By Marilyn Dubinski, Jacob Douglas, Jeje Gomez, J.R. Wilco | Pounding The Rock (PtR), 2024-09-16 21:00:00
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。
找到合适的第四名球员依然重要，但这越来越难了。
马刺队以其出色的选秀眼光而闻名。从超级巨星到精英角色球员，在格雷格·波波维奇时代，即使没有高顺位签，圣安东尼奥也能培养出优秀的球员。问题是，马刺的人才储备到底有多深？PtR 的工作人员将着手寻找答案。
雅各布·道格拉斯(Jacob Douglas)、杰森·戈麦斯(Jesus Gomez)、J.R. 威尔科(J.R. Wilco)和我参加了一个 蛇形选秀 ，从波波维奇时代的马刺首轮秀中组建球队——这可能过于局限，但你总得从某个地方开始。（如果我们玩得很开心——提示：我们会的——也许我们会用更广泛的球员池再来一次。）球员池从蒂姆·邓肯(Tim Duncan)到斯蒂芬·卡斯尔(Stephon Castle)，共计 22 名球员，包括选秀之夜得到的科怀·伦纳德(Kawhi Leonard)，但不包括从未为马刺效力过的球员。以下是目前已被选中的球员：
雅各布队
- 德章泰·穆雷(Dejounte Murray)，控球后卫（第 29 顺位，2016 年）
- 凯尔·安德森(Kyle Anderson)，小前锋（第 30 顺位，2014 年）
- 维克多·文班亚马(Victor Wembanyama)，中锋（状元，2023 年）
J.R. 队
- 乔治·希尔(George Hill)，控球后卫（第 26 顺位，2008 年）
- 蒂姆·邓肯，大前锋（状元，1997 年）
- 蒂亚戈·斯普利特(Tiago Splitter)，中锋（第 28 顺位，2007 年）
玛丽莲队
- 托尼·帕克(Tony Parker)，控球后卫（第 28 顺位，2001 年）
- 德里克·怀特(Derrick White)，得分后卫（第 29 顺位，2017 年）
- 杰里米·索汉(Jeremy Sochan)，大前锋（第 9 顺位，2022 年）
杰森队
- 德文·瓦塞尔(Devin Vassell)，得分后卫（第 11 顺位，2020 年）
- 凯尔登·约翰逊(Keldon Johnson)，小前锋（第 29 顺位，2019 年）
- 科怀·伦纳德，大前锋（第 15 顺位，2011 年）
以下是仍在等待被选中的球员：
- 贝诺·乌德里(Beno Udrih)，控球后卫（第 28 顺位，2004 年）
- 伊安·马辛米(Ian Mahinmi)，中锋（第 28 顺位，2005 年）
- 詹姆斯·安德森(James Anderson)，得分后卫（第 20 顺位，2009 年）
- 科里·约瑟夫(Cory Joseph)，控球后卫（第 29 顺位，2011 年）
- 朗尼·沃克(Lonnie Walker)，得分后卫（第 18 顺位，2018 年）
- 卢卡·萨马尼奇(Luka Samanic)，大前锋（第 19 顺位，2019 年）
- 约书亚·普里莫(Josh Primo)，控球后卫（第 12 顺位，2021 年）
- 马拉基·布拉纳姆(Malaki Branham)，得分后卫（第 20 顺位，2022 年）
- 布雷克·韦斯利(Blake Wesley)，得分后卫（第 24 顺位，2022 年）
- 斯蒂芬·卡斯尔，控球后卫（第 4 顺位，2024 年）
随着人才（和可用球员）库的减少，选择越来越难，现在更重要的是找到没有太多弱点、最能补充你现有球队的球员。你前几名球员的实力很重要，但当其他人吸引了所有的防守注意力时，球场上的第四名和第五名球员能做什么也同样重要。第四轮到了成败在此一举的时刻！（提醒一下，因为这是蛇形选秀，所以选择顺序与上一轮相反。）
- 杰森·戈麦斯：伊安·马辛米（第 28 顺位，2005 年）
是时候补充一些体型和内线防守了。在蒂姆·邓肯时代，马刺队并没有选中很多大个子球员，所以这个位置的球员本来就不多，而现在唯一可用的中锋就是我们的老朋友“打哈欠”（马辛米的绰号），他会做好的。马辛米在圣安东尼奥效力期间表现并不出色，但他拥有 12 年的 NBA 职业生涯，并在 2015/16 赛季为一支赢得了 45 场比赛的步行者队首发了 71 场比赛，所以他不是一个无名小卒。在防守端，他的体型和运动能力使他成为了一名出色的篮筐保护者，而且他还有一定的移动能力。他最大的问题是在进攻端的明显局限性和防守端的犯规问题，但如果他能自律，并与我们的得分手配合，他可能会成为球队需要的低使用率中锋。
