By Tom Orsborn, Staff writer | San Antonio Express-News (SAEN), 2024-10-04 15:56:13
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周一上午，在胜利资本表演中心举行的马刺队媒体日活动上，哈里森·巴恩斯(Harrison Barnes)发表讲话。
当被问及马刺队球员上个月创建的群聊时，哈里森·巴恩斯(Harrison Barnes)快速而热情地回答道。
“气氛很热烈，”他笑着说。
是什么原因让这个群聊如此热闹非凡？巴恩斯本人就是其中一个重要原因。
这位征战联盟 13 年的前锋说：“我不想把所有功劳都归功于自己，但我确实在早期就搅动了气氛，然后大家就一发不可收拾了。布雷克·韦斯利(Blake Wesley)可能是最活跃的，他有很多话要说，这很有趣。”
自从 7 月份马刺队通过一笔三方交易从萨克拉门托国王队得到巴恩斯后，他就一直致力于在胜利资本表演中心营造友好的氛围。
他说：“就像我一直说的，场下的友情可以转化为我们在场上的默契。大家在群聊中和吃饭时都聊得很开心，这对我们未来的发展很有好处。”
上赛季马刺队球员的平均年龄为 23.52 岁，是 NBA 最年轻的球队。休赛期，他们引进了 32 岁的巴恩斯和 39 岁的克里斯·保罗(Chris Paul)，他们相信球队现在已经很好地融合了老将和年轻球员。
24 岁的特雷·琼斯(Tre Jones)说：“我们不再是完全没有经验、不成熟的年轻球队了。但我们仍然保留着一些年轻人的幽默和乐趣。我们能让‘CP’（保罗）和‘HB’（巴恩斯）保持年轻的心态，同时也能在事情处理上更加成熟。”
本周早些时候，巴恩斯与 25 岁的桑德罗·马穆克拉什维利(Sandro Mamukelashvili)、23 岁的朱利安·尚帕尼(Julian Champagnie)和 21 岁的马拉奇·布拉纳姆(Malaki Branham)共进晚餐。
在谈到球队化学反应的培养时，巴恩斯说：“无论是球队聚餐还是一起出去玩，事情都在朝着正确的方向发展。不断地与队友们在场外共度时光，了解他们的背景、家庭等等，这让（训练）更加激烈，也更加有趣。”
保罗也对球队正在形成的化学反应表示赞赏。
这位征战联盟 19 年的控球后卫说：“除了打球之外，你会花很多时间和队友们在一起。我很诚实地说，这群人相处起来很愉快。”
保罗回忆“充满魅力”的穆托姆博
保罗手机里珍藏的一段视频，内容是关于迪肯贝·穆托姆博(Dikembe Mutombo)的。这位 NBA 历史上伟大的防守球员，长期担任这项运动的全球大使，于周一因脑癌去世，享年 58 岁。
“他总是充满魅力，风趣幽默，经常说，‘不，不，不，在我的地盘不行。’”保罗这样评价穆托姆博，他经常用这句话和他标志性的摇手指动作来回应对手的投篮。 “我的手机里有一段我女儿小时候模仿他这个动作的有趣视频。”
保罗和穆托姆博的职业生涯有过几个赛季的交集，保罗在 2005 年进入 NBA，而穆托姆博在 2008-09 赛季，也就是他在 NBA 的第 18 个赛季后退役。
保罗说：“迪肯贝很特别，不仅对联盟，对他的国家（刚果民主共和国），对每个人来说都是如此。他有一种独特的魅力。我有幸与他对位过，这太不可思议了。我还参加了在约翰内斯堡举行的第一场 NBA 非洲赛。我记得他是那场比赛的重要组成部分。”
马刺队公布季前赛转播计划
马刺队周五宣布，圣安东尼奥的球迷将可以观看所有五场季前赛。
赛程包括在 CW 圣安东尼奥电视台转播的三场比赛（周一晚上 7 点对阵俄克拉荷马雷霆队、周三晚上 7 点对阵奥兰多魔术队，以及 10 月 12 日晚上 7 点对阵犹他爵士队），在 Bally Sports 转播的一场（10 月 15 日下午 6:30 在迈阿密对阵热火队）和在 Fox 29 转播的一场（10 月 17 日晚上 7 点在休斯顿对阵火箭队）。
哈里森·巴恩斯(Harrison Barnes)此前效力于萨克拉门托国王队，后被交易至圣安东尼奥马刺队。照片中，在 2024 年 7 月 9 日于德克萨斯州圣安东尼奥举行的马刺队新闻发布会上，巴恩斯正在向媒体发表讲话。
哈里森·巴恩斯(Harrison Barnes)此前效力于萨克拉门托国王队，后被交易至圣安东尼奥马刺队。照片中，在 2024 年 7 月 9 日于德克萨斯州圣安东尼奥举行的马刺队新闻发布会上，巴恩斯正在向媒体发表讲话。
哈里森·巴恩斯(Harrison Barnes)此前效力于萨克拉门托国王队，后被交易至圣安东尼奥马刺队。照片中，在 2024 年 7 月 9 日于德克萨斯州圣安东尼奥举行的马刺队新闻发布会上，巴恩斯正在向媒体发表讲话。
周一上午，在胜利资本表演中心举行的马刺队媒体日活动上，哈里森·巴恩斯(Harrison Barnes)摆姿势拍照。
周一上午，在胜利资本表演中心举行的马刺队媒体日活动上，哈里森·巴恩斯(Harrison Barnes)摆姿势拍照。
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Barnes at center of Spurs’ chemistry-building efforts
Spurs Harrison Barnes speaks during Spurs Media Day activities Monday morning at the Victory Capital Performance Center.
