By Shams Charania | ESPN, 2025-01-21 12:07:00
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消息人士周一告诉 ESPN，芝加哥公牛队新秀前锋马塔斯·布泽利斯(Matas Buzelis)和圣安东尼奥马刺队新秀后卫斯蒂芬·卡斯尔(Stephon Castle)已承诺参加 NBA 全明星周末扣篮大赛的四个席位中的两个。
扣篮大赛将于 2 月 15 日在旧金山大通中心举行，继迈阿密热火的杰米·雅克兹二世(Jaime Jaquez Jr.)和纽约尼克斯的雅各布·托平(Jacob Toppin)参加 2024 年的比赛之后，这将是连续第二年有多名新秀参加扣篮大赛。
布泽利斯在去年 6 月被公牛队以第 11 顺位选中，他在芝加哥的场均出场时间不足 13 分钟，但他对全明星周末并不陌生，他曾作为发展联盟球队的一员参加了 2024 年的明日之星比赛。
卡斯尔在第四顺位被圣安东尼奥选中，他已经成为文班亚马(Victor Wembanyama)领衔的马刺队等待上位的主控，同时也是年度最佳新秀的有力竞争者。卡斯尔刚刚经历了其新秀赛季的最佳阶段，上周连续三场得分达到 20 分。
自 2022 年以来，还没有 NBA 球员赢得过扣篮大赛冠军，发展联盟球员麦克·麦克朗(Mac McClung)在 2023 年和 2024 年连续两次夺冠。
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Bulls’ Matas Buzelis, Spurs’ Stephon Castle in All-Star dunk contest, sources say
Chicago Bulls rookie forward Matas Buzelis and San Antonio Spurs rookie guard Stephon Castle have committed to two of the four spots in the slam dunk contest during NBA All-Star Weekend, sources told ESPN on Monday.
The dunk contest, which will be held Feb. 15 inside San Francisco’s Chase Center, will feature multiple rookies for the second straight year after Miami’s Jaime Jaquez Jr. and New York’s Jacob Toppin participated in 2024.
Buzelis, selected by the Bulls with the 11th pick last June, has played fewer than 13 minutes per game for Chicago but is no stranger to All-Star Weekend, participating in the 2024 Rising Stars game as part of a team made up of G Leaguers.
Castle, taken fourth by San Antonio, has emerged as a contender for rookie of the year as the floor-general-in-waiting for Victor Wembanyama’s Spurs. Castle is coming off the best stretch of his rookie campaign, headlined by three straight 20-point performances last week.
An NBA player hasn’t won the dunk contest since 2022, with G Leaguer Mac McClung taking home back-to-back titles in 2023 and 2024.
By Shams Charania | ESPN, via ESPN