- 玛丽莲·杜宾斯基：朗尼·沃克（第 18 顺位，2018 年）
呃……杰森刚刚抢走了最后一个“大个子”，我突然陷入了恐慌，因为我意识到索汉可能真的要打中锋了。现在我唯一能做的就是比以往任何时候都更倾向于小球、快节奏的打法。我还迫切需要更可靠的外线投篮，因为帕克和索汉在大多数情况下都会被放空，所以我剩下的最佳选择是朗尼·沃克，他在马刺的三分球并不稳定，但在湖人和篮网的两个赛季里，他的表现更加稳定。我只是希望我能更多地看到这个版本的朗尼。如果其他都不行，至少这支球队会很快，如果他们能抢断和篮板，就能在转换进攻中推进球。
- J.R. 威尔科：科里·约瑟夫（第 29 顺位，2011 年）
我一直是科里·约瑟夫的球迷，所以我很高兴能在这里选中他。在与科怀·伦纳德同一天晚上被选中时，约瑟夫还是一个完全默默无闻的人，但他为效力过的每支球队都做出了稳定而出色的贡献。他是一位高效的射手，不会失误，并且知道如何在比赛的各个阶段做出贡献，他会很适合与希尔搭档后场，并且在对手包夹蒂米时，他能毫不费力地命中投篮。稳健的表现，而且除了身高之外没有太多牺牲，这正是我这一轮需要的，因为我已经有了足够多的身高。
- 雅各布·道格拉斯：斯蒂芬·卡斯尔（第 4 顺位，2024 年）
在最后一次选择之前，我要再选一个闪亮的新玩具。尽管卡斯尔还没有打过 NBA 比赛，但他应该是这支球队中一名有影响力的角色球员。我喜欢卡斯尔在两个后卫位置和侧翼都能打球的多功能性。他会拼命防守，并提供足够的控球和空切来弥补他在进攻端的不足。我知道我的球队目前可能缺乏一些空间，但我对其他三分射手并不感冒。我更愿意赌一把这位前五顺位新秀。
点击查看原文：Redrafting the Spurs first round picks: Round 4: It’s time to sink or swim
Redrafting the Spurs first round picks: Round 4: It’s time to sink or swim
The 4th player on the court is still important, but it’s getting harder to find good fits.
The Spurs have a well-earned reputation for being great drafters. From superstars to elite role players, San Antonio has traditionally gotten contributors even without high picks in the Gregg Popovich era. The question is, just how deep is the talent pool, really? The PtR staff set out to find the answer.
Jacob Douglas, Jesus Gomez, J.R. Wilco and I participated in a snake draft to build teams from the pool of Spurs’ first-round draft picks of the Pop era — maybe it’s too overly-specific but you’ve got to start somewhere. (And if we have a lot of fun — hint, we are — maybe we’ll do it again with a much wider pool to choose from.) The pool begins with Tim Duncan through Stephon Castle for a total of 22 players, including draft night acquisition Kawhi Leonard but not picks who never played for the Spurs. Below are the players drafted so far:
Team Jacob
- Dejounte Murray, PG (29th, 2016)
- Kyle Anderson, SF (30th, 2014)
- Victor Wembanyama, C (1st, 2023)
Team J.R.
