By Jeph Duarte | Pounding The Rock (PtR), 2024-07-27 19:00:00
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银黑军团成员,无论过去还是现在,都在为他们的国家而战
奥运会开幕式已于昨日拉开帷幕。今天,篮球小组赛即将打响。
比赛分为三个小组,分别为A组、B组和C组,每组由四支队伍组成。每支队伍都汇集了来自各自国家的篮球精英。
而其中一些最优秀的国家队球员,曾经或现在都是圣安东尼奥马刺队的一员。
B组 - 法国队
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篮球的未来掌握在维克托·文班亚马(Victor Wembanyama)手中。他被认为是篮球史上最伟大的球员。作为一个铁杆马刺球迷,我客观地说出这番话。
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法国国家队的另一名成员是南多·德科洛(Nando de Colo),他于2009年被圣安东尼奥马刺队在第53顺位选中。他效力于银黑军团直到2014年,之后被交易到多伦多猛龙队。
A组 - 澳大利亚队
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两名前马刺球员目前正在为澳大利亚国家队效力。前马刺球迷宠儿帕蒂·米尔斯(Patty Mills),他从2012年到2021年一直效力于马刺(包括他们赢得2014年NBA总冠军的赛季),以及在2021-2022赛季效力于银黑军团的乔克·兰代尔(Jock Landale)。
A组 - 加拿大队
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加拿大队拥有众多NBA天才球员,从谢伊·吉尔杰斯-亚历山大(Shai Gilgious-Alxander)和他的表弟尼克尔·亚历山大-沃克(Nickell Akexander-Walker),到狄龙·布鲁克斯(Dillon Brooks)和卢根茨·多尔特(Luegentz Dort)。此外,还有在2019-2021年效力于马刺的特雷·莱尔斯(Trey Lyles)。2023年被交易到马刺的肯·伯奇(Khem Birch)大部分时间都在养伤,但在被裁掉之前只参加了一场季前赛。
A组 - 西班牙队
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胡安乔·埃尔南戈梅斯(Juancho Hernangomez)在马刺队打了五场比赛。他在2022年1月19日的一笔涉及丹佛掘金队和波士顿凯尔特人队的三方交易中被交易到圣安东尼奥。三周后,他又在一笔涉及犹他爵士队和波特兰开拓者队的三方交易中被送往爵士队。
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西班牙国家队还拥有马刺队最近选中的一名新秀,胡安·努涅斯(Juan Nunez),他在选秀大会上被印第安纳步行者队以第36顺位选中,但随后被交易到马刺队,换取了第35顺位新秀约翰尼·费菲(Johnny Furphy)。
C组 - 塞尔维亚队
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尼古拉·米卢蒂诺夫(Nikola Milutinov)可能算是一个荣誉提名,他在2015年被马刺队以第26顺位选中。他甚至没有参加夏季联赛,因为他那年也在为塞尔维亚国家队效力。他从未进入过NBA,但却在马刺的传奇故事中留下了自己的名字。
C组 - 美国队
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不得不提的还有另一位马刺球迷的宠儿(也是最近的NBA总冠军)德里克·怀特(Derrick White),他顶替另一位前马刺球员科怀·伦纳德(Kawhi Leonard)加入了美国国家队。
以上只是获得了参赛资格的球队。今年夏天,我们自己的杰里米·索汉(Jeremy Sochan)代表波兰国家队参赛,希望能进军奥运会。
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桑德罗·马穆克拉什维利(Sandro Mamukelashvili)也代表格鲁吉亚国家队参加了预选赛。
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土耳其国家队的塞迪·奥斯曼(Cedi Osman)上赛季曾在马刺队效力。
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既然说到了奥运会,就不得不提格雷格·波波维奇(Gregg Popovich)是2020年奥运会美国队的教练,而凯尔登·约翰逊(Keldon Johnson)是那支金牌队伍的一员。
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马刺队是第一支在国际上寻找人才的NBA球队,扩展了联盟的影响力,并迫使其他球队效仿。他们的球队拥有众多国家队的瑰宝。
此外,马刺队的传奇人物在2024年奥运会上也扮演着举足轻重的角色。考虑到他对篮球运动和他祖国法国的影响力,他在本届奥运会的开闭幕式和比赛中都备受瞩目。
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本届奥运会于今天开始,至8月11日结束。
点击查看原文:Open Thread: The San Antonio Spurs and the Paris Olympics
Open Thread: The San Antonio Spurs and the Paris Olympics
Members of the Silver & Black, past and present, represent their countries
The Olympic opening ceremony kicked off yesterday. Today the preliminary basketball round begins.
There are three groups aptly named Group A, Group B, and Group C. Each group is made up of four teams. And on each team are the best of the best from their respective countries.
And some of the best national players have once been or are currently members of the San Antonio Spurs.
Group B- France
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The future of basketball is in the hands of Victor Wembanyama. He is arguably destined to be the greatest player the game has ever known. I speak from the point of objectivity limited to a die hard and devout Spurs fan.
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Another member of the French national team is Nando de Colo, who was drafted in 2009 53rd by the San Antonio Spurs. He played with the Silver & Black until 2014 when he was traded to the Toronto Raptors.
Group A- Australia
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Two former Spurs currently grace the Boomers. Former fan favorite Patty Mills, who was with the Spurs from 2012 to 2021 (including their 2014 NBA title season) and Jock Landale who spent the 2021-2022 season with the Silver & Black.
Group A- Canada
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The Canadian squad is teeming with NBA talent. From Shai Gilgious-Alxander and his cousin Nickell Akexander-Walker to Dillon Brooks and Luegentz Dort. In addition, Trey Lyles, who played for the Spurs from 2019-2021. Khem Birch, who was traded to the Spurs in 2023, spent most of his time injured, but did appear in one preseason game before being waived.
Group A- Spain
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Juancho Hernangomez played in five games with the Spurs. He was traded to San Antonio on January 19, 2022 in a three-team trade involving the Denver Nuggets and the Boston Celtics. He was sent to the Jazz three weeks later in another three-team trade, this time with Utah and the Portland Trail Blazers.
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The Spanish national team also features one of the Spurs most recent draftees, Juan Nunez who was selected 36th overall by the Indiana Pacers but traded to the Spurs for the Johnny Furphy, the 35th pick in the draft,
Group C- Serbia
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This one is probably best considered an honorable mention, but Nikola Milutinov was drafted by Spurs 26th in 2015. He didn’t even participate in Summer League as he was playing with the Serbian national team that year as well. He never made it to the NBA, but still remains in Spurs lore.
Group C- United States
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It would be remise not to mention another Spurs fan favorite (and recent NBA champion) Derrick White, who was brought to Team USA late as he was replacing another former Spurs player - Kawhi Leonard.
Now, these are just the teams who have qualified for the competition. But this summer, our own Jeremy Sochan was playing with the Polish national team in hopes of making it to the Olympics.
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Sandro Mamukelashvili was also involved in the preliminary qualifying round with the Georgia national team.
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Cedi Osman, a member of the Turkish national team, played with there Spurs last season.
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And as long as we are talking Olympics, it is fair to mention that Gregg Popovich was head coach of the 2020 Olympic squad and Keldon Johnson was a member of that Gold Medal team.
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The Spurs were the first NBA team to seek out talent at the international level, extending the league’s reach and forcing everyone else to follow suit. Their team boasts a bevy of national treasures.
Additionally, the Spurs legend has played a visible role in the 2024 Olympics. Considering his impact on the sport of basketball and his home country of France, it stands to reason that he would be cast into the limelight throughout these ceremonies and games.
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The games start today and run through August 11th.
By Jeph Duarte, via Pounding The Rock