最近，美国媒体ClutchPoint在推特上发布了一张现役四位在上世纪90年代被选中的球员的合成照，引发了诸多球迷，尤其是老球迷的感慨。这四位都是谁呢？不用我说，想必大家都能猜得出来。

Vince Carter

半人半神——文斯·卡特

The days of Vinsanity may be long gone, but the 2000 Slam Dunk champ can still punish the rim¹ at 41 years old. His true value to NBA teams, however, is with the experience he brings. Which is why the Hawks², who are into the second year of their roster³ rebuild, signed Carter to a one-year contract in July.

"卡疯狂"的日子可能一去不复返了，但是这位2000年扣篮大赛冠军在41岁的年纪仍然能够暴力虐筐。然而，对于NBA球队来说他真正的价值是他给球队带来的经验。目前进入重建期第二年的老鹰队也是因此，选择在今年七月以一年合同签下了卡特。

"This is probably Carter's final season before he transitions to broadcasting full time. He said this summer that he's "90-something percent" sure he'll retire at the end of the season." -- ESPN NBA reporter Tim MacMahon

ESPN NBA 的记者Tim MacMahon 报道说：“这很有可能是卡特的最后一个赛季，在这之后他将做一位全职的广播员。他说这赛季结束后，他有百分之九十几的可能性退役。”

Dirk Nowitzki

德国战车——德克·诺维茨基

His production and his minutes have dropped in recent seasons, but the 40-year-old big man remains⁴ a tough cover on the perimeter⁵. He shot 41 percent from 3-point range last season, and his presence on the floor still commands respects and opens up space for his teammates to operate.

最近几个赛季，他的效率和出场时间均有下滑，但这位40岁的大个子仍然是让对手头痛的外线威胁。上赛季他的三分命中率高达41%，在场上依然值得让对手特别注意他，从而为队友拉开津贡空间。

"Nowitzki doesn't plan to make a decision on whether to retire until after this season. "I'm going to leave the door open on if I'm going to play another [season], but I'm going to approach this as if there's no tomorrow," Nowitzki said, citing how his body feels as the primary factor on whether he'll come back for a 22nd season." -- ESPN NBA reporter Tim MacMahon

ESPN记者报道说：“在这个赛季没有结束前，诺维茨基并没有计划作出是否退役的决定。”老司机说：“我还是会给是否退役留下选择空间，不会把话说死，但是我会把每个赛季都当成最后一个来打。”诺维茨基对自己的身体状况的感觉是他能否回归第22个赛季的首要因素。

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Jason Terry

喷气机——杰森·特里

Terry insists that he's going to play a 20th season, and the team that takes a chance on him will get a shooter that can still fill it up from long range. Terry, who moved to shooting guard in the 2006-07 season, saw his 3-point percentage fall to a still respectable 34.8 percent last season. But in 2016-17, he recorded the second-highest 3-point percentage of his career at 42.7 percent.

特里声称他将要打第20个赛季，那些愿在他身上试一下的球队，将会得到一个靠谱射手。特里自2006至2007赛季以来改打得分后卫，刚开始他的三分命中率经历过下滑，但仍然达到了可观的34.8%。2016-17赛季他的三分命中率高达42.7%，这是他职业生涯第二高。

"This might not be up to Terry, who is still waiting for a call this summer. "-- ESPN NBA reporter Tim MacMahon

“这可能无法由特里决定，这个夏天，他仍然在等待某个球队经理的招募电话。” ESPN NBA 记者Tim MacMahon报道。

Manu Ginobili

马努-吉诺比利

Manu Ginobili, who will make a possible return in 2018-19, was selected by the Spurs in the second round of the 1999 NBA draft but didn't make his league debut⁶ until 2002.

在1999年NBA的选秀中，马努-吉诺比利在第二轮被马刺选中，但是直到2002年，马努才进行了他的联盟首秀。