By Jeff McDonald, Staff writer | San Antonio Express-News (SAEN), 2024-10-16 13:35:09
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10 月 15 日，星期二，在迈阿密举行的 NBA 季前赛上，圣安东尼奥马刺队前锋维克多·文班亚马（中）在上半场对阵迈阿密热火队的比赛中，试图突破热火队前锋邓肯·罗宾逊（55 号）和凯文·乐福（42 号）的防守。 (美联社照片/威尔弗雷多·李)
休斯顿——在他的新秀赛季，维克多·文班亚马的队友们一次又一次地——老天保佑他们——在试图将球吊给这位身高 7 英尺 3 英寸的法国球员时，总是莫名其妙地传丢。
在马刺队以 120-117 输给热火队的季前赛上半场的一次进攻中，文班亚马刚过半场，就看到了杰里米·索汉 (Jeremy Sochan) 正朝着篮筐飞奔而去，于是他送出了一记完美的彩虹般的传球，助攻索汉完成了一记空中接力扣篮。
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—— 圣安东尼奥马刺队 (@spurs) 2024 年 10 月 15 日
“他在这方面很有天赋，”索汉说道。
这与文班亚马进入 NBA 第二个赛季的目标之一相吻合。他希望成为一名比新秀赛季更出色的组织者。
“我认为这将是一个很好的进步标志，”文班亚马说。“我必须为队友们创造机会。”
文班亚马要达到这个崇高的目标还有很长的路要走。
他对即将到来的赛季的目标要稍微保守一些。在上赛季场均贡献 3.9 次助攻之后，文班亚马的目标是在 2024-25 赛季将场均助攻数提高到 4 次以上。
鉴于文班亚马几乎在马刺队的每一次进攻中都能触球，并且有潜力成为联盟中传球最好的大个子之一（如果他现在还不是的话），他很有可能实现这一目标。
与索汉之间逐渐成熟的二人配合将有助于实现这一目标。
“我们正在建立这种默契，而杰里米现在正在做出正确的选择，”文班亚马说。“他正在让自己处于空位。”
也许最令人印象深刻的是，文班亚马助攻索汉的那记空中接力传球赢得了 NBA 空中接力传球之王克里斯·保罗 (Chris Paul) 的高度评价。
“每晚都有机会和他一起打球，看到一些新的、不同的东西，这很有趣，”保罗说道。
10 月 15 日，星期二，在迈阿密举行的 NBA 季前赛上，圣安东尼奥马刺队前锋维克多·文班亚马（1 号）在上半场对阵迈阿密热火队的比赛中带球突破热火队后卫亚历克·伯克斯（18 号）。 (美联社照片/威尔弗雷多·李)
佛罗里达州迈阿密——10 月 15 日：2024 年 10 月 15 日，在佛罗里达州迈阿密的凯塞亚中心，圣安东尼奥马刺队的维克多·文班亚马（1 号）在第二节对阵迈阿密热火队的季前赛中做出反应。用户须知：用户明确承认并同意，下载或使用本照片，即表示用户同意盖蒂图片社许可协议的条款和条件。
佛罗里达州迈阿密——10 月 15 日：2024 年 10 月 15 日，在佛罗里达州迈阿密的凯塞亚中心，圣安东尼奥马刺队的维克多·文班亚马（1 号）在第一节对阵迈阿密热火队的季前赛中带球突破迈阿密热火队的巴姆·阿德巴约（13 号）。用户须知：用户明确承认并同意，下载或使用本照片，即表示用户同意盖蒂图片社许可协议的条款和条件。
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San Antonio Spurs’ Victor Wembanyama aims to be improved playmaker
San Antonio Spurs forward Victor Wembanyama, center, looks for an opening past Miami Heat forwards Duncan Robinson (55) and Kevin Love (42) during the first half of an NBA preseason basketball game, Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2024, in Miami. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)
HOUSTON – Time after time during his rookie season, Victor Wembanyama’s teammates – heaven help them – tended to somehow miss the 7-foot-3 Frenchman with lob passes.
Having barely crossed halfcourt on a possession in the first half of the Spurs’ 120-117 preseason loss to the Heat, Wembanyama spied Jeremy Sochan streaking toward the rim and lofted a perfect rainbow for an alley-oop dunk.
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“He’s a natural to it,” Sochan said.
This fits with one of Wembanyama’s goals heading into his sophomore NBA season. He wants to be an even better playmaker than he was as a rookie.
“I think it would be a good mark of improvement,” Wembanyama said. “I have to facilitate for my teammates.”
Wembanyama has a long way to go to catch that lofty mark.
His goals for the upcoming season are a bit more modest. After averaging 3.9 assists last season, Wembanyama aims to top four per game in 2024-25.
With the ball in his hands on almost every Spurs possession, and with the potential to become one of the league’s best passing big men if he isn’t already, it is a goal Wembanyama stands a good chance of reaching.
A blossoming two-man game with Sochan can only help in that endeavor.
“We are building that connection and Jeremy is making the right plays right now,” Wembanyama said. “He is making himself available.”
Perhaps most impressive of all, Wembanyama’s lob pass to Sochan drew rave reviews from Paul, the NBA’s resident king of lob passes.
“Getting a chance to play with him every night and seeing something new, something different, is fun,” Paul said.
San Antonio Spurs forward Victor Wembanyama (1) drives up against Miami Heat guard Alec Burks (18) during the first half of an NBA preseason basketball game, Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2024, in Miami. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)
MIAMI, FLORIDA - OCTOBER 15: Victor Wembanyama #1 of the San Antonio Spurs reacts against the Miami Heat during the second quarter of a preseason game at Kaseya Center on October 15, 2024 in Miami, Florida. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement.
MIAMI, FLORIDA - OCTOBER 15: Victor Wembanyama #1 of the San Antonio Spurs drives against Bam Adebayo #13 of the Miami Heat during the first quarter of a preseason game at Kaseya Center on October 15, 2024 in Miami, Florida. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement.
By Jeff McDonald, Staff writer, via San Antonio Express-News