Harrison Barnes offered a quick and enthusiastic reply when asked about the group text the Spurs players started last month.
“It’s been lively,” he said with a smile.
And one of the biggest reasons for the chat’s entertaining back-and-forth? Barnes himself.
“I don’t want to take all the credit for it, but I definitely stirred the pot early and the guys have taken it by storm,” the 13th-year forward said. “Blake (Wesley) is probably the most active. He has got a lot to say, but it’s fun.”
Barnes has been at the center of efforts to build camaraderie at the Victory Capital Performance Center ever since the Spurs acquired him from Sacramento in a three-team trade in July.
“Like I have always said, camaraderie off the court feeds into how we play on the court,” he said. “Guys have been great communicating with the group chat and with dinners we have done. That is going to bode well for us down the line.”
The Spurs believe they have a good blend of young and old after adding Barnes, 32, and Chris Paul, 39, to a squad that ranked as the NBA’s youngest last season with an average player age of 23.52 years old.
“We are not fully young anymore where we don’t have any experience, maturity and things like that,” said Tre Jones, 24. “But we still have some of the younger jokes and fun things. We are able to keep ‘CP’ and ‘HB’ young still but also be on the mature side of things.”
Barnes went to dinner earlier this week with Sandro Mamukelashvili, 25, Julian Champagnie, 23, and Malaki Branham, 21.
“It’s trending in the right direction, whether it’s been with team dinners or just hanging out,” Barnes said of the chemistry-building efforts. “It’s just constantly spending time with guys off the floor and getting to know them, their backgrounds, their families, things like that. It’s made (practice) more intense and a lot more fun.”
Paul joined Barnes in giving a thumbs up to the emerging team chemistry.
“Aside from from hooping and playing basketball, you spend a lot of time with each other,” the 19th-year point guard said. “And it’s a great group to be around, I can honestly say that.”
Paul recalls ‘charismatic’ Mutombo
One of Paul’s cherished videos on his phone involves Dikembe Mutombo, the NBA defensive great and longtime global ambassador for the game who died Monday at 58 from brain cancer.
"He was just always charismatic, obviously funny, with his, ‘No, no, no. Not in my house,’ " Paul said of how Mutombo often punctuated his shot blocks with those words and his trademark finger wag. “I’ve got a funny clip on my phone of my daughter doing it when she was a baby.”
The careers of Paul and Mutombo overlapped a few seasons, with Paul entering the NBA in 2005 and Mutombo retired after the 2008-09 season, his 18th in the NBA.
“Dikembe was special, not only to the league but to his country (the Democratic Republic of the Congo), to everybody,” Paul said. “He just had a unique personality. I got a chance to play against him, which is wild. I also got a chance to play in the first NBA game in Africa, in Johannesburg. I remember him being such a big part of that.”
Spurs announce preseason broadcast schedule
All five of the Spurs preseason games will be available to San Antonio viewers, the team announced Friday.
The schedule includes three games on CW San Antonio (7 p.m. Monday versus Oklahoma City, 7 p.m. Wednesday versus Orlando, and 7 p.m. Oct. 12 versus Utah), one on Bally Sports (6:30 p.m. Oct. 15 at Miami) and one on Fox 29 (7 p.m. Oct. 17 at Houston).
Harrison Barnes, who was traded to the San Antonio Spurs while previously playing for the Sacramento Kings, was seen making remarks to the members of the press during a press conference held by the Spurs franchise shortly after the trade was announced on July 9, 2024, in San Antonio, Texas.
Harrison Barnes, who was traded to the San Antonio Spurs while previously playing for the Sacramento Kings, was seen making remarks to the members of the press during a press conference held by the Spurs franchise shortly after the trade was announced on July 9, 2024, in San Antonio, Texas.
Harrison Barnes, who was traded to the San Antonio Spurs while previously playing for the Sacramento Kings, was seen making remarks to the members of the press during a press conference held by the Spurs franchise shortly after the trade was announced on July 9, 2024, in San Antonio, Texas.
Spurs Harrison Barnes poses for pictures during Spurs Media Day activities Monday morning at the Victory Capital Performance Center.
Spurs Harrison Barnes poses for pictures during Spurs Media Day activities Monday morning at the Victory Capital Performance Center.
By Tom Orsborn, Staff writer, via San Antonio Express-News