NBA》菜市場名換人當！夏季聯賽爆出4個Kobe
夏季聯賽截至目前為止，洛杉磯快艇隊和亞特蘭大老鷹隊都已經分別上陣兩個名為Kobe的球員上場，分別是快艇隊的桑德斯(Kobe Sanders)和布朗(Kobe Brown)，以老鷹隊的巴夫金(Kobe Bufkin)和強森(Kobe Johnson)。
Kobe Bufkin TOOK OVER in the 4th quarter to secure the Hawks 1st summer league dub...29 points3 assists3 stocks (2 3P blocks)15/15 from the FT line64.2 TS%dropped 17 points in the 4th to fuel a clinching 28-9 run pic.twitter.com/hnaY5CCj3c
— #InSnyderWeTrust (@dlee4three) July 11, 2025
我們不確定這些球員的名字由來，是不是和布萊恩(Kobe Bryant)當年一樣，來自喜歡神戶(Kobe)的雙親，但這些球員的出生年份都在2000年以後，那正是布萊恩迎向巔峰的年代，合理推測他們的名字受到布萊恩啟發的可能性應該比較高。
在NBA歷史上其實有不少菜市場名，包括Chris、Jordan、Josh等都是最常見的名字之一，不過如果講到近年最火熱的菜市場名，絕對非Jalen莫屬了，以2024-25賽季來看，總共有15隊陣中都有至少一個名為Jalen或讀音跟Jalen一樣的球員，例如布朗(Jaylen Brown)、布朗森(Jalen Brunson)、威廉斯(Jalen Williams)等，全聯盟竟有多達28個「杰倫」！
值得注意的是，Jalen這個名字不僅在NBA很常見，目前在NFL有58個Jalen、NCAA籃球聯盟有322個Jalen、NCAA美式足球也有多達496個Jalen，堪稱Jalen大爆發！
聯盟官網前陣子曾經試圖探究這股Jalen浪潮到底從何開始，這當然和我們熟悉的那個杰倫無關，很可能是來自退役球員羅斯(Jalen Rose)，自從他在1992年成為密西根大學五虎成員之一後，全美名為Jalen的男孩數量開始迅速暴增，Jalen和Jaylen至今都仍是美國最常見的名字之一。
It's time to reinstate our wins, induct Coach Fisher into the hall of fame and the FAB FIVE TOO!!!!! pic.twitter.com/SiLKzwZiFd
— Jalen Rose (@JalenRose) July 2, 2021
羅斯在大學時代和韋伯(Chris Webber)、霍華德(Juwan Howard)、金恩(Jimmy King)、傑克森(Ray Jackson)組成的密西根五虎，可說是名滿全美，這5個大一新生組成的先發陣容，竟然勇闖最終決賽，雖然沒能奪冠，但已經在美國籃球歷史留下一頁，當時以6呎8吋身高擔綱控球後衛的羅斯，一度被視為學長魔術強森(Magic Johnson)的接班人，不過他後來到NBA打球13年，從未入選過全明星賽，也沒拿過冠軍，生涯唯一值得說嘴的成就大概就是1999-00賽季的最佳進步獎。
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