By Jacob Douglas | Pounding The Rock (PtR), 2024-07-25 21:53:42
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。
近期报道表明，圣安东尼奥马刺队正在寻找一名能与文班亚马搭档的后场指挥官。
圣安东尼奥马刺队需要一个长期的控球后卫人选。至少每个人和他们的叔叔阿姨似乎都是这么想的。即使是不关注篮球的人，也可能会喋喋不休地跟你谈论马刺需要一个能给维克托·文班亚马(Victor Wembanyama)传球或空接的球员。
马刺队的总经理布莱恩·赖特(Brian Wright)和其他管理层成员和我们听到的一样多。这就是为什么他们在自由市场签下了老将控卫克里斯·保罗，并用他们的首轮签选中了全能组织者斯蒂芬·卡斯尔(Stephon Castle)。雅虎体育的杰克·费舍尔(Jake Fischer)最近的一篇报道表明，他们最初的想法要宏大得多。
费舍尔报道，在签下保罗和选中卡斯尔之前，马刺队曾询问过克利夫兰骑士队的后卫达柳斯·加兰以及印第安纳步行者队的后起之秀安德鲁·内姆哈德(Andrew Nembhard)。骑士队拒绝了任何关于他们这位全明星控球后卫的报价，而步行者队最近续约了内姆哈德，他是他们去年表现第三好的球员。据费舍尔报道，马刺队还与其他拥有“尚未步入巅峰期的老将后卫”的NBA球队进行了接触。
这些传闻表明，马刺队希望为文班亚马找到一位充满活力的长期控球后卫搭档。内姆哈德和加兰都是身材较矮的后卫，他们可以拉开场上空间，并且无论有球还是无球都能打。在没有任何进展的情况下，马刺队选择了保罗作为短期解决方案，他可以胜任这个位置，直到他们找到一个长期选择。卡斯尔在夏季联赛的三场比赛中展现出了耐心的挡拆配合和出色的球场视野，这表明他最终可能成为他们的未来控球后卫。他在运球创造进攻优势和跳投拉开空间方面还有很多需要改进的地方，所以他还需要时间来发展。
同样有趣的是，马刺内部播客报道说，圣安东尼奥在他们的选秀名单上，肯塔基大学的后卫里德·谢泼德(Reed Sheppard)排在卡斯尔之前。谢泼德在野猫队扮演着更传统的双能卫角色，他的三分球命中率超过50%，同时也是球队的组织核心之一。内姆哈德、加兰和谢泼德都是年轻的后卫，他们能投篮、能打挡拆，防守端也能独当一面——如果你想知道马刺队想给文班亚马配一个什么样的后卫的话。
这也引出了一个问题：为什么今年夏天没有更认真地追求亚特兰大老鹰队的后卫特雷·杨(Trae Young)？当老鹰队将德章泰·穆雷交易到新奥尔良鹈鹕队时，他们似乎可能会在获得状元签后拆队重建。马刺队拥有老鹰队2025年和2027年的无保护首轮签，他们可以用这些来换取这位全明星后卫。缺乏兴趣表明马刺队对这些选秀权的重视程度，或者表明他们对杨的失误（场均4.4次）和糟糕防守的担忧。
控球后卫的位置对马刺队未来的阵容至关重要。由保罗、特雷·琼斯和卡斯尔组成的轮换阵容将比上赛季有所进步。但他们中还没有人证明自己会是长期的选择。卡斯尔本赛季的发展将是值得关注的。如果他看起来更像是一个无球球员，就像他在康涅狄格大学时那样，马刺队可能仍然会关注交易市场或自由市场。毕竟，谁不想给文班空接呢？
点击查看原文：The Spurs are still looking for their long term point guard
The Spurs are still looking for their long term point guard
Recent reports indicate San Antonio looked for a floor general to pair with Wembanyama.
The San Antonio Spurs need a long-term option at point guard. At least that’s what everyone and their uncle seems to think. Even people who don’t follow basketball would probably bark your ear off about San Antonio needing a player who can throw entry passes or lobs to Victor Wembanyama.
Spurs General Manager, Brian Wright, and the rest of the front office heard it as much as we did. That’s why they went out and signed veteran point guard Chris Paul in free agency and drafted the jumbo playmaker, Stephon Castle, with their first pick. A recent Jake Fischer report for Yahoo Sports indicates that they were initially thinking much bigger.
Fischer reports that before signing Paul and drafting Castle, the Spurs had inquired about Cleveland Cavaliers guard, Darius Garland, and Indiana Pacers breakout, Andrew Nembhard. The Cavaliers spurned any offers for their all-star point guard and the Pacers recently extended Nembhard, who was their third-best player last year. The Spurs made calls to other NBA teams with “veteran guards who have still yet to enter their primes,” according to Fischer.
These rumors indicate the Spurs want to pair a dynamic lead guard with Wembanyama, long-term. Nembhard and Garland are both smaller guards who can space the floor and play with or without the ball. When nothing materialized, San Antonio went with the short-term answer in Paul, who can man the position until they find a long-term option. Castle showcased patient pick-and-roll play and solid floor vision in his three Summer League games, indicating he could eventually become their point guard of the future. He still has a lot to work on in terms of creating an offensive advantage off the dribble and spacing the floor with his jump shot, so he will need time to develop.
What’s equally interesting is the Spurs Insider Podcast reported that San Antonio had Kentucky guard, Reed Sheppard above Castle on its draft board. Sheppard played a more traditional combo guard role with the Wildcats where he shot the three at an above 50% clip while acting as one of their primary playmakers. Nembhard, Garland and Sheppard all are younger guards who can shoot, run the pick-and-roll, and hold their own defensively – in case you were wondering what San Antonio wants in a guard to pair with Wembanyama.
It also begs the question: why wasn’t there a more serious pursuit of Atlanta Hawks guard, Trae Young this summer? When Atlanta traded Dejounte Murray to the New Orleans Pelicans, it seemed like they may tear the team down and rebuild after getting the number one pick in the draft. San Antonio owns the Hawks 2025 and 2027 unprotected picks they could dangle to grab the all-star guard. The lack of interest there shows how much the Spurs value those picks, or indicates concerns with Young’s turnovers (4.4 a game) and poor defense.
The point guard position looms heavy over the future of the Spurs roster. A rotation of Paul, Tre Jones and Castle will be an improvement over last season. But none of them has proven they’ll be the long-term option yet. Castle’s development will be important to watch this season. If he looks more like an off-ball player, like he was at UCONN, the Spurs could still have their eyes on the trade market or free agency. After all, who wouldn’t want to throw lobs to Wemby?
By Jacob Douglas, via Pounding The Rock