By Jacob Douglas | Pounding The Rock (PtR), 2024-06-28 06:45:00
由生成式人工智能翻译，译文内容可能不准确或不完整，以原文为准。
圣安东尼奥通过交易向下选择这位西班牙后卫。
在经历了 2024 年 NBA 选秀 充满变数的第一天后，圣安东尼奥马刺队仍有工作要做。在第二轮手握两个选秀权的情况下，布莱恩·赖特(Brian Wright)和管理层再次寻求交易。他们与印第安纳步行者队达成协议，用 35 号签换取 36 号签和现金。步行者队用 35 号签选中了堪萨斯大学的新生约翰尼·弗菲，而马刺队则用 36 号签选中了西班牙后卫胡安·努涅斯。
选秀评分：C
胡安·努涅斯，身高 6 英尺 4 英寸的后卫，乌尔姆（德国）
2023-2024 赛季数据：9.9 分，4.9 次助攻，3.4 个篮板，47% 的投篮命中率，31.9% 的三分球命中率，60.7% 的罚球命中率
努涅斯的最大优势在于他在挡拆中的传球能力。像许多在他之前的西班牙后卫一样，努涅斯是一位极具观赏性的传球第一球员。考虑到他的国籍和比赛风格，他会被人拿来与里基·卢比奥相提并论，但他远不如卢比奥速度快，也没有在海外取得过与卢比奥同等的成功。
我很期待看到胡安·努涅斯今天会在哪里被选中。这位身高 6 英尺 5 英寸的西班牙后卫可以说是这届新秀中最好的挡拆组织者；他是一位绝对的魔术师，拥有创造性、果断的阅读比赛能力，并以惊人的视野和天赋撕裂防守。pic.twitter.com/QeqQglJLiu
— 乔纳森·吉沃尼(@DraftExpress) 2024 年 6 月 27 日
努涅斯的外线防守很差，而且作为一名后卫来说速度非常慢。为了便于理解，在 NBA 选秀大会的四分之三场冲刺测试中，他的成绩只比普渡大学的大个子扎克·埃迪快了 0.01 秒。尽管他是一位极具创造力的传球手，但他仍然在失误方面苦苦挣扎，过去一个赛季场均出现 2.3 次失误。努涅斯的跳投还需要一些改进。他的三分球命中率只有 31.9%，罚球命中率为 60.7%。和斯蒂芬·卡斯尔(Stephon Castle)很像，努涅斯在投篮方面展现出了一些潜力，但他做得还不够稳定，无法证明他能在下一级别成为一名射手。
胡安·努涅斯昨天打出了本赛季最好的投篮表现，在对阵哥廷根队的比赛中，他三分球 5 投 4 中，罚球 2 投 2 中，最终得到 20 分/5 次助攻/1 次失误的数据。
在过去的 4 场比赛中，努涅斯场均得到 17 分和 5 次助攻，三分球命中率为 50%（14 投 7 中），罚球命中率为 78.9%（19 投 15 中）。pic.twitter.com/qVCVtwQ6UX
— 吉米·罗德斯(@CoachJRhoades) 2024 年 3 月 10 日
努涅斯很可能是一个“选秀后暂不签约”的球员。圣安东尼奥用 8 号签交易换取了资产和薪资空间。很明显，他们希望在未来保持财务灵活性。努涅斯可以与巴萨续约，继续在欧洲打球，直到马刺队想把他带过来。在未来几天，我们可能会对他合同的情况有更清晰的了解。
选择努涅斯有点让人难以接受。在 35 号签时，还有很多有天赋的球员，包括弗菲，他比努涅斯更有潜力。他们本可以选择塞尔维亚侧翼尼古拉·久里希奇，他可能拥有更高的上限，而且很可能也会被雪藏。很明显，马刺队很看重努涅斯在控球后卫位置上的传球和视野，所以在这个位置上选择了 on him。第二轮选秀总是一场赌博，而且有了双向合同，这已经变成了一场球队可以选择的球员不会在经济上或阵容名单上对他们造成伤害的游戏。
选择努涅斯是另一个着眼于长远的举动，这表明圣安东尼奥在重建过程中保持着耐心。通过选择一名“选秀后暂不签约”的球员，他们保留了在今年夏天及以后获得更多资产的薪资灵活性。即使这位新秀并不完美，但这个过程是合理的。
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Spurs 2024 Draft grade: San Antonio selects Juan Nunez with the 36th pick
San Antonio trades down to take the Spanish guard.
After an eventful day-one of the 2024 NBA Draft, the San Antonio Spurs still had work to do. With two selections in the second round, Brian Wright and the front office were once again looking to make moves. They made a deal with the Indiana Pacers, trading the 35th overall pick for the 36th selection and cash. The Pacers picked Kansas Freshman, Johnny Furphy with the 35th pick, and the Spurs took Spanish guard, Juan Nunez at 36.
Draft Grade: C
Juan Nunez, 6-foot-4 guard, Ratiopharm Ulm (Germany)
2023-2024 stats: 9.9 points, 4.9 assists, 3.4 rebounds, 47% FG, 31.9% 3PT, 60.7%
Nunez’s greatest strength is his passing ability in the pick and roll. Like many Spanish guards before him, Nunez plays with flair as a pass-first player. He’ll draw comparisons to Ricky Rubio given his nationality and play-style, but he isn’t nearly as quick as Rubio, and didn’t experience the same level of overseas success.
I’m excited to see where Juan Nunez gets drafted today. The 6’5 Spanish guard is arguably the best pick-and-roll playmaker in this class; an absolute magician with the ball who makes creative, decisive reads and picks apart defenses with spectacular vision and flair. pic.twitter.com/QeqQglJLiu
— Jonathan Givony (@DraftExpress) June 27, 2024
Nunez is a poor perimeter defender, and is very slow for a guard. To put it in perspective, he ran just .01 seconds faster than Purdue big man, Zach Edey, in the three-quarter court sprint at the NBA Draft combine. Despite being such a creative passer, he still struggles with turnovers, averaging 2.3 giveaways this past season. Nunez’s jump shot needs some work. He shoots just 31.9% from three and 60.7% from the free throw line. Much like Stephon Castle, Nunez showed some promise of hitting shots, but didn’t do it consistently enough to prove he’ll be a shooter at the next level.
Juan Nuñez had his best shooting performance of the season yesterday, going 4/5 from 3FG and 2/2 from the FT line en route to a 20 pt/5 assist/1 TO stat line vs Gottingen.
In his last 4 games, Nuñez is averaging 17 pts & 5 asts on 50% 3FG (7/14) & 78.9% FT (15/19). pic.twitter.com/qVCVtwQ6UX
— Jimmy Rhoades (@CoachJRhoades) March 10, 2024
It’s likely that Nunez is a draft-and-stash pick. San Antonio traded out of the eighth pick to gather assets and open cap space. It’s clear they want to maintain financial flexibility moving forward. Nunez could re-sign with Barca in Spain and continue to play in Europe until the Spurs want to bring him over. We will likely get more clarity on his contract situation in the coming days.
The Nunez pick is a bit hard to swallow. There was clear talent remaining on the board at 35, including Furphy, who is a better prospect than Nunez. They could have elected to pick the Serbian wing, Nikola Djurisic, who may have higher upside, and still likely stashed him. Clearly the Spurs value Nunez’s passing and floor vision at the point guard position to select him at this spot. The second round is always a crap shoot, and with the two-way contract, it’s become a game of who can team’s take that won’t hurt them financially or burn a roster spot.
Drafting Nunez is another long-term move, signaling that San Antonio is remaining patient in it’s rebuild. By selecting a draft-and-stash player, they keep the cap flexibility to acquire more assets this summer and beyond. The process makes sense, even if the prospect is less than perfect.
By Jacob Douglas, via Pounding The Rock