By Nick Moyle, Staff writer | San Antonio Express-News, 2024-06-20 13:48:21
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圣安东尼奥马刺中锋维克多·文班亚马(Victor Wembanyama) (1) 在 2024 年 2 月 14 日星期三达拉斯的一场 NBA 篮球比赛上半场，与达拉斯独行侠中锋德里克·莱弗利二世 (Dereck Lively II) (2) 对抗时运球。 (美联社照片/LM Otero)
本周早些时候，维克多·文班亚马与一位退役后卫一起训练的照片引起了人们的兴趣。马刺队这位身高 7 英尺 3 英寸的球星究竟在和贾马尔·克劳福德 (Jamal Crawford) 做什么？
事实证明，文班亚马与克劳福德已经建立了友谊。克劳福德是三次最佳第六人，以他出色的控球技巧和羞辱任何挡在他路上的防守球员的能力而闻名。他们的关系可以追溯到 1 月下旬文班亚马在 TNT 的 NBA 赛前节目中亮相。克劳福德是节目中的一位新分析师，他对这位新秀的运球技巧到底有多全面感到好奇，因为文班亚马在之前对阵明尼苏达的一场比赛中完成了一个漂亮的 “Shammgod” 变向运球。
“我们回到本赛季早些时候他参加我们节目的时候，”克劳福德周四在 The Dan Patrick Show 上说。“他一直在做一些疯狂的动作，所以我问他是否能做这个特定的动作。‘他说，‘是的，是的，我做了很多年了。’ 我想，‘胡说…好吧。’”
克劳福德提到的这个动作是自我命名的“克劳福德双背身晃动”。这当然引起了克劳福德的注意。
当这对搭档在几周后印第安纳波利斯全明星赛期间的“新秀挑战赛”中一起出现在球场上时，所有人的目光都转向了克劳福德和文班亚马的即兴训练课。
“然后我们一起参加了全明星赛，我教了他一些自由式动作，从那时起，我们的关系就更近了，”克劳福德说。“我教了他一个环绕式动作，他需要将球绕过自己的身体。这是只适合高个控卫的动作。那些臂展长、可以完成这个动作的球员。我认为他能把它提升到一个新的高度。
“很有趣的是，当我开始教他其他新秀和二年级球员时，场上的所有球员 (都对我们) 充满了关注，他们走过来，停下了投篮。所以我心想，好吧，我们还是只做一些基本动作，因为现在每个人都在看着。”
在他们的最新训练课之后，仅仅想到文班亚马在下一个赛季释放出克劳福德式的技巧，就足以让联盟其他球队感到不安。毕竟，2024 年的最佳新秀在上个赛季场均 29.7 分钟内得到 21.4 分、3.9 次助攻和 1.8 个三分球，已经很难防守了。
“他是一个非常独特的天才，你可以将他用在球场上的许多不同位置，”克劳福德说。“你可以让他持球推进。你可以让他在中距离区域发挥作用。你也可以让他在低位发挥作用。他可以在转换进攻中投三分，并且可以做所有其他事情。”
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Spurs’ Wembanyama learns the art of dribbling from Jamal Crawford
San Antonio Spurs center Victor Wembanyama (1) dribbles the ball against Dallas Mavericks center Dereck Lively II (2) during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Dallas, Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
Earlier this week, images of Victor Wembanyama working out with a retired guard sparked intrigue. What, exactly, was the Spurs’ 7-foot-3 star doing with Jamal Crawford?
It turns out Wembanyama has struck up a friendship with Crawford, a three-time Sixth Man of the Year renowned for his ball-handling artistry and ability to humiliate just about any defender who stood in his path. Their relationship stems back to Wembanyama’s appearance on TNT’s NBA pregame show in late January. A first-year analyst, Crawford was curious about how extensive the rookie’s dribbling repertoire really was after he pulled off a nasty Shammgod crossover in a previous outing against Minnesota.
“Well, we go back to earlier this season when we had him on the show,” Crawford said Thursday on The Dan Patrick Show. “He had been doing some crazy moves so I asked him if he could do this particular move. ‘And he’s like, ‘Yeah, yeah, I’ve been doing that for years. I’m like, ‘Sh…yeah, OK.’”
The move in question was the self-coined “Crawford double behind-the-back shake and bake.” That, of course, got Crawford’s attention.
When the duo converged on the court a few weeks later for the Rising Stars Challenge during the All-Star break in Indianapolis, all eyes turned to an impromptu training session between Crawford and Wembanyama.
“Then we hooked up at All-Star and I showed him some freestyle moves, and from there our relationship kind of took off,” Crawford said. “I showed him a wraparound move where he sort of wraps (the ball) around his body. It’s only reserved for tall guards. Guys with long arms who can pull this off. I thought he could take it to the next level.
“It was funny, when I started showing him all the other rookies and sophomores on the court (gave us) all their attention, came over, stopped shooting. So I’m like, OK, let’s just keep this at surface level because everybody’s watching right now.”
Following their latest training session, the mere thought of Wembanyama unleashing a Crawford-esque bag of tricks next season should send tremors through the rest of the league. After all, the 2024 Rookie of the Year proved difficult enough to stop last season as he averaged 21.4 points, 3.9 assists and 1.8 3-pointers in just 29.7 minutes per game.
"He’s such a unique talent and you can use him so many different places on the court,” Crawford said. “You can use him bringing up the ball. You can use him in the mid-post area. You can use him in the post area. He can shoot transition 3s and do everything in-between.
By Nick Moyle, Staff writer, via San Antonio Express-News