By Tom Orsborn, Staff writer | San Antonio Express-News (SAEN), 2024-06-29 22:19:17
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北卡罗来纳州夏洛特 - 1 月 19 日：在 2024 年 1 月 19 日于北卡罗来纳州夏洛特光谱中心举行的比赛中，夏洛特黄蜂队的 P.J.·华盛顿（#25 号）在第四节防守圣安东尼奥马刺队的多米尼克·巴洛（#26 号）。
多米尼克·巴洛(Dominick Barlow)与马刺队之间令人难以置信的暖心旅程可能已经结束。
在周六的截止日期之前，马刺队没有向巴洛提供资质报价，这一决定使得这位身高 6 英尺 9 英寸的前锋/中锋在过去两个赛季分别效力于马刺队及其在奥斯汀的 G 联赛附属球队后成为一名非受限制自由球员。
但一位联盟消息人士表示，马刺队仍然对这位 21 岁的来自新泽西的球员感兴趣，因此他们有可能在周日下午 5 点开始的自由球员市场上达成协议。
上赛季，巴洛场均得到 4.4 分、3.4 个篮板和 1.1 次助攻，投篮命中率为 49.6%，三分球命中率为 33.3%。他在 2023-24 赛季为马刺队出场 33 场比赛，在 2022-23 赛季作为一名新秀出场 28 次。
马刺队在 3 月份将巴洛的双向合同转换为了一份标准的 NBA 合同。
“他是一个打球风格稳健的球员，”马刺队主教练格雷格·波波维奇(Gregg Popovich)说。“你不会真的看到他犯错误。他并不是一个真正的射手。他是一个相当不错的防守者，而且他抢篮板球也很好，跑动也很好。所以，他把所有这些基本的东西都结合在一起，打出了一种与其他所有人相得益彰的比赛。”
2022 年夏天，马刺队以落选自由球员的身份签下了巴洛，此前他在 Overtime Elite 效力了一个赛季。Overtime Elite 是一个总部位于亚特兰大的初创篮球联盟，致力于培养 16 至 20 岁的 NBA 潜在球员。
在马刺队与巴洛签订了一份双向合同后，他成为了第一个进入 NBA 球队名单的 Overtime Elite 校友。当他来到圣安东尼奥时，他是如此的稚嫩，以至于波波维奇开玩笑说球队的球探一定是在街上发现他的。
“他是在 H-E-B 超市当装袋工还是在加油站工作？”波波维奇说。
但是巴洛的职业道德加上他从发展人员那里得到的指导，帮助他成为了一名精力充沛的替补球员。在上个赛季，波波维奇不止一次地让他上场，为球队注入活力。
“他真的很多才多艺，尤其是在防守端，他可以换防、移动脚步，并在外线打球，”马刺队总经理布莱恩·赖特(Brian Wright)在 2 月份印第安纳波利斯全明星周末的 G 联赛全明星赛上观看了巴洛的比赛后说道。“但他也可以在内线打球、抢篮板和干扰投篮。”
“像他这样的球员并不多。显然，他还很年轻，仍在发展中，但做得很好。在进攻端，他在篮下的手感和跳投射程方面都取得了真正的进步。我们对他不断成长的方式感到高兴。”
一位联盟消息人士表示，虽然巴洛在周六成为了自由球员，但马刺队确实向他们的另外两名年轻球员提供了资质报价。这些举动使得前锋桑德罗·马穆克拉什维利(Sandro Mamukelashvili)和后卫大卫·杜克(David Duke Jr.)成为了受限制自由球员，这意味着马刺队可以匹配他们收到的任何报价或直接与他们签约。
在上赛季的 46 场比赛中，马穆克拉什维利场均仅出场 9.8 分钟，但他最后几周表现强劲，在 4 月份的 5 场比赛中首发出场。在这段时间里，他场均出场 26.1 分钟，得到 11.6 分、9.7 个篮板和 2.1 次助攻，三分球命中率为 38.5%。
那段时间的高光时刻出现在以 121-120 击败丹佛掘金队的比赛中，马穆克拉什维利拿下了 21 分和 12 个篮板的两双数据。
“他值得认真考虑，”当被问及马穆克拉什维利在 2023-24 赛季以一份为期一年、价值 200 万美元的合同效力后是否应该得到一份新合同时，波波维奇在 4 月份说道。
25 岁的马穆克拉什维利表示，他希望继续留在马刺队。
“我喜欢待在这里，”这位来自塞顿霍尔大学的 6 英尺 9 英寸的球员说道。“我喜欢和队友们在一起，与他们建立联系，学习，成长。我期待着未来，如果是在这里，我会非常高兴。”
24 岁的杜克上赛季拿着双向合同，只为马刺队打了少数几场比赛，但马刺队看重他的防守潜力。在为马刺队 G 联赛附属球队奥斯汀马刺队效力的 34 场比赛中，这位来自普罗维登斯学院的 6 英尺 4 英寸的球员场均得到 19.9 分、6.7 个篮板、4.5 次助攻和 1.1 次抢断。
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CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA - JANUARY 19: P.J. Washington #25 of the Charlotte Hornets guards Dominick Barlow #26 of the San Antonio Spurs in the fourth quarter during their game at Spectrum Center on January 19, 2024 in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Dominick Barlow’s improbable feel-good journey with the Spurs may have come to an end.
