http://0rz.tw/D6eto Greg Stiemsma doesn't have lofty expectations. Greg Stiemsma 沒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. 「我把自己定位為角色球員，板凳球員。」Stiemsma 在加盟記者會上如此說道。 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呎11吋，這位畢業於威斯康辛大學的中鋒，從發展聯盟球隊 Sioux Falls 開始 ，經過土耳其，南韓，到最近的塞隊，稱得上是籃球界游牧民族。他剛與灰狼簽下兩 年平均年薪2.5M的合約。 "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." 「我決定在這裡延續旅程。」Stiemsma 說。「當有球隊爭需要你，所有付出的努力獲 得回報，那種感覺很棒。旅程中經歷的一切，我想我所懷抱的感謝不少於任何人。」 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)." 現年26歲，Stiemsma 認為自己是大器晚成。當初在南韓和土耳其打球時，「絕對曾經 對自己產生過懷疑。」 "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." 「最終目標使我熬過困境，也就是在這聯盟打球。我從未放棄夢想。」Stiemsma 說。 「雖然路上不少顛簸，但也有夠多人在背後支持我。」 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 協助他成長。 "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 很照顧我。」他說。「不時引導我到他的羽翼下，願意對我傾囊相授。」 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 還提到在發展聯盟的那段時間，大幅提升了他的信心。 "That's where it kind of kicked in," he said. 「在那裡對我起了良好效果。」他這麼說。 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 球季最後一場比賽前，他曾與灰狼簽約，不過沒有獲得上場機會。參與灰狼 的夏季聯盟後，便前往土耳其打球。 --

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