By Jacob Douglas | Pounding The Rock (PtR), 2024-09-03 06:00:36
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。
ESPN 认为圣安东尼奥马刺本可以在这个休赛期得到这位全明星后卫。
在夏天开始之前，人们普遍预期圣安东尼奥马刺队将迎来一个热闹的休赛期。由于交易市场上有明星后卫可供选择，许多人认为马刺队将成为主要的追求者。时间快进到 9 月，球迷们正准备着看新加盟的克里斯·保罗(Chris Paul)、哈里森·巴恩斯(Harrison Barnes)和斯蒂芬·卡斯尔(Stephon Castle)如何融入圣安东尼奥其他年轻球员的核心阵容。据 ESPN 报道，马刺队本可以在这个休赛期获得更多的球星。
在 ESPN 的 The Hoop Collective 播客 中，蒂姆·麦克马洪(Tim MacMahon)表示，马刺队可以“轻松得到”亚特兰大老鹰队的后卫特雷·杨(Trae Young)。
“如果特雷·杨真的有市场，他现在会在别的地方……如果马刺队想要特雷·杨，他们可以轻松得到他。”
ESPN 的蒂姆·麦克马洪谈论特雷·杨在 NBA 的交易价值
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— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) 2024 年 9 月 2 日
早在上赛季交易截止日期前，就有传言称杨是马刺队的交易目标。这位全明星后卫在今年夏天被摆上了货架，但老鹰队找不到合适的交易对象。据麦克马洪说，杨的交易价值正处于最低点，这使得老鹰队很难交易他。
25 岁的杨在上个赛季第三次入选全明星阵容。他场均得到 25.7 分和 10.8 次助攻，三分球命中率为 37.3%。他在防守和失误方面表现挣扎，场均失误 4.4 次。老鹰队本赛季表现不佳，最终出人意料地赢得了 NBA 选秀 乐透签，并用状元签选中了扎卡里·里萨切尔(Zaccharie Risacher)。在交易走前马刺球员德章泰·默里(Dejounte Murray)后，他们看起来可能会推倒重建。
这让马刺队成为一个可能的交易伙伴，因为他们拥有老鹰队 2025 年和 2027 年不受保护的首轮选秀权。任何关于杨的交易都可能至少包括其中一个选秀权。根据麦克马洪的说法，圣安东尼奥似乎对这笔交易不感兴趣。至于是不看好杨，还是更喜欢 25 年和 27 年的选秀资产，目前还不得而知。无论如何，马刺队对年轻核心阵容感到满意，他们为之增添了老将，并将在未来的交易中看看他们能用额外的资产做些什么。
我认为杨加盟圣安东尼奥的传闻还没有完全破灭。如果银黑军团开局火热，并看到了快速争冠的道路，那么杨是可以帮助他们实现目标的球员。赛季中期交易总是有可能的，尤其是考虑到马刺队拥有的资产。如果赛季中期没有达成协议，很难想象老鹰队会同意一项不包括他们自己在选秀大年 2025 年的首轮签的交易。圣安东尼奥将带着三个潜在的首轮签进入那次选秀。
即使没有杨，马刺队在控球后卫的位置上仍然人才济济。保罗年纪大了，但他仍然是一位篮球传奇人物。特雷·琼斯(Tre Jones)在赛季末打出了他最好的篮球，并且应该会在替补席上茁壮成长。卡斯尔潜力无限，他的防守应该会在他的新秀赛季产生真正的影响。马刺队今年夏天没有进行轰动一时的超级巨星交易，但他们在下个赛季仍然应该会在控卫位置上看到重大的进步。
点击查看原文：Spurs could have acquired Trae Young this summer
Spurs could have acquired Trae Young this summer
ESPN suggests San Antonio could have gotten the all-star guard this offseason.
Before summer began, there was an expectation that the San Antonio Spurs would have a splashy offseason. With star guards available on the trade market, many thought the Spurs would be major suitors. Fast forward to September, and fans are getting ready to see how the newly acquired Chris Paul, Harrison Barnes and Stephon Castle fit in with the rest of San Antonio’s young core. According to ESPN, the Spurs could have acquired even more star power this offseason.
On ESPN’s The Hoop Collective Podcast, Tim MacMahon said the Spurs could have “easily gone and gotten” Atlanta Hawks guard, Trae Young.
“If there was a real market for Trae Young, he’d be somewhere else right now… If the Spurs wanted Trae Young, they easily could’ve gone and gotten him.”
ESPN’s Tim MacMahon on Trae Young’s trade value around the NBA
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— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) September 2, 2024
Young has been a rumored trade target of the Spurs dating back to the trade deadline last season. The all-star guard was on the trade block this summer, but Atlanta could find no suitors. According to MacMahon, his trade value is at its lowest, making it hard for the Hawks to trade him.
At 25-years-old, Young made his third All-Star team last season. He averaged 25.7 and 10.8 assists while shooting 37.3% from three. He struggled defensively and with turnovers, averaging 4.4 giveaways per game. The Hawks struggled this season and ended up surprisingly winning the NBA Draft Lottery, and selected Zaccharie Risacher with the first overall pick. After trading former Spur, Dejounte Murray, it looked like they may tear the roster down and rebuild.
This made the Spurs a likely trade partner, as they own the Hawks 2025 and 2027 unprotected first-round picks. Any deal for Young was likely to include at least one of those picks. It sounds like, according to MacMahon, that San Antonio wasn’t interested in making that deal. Whether that’s because they don’t value Young as a player, or like the ‘25 and ‘27 draft assets more is unknown. Regardless, the Spurs felt good enough about the young core to add veterans to it and see what they can do with the extra assets in future moves.
I wouldn’t consider the Young to San Antonio rumors squashed just yet. If the Silver and Black get off to a hot start and see a fast track to contention ahead of them, Young is a player that could help them get there. An in-season trade is always a possibility, especially with the assets the Spurs hold. If a deal isn’t done in-season, it’s hard to see Atlanta agreeing to a deal that doesn’t include their own 2025 pick in a stacked draft. San Antonio would head into that draft with three potential first-round picks.
Without Young, the Spurs still have plenty of talent at the lead guard spot. CP3 is older, but still a basketball legend. Tre Jones played his best basketball at the end of the season and should thrive in a bench role. Castle oozes potential and should make a real impact defensively in his rookie season. The Spurs didn’t make the splashy superstar acquisition this summer, but they should still see a major improvement at the position next season.
By Jacob Douglas, via Pounding The Rock