The Spurs did not tender a qualifying offer to Barlow ahead of Saturday’s deadline, a decision that allowed the 6-foot-9 forward/center to become an unrestricted free agent after he split the last two seasons with the Spurs and their G League affiliate in Austin.
But a league source said the Spurs still have interest in the 21-year-old New Jersey native, so it’s possible a deal could be reached in free agency, which began at 5 p.m. Sunday.
Barlow averaged 4.4 points, 3.4 rebounds and 1.1 assists last season while shooting 49.6% from the field and 33.3% from 3-point range. He played in 33 games with the Spurs in 2023-24 after making 28 appearances as a rookie in 2022-23.
The Spurs converted Barlow’s two-way contract in March to a standard NBA deal.
“He is someone who plays in a solid manner,” Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said. “You don’t see him making mistakes really. He is not really a shooter. He is a pretty good defender and he goes to the boards pretty well, runs well. So, all those kind of basic things he puts together and plays a game that kind of complements everybody else.”
The Spurs signed Barlow as an undrafted free agent in summer 2022 after he spent a season with Overtime Elite, a start-up basketball league based in Atlanta that develops NBA prospects prospects ages 16 to 20.
Barlow became the first Overtime Elite alumnus to make an NBA roster after the Spurs gave him a two-way contract. He was so raw when he arrived in San Antonio that Popovich joked the team’s scouts must must have discovered him out on the streets.
“Was he a bagger at H-E-B or working at the gas station?” Popovich said.
But Barlow’s work ethic coupled with the tutoring he received from the developmental staff helped turn him into a high-energy backup who Popovich turned to on more than one occasion last season to give the team a spark.
“He’s really versatile, especially defensively, where he can get out and switch and move his feet and play on the perimeter,” Spurs general manager Brian Wright said after watching Barlow play in February in a G League all-star game at All-Star Weekend in Indianapolis. "But he can also play inside and rebound and contest shots.
“There are not a lot of guys like that. He’s obviously, young and still developing but doing a great job. Offensively, he’s made real strides with his touch around the basket and improving his range on the jump shot. We are happy with how he is continuing to grow.”
While Barlow became a free agent Saturday, the Spurs did tender qualifying offers to two of their other young players, a league source said. Those moves made forward Sandro Mamukelashvili and guard David Duke Jr., restricted free agents, meaning the Spurs can match any offers they receive or sign them outright.
Mamukelashvili averaged just 9.8 minutes per game over 46 games last season, but he came on strong in the final weeks with five starts in April. In span, he averaged 26.1 minutes, 11.6 points, 9.7 rebounds, and 2.1 assists while shooting 38.5% from the three-line.
The highlight of that run came in a 121-120 win over Denver when Mamukelashvili recorded a 21-point, 12-rebound double-double.
“He deserves a very serious discussion,” Popovich said in April when asked if Mamukelashvili deserved a new contract after playing the 2023-24 season on a one-year, $2 million deal.
Mamukelashvili, 25, said he would like to remain with the Spurs.
“I love being here,” the 6-9 Seton Hall alumnus said. “I love being around the guys, connecting with them, learning, growing. I’m looking forward to the future, and if it’s here, I’ll be very happy.”
Duke, 24, played in only a handful of games for the Spurs while on a two-way contract last season, but the Spurs like his defensive potential. In 34 games for the Spurs’ G League affiliate in Austin, the 6-4 Providence-ex averaged 19.9 points, 6.7 rebounds, 4.5 assists and 1.1 steals.
By Tom Orsborn, Staff writer, via San Antonio Express-News