Brad Porkin

Rookie Transition program， designed jointly by the league and NBA Players Association， looks to educate players on the off-the-court rigors of being an NBA player.

新秀培訓(xùn)項(xiàng)目由NBA和球員工會(huì)共同設(shè)計(jì)，旨在教育菜鳥們?nèi)绾我訬BA球員的身份在場(chǎng)外自處。

This years crop of NBA rookies descended upon New Jersey this week for the annual Rookie Transition Program①. To give you a peek at what NBA rookies are going through， here are eight things learned at the annual symposium.

本周，NBA今年的菜鳥們來到新澤西，參加了一年一度的新秀培訓(xùn)項(xiàng)目。對(duì)于NBA新秀會(huì)在這經(jīng)歷什么，我們管中窺豹，以下是新秀在每年的培訓(xùn)中會(huì)學(xué)到的東西。

Charity work is a staple of the NBA. The league prides itself on humanitarian work in the community through its NBA Cares program. Since 2005， players have provided over three million hours of community service. But not all rookies were aware giving back is actually a requirement of being in the league.

·慈善活動(dòng)是NBA的標(biāo)志。聯(lián)盟一向以自己在社區(qū)里舉行慈善活動(dòng)而自豪，這主要通過NBA關(guān)懷活動(dòng)的方式進(jìn)行。從2005年開始，球員已經(jīng)為此進(jìn)行了300萬小時(shí)的社區(qū)服務(wù)。但并不是所有新秀都明白，回饋社會(huì)其實(shí)是進(jìn)入聯(lián)盟的要求之一。

"Dont we get fined？" joked Pistons rookie guard Spencer Dinwiddie. "Theres a reason why LeBron （James） and Doug （McDermott） are on the NBA Cares [ads]."

“我們不會(huì)被罰款嗎？”活塞新秀斯賓瑟·丁維迪開玩笑地說，“勒布朗和道格（邁克德莫特）登上NBA關(guān)懷活動(dòng)的廣告是有原因的?！?/p>

Replied Aaron Gordon of the Magic："[Were] not obligated if its not in the contract."

魔術(shù)新秀阿隆·戈登回答：“如果合同里沒規(guī)定，我們就沒義務(wù)?！?/p>

Turns out， it is. Rookies learned at the transition program that NBA players are required to make 12 appearances throughout the year for their respective teams --ranging from charity functions to promotional appearances -- in addition to the in-arena appears to connect with fans.

事實(shí)證明，他們有義務(wù)。新秀們?cè)谂嘤?xùn)中了解到，這一年在各自球隊(duì)，除了在球場(chǎng)上取悅球迷外，他們還必須出席12次活動(dòng)，包括慈善基金的活動(dòng)和各類宣傳推廣。

·Keep your family close – but out of your finances. Rookies also learned about what it takes to start a charity or foundation， something many NBA players go on to do. But Athletes for Hope CEO Ivan Blumberg encouraged players not to partner with family members when venturing into business.

·和家人保持緊密聯(lián)系——但要把他們排除在經(jīng)濟(jì)決策之外。菜鳥們會(huì)學(xué)到如何創(chuàng)設(shè)一個(gè)慈善組織或者慈善基金，很多NBA球員都會(huì)擁有自己的慈善基金會(huì)。不過“希望運(yùn)動(dòng)員”的CEO埃文·布隆伯格鼓勵(lì)球員，進(jìn)行商業(yè)投資時(shí)，不要和家人合伙。

·Dont just cut a check. Blumberg quizzed rookies on a charity scenario. Say there is a breast cancer walk， would it better for NBA players to donate money or make an appearance？

·不要掏錢了事。布隆伯格給新秀出了一個(gè)慈善活動(dòng)的問題。假設(shè)有一個(gè)乳腺癌快走活動(dòng)，作為NBA球員，是捐錢更好，還是參與活動(dòng)更好？

Hawks rookie Adreian Payne relayed the answer：

老鷹新秀阿德里安·佩恩給出了答案：

"[An appearance] will bring more people to the cause. You never know how much [money] you can help raise just by showing up."

