By Jeff McDonald, Staff Writer | San Antonio Express-News, 2024-06-03 10:49:38
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内华达州亨德森 - 9月8日：朗-霍兰德(Ron Holland) 身穿0号球衣，在2023年9月8日于内华达州亨德森举行的NBA G联赛秋季邀请赛中，对阵珀斯野猫队的比赛上半场，突破了大卫-奥克韦拉(David Okwera) 身穿35号球衣的防守。最终，野猫队以127-112战胜了点燃队。（摄影：伊森-米勒/盖蒂图片社）
编者按： 马刺队将携手两张前十顺位的选秀签，首次在NBA选秀大会上拥有如此高的选秀权，分别是第4顺位和第8顺位。如果不是因为去年马刺队史无前例地选中了维克多-文班亚马(Victor Wembanyama)，这两张选秀签中的任何一张都将是球队自1997年以来最高的选秀签位。以下是一系列关于马刺队可能考虑在这两个位置选中的球员的分析：
如果2024年NBA选秀大会不可思议地在赛季开始前举行，那么朗-霍兰德(Ron Holland)很可能是公认的状元秀。
这位2023年从邓肯维尔高中毕业的全美顶级高中生，放弃了前往德克萨斯大学的机会，选择在G联赛点燃队度过一年。
尽管霍兰德的第一个职业赛季并不糟糕，但他的选秀顺位仍然有所下降。
这对马刺队来说可能是好消息，如果他们想增添这位潜力无限的侧翼得分手。
年仅18岁的霍兰德在点燃队场均得到18.5分，超过了之前在G联赛发展联盟效力的高顺位乐透秀杰伦-格林和斯科特-亨德森。
霍兰德拥有良好的位置尺寸，身高6尺8寸，而且在攻防两端都很努力。他在为现已解散的点燃队效力期间，展现出了使他成为去年夏天所有球探眼中的宠儿的那种运动天赋。
霍兰德没有做得很好的事就是投篮，这可能是让急需投手的马刺队犹豫不决的原因。
至少在职业生涯初期，霍兰德在NBA的定位和适合度将决定一切。他还没有证明自己作为球队头号得分手能够很好地创造投篮机会，但这对马刺队来说是可以接受的。
他们已经拥有了身高7尺3寸的维克多-文班亚马(Victor Wembanyama)作为头号得分手。
不难想象霍兰德能够通过攻击文班亚马在防守中自然创造的空位，发展成为一名得分机器。再加上霍兰德的身高、臂展以及在防守端积极拼抢的意愿，他很快就能成长为一名出色的双向球员。
对马刺队来说，在第4顺位选中霍兰德可能有点牵强。在第8顺位选中他可能仍然有点牵强。但是，如果霍兰德真的跌落到这个位置，马刺队可能会忍不住选择这位德州本土球员。
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Spurs draft profile: The case for Ron Holland
HENDERSON, NEVADA - SEPTEMBER 08: Ron Holland #0 of G League Ignite drives to the basket against David Okwera #35 of the Perth Wildcats in the first half of an NBA G League Fall Invitational game on September 08, 2023 in Henderson, Nevada. The Wildcats defeated Ignite 127-112. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
Editor’s Note: The Spurs enter the June 26 NBA draft armed with a pair of top 10 picks for the first time in team history, holding the No. 4 and No. 8 selections. Had it not been for last year, when the Spurs famously nabbed Victor Wembanyama first overall, either of those picks would have marked the club’s highest draft slots since 1997. This is the next in a series of profiles of prospects the Spurs might consider at those spots:
Had the 2024 NBA draft been inexplicably held before the start of last season, Ron Holland might have been the consensus No. 1 pick.
The top prep prospect in the country coming out of Duncanville High in 2023, Holland eschewed a chance to play at the University of Texas to spend a gap year with the G League Ignite.
Though Holland’s one professional season did not go terribly, his draft stock nevertheless took a hit.
That could be good news for the Spurs, if they aim to add the promising wing scorer.
At only 18 years old, the uber-explosive Holland averaged 18.5 points for the Ignite — more than past high lottery picks Jalen Green and Scoot Henderson scored in their time with the G-League farm team.
Holland has good positional size at 6-foot-8 and plays hard on both ends of the floor. There were moments in his short time with the now-defunct Ignite in which he flashed the athletic skill that made him every scout’s darling at this time last summer.
What Holland did not do all that well is shoot, and that could be the bugaboo that keeps the shooting-hungry Spurs from taking a swing on the high-energy wing.
Role and fit will tell the tale for Holland at the NBA level, at least in the early going. He hasn’t proven to be much of shot creator as a No. 1 option, but with the Spurs that’s OK.
They already have a No. 1 option in the 7-foot-3 form of Victor Wembanyama.
It doesn’t take much to envision Holland developing into a scoring force by attacking the gaps in a defense that Wembanyama naturally creates. Add to that Holland’s size and length and willingness to mix it up on the other end, and he could blossom into a handy two-way player in short order.
It would probably be a stretch for the Spurs to take Holland with the No. 4 pick. It might still be a stretch to take him at No. 8. If he falls that far, however, the Spurs might be tempted to pull the trigger on this Texas born-and-bred prospect.
By Jeff McDonald, Staff Writer, via San Antonio Express-News