Michael Lee

Giannis Antetokounmpos awareness isnt limited to what happens on the court. He knows when to perform， whether hes windmill dunking to the delight of about 20，000 fans or charming a crew from Chinas main sports broadcast provider.

扬尼斯·阿德托昆博不仅仅知道场上应该做什么。他还知道何时应该表现自己，不管是在20000名球迷面前表演大风车扣篮还是在中国主流体育电视媒体上发散自己的魅力。

Following a recent practice at the Milwaukee Bucks facility， Antetokounmpo was， as usual， the last player still hanging around when he decided to make some time for an interview with CCTV-5. When the hosts， Weiping Zhang and Manyuan Zhang， informed him that this conversation would be seen by nearly 100 million people， Antetokounmpo knew exactly what to say the moment the cameraman started recording.

在密尔沃基雄鹿队的训练馆训练后，和往常一样留到了最后的阿德托昆博依然留着，准备接受CCTV-5的采访。主持人张卫平和张曼源告诉他，接下来的采访将会有将近1亿人观看。阿德托昆博很清楚在开始录像后他要说些什么。

"Follow me on Weibo，"Antetokounmpo shouted with a grin into the camera before a question could be asked， citing Chinas most popular social-media platform.

“在微博上关注我吧。”阿德托昆博在被问问题之前就咧着嘴笑道，微博是中国最流行的社交媒体平台。

Antetokounmpo cracked some jokes over the next few minutes about how hes his favorite player， that he once tried chicken feet in China and took a liking to them， and even dropped a few phrases in Mandarin. Not willing to waste an opportunity， Antetokounmpo closed the interview with another request for more followers while setting up some anticipation for his next move. "Stay tuned for the Greek Freak Ones，" said Antetokounmpo， who just agreed to a signature shoe deal with Nike.

阿德托昆博在接下來的几分钟里讲了好几个笑话，他讲了自己最喜欢的球员，还提到了在中国尝试鸡爪并大赞其口味，甚至还说了几句普通话。在谈话的最后，他提到了自己接下来的计划，刚刚与耐克达成签名鞋合同的他表示：“敬请期待希腊怪物第一代。”不愿意浪费任何一个机会的他还在最后让大家在社交媒体上都去关注他。

Antetokounmpos star has never been brighter， with his game and profile extending beyond the seemingly endless bounds of his zipcode-covering strides. He had more All-Star votes than any player in the first ballot release， a surprising turn for an international player who doesnt hail from a nation with more than two billion inhabitants. Yao Ming is the only nonAmerican to get the most All-Star votes and hes been retired from the NBA since 2011. But what might have been even more startling than Antetokounmpo leading LeBron James in voting is that two players born outside the United States— Joel Embiid and Kristaps Porzingis — are third and fourth among Eastern Conference frontcourt players. These new young talents not only represent their respective franchises but also stand to serve as the face of the league for years to come.

阿德托昆博正处于生涯最意气风发的时刻，他受到了全球各地球迷的喜爱。在全明星投票的第一轮，他荣膺票王。这对于一个来自没有拥有二十亿人口的国家的国际球员来说让人十分惊讶。姚明是唯一一个荣获全明星票王的非美国人，他在2011年就已经退役。而比起阿德托昆博在全明星投票中领先勒布朗·詹姆斯更让人吃惊的是，两名非美国出生的球员：乔尔·恩比德和克里斯塔普斯·波尔津吉斯在东部前场球员投票中分别排名第三和第四。……