“參加活動(dòng)能讓更多的人關(guān)注這個(gè)活動(dòng)。你永遠(yuǎn)也不知道靠自己的出現(xiàn)會(huì)吸引多少捐款。”

·Dont sleep on sleep. Payne and the rest of his fellow class also heard from sleep psychologist Dr. Derek H. Suite and dietician Kat Barefield. Suite has worked with the MLB and the New York Knicks over the last few years.

·別小看睡眠。佩恩和他的同級(jí)生們還聽了睡眠心理學(xué)家德里克·H·斯威特博士和營養(yǎng)學(xué)家凱特·貝爾菲爾德的課程。過去幾年，斯威特和職棒大聯(lián)盟以及紐約尼克斯之間一直有合作。

"Sleep is important to physical and mental recovery，" said Suite. "Something critical such as growth hormone which is important for muscle repair is only secreted in high numbers when you sleep. Testosterone which is vital to our verility and concentration is secreted at peak levels during sleep."

“就生理和心理的恢復(fù)而言，睡眠很重要?！彼雇卣f，“有些極為關(guān)鍵的東西，比如對(duì)肌肉有修復(fù)作用的成長(zhǎng)荷爾蒙，只會(huì)在睡覺時(shí)才大量產(chǎn)生。對(duì)體能和注意力至關(guān)重要的丙酸睪丸酮也會(huì)在睡眠時(shí)達(dá)到峰值?！?/p>

·Eat for health – not convenience. Barefield tried to get rookies to understand that you need to be intentional with your choices and not label food as an afterthought. Players need lots of carbohydrates to replenish the sugars lost by their body during workouts and protein to help repair muscles， so things like pasta and grilled chicken are recommended.

·健康飲食，而不是為了方面而吃飯。貝爾菲爾德試圖讓新秀們明白，一定要注意自己在吃上的選擇，不要不重視食物。球員需要大量碳水化合物補(bǔ)充他們?cè)谟?xùn)練中失去的糖分，也需要蛋白質(zhì)幫助修復(fù)肌肉，所以意大利面和烤雞這類食物得到了大力推薦。

"It really does go beyond basketball， its about longevity and life after basketball is long，" says Barefield. "I hope that they think twice about grabbing a big mac or choose the chocolate milk over soda."

“這真的已經(jīng)超越了籃球，這其實(shí)關(guān)注的是自己的壽命，籃球之后的人生很長(zhǎng)?！必悹柗茽柕抡f，“我希望他們?cè)诔砸粋€(gè)巨無霸漢堡，或者選擇巧克力奶而非蘇打水之前，三思而行。”

·Be smart with your money. Players received information on how to protect their money and invest properly from members of PricewaterhouseCoopers. The NBA has been able to raise the effectiveness of their financial education program.

·理智使用自己的錢。在如何保護(hù)財(cái)產(chǎn)，以及適當(dāng)投資這個(gè)問題上，球員們從PricewaterhouseCoopers的成員那里學(xué)到了經(jīng)驗(yàn)。NBA已經(jīng)提高了在財(cái)產(chǎn)教育項(xiàng)目上的效率。

"We dont want a day to occur[where] a player sits down with five or six[financial] advisers and has no idea what that conversation entails，" said Senior VP of Player Development Greg Taylor.

“我們不希望有一天出現(xiàn)這樣的情況，一名球員和五六個(gè)財(cái)經(jīng)顧問坐在一起，但卻一句話也聽不懂?！鼻騿T發(fā)展部門的高級(jí)副總裁格雷格·泰勒表示。

The assistance starts during summer league and runs through the season. PwC employs a curriculum that follows guidelines on how to intelligently address finances， avoid con artists and how to say "no，" which， according to Jazz rookie Rodney Hood， is the most important lesson.

