http://0rz.tw/D6eto Greg Stiemsma doesn't have lofty expectations. Greg Stiemsma 没有把期望放得太崇高。 "I'm looking at myself as a role player, a backup guy," said Stiemsma, the latest player to be introduced as a member of the Timberwolves' retooled roster. 「我把自己定位为角色球员，板凳球员。」Stiemsma 在加盟记者会上如此说道。 A 6-foot-11 center from Wisconsin whose nomadic basketball life has landed him in Sioux Falls, Turkey, South Korea and, most recently, Boston, Stiemsma signed a two-year contract with the Wolves worth about $2.5 million per season. 身高 6尺11寸，这位毕业於威斯康辛大学的中锋，从发展联盟球队 Sioux Falls 开始 ，经过土耳其，南韩，到最近的塞队，称得上是篮球界游牧民族。他刚与灰狼签下两 年平均年薪2.5M的合约。 "I decided to continue the journey here," Stiemsma said. "It feels good to be wanted. It feels good to have all your hard work pay off. It has been a journey from all the places I've been. I think I appreciate it as much or more as anybody." 「我决定在这里延续旅程。」Stiemsma 说。「当有球队争需要你，所有付出的努力获 得回报，那种感觉很棒。旅程中经历的一切，我想我所怀抱的感谢不少於任何人。」 Stiemsma, 26, called himself a "late bloomer" after a news conference Thursday, Aug. 2, at Target Center and added that when he was playing in South Korea and Turkey as late as the 2010-11 season, "there definitely was some time of doubt (about playing in the NBA)." 现年26岁，Stiemsma 认为自己是大器晚成。当初在南韩和土耳其打球时，「绝对曾经 对自己产生过怀疑。」 "What got me through that is the ultimate goal, which was to get here, and I never let that dream go," Stiemsma said. "I had a few bumps in the road but had enough people behind me and supporting me." 「最终目标使我熬过困境，也就是在这联盟打球。我从未放弃梦想。」Stiemsma 说。 「虽然路上不少颠簸，但也有够多人在背後支持我。」 An unrestricted free agent, Stiemsma spent last season with the Boston Celtics and credited former Timberwolves star Kevin Garnett with helping him develop his game in Boston. Stiemsma 也肯定 Kevin Garnett 协助他成长。 "K.G. was great for me," he said. "He more or less took me under his wing. He was willing to teach me all season." 「KG 很照顾我。」他说。「不时引导我到他的羽翼下，愿意对我倾囊相授。」 Stiemsma said his confidence surged when he played for the Sioux Falls Skyforce in the NBA Development League in 2009-10. He averaged 9.1 points, 7.3 rebounds and a league-best 3.7 blocks per game. Stiemsma 还提到在发展联盟的那段时间，大幅提升了他的信心。 "That's where it kind of kicked in," he said. 「在那里对我起了良好效果。」他这麽说。 He was signed by the Timberwolves for the final game of the 2009-10 season, but was inactive and sat behind the bench. He spent the summer playing with the Wolves' summer league team before returning to Turkey. Last season with Boston, he averaged 2.9 points, 3.2 rebounds and 1.55 blocked shots. 09-10 球季最後一场比赛前，他曾与灰狼签约，不过没有获得上场机会。参与灰狼 的夏季联盟後，便前往土耳其打球。 --

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