Jefferson was the marquee addition in a busy offseason for San Antonio, coming to the Spurs in a four-player deal with Milwaukee.

在这个忙碌夏天，马刺和雄鹿达成了涉及4名球员的转会交易，Jefferson正是在这个交易达成后来到了马刺。

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But against Baltimore, the Patriots weren't saved by a marquee player.

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This relative growth perhaps not as large as it would be had the team (1) been located in a larger media market or (2) enjoyed a more vocal and visible marquee player.

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Though soccer is comprised of 11 players on the pitch identical to American football, soccer exhibits characteristics more similar to the NBA in terms of the impact that a marquee player can have on TV ratings.

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