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NBA官方今天宣布，前太陽隊總管瓊斯（James Jones）將接任執行副總裁暨籃球事務負責人，正式接替轉往鵜鶘隊的杜瑪斯（Joe Dumars），成為聯盟高層重要成員。

現年44歲的瓊斯擁有豐富球員與管理層經歷，曾在熱火與騎士隊3度隨詹姆斯（LeBron James）奪得總冠軍，在球員休息室有一定影響力。退休後則擔任球隊高層，2017年起加入太陽高層，2019年升任總管，任內完成多項重磅交易，包含交易來保羅（Chris Paul）與杜蘭特（Kevin Durant）。

「我很榮幸能接下這份職責，領導籃球事務部門。」瓊斯透過聲明表示，「這是能將我對籃球熱情投入新舞台的絕佳機會，並與一群優秀專業人士攜手推動聯盟持續發展。」

未來瓊斯將全面負責與比賽運作相關的核心事項，包含規則制定與執行、球員與教練行為規範、紀律處分以及比賽相關政策與流程。他將向NBA營運總裁史布勞爾（Byron Spruell）報告。

史布勞爾表示：「瓊斯是聯盟內廣受敬重的領袖與隊友，無論是球員時期或擔任高層，他都展現出卓越的領導力與人際關係能力。他對籃球的深厚理解，將為聯盟發展注入新動能。」

瓊斯的接任也填補杜馬斯的空缺。後者2022年加入聯盟高層，但今年休賽季接下鵜鶘隊籃球事務總裁一職。

拓荒者巨星里拉德（Damian Lillard）、76人「大鬍子」哈登（James Harden）的動向，無疑是今年夏天NBA各界都在關注的2大重頭戲。不過，與里拉德同梯的「小河流」瑞佛斯（Austin Rivers），卻對近年球星頻頻高喊「賣我」（trade me）的行為感到惱火，認為他們的行為將帶給NBA負面影響，順便還把剛簽訂的新版勞資協議（CBA）痛批了一番。

瑞佛斯在最新一期的podcast節目《Off Guard》中，談到了里拉德、哈登等球星於今夏高喊「賣我」的消息。瑞佛斯認為：「NBA是一種特權社會，自由球員本就有權決定想去哪裡打球，但如果被交易到了其他地方，球員也應該盡到打球的義務。然而，哈登、西蒙斯（Ben Simmons）及其他人卻開始為了『想走』而不打球，這對聯盟無疑只會帶來負面影響。」瑞佛斯坦言，NBA新版的勞資協議將於新賽季正式上路，但「頭重腳輕」的情況卻越來越嚴重，最頂尖的球星有資格拿到年薪5000萬美元以上的超級頂薪合約，但底薪合約的年薪卻只有大約200萬美元，甚至還有不少中間水平的球員，卻因為此制度的影響，導致只有底薪可以拿

佛斯最後大讚了里拉德一番，認為他是自己最為敬重的球星，也是他認為最難於籃球場上防守的對手之一。不過，瑞佛斯依然堅持他的立場，認為里拉德高喊「賣我」、點名希望能夠轉戰熱火打球的行為，恐怕會在聯盟當中吹起一股「歪風」。

NEW YORK — NBA players have selected the San Antonio Spurs' Tim Duncan as the recipient of the 2014-15 Twyman-Stokes Teammate of the Year Award. The award recognizes the player deemed the best teammate based on selfless play, on- and off-court leadership as a mentor and role model to other NBA players, and commitment and dedication to team.
A panel of NBA Legends nominated six players from each conference for the award and then nearly 300 NBA players submitted their votes through confidential balloting conducted by the league office.
Duncan has helped the Spurs reach the playoffs in each of his 18 NBA seasons and win five championships. Last season, Duncan was selected to his 15th All-Star Game, 15th All-NBA Team and 15th NBA All-Defensive Team.
Jack Twyman and Maurice Stokes, whose storied friendship transcended their Hall of Fame accomplishments, are honored with an annual NBA award in their names that recognizes the ideal teammate. Twyman and Stokes were teammates on the Rochester/Cincinnati Royals from 1955 to 1958. In the last game of the 1957-58 regular season, Stokes suffered an injury that led to his falling into a coma days later, leaving him permanently paralyzed. Diagnosed with post-traumatic encephalopathy, a brain injury that damaged his motor-control center, Stokes was supported for the rest of his life by Twyman, who became his legal guardian and advocate.
Twyman helped organize the NBA's Maurice Stokes Memorial Basketball Game, which raised funds for Stokes' medical care and, after his death in 1970 at age 36, for other players in need. In 2004, after years of lobbying by Twyman, Stokes was enshrined in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Twyman, who was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1983, died in 2012.
As part of its support for the Twyman-Stokes Teammate of the Year Award, the NBA will make a $25,000 donation split among the following five charities selected by Duncan: My Brother's Workshop, American Cancer Society, Ten Thousand Helpers, St. Croix Interscholastic Athletic Association and St. Croix Foundation.
Duncan totaled 1,494 points from the players, including 72 first-place votes. The Memphis Grizzlies' Vince Carter finished second with 818 points (28 first-place votes), and the Atlanta Hawks' Elton Brand placed third with 707 points (21 first-place votes). Duncan will be officially presented the trophy by 2013-14 Twyman-Stokes Award winner Shane Battier at a Spurs home game this fall.
Ten points were awarded for a first-place vote, seven for second, five for third, three for fourth and one for fifth; players were not allowed to vote for a teammate. Along with Duncan, Carter and Brand, the finalists included Ryan Anderson (New Orleans Pelicans), Steve Blake (Portland Trail Blazers), Caron Butler (Detroit Pistons), Pau Gasol (Chicago Bulls), Udonis Haslem (Miami Heat), Andre Iguodala (Golden State Warriors), Al Jefferson (Charlotte Hornets), Mike Miller (Cleveland Cavaliers) and Jameer Nelson (Denver Nuggets).
Below is a list of voting totals for the 2014-15 Twyman-Stokes Teammate of the Year Award:

2014-15 Twyman-Stokes Teammate of the Year Award

Player, Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th Points Tim Duncan, San Antonio 72 59 44 40 21 1494 Vince Carter, Memphis 28 39 30 28 21 818 Elton Brand, Atlanta 21 27 44 23 19 707 Ryan Anderson, New Orleans 31 29 12 19 23 653 Jameer Nelson, Denver 39 14 13 22 33 652 Mike Miller, Cleveland 16 23 26 41 29 603 Steve Blake, Portland 18 23 24 27 22 564 Pau Gasol, Chicago 15 24 20 21 27 508 Andre Iguodala, Golden State 19 18 21 19 15 493 Udonis Haslem, Miami 15 13 24 22 13 440 Caron Butler, Detroit 14 17 20 17 20 430 Al Jefferson, Charlotte 11 13 21 20 46 412

ALL-TIME TWYMAN-STOKES TEAMMATE OF THE YEAR AWARD WINNERS
2012-13: Chauncey Billups, L.A. Clippers
2013-14: Shane Battier, Miami
2014-15: Tim Duncan, San Antonio