- George Hill, PG (26th, 2008)
- Tim Duncan, PF (1st, 1997)
- Tiago Splitter, C (28th, 2007)
Team Marilyn
- Tony Parker, PG (28th, 2001)
- Derrick White, SG (29th, 2017)
- Jeremy Sochan, PF (9th, 2022)
Team Jesus
- Devin Vassell, SG (11th, 2020)
- Keldon Johnson, SF (29th, 2019)
- Kawhi Leonard, PF (15th, 2011)
And here are the players still waiting to be drafted:
- Beno Udrih, PG (28th, 2004)
- Ian Mahinmi, C (28th, 2005)
- James Anderson, SG (20th, 2009)
- Cory Joseph, PG (29th, 2011)
- Lonnie Walker, SG (18th, 2018)
- Luka Samanic, PF (19th, 2019)
- Josh Primo, PG (12th, 2021)
- Malaki Branham, SG (20th, 2022)
- Blake Wesley, SG (24th, 2022)
- Stephon Castle, PG (4th, 2024)
This is getting harder as the talent (and availability) pool is waning, and now it’s more a matter of finding players without too many weaknesses who complement your current team the most. The strengths of your top few players are important, but so is what the fourth and fifth players on the court can do when the others are attracting all the defensive attention. It’s make or break time with round 4! (Reminder, because this is a snake draft, the order of choosing is the reverse of the previous round.)
13. Jesus Gomez: Ian Mahinmi (28th, 2005)
It’s time to get some size and interior defense. The Spurs have not drafted a lot of big men in the Tim Duncan era, so the field was not strong to begin with, but now the only center available is our old pal Yawn, and he’ll do. Mahinmi was not great during his time in San Antonio but had a 12-year career in the NBA and started 71 games for a Pacers team that won 45 games in 2015/16, so he wasn’t a scrub. On defense, his size and athleticism made him a good rim protector and he had some mobility. The biggest issues with him were his obvious limitations on offense and his fouling on defense, but if he can be disciplined and play off our scorers, he could be the low-usage center the team needs.
14. Marilyn Dubinski: Lonnie Walker (18th, 2018)
Uh…Jesus just nabbed the last “big man” on the board, and I am suddenly in panic mode while realizing Sochan might actually have to be my center. About the only thing I can do now is embrace the small-ball, run-and-gun team approach more than ever. I also desperately need more reliable outside shooting since Parker and Sochan can be sagged off of on most nights, so the best option I have left is Lonnie Walker, who was inconsistent from three with the Spurs but has been more steady in his two seasons with the Lakers and Nets. I just have to hope that I get this version of Lonnie more often than not. If nothing else, at least this team will be fast and be able to push the ball in transition if they can get stops and rebounds.
15. J.R. Wilco: Cory Joseph (29th, 2011)
I’ve always been a Cory Joseph fan, so I’m very glad to take him here. A complete unknown when selected the same night as Kawhi Leonard, Joseph has been steady if unspectacular for every team he’s played for. An efficient shooter that doesn’t turn it over and knows how contribute in every phase of the game, he’ll fit great next to Hill in the backcourt and have no problems knocking down his shots when teams swarm Timmy as they’ll have to. Solid production without sacrificing much beyond size is just what I needed this round since I already have more size than probably necessary.
16. Jacob Douglas: Stephon Castle (4th, 2024)
I’m grabbing one more shiny new toy before my final selection. Despite not playing an NBA game yet, Castle should be an impact role player on this squad. I like Castle’s versatility to play both guard positions and a little bit on the wing. He’s going to guard like crazy and provide enough ball-handling and cutting to make up for his offensive inefficiency. I am aware that my squad might lack some floor spacing at the moment, but I didn’t feel great about the other three-point shooters available. I’ll take a bet on this top-5 pick instead.
By Marilyn Dubinski, Jacob Douglas, Jeje Gomez, J.R. Wilco, via Pounding The Rock