By Tom Orsborn | San Antonio Express-News (SAEN), 2024-11-09 15:18:13
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2024年10月26日星期六，圣安东尼奥马刺队后卫德文·瓦塞尔(Devin Vassell)在与休斯顿火箭队在弗罗斯特银行中心进行的主场揭幕战开始前为球迷签名。马刺以109-106击败了火箭。
俱乐部宣布，德文·瓦塞尔(Devin Vassell)将于周六晚对阵犹他的比赛中迎来他的赛季首秀。
临时主教练米奇·约翰逊(Mitch Johnson)在比赛开始前约90分钟告诉记者，瓦塞尔这场比赛“可以上场”。
瓦塞尔上赛季场均得到职业生涯最高的19.5分，是马刺队的第二得分手。自6月份接受足部手术以来，他一直处于非激活状态。他最后一次出场是在3月29日，在战胜纽约尼克斯的比赛中得到23分。在那之后，由于脚伤，他错过了本赛季的最后八场比赛。
“他将替补出场，”约翰逊谈到瓦塞尔周六晚上的角色时说。“他的出场时间会受到限制。这是他自4月份以来的第一场比赛，所以已经过去了七个月，他在康复、训练态度和付出方面都做得非常出色。这是一段漫长的过程。我们有几个球员——查尔斯·巴斯(Charles Bassey)（从膝盖手术中恢复）做到了，现在是德文，这些人付出了很多人们看不到的努力。我为他感到非常高兴和兴奋。
“我敢肯定他今晚不会得到职业生涯的最高分，但我们很高兴他能回到球场，我相信他会帮助我们前进。”
马刺队还宣布，后卫马拉基·布拉纳姆(Malaki Branham)将因右脚踝扭伤缺席周六的比赛。
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Vassell to make his season debut against Utah
San Antonio Spurs guard Devin Vassell signs autographs for fans prior to the start of their NBA home opener with the Houston Rockets at the Frost Bank Center on Saturday, Oct. 26, 2024. The Spurs beat the Rockets 109-106.
Devin Vassell will make his season debut against Utah on Saturday night, the club has announced.
Interim coach Mitch Johnson told reporters about 90 minutes before tipoff that Vassell was a “go” for the game.
Vassell, who finished last season as the Spurs’ second leading scorer with a career-best points per game average of 19.5, has been inactive since undergoing foot surgery in June. He last played on March 29, scoring 23 points in a win over the New York Knicks. After that, he missed the final eight games of the season due to his injured foot.
“He will come off the bench,” Johnson said of Vassell’s role Saturday night. "He will be on a minutes’ restriction. It is his first game since April, so it’s been seven months and he has done a heck of a job with rehab, his approach, putting in the work. It’s a long deal. We have had a couple of guys – Charles Bassey (recovery from knee surgery) did it and now Devin, and those guys put in a lot of work that people don’t see. Extremely happy for him and excited for him.
“I am sure he won’t score his career high tonight, but we are very happy to have him back on the court and I am sure he is going to help us moving forward.”
The Spurs also announced that guard Malaki Branham will miss Saturday’s game due to a right ankle sprain.
By Tom Orsborn, via San Antonio Express-News