By Jeje Gomez | Pounding The Rock (PtR), 2024-07-31 09:39:44
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。
格雷厄姆将与开拓者队签订一份一年期合同，而巴洛将与老鹰队签订一份双向合同。
两位马刺队的自由球员已经找到了新的东家。经验丰富的后卫格雷厄姆下赛季将效力于开拓者队，而巴洛将加盟老鹰队。ESPN的阿德里安·沃纳罗斯基第一个报道了这两笔签约。
在马刺队补充了阵容之后，格雷厄姆和巴洛预计都不会回到圣安东尼奥，但看到他们直到7月下旬仍然是自由球员，还是有点令人惊讶。等待对他们两个人来说都是值得的，因为他们都找到了好去处。
在圣安东尼奥的一年半时间里，格雷厄姆展现了他能够很好地融入年轻球员更衣室的能力。这位经验丰富的得分手并没有进入轮换阵容，但他总是在球队需要的时候做好准备，并且从不抱怨自己的角色。现在他将加入一支拥有很多年轻球员和天赋的波特兰球队，但他们可能需要一些领导力。如果开拓者队决定交易走他们的一名后卫，格雷厄姆也可以用低廉的价格为替补席提供一些进攻火力，因为他的一年合同几乎肯定是一份底薪合同。他今年才29岁，虽然看起来他极不可能再现职业生涯早期的状态，但改变环境可能对他有所帮助。在被交易到黄蜂队并被裁掉后，格雷厄姆从他部分保障的合同中获得了285万美元。
至于巴洛，他与老鹰队签署了一份双向合同。亚特兰大处于一个微妙的境地，在德章泰·穆雷(Dejounte Murray)和特雷·杨(Trae Young)的组合失败后，他们正试图用年轻球员来重整旗鼓。签下巴洛是一个聪明的举动，他在圣安东尼奥的时间里表现出了缓慢但持续的进步，并且他在球队中扮演着一个没有长期解决方案的位置。如果巴洛展现出潜力，他有可能成为他们常规阵容的一部分，特别是如果克林特·卡佩拉(Clint Capela)被交易的话。如果他没有兑现天赋，他们可以放弃他。双向合同没有风险，因为投资很小，而且比许多2024年首轮秀还年轻的巴洛，可能会成长为一名轮换级别的内线球员。他本来还有一年时间可以与马刺队签署一份双向合同，但双方可能都认为，最好还是继续前进。
2023/24赛季最后一位值得关注的马刺自由球员是赛迪·奥斯曼(Cedi Osman)。这位土耳其前锋可能想要一份高于底薪的合同，但在如今的市场上，这对他来说可能很困难。欧洲对他来说也可能是一个选择。
上赛季，格雷厄姆为马刺队出战23场比赛，场均得到5分和2次助攻。
2023/24赛季，巴洛为马刺队出战33场，场均得到4.4分和3.4个篮板。
点击查看原文：Former Spurs Devonte’ Graham, Dominick Barlow find new homes
Former Spurs Devonte’ Graham, Dominick Barlow find new homes
Graham will join the Trail Blazers on a one-year contract and Barlow will join the Hawks on a two-way deal.
Two Spurs free agents have found new homes. Veteran guard Devonte’ Graham will play with the Trail Blazers next season while Dominick Barlow will join the Hawks. ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski was the first to report both signings.
Neither Graham nor Barlow were expected to return to San Antonio after the franchise filled out its roster, but it was a little surprising to see them remain in the free agency pool into late July. The wait was worth it for both, as they have landed in good places.
Graham showed his ability to be a good fit in a young locker room in his year and a half in San Antonio. The veteran scorer didn’t crack the rotation but was always ready when called upon and never complained about his role. Now he’ll join a Portland team that has a lot of youth and talent but could use some leadership. If the Blazers decide to move one of their guards, Graham could also provide some good minutes on offense off the bench for cheap, as his one-year contract is almost surely a minimum deal. He’s still just 29 years old and while it seems extremely unlikely that he’ll find the form he showed earlier in his career, a change of scenery could help him. Graham got $2.85 million from his partially guaranteed contract after being traded to the Hornets and waived.
As for Barlow, he inked a two-way deal with the Hawks. Atlanta is in a tricky position as they try to reload on the fly with youth following the failure of the Dejounte Murray - Trae Jones experiment. Taking a flyer on Barlow, who showed slow but consistent growth in his time in San Antonio and plays a position the franchise has no long-term answers for, is smart. If Barlow shows promise, he could potentially become a part of their regular roster, especially if there’s a trade involving Clint Capela. If he doesn’t pan out, they can move on. There’s no risk with two-way players, as the investment is minimal and Barlow, who is still younger than many 2024 first-round picks, could blossom into a rotation-caliber big man. He still had a year of eligibility to sign a two-way contract with the Spurs but both parties probably decided that it was best to move on.
The last notable 2023/24 Spurs free agent who is left unsigned is Cedi Osman. The Turkish forward is likely looking for more than the minimum but could struggle to get it in a cold market. Europe could be an option for him as well.
Graham averaged five points and two assists in 23 games for the Spurs last season.
Barlow averaged 4.4 points and 3.4 rebounds in 33 appearances with the Silver and Black in 2023/24.
By Jeje Gomez, via Pounding The Rock