霍華德加盟T1職籃
NBA veteran and former overall No. 1 draft pick Dwight Howard has joined Taiwan’s T1 Professional Basketball League.
前NBA老將以及選秀狀元霍華德加盟台灣T1職籃。
veteran (n.) 老手、老將、退役軍人draft (n.)選秀
Howard recently announced his latest career move through his new team.
霍華德最近透過他的新東家，宣布他最新的職涯動向。
This announcement has come as a surprise to some and made a big splash for the T1 League as it welcomes the eight-time NBA All-star and former NBA Champion as one of the highest-profile NBA players in Taiwan.
這個新消息令一些人感到訝異，並在T1聯盟造成轟動，因為其迎來這位8度入選明星賽的前NBA冠軍球員、同時也是台灣最令人矚目的NBA球星之一。
come as a surprise 令人感到驚訝high-profile引人注目的；keep a high profile 保持高調；keep a low profile 保持低調
Howard brings his last season averages of 6.2 points and 5.9 rebounds over 60 games with the Los Angeles Lakers to the Taoyuan Leopards, joining two other players on the team’s roster, Deyonta Davis and Troy Williams, who also have NBA experience.
霍華德帶著上季在湖人隊的60場比賽中，平均拿到6.2分和5.9個籃板的戰績到桃園雲豹隊，與該隊另外兩位也打過NBA的選手戴維斯和威廉斯成為隊友。
leopard (n.)豹roster (n.)球員名單
After the 2021-22 NBA season, Howard entered free agency but was not offered a contract to return for his 19th season in the league.
2021-22 NBA賽季過後，霍華德進入自由市場，並未得到重返他第19個賽季的合約。
free agent 自由球員
During a podcast interview, Howard said that he was willing to return to the Lakers, but the team was more interested in investing in younger players.
在一場播客的訪問中，霍華德說他當時願意回到湖人隊，但該隊卻對投資年輕球員比較有興趣。
be willing to VR. 願意去做……be interested in sth. 對……有興趣
He also noted that negotiations to join other championship contenders, like the Boston Celtics and Brooklyn Nets, didn’t get far.
他也提到曾與其他像是波士頓塞爾提克隊和布魯克林籃網隊的冠軍爭奪隊伍洽談加盟，但卻沒有下文。
contender (n.) （冠軍）爭奪者、競爭者 ；contend (v.)競爭、爭奪
In making his move to join the T1 League, Howard will reportedly earn over $1 million.
進入T1聯盟後，霍華德據報將賺進超過100萬美元。
reportedly (adv.)據稱、據傳聞
Although this exceeds the limit for a foreign player’s salary, the contract has been approved by the league, stating that “Howard will raise the level of competition in the T1 League and boost the audience’s interest.”
雖然這超過洋將薪水的上限，但合約已經被聯盟批准了，他們說：「霍華德將會提升T1聯盟的競爭程度並提高觀眾的興趣。」
exceed (v.)超過；exceed one’s expectations 超出某人的期望approve (v.) 批准、通過boost (v.)提高、增強