這樣的協(xié)助從夏季聯(lián)賽開始，會(huì)持續(xù)整個(gè)賽季。PwC有一套課程安排，其中包括如何理智地對(duì)待經(jīng)濟(jì)問題、如何避免詐騙，以及如何說“不”。據(jù)爵士新秀羅德尼·胡德表示，最后一個(gè)課程最重要。

"Handling your money， learning how to say no； thats the biggest thing，" Hood said. Im a nice guy and a lot of things are going to happen that I have to say no."

“管理自己的錢，學(xué)會(huì)說不，這是最重要的?！焙抡f，“我是個(gè)好人，但也會(huì)有很多事讓我不得不說不?！?/p>

·Prepare for a difficult transition. The route a collegiate athlete takes to playing a sport professionally can often be a bumpy one. Lots of people are telling you what you should and shouldnt do， meanwhile you constantly have to perform your best in every single workout.

·為艱難的轉(zhuǎn)變做好準(zhǔn)備。大學(xué)球員的職業(yè)之路通常走得都比較艱難，很多人會(huì)告訴你，你該做什么，不該做什么，與此同時(shí)，你還要在每一次訓(xùn)練和比賽中拿出最佳表現(xiàn)。

"Its been busy， outside of the last two weeks where I got to go home and relax，" said Suns rookie Tyler Ennis. "Just a lot of traveling， emotionally a lot of ups and downs. Im happy to be done with the draft process."

“前兩周回家休息完后，我一直忙得要死。”太陽新秀泰勒·埃尼斯說，“不停地旅行，感情上經(jīng)歷了很多起伏，我很高興選秀這個(gè)過程終于結(jié)束了。”

Gordon， who is still 18， is acclimating to a professional league at a time most people his age and just trying to acclimiate to dorm life.

而對(duì)18歲的戈登而言，他正在適應(yīng)一個(gè)職業(yè)聯(lián)盟，而大部分這個(gè)年紀(jì)的人還在適應(yīng)宿舍生活。

"The last few months have really just been exhilarating， extremely different than the average 18-year-old has been through in a lifetime，" said Gordon. "I just feel comppletely thankful and grateful to get through it. Ive made it but at the same time I havent. At the end of the day， I have to keep a level head and keep working out and playing hard."

“過去幾個(gè)月真的很讓人興奮，和普通18歲的人相比，太不一樣了。”戈登表示，“能經(jīng)歷這些，我由衷地感到幸運(yùn)，我得到了眷顧。我做到了，可與此同時(shí)，我還有沒完成?？傊?，我必須保持清醒的頭腦，繼續(xù)訓(xùn)練，繼續(xù)努力打球?！?img src="https://cimg.fx361.com/images/2024/05/18/qkimagesklanklan201413klan20141328-2-l.jpg"/>

·Be ready to adapt. The rookie program brought in several veterans and retired players to so speak with the newcomers， including former Cavalier Roy Hinson， who is now a regional representative with the NBPA. Hinson， who played in the 80s， said the league is a far different place than it was when he played.

·做好適應(yīng)的準(zhǔn)備。新秀培訓(xùn)計(jì)劃請(qǐng)來了一些老將和退役球員，讓他們和菜鳥們交流，這其中就包括了前騎士球員羅伊·辛森，他現(xiàn)在是球員工會(huì)的地區(qū)代表。在上世紀(jì)80年代打球的辛森表示，現(xiàn)在的聯(lián)盟和他打球的年代已經(jīng)大不相同了。

"Unfortunately， nutrition was not a big thing back then like it is now，" Hinson said. "At the [Chicago] pre-draft camp， we found that quite a number of players had a strong interest in nutrition， so were kind of doubling our efforts."

“不幸的是，那時(shí)候我們對(duì)營養(yǎng)的重視程度遠(yuǎn)不及現(xiàn)在?！毙辽f，“在芝加哥選秀前的訓(xùn)練營中，我們發(fā)現(xiàn)不少球員對(duì)營養(yǎng)都很有興趣，所以我們大概付出了兩倍的努力。”