’s a mixture of players, and I definitely believe that I belong on an NBA roster.” Suddenly, Sochan was potentially available to be in New York City on Oct. 20, when the Knicks raised their NBA title banner and the players received their championship rings. Former Knicks center Ariel Hukporti did receive his ring and took part in the ceremony while visiting as a member of the Philadelphia 76ers, the Knicks’ opponent that night. Sochan, though, wanted to maintain his availability for any potential roster moves, so he watched the Knicks’ celebration live on TV and viewed social media clips. Sochan 表示，尼克曾有意提供訓練營合約去競爭正式名單中的一個位置。在此之前，拓 荒者和快艇也曾對他表達興趣，但他最終於 8 月 2 日與拓荒者簽下一份非保障合約。 Sochan 代表拓荒者出戰了 4 場季前熱身賽，隨後在 10 月 17 日，也就是季前熱身賽結 束的隔天遭到釋出。 「我不能說自己當時有預料到這件事會發生。」Sochan 說。「考量到過去這幾年的發展 ，我可以理解為什麼會發生這種事，也能看出背後的原因。有趣的是，當你看看 NBA 球 隊的陣容組成，就會發現每支球隊都是由不同類型的球員組成，而我絕對相信自己有資格 成為 NBA 球隊陣容中的一員。」 Sochan 原本有機會在 10 月 20 日出現在紐約，參加尼克升起 NBA 總冠軍旗幟、球員領 取冠軍戒指的儀式。 前尼克中鋒 Ariel Hukporti 就有拿到冠軍戒指。他當時以76人球員的身分回到紐約，並 在76人當晚對上尼克的比賽中參加了頒戒指儀式。 然而，Sochan 希望自己能隨時準備好，迎接任何可能出現的球隊陣容異動，因此他選擇 在電視上觀看尼克的慶祝儀式直播，並透過社群媒體觀看相關影片。 “It was definitely pretty cool to see my ex-teammates,” Sochan said. “The best part for me was when I saw Ariel get [his ring]. He went out [injured] in preseason with his Achilles [tear]. But for him to be there, it was pretty cool to see that. … “I didn’t really like when it was happening. I didn’t know exactly what I was going to be doing. So, I was kind of thinking I’d rather just be ready to go wherever I need to go, in a way. So no, definitely, of course, if I could have been there it would be really cool to be there.” The Knicks have been in touch with Sochan’s team and plan on honoring him at a home game at the appropriate time, hopefully with him amid an NBA return, a source told Andscape. Sochan said he had an opportunity to sign with teams in Europe and Australia but declined in hopes of returning to the NBA. Being just 23 also made it easier to bet on himself. He hopes to eventually be promoted to the Dallas Mavericks, where he has a longtime relationship with new general manager Mike Schmitz, or be acquired by another NBA team. “I will always be pretty prideful about my journey, because it’s very unique ,” Sochan said. “I’m in this situation now. It kind of felt weird being a little unemployed, but it is what it is. And I’m going to work, stay ready and do everything I can to prove myself. And most importantly, the people around me know that I’m still hungry. I’m still the same guy.” 「看到以前的隊友，感覺真的很棒。」Sochan 說。「對我來說，最棒的部分是看到 Ariel 領到他的冠軍戒指。他在季前熱身賽時因為阿基里斯腱撕裂而受傷，但看到他能夠 出現在那裡，真的很棒。 「不過，當時事情正在發生的時候，我其實不太喜歡那種感覺。因為我還不知道自己接下 來究竟會做什麼。所以，我當時想的是，或許我最好還是隨時做好準備，不管需要去哪裡 都可以立刻出發。因此，當然，如果我能夠親自到場，那一定會很棒。」 一名消息人士向 Andscape 透露，尼克一直有與 Sochan 的團隊保持聯繫，並計畫在適當 的時機，於一場主場比賽中向他致敬。他們也希望屆時 Sochan 已經重返 NBA。 Sochan 表示，他曾有機會與歐洲和澳洲的球隊簽約，但為了等待重返 NBA 的機會，他選 擇拒絕這些邀約。年僅 23 歲，也讓他更有信心繼續押注自己。 他希望未來能夠獲得機會，加入達拉斯獨行俠，因為他與球隊新任總管 Mike Schmitz 有 著長期的交情；或者也希望能被其他 NBA 球隊網羅。 「我永遠都會以自己的職業生涯歷程為榮，因為這是一段非常獨特的旅程。」Sochan 說 。「我現在就是處於這樣的情況。突然變成有點失業的狀態，感覺確實很奇怪，但事情就 是這樣。我會繼續努力、保持準備，並盡一切所能證明自己的價值。最重要的是，身邊的 人都知道，我依然充滿企圖心，我還是那個從未改變的自己。」 --- 哪隊需要有奪冠經驗球員 可以考慮一下 -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc), 來自: 220.141.203.49 (臺灣) ※ 文章網址: https://www.ptt.cc/bbs/NBA/M.1793893549.A.719.html