By Jeff McDonald, Staff Writer | San Antonio Express-News (SAEN), 2025-01-31 14:42:40
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2025年1月25日，星期六，在巴黎举行的2025年巴黎奥运会NBA篮球比赛上半场，圣安东尼奥马刺队中锋维克托·文班亚马(Victor Wembanyama) (1号)离场时庆祝。(美联社照片/蒂博·卡缪)
周四，NBA全明星替补阵容的名单在TNT电视台的电视节目中逐一公布。
13个名字来了又走，都没有提到圣安东尼奥那位身高7尺3寸的法国人。
如果维克托·文班亚马(Victor Wembanyama)的队友担心他们的超人中锋会落选，他们并没有表现出来。
“我一点也不担心，”前锋凯尔登·约翰逊(Keldon Johnson)说道。
当TNT分析师肯尼·史密斯终于翻开最后一张卡片，上面写着文班亚马的名字时，圣安东尼奥并没有如释重负的叹息。
只有认可的点头。
“这并不意外，”约翰逊说。“他付出了努力。”
文班亚马由西部联盟教练投票选入2月16日在旧金山举行的全明星赛球员阵容，成为自2022年德章泰·穆雷(Dejounte Murray)作为伤病替补入选以来，马刺队的第一位全明星代表。
他是自2019年拉马库斯·阿尔德里奇(LaMarcus Aldridge)以来，第一位直接被选入全明星赛的马刺球员。
21岁零26天的文班亚马是马刺队历史上最年轻的全明星球员。蒂姆·邓肯(Tim Duncan)是之前的纪录保持者，他在1998年以21岁零10个月的年龄首次入选全明星赛，当时还是一名新秀。
“这证明了他在这联盟的头一年半的努力，以及在此之前付出的努力，相信循序渐进的进步过程，而不是跳跃式前进，”马刺队代理教练米奇·约翰逊(Mitch Johnson)谈到2023年NBA状元秀文班时说道。“这使得他的天赋和独特的技能得以闪耀。”
自1976年NBA-ABA合并以来，马刺队在48场全明星赛中，有42场至少有一名球员入选全明星阵容，与洛杉矶湖人队并列为同期所有球队中入选次数最多的球队。
文班亚马与西部联盟首发阵容失之交臂，在球迷、媒体和NBA球员的投票中，他在西部联盟前场球员中排名第四，落后于丹佛的尼古拉·约基奇(Nikola Jokic)、洛杉矶湖人队的勒布朗·詹姆斯(LeBron James)和菲尼克斯的凯文·杜兰特(Kevin Durant)。金州勇士队的斯蒂芬·库里(Stephen Curry)和俄克拉荷马雷霆队的谢伊·吉尔杰斯-亚历山大(Shai Gilgeous Alexander)是西部的首发后卫。
周五上午的投篮训练中，文班亚马没有到场讨论他职业生涯的首次全明星之旅，但预计他会在当晚马刺队主场对阵密尔沃基的比赛后接受采访。
作为马刺队阵容中另一位拥有全明星经验的球员，控球后卫克里斯·保罗(Chris Paul)表示，他为这位年轻的队友感到高兴。
保罗曾12次入选全明星，既以首发身份也以替补身份参加过全明星赛。
“我有机会被教练和球迷投票选入，”保罗说。“当然，被球迷投票选入是很棒的。如果文班被教练投票选入，那也是一种被同行认可的荣誉。”
文班亚马在第二个赛季入选西部全明星阵容，场均得到24.4分、10.8个篮板和联盟最高的3.9次盖帽。
他已经成为NBA历史上唯一一位在多个赛季中至少获得150次盖帽、100次助攻和100个三分球的球员。此外，文班亚马也是联盟历史上唯一一位在其职业生涯前100场比赛中得到2000分、1000个篮板和200个三分球的球员。
本周早些时候，文班亚马还入选了新秀挑战赛的名单。由于他入选了正式的全明星阵容，预计文班亚马不会参加在旧金山举行的“新秀挑战赛”。
“我认为仅仅获得这样的认可是件特别的事情，”前锋哈里森·巴恩斯(Harrison Barnes)谈到文班亚马的全明星入选时说。“人们对他寄予了太多的期望，尤其是在他的新秀赛季之后。对他来说，能够获得全明星的认可真的很棒。”
西部其他替补球员包括明尼苏达的安东尼·爱德华兹(Anthony Edwards)、洛杉矶湖人队的安东尼·戴维斯(Anthony Davis)、洛杉矶快船队的詹姆斯·哈登(James Harden)、孟菲斯的贾伦·杰克逊(Jaren Jackson Jr.)、休斯顿的阿尔佩伦·申京(Alperen Sengun)和俄克拉荷马城的杰伦·威廉姆斯(Jalