By Nick Moyle, Longhorns Insider | San Antonio Express-News, 2024-05-28 11:12:43
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圣安东尼奥马刺队前锋维克托·文班亚马（1）在 2024 年 1 月 27 日星期六在弗罗斯特银行中心举行的 NBA 比赛下半场防守明尼苏达森林狼队后卫安东尼·爱德华兹。圣安东尼奥苦战取胜，以 113-112 战胜明尼苏达。
即使在 NBA 季后赛期间，“谁将成为下一代球星”的问题也无时无刻不在新闻中出现。Spotify 旗下的体育和流行文化网站 The Ringer 最新参与了这场争论，该网站的 12 位篮球工作人员对尚未满 26 岁的 25 位最佳球员进行了评级，并发布了 “下一代最佳球员”排行榜。
马刺队的维克托·文班亚马登上了这份榜单的首位，榜单中还包括森林狼队的安东尼·爱德华兹（22 岁）和小牛队的卢卡·东契奇（25 岁），这两位球员目前正在西部决赛中较量。20 岁的文班亚马是获得全票通过的最佳新秀，他得到了 48.1 分（满分 50 分），领先于爱德华兹（47 分）、俄克拉荷马城雷霆队的谢伊·吉尔杰斯-亚历山大（45.8 分）、东契奇（45.4 分）和印第安纳步行者队的泰瑞斯·哈利伯顿（42.3 分）。
The Ringer 的霍华德·贝克写道：“天赋是伟大的先决条件，但让我相信的是文班亚马的整体形象。… 只有两件事可能会使文班亚马脱轨或下降，而这两件事都超出了他的控制：伤病和阵容。”
12 位小组成员在五个不同的类别中对球员进行了 1-10 分的评分：当前表现、未来表现、“鼓舞人心”（魅力和市场表现力）、无形资产和基本品质。
文班亚马的评分因未来表现和基本品质获得满分而得到提升，并且在无形资产方面获得了类别最佳的 9.7 分。无畏、高飞、大肆赞美的爱德华兹获得了该民意调查中唯一一个 10 分的“鼓舞人心”。
最终，一位 20 岁的菜鸟球员，他的球队本赛季仅赢得了 22 场比赛，击败了更多 26 岁以下的明星球员，因为 他的精神力量潜力显然没有上限。 7 英尺 3 英寸的文班亚马是第四位场均至少得到 20 分、10 个篮板和 3 个盖帽的新秀，并且是第一位入选全联盟防守一阵，同时还获得年度最佳防守球员亚军的球员。他成为 NBA 历史上首位场均得到 20 分、10 个篮板、3 次助攻、3 个盖帽、1 次抢断和 1 个三分球的球员，尽管他在出场时间上仅排名第 79 位（29.7 分钟）。
文班亚马离 21 岁生日还有 7 个月的时间，但他似乎注定要追随迈克尔·乔丹、哈基姆·奥拉朱旺和扬尼斯·阿德托昆博，成为第四位在同一赛季获得 MVP 和年度最佳防守球员的球员。而且他最终可能会成为第一个多次获得该荣誉的球员。
“考虑到我们已经看到的潜力，我不确定对 Wemby 的任何预测都会听起来很有胆量，”贝克写道。“但还是可以这样说：他至少会赢得三次 MVP、三次最佳防守球员奖和三次冠军。”
以报道 NBA 为生的记者对文班亚马的热情远远不止这些。即使是本赛季遇到他的超级巨星，在过后也像一位自豪的父母那样大肆赞扬他，就像他们的孩子刚刚在车道上的一对一决斗中击败了他们。
两届 MVP 阿德托昆博在 2 月份说：“只要维克托健康，联盟就是他的。”
The Ringer 的“NBA 新一代最佳球员”前十名
1、维克托·文班亚马，马刺。年龄：20 岁。总分：48.1
2、安东尼·爱德华兹，森林狼。年龄：22 岁。得分：47。
3、谢伊·吉尔杰斯-亚历山大。年龄：25 岁。得分：45.8。
4、卢卡·东契奇。年龄：25 岁。得分：45.4。
5、泰瑞斯·哈利伯顿。年龄：24 岁。得分：42.3
6、泰瑞斯·马克西，76 人。年龄：23 岁。得分：40.3。
7、切特·霍姆格伦，雷霆。年龄：22 岁。得分：39.7。
8、贾伦·威廉姆斯，雷霆。年龄：23 岁。得分：39.3。
9、保罗·班切罗，魔术。年龄：21 岁。得分：38.6。
并列第 10 位。锡安·威廉姆森，鹈鹕。年龄：23 岁。得分：36.6
并列第 10 位。贾·莫兰特，灰熊。年龄：24 岁。得分：36.6
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Spurs’ Wembanyama voted ‘best of the NBA’s next generation’
San Antonio Spurs forward Victor Wembanyama (1) defends Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards during the second half of their NBA game at the Frost Bank Center on Saturday, Jan. 27, 2024. San Antonio held on to beat Minnesota 113-112.
