By Tom Orsborn, Staff writer | San Antonio Express-News (SAEN), 2024-08-07 17:49:15
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。
2024年4月6日，在纽约举行的一场NBA比赛中，底特律活塞队后卫马拉奇·弗林(Malachi Flynn)(14号)持球进攻，防守他的是布鲁克林篮网队的后卫朗尼·沃克四世(Lonnie Walker IV)(左)和前锋杰伦·威尔逊(Jalen Wilson)(22号)。
一位在2020年首轮末段被选中的球员，在上赛季出人意料地打出了几场高分比赛，他将在马刺队的训练营接受考察。
一位联盟消息人士证实，马刺队在周三与后卫马拉奇·弗林(Malachi Flynn)达成了一份为期一年、非保障的协议。此举预计将增强胜利资本训练中心的竞争氛围。
26岁的弗林在6月份成为一名不受限制的自由球员，此前活塞队拒绝向他提供资质报价。
去年12月，作为交易OG·阿奴诺比(OG Anunoby)的一部分，多伦多猛龙队将弗林交易到纽约尼克斯队，猛龙队在这笔交易中得到了伊曼纽尔·奎克利(Immanuel Quickley)和RJ·巴雷特(RJ Barrett)。弗林为尼克斯队出场14次后，在2月份的交易截止日期被交易到活塞队。
这位身高6英尺1英寸(约1.85米)、体重175磅(约79公斤)的华盛顿州塔科马人，在活塞队一直难以获得稳定的轮换位置，但在4月3日对阵亚特兰老鹰队的比赛中，他替补出场砍下50分，引起了人们的关注。在那场令人震惊的比赛中，他出场34分钟，25投18中，其中三分球9投5中，创下了职业生涯新高。
弗林的50分与其他球员并列赛季单场得分榜第16位。他还追平了前NBA后卫尼克·安德森(Nick Anderson)保持的NBA历史上替补球员单场得分纪录。
弗林此前职业生涯的最高得分是27分，是在他的新秀赛季创造的。
在为活塞队出场的24场比赛中，他场均得到8.0分，三分球命中率为31.6%，场均出手3.2次。四个赛季以来，他场均得到5.5分、1.5个篮板和1.9次助攻，三分球命中率为33.4%，场均出手2.6次。
多伦多猛龙队在2020年首轮第29顺位选中了弗林。在新秀赛季的47场比赛中，他场均得到7.5分、2.5个篮板和2.9次助攻，三分球命中率为32.1%，场均出手3.6次。他被评为4月份的东部联盟月最佳新秀。
弗林的加入使得马刺队的休赛期和季前赛名单达到了21人的上限。在常规赛中，每支球队最多可以拥有15名标准合同球员和3名双向合同球员。
弗林加入了一支拥有众多后卫的球队，其中包括德文·瓦塞尔(Devin Vassell)、克里斯·保罗(Chris Paul)、首轮新秀斯蒂芬·卡斯尔(Stephon Castle)、特雷·琼斯(Tre Jones)、马拉奇·布拉纳姆(Malaki Branham)、布雷克·韦斯利(Blake Wesley)、双向合同后卫大卫·杜克(David Duke Jr.)和落选新秀莱利·明尼克斯(Riley Minnix)。
马刺队与助理教练分道扬镳
马刺队助理教练达柳斯·松盖拉(Darius Songaila)告诉一家立陶宛网站，在与主教练格雷格·波波维奇(Gregg Popovich)谈论了他的未来后，他将离开马刺队。
“我们在月底见了面，是时候改变现状了，因为我没有更多机会向上晋升了，”松盖拉告诉15Min。“我不想继续在第二助理教练的板凳席上停滞不前。坐在马刺队第一排板凳席上的助理教练都签署了四年合同，所以我没有机会升职。”
松盖拉说波波维奇鼓励他继续前进。
“我和波波谈过这件事，他说我最好做出改变，因为在这支球队没有上升的空间，”松盖拉说。
46岁的松盖拉在担任了两年录像分析师后，于2020年被提拔为助理教练。他说离开马刺队并不容易。
“圣安东尼奥已经成为我的第二个家，”这位前立陶宛国家队成员说，他曾在2003年至2011年间在NBA征战了8个赛季。
“这是我作为教练在国外执教生涯的第一站。我在马刺队学到了很多东西，经历了所有阶段，”他说。“当然，离开这家俱乐部很痛苦，但我已经走到了尽头，因为我已经在同一个职位上工作了三年，我不想再在那里停滞不前，没有机会向上晋升。”
2024年4月3日，在亚特兰大举行的一场NBA比赛中，底特律活塞队后卫马拉奇·弗林(Malachi Flynn)(14号)在亚特兰大老鹰队后卫博格丹·博格达诺维奇(Bogdan Bogdanovic)(13号)的防守下上篮。
2024年4月5日，在田纳西州孟菲斯举行的一场NBA比赛中，底特律活塞队后卫马拉奇·弗林(Malachi Flynn)(14号)在下半场对阵孟菲斯灰熊队的比赛中投篮。
2024年4月11日，在底特律举行的一场NBA比赛中，底特律活塞队后卫马拉奇·弗林(Malachi Flynn)(14号)在下半场突破芝加哥公牛队中锋阿达玛·萨诺戈(Adama Sanogo)(21号)和科比·怀特(Coby White)(0号)的防守。
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Spurs agree to terms with guard Malachi Flynn
Detroit Pistons guard Malachi Flynn (14) controls the ball against Brooklyn Nets guard Lonnie Walker IV, left, and forward Jalen Wilson (22) during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Saturday, April 6, 2024, in New York.
