By Jeje Gomez | Pounding The Rock (PtR), 2024-06-30 09:00:58
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。
在经历了一场忙碌的选秀大会后，马刺队将在自由市场上寻求更多人才。
自由市场的大门即将开启。6月30日，各支球队将被正式允许与自由球员进行谈判，如果按照以往的经验来看，大多数交易将在周日达成。事情即将变得疯狂起来。
想要搞清楚所有变动的部分以及圣安东尼奥如何适应自由市场的格局并非易事，但我们会尽力提供帮助。以下是马刺球迷需要了解的关于2024年NBA自由市场的一切。
马刺队的阵容目前如何？
我们还不知道在选秀大会第二轮被选中的球员是否会得到正式合同。假设胡安·努涅斯留在海外，哈里森·英格拉姆签下双向合同，以及可能被裁掉的球员离开，马刺队的深度阵容如下：
控球后卫： 斯蒂芬·卡斯尔(Stephon Castle) - 特雷·琼斯 - 布雷克·韦斯利
得分后卫： 德文·瓦塞尔 - 马拉基·布拉纳姆
小前锋： 朱利安·尚帕尼 - 西迪·西索科 - 哈里森·英格拉姆
大前锋： 杰里米·索汉(Jeremy Sochan) - 凯尔登·约翰逊
中锋： 维克多·文班亚马(Victor Wembanyama) - 扎克·科林斯
同样，我们也不知道马刺队是否会放弃德文特·格雷厄姆和查尔斯·巴斯，以及放弃他们对自由球员塞迪·奥斯曼、多米尼克·巴洛和桑德罗·马穆凯拉什维利的权利，他们最近让后者成为了一名受限制自由球员，但我们现在认为这种情况很有可能发生。如果不算英格拉姆，并假设朱利安·尚帕尼没有被裁掉，他们已经有了11名球员，而且没有明显的漏洞。问题在于，即使假设球队内部有所进步，他们的天赋也没有比去年有所提升。
好消息是，马刺队有办法在自由市场或交易市场上进行升级。
马刺队有薪金空间吗？
在交易掉8号签后，如果马刺队决定通过裁掉那些非保障合同的球员并放弃自由球员来成为一支工资帽以下的球队，他们可以腾出大约2600万美元的薪金空间。在这种情况下，他们还将拥有价值约800万美元的房间特例。他们不能将薪金空间与特例结合使用，但总的来说，他们可以有大约3400万美元用于自由球员。
如果他们决定通过保证一些合同和/或不放弃他们对自由球员的权利来成为一支工资帽以上的球队，他们将只有价值约1300万美元的非奢侈税中产特例，但这种情况目前看来不太可能发生。
有没有关于马刺队的有趣传闻？有哪些潜在的交易或自由球员目标？
目前关于马刺队的传闻并不多。过去他们曾与特雷·杨联系在一起，而且据报道老鹰队愿意交易他，但管理层对这位明星控球后卫兴趣不大。有传言称马刺队对骑士队控球后卫达柳斯·加兰感兴趣，但更可靠的新闻人士并没有报道过任何关于谈判的具体消息。最近，有传言称圣安东尼奥是托拜厄斯·哈里斯的潜在下家，但没有任何具体证据表明两者之间存在联系。据《丹佛邮报》报道，肯塔维奥斯·卡德维尔-波普拒绝执行球员选项，他可能会引起银黑军团的兴趣。
那么需求呢？马刺队可以尝试加强一些位置。替补中锋是圣安东尼奥上赛季的弱点，虽然扎克·科林斯有可能迎来反弹赛季，但他上赛季末遭受的伤病将阻碍他今年夏天的训练。控球后卫的问题是卡斯尔可以帮助解决的，但教练组可能想要一个经验丰富的老将。在侧翼和前锋位置增加投篮和运动能力是必须的。
从这些需求来看，哈里斯和卡德维尔-波普与马刺队联系在一起是有道理的。在前锋位置上，托拜厄斯·哈里斯是一个有趣的选择，因为他将带来马刺队目前缺乏的身高、运动能力和投篮。卡德维尔-波普似乎很适合侧翼位置，他的防守和投篮可以为维克多·文班亚马拉开空间，让德文·瓦塞尔专注于进攻。
目前还没有控球后卫或中锋与马刺队联系在一起，但以赛亚·哈尔滕施泰因是市场上最好的大个子，而约纳斯·瓦兰丘纳斯则是一个更便宜但可行的选择。如果教练组对卡斯尔不确定，泰尔斯·琼斯将是控球后卫位置上的一个很好的补充。
马刺队会进行大交易吗？
他们当然可以，尽管除了文班亚马和瓦塞尔之外，他们没有多少球员是其他球队想要的。圣安东尼奥已经积累了大量的选秀权，这些选秀权的数量仅次于雷霆队，而且他们拥有的未来老鹰队的选秀权现在看来非常有价值，因为在德章泰·穆雷被交易到新奥尔良之后，亚特兰大充满了不确定性。马刺队可以为任何希望用选秀权换取球员的球队提供具有竞争力的报价。
银黑军团还可以利用他们的薪金空间来吸收工资，而无需在交易中送出任何低于2600万美元的球员。他们甚至可以通过将德文特·格雷厄姆的部分保障合同包含进来，在先签后换的交易中承担更多工资。他们最近同意与格雷厄姆推迟他的合同生效日期，所以他们可能会考虑用先签后换的方式交易高薪球员。
近期内有可能发生大交易吗？可能不会。非超级明星的市场价格已经上涨了一段时间。篮网队在最近的一笔交易中用米卡尔·布里奇斯换来了五个首轮签。我们可以合理地预期，比如说爵士队会为劳里·马尔卡宁索要类似的回报。理论上，马刺队可以得到一名球星或高水平的角色球员，但这将是一场孤注一掷的行动，而一支耐心的管理层似乎不太可能这样做。但同样，这也是有可能的。
自由市场什么时候开始？
球队将被允许在中部时间6月30日下午5点与自由球员进行谈判。我们会随时向您通报所有与马刺队有关的消息。
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Everything Spurs fans need to know before the start of free agency
After a busy draft, the Spurs will look to add more talent in free agency.
Free agency is almost upon us. On June 30th teams will be officially allowed to negotiate with free agents and if the past is any indication, the majority of deals will be inked on Sunday. Things are about to get hectic.
It can be hard to make sense of all the moving pieces and how San Antonio fits in the free agency landscape, but we are here to help. Here’s everything Spurs fans need to know about the 2024 NBA free agency.
How’s the Spurs’ roster looking going in?
We don’t know yet if the players selected in the second round of the draft will get regular contracts. Assuming Juan Nunes stays abroad, Harrison Ingram signs a two-way deal and the likely candidates to be waived leave, this is how the Spurs’ depth chart is looking:
PG: Stephon Castle - Tre Jones - Blake Wesley
SG: Devin Vassell - Malaki Branham
SF: Julian Champagnie - Sidy Cissoko - Harrison Ingram
PF: Jeremy Sochan - Keldon Johnson
C: Victor Wembanyama - Zach Collins
Again, we don’t know if the Spurs will waive Devonte’ Graham and Charles Bassey and renounce their rights to free agents Cedi Osman, Dominick Barlow and Sandro Mamukelashvili, who they recently made a restricted free agent, but we’ll consider the scenario likely for now. Without counting Ingram and assuming Julian Champagnie is not waived, they’d have 11 players on their roster already and no huge holes. What’s lacking is a talent upgrade over last year’s team, even assuming some internal development.
The good news is the Spurs have the tools to get an upgrade in free agency or the trade market.
Do the Spurs have cap space?
After trading the eighth pick, the Spurs could carve out around $26 million in cap space if they decide to act as an under-the-cap team by waiving the players on non-guaranteed contracts and renouncing free agents. They would also have the room exception worth around $8 million in that situation. They can’t combine cap space with an exception, but in total they could have around $34 million to spend on free agents.
If they decide to act as an over-the-cap team by guaranteeing some contracts and/or not renouncing their rights to free agents, they would only have the non-taxpayer mid-level exception worth around $13 million, but that scenario seems unlikely at this point.
Are there any interesting rumors involving the Spurs? What are some potential trade or free agency targets?
There are not many rumors involving the Spurs yet. They have been linked to Trae Young in the past, and the Hawks are reportedly willing to move him, but the front office has shown little interest in the star point guard. There was some buzz about the Spurs being interested in Cavaliers point guard Darius Garland, but there have been no concrete reports about talks from the more reliable news-breakers. More recently, San Antonio was rumored to be a potential landing spot for Tobias Harris, but nothing concrete links the two. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, who declined his player option, could draw interest from the Silver and Black, according to the Denver Post.
What about needs? There are positions the Spurs could try to reinforce. The backup center spot was a weakness for San Antonio last year, and while a bounceback season for Zach Collins is possible, the injury he suffered late last season will prevent him from working on his game this summer. Point guard play was an issue that Castle could help solve, but it’s possible the coaching staff wants a veteran around. Adding shooting and athleticism at the wing and forward spots is a must.
Going by those needs, it makes sense for Harris and Caldwell-Pope to be linked to the Spurs. At forward, Tobias Harris is an intriguing option, as he would bring size, athleticism and shooting, which the Spurs currently lack. Caldwell-Pope seems like a good fit at the wing, where his defense and shooting could space the floor for Victor Wembanyama and free Devin Vassell to focus on offense.
There have not been point guards or centers linked to the Spurs, but Isaiah Hartenstein is the top big man in the market and Jonas Valanciunas appears as a cheaper but viable option. Tyus Jones could be a good addition at point guard if the coaching staff is unsure about Castle.
Could the Spurs make a big trade?
They sure could, despite not having many players others would likely covet outside of Wembanyama and Vassell. San Antonio has amassed a war chest of draft picks that is only rivaled by the Thunder’s and the future Hawks picks they have look extremely valuable right now, as there’s plenty of uncertainty in Atlanta following the trade of Dejounte Murray to New Orleans. The Spurs could put together a competitive package for any player whose current team wants to trade for draft capital.
The Silver and Black can also use their cap space to absorb salary without having to send any back in a trade for any player making less than $26 million. They could take on even more salary on a sign-and-trade by including Devonte’ Graham’s partially guaranteed deal. They recently agreed with Graham to push back the date on which his deal would become guaranteed, so they could be looking into sign-and-trade scenarios for expensive players.
Is it likely that a big trade will take place soon? Probably not. The market price for non-superstars has been going through inflation for a while now. The Nets got five first-round picks for Mikal Bridges in one of the latest trades. It’s reasonable to expect, say, the Jazz to ask for a similar return for Lauri Markkanen. The Spurs could in theory get a star or high-tier role player, but it would be an all-in move that a patient front office seems unlikely to do. But again, it is possible.
When does free agency start?
Teams will be allowed to negotiate with free agents on June 30th at 5 p.m. CST. We will keep you informed on everything Spurs-related.
By Jeje Gomez, via Pounding The Rock