Even now, in the midst of the NBA playoffs, the question of “who’s next?” permeates the 24-hour news cycle. Spotify-owned sports and pop culture site The Ringer was the latest to jump into the fray by enlisting its 12 basketball staffers to rate the 25 best players yet to turn 26 years old for its “Best of the Next Generation” rankings.
The Spurs’ Victor Wembanyama wound up atop a list that included the Timberwolves’ Anthony Edwards (22 years old) and Mavericks’ Luka Doncic (25) – both of whom are currently duking it out in the Western Conference Finals. Wembanyama, the 20-year-old unanimous Rookie of the Year, scored 48.1 points (out of 50) to finish No. 1 ahead of Edwards (47), Oklahoma City’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexader (45.8), Doncic (45.4) and Indiana’s Tyrese Haliburton (42.3).
“Talent is a prerequisite for greatness,” The Ringer’s Howard Beck wrote, “but it’s Wembanyama’s overall persona that makes me believe. … Only two things can possibly derail or diminish Wembanyama, both out of his control: injuries and the roster.”
The 12 panelists ranked players on a 1-10 scale across five different categories: current performance, future performance, “gets the people going” (charisma and marketability), intangibles and foundational qualities.
Wembanyama’s grade was buoyed by perfect scores in future performance and foundational qualities plus a category-best 9.7 in intangibles. The fearless, high-flying, smack-talking Edwards received the poll’s only other 10 in “gets the people going.”
In the end, a 20-year-old rookie whose team won just 22 games this season beat out the more accomplished under-26 stars because there is no apparent cap on his mind-bending potential. The 7-foot-3 Wembanyama was the fourth rookie to average at least 20 points, 10 rebounds and three blocks and the first ever named to the All-Defensive first team while also finishing as runner-up for Defensive Player of the Year. He became the first player in NBA history to tally 20 points, 10 rebounds, three assists, three blocks, one steal and one 3-pointer per game, doing so despite ranking 79th in minutes (29.7).
Still seven months shy of his 21st birthday, Wembanyama seems destined to join Michael Jordan, Hakeem Olajuwon and Giannis Antetokounmpo as the fourth player to win MVP and Defensive Player of the Year in the same season. And he could eventually become the first to pull that off multiple times.
“I’m not sure any prediction for Wemby will sound bold, given the potential we’ve already seen,” Beck wrote. “But here goes: He’s winning at least three MVPs, three DPOYs, and three championships.”
Reporters who cover the NBA for a living are far from alone in gushing over Wembanyama. Even the superstars who encountered him this season ended up raving afterwards like a proud parent whose kid just took it to them in a one-on-one driveway duel.
"As long as Victor is healthy,” two-time MVP Antetokounmpo said in February, “the league is his.”
The Ringer’s “Best of the NBA’s Next Generation” top 10
1. Victor Wembanyama, Spurs. Age: 20. Overall score: 48.1
2. Antony Edwards, Timberwolves. Age: 22. Score: 47.
3. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. Age: 25. Score: 45.8.
4. Luka Doncic. Age: 25. Score: 45.4.
5. Tyrese Haliburton. Age: 24. Score: 42.3
6. Tyrese Maxey, Sixers. Age: 23. Score: 40.3.
7. Chet Holmgren, Thunder. Age: 22. Score: 39.7.
8. Jalen Williams, Thunder. Age: 23. Score: 39.3.
9. Paolo Banchero, Magic. Age: 21. Score: 38.6.
T-10. Zion Williamson, Pelicans. Age: 23. Score: 36.6
T-10. Ja Morant, Grizzlies. Age: 24. Score: 36.6.
By Nick Moyle, Longhorns Insider, via San Antonio Express-News