A player drafted late in the first round in 2020 who improbably recorded one of last season’s highest-scoring games will receive a look from the Spurs at training camp.
In a move that should increase the competitive atmosphere at the Victory Capital Performance Center, the Spurs agreed to terms Wednesday with guard Malachi Flynn on a one-year, non-guaranteed deal, a league source confirmed.
Flynn, 26, became an unrestricted free agent in June after Detroit declined to extend him a qualifying offer.
Toronto dealt Flynn to New York last December as part of the OG Anunoby deal that saw the Raptors acquire Immanuel Quickley and RJ Barrett. Flynn appeared in 14 games for the Knicks before being dealt at the trade deadline to the Pistons in February.
The 6-foot-1, 175-pound native of Tacoma, Wash., struggled to gain a consistent spot in Detroit’s rotation, but he raised eyebrows when he came off the bench to score 50 points on April 3 against Atlanta. He bagged that shocking career-high total by connecting on 18 of 25 from the field, including 5 of 9 from the 3-point line, in 34 minutes.
Flynn’s 50-point game was tied for 16th on the chart of the season’s best single-game scoring performances. He also tied former NBA guard Nick Anderson for the most points scored off the bench in NBA history.
Flynn’s previous career high of 27 points was recorded in his rookie season.
In 24 games for Detroit, he averaged 8.0 points while shooting 31.6% from 3-point range on 3.2 attempts. In four seasons, he’s averaged 5.5 points, 1.5 rebounds and 1.9 assists while shooting 33.4% from beyond the arc on 2.6 attempts.
Toronto selected Flynn 29th overall in 2020. In 47 games as a rookie, he averaged 7.5 points, 2.5 rebounds and 2.9 assists while shooting 32.1% from deep on 3.6 attempts. He was named the Eastern Conference Rookie of the Month for April.
Flynn gives the Spurs the maximum 21 players for their offseason and preseason rosters. Teams are limited in the regular season to carrying 15 players on standard contracts and three on two-way deals.
Flynn joins a roster that includes guards Devin Vassell, Chris Paul, first-round rookie Stephon Castle, Tre Jones, Malaki Branham, Blake Wesley, two-way contract guard David Duke Jr. and undrafted rookie Riley Minnix.
Spurs, assistant coach part ways
Spurs assistant coach Darius Songaila told a Lithuanian website he is leaving the club after a conversation with coach Gregg Popovich about his future.
“We met at the end of the month, and it was time to change the situation because I had no more opportunities to move up,” Songaila told 15Min. “I didn’t want to continue to be stagnant on the second assistant’s bench. The assistants who occupied the first bench of the Spurs signed four-year contracts, so I had no chance to rise in the position.”
Songaila said Popovich encouraged him to move on.
“We talked about it with Pop and he said I better make a change because there’s no room to go up on this team,” Songaila said.
Songaila, 46, was promoted to assistant coach in 2020 after a two-year stint as a video staffer. He said it’s not easy leaving the Spurs.
“San Antonio had become my second home," said the former Lithuania national team member, who played eight seasons in the NBA from 2003-2011.
“This is the first stop of my career as a coach abroad. I learned a lot in the Spurs organization, I went through all the phases,” he said. “Of course, it is painful to leave this club, but I have come to the end of the line because I have been working in the same position for three years, and I did not want to be stagnant there anymore without a chance to move up.”
Detroit Pistons guard Malachi Flynn (14) goes up for a layup against Atlanta Hawks guard Bogdan Bogdanovic (13) during the second half of an NBA basketball game, Wednesday, April 3, 2024, in Atlanta.
Detroit Pistons guard Malachi Flynn (14) shoots against the Memphis Grizzlies in the second half of an NBA basketball game Friday, April 5, 2024, in Memphis, Tenn.
Detroit Pistons guard Malachi Flynn (14) drives on Chicago Bulls center Adama Sanogo (21) and Coby White (0) in the second half of an NBA basketball game in Detroit, Thursday, April 11, 2024.
By Tom Orsborn, Staff writer, via San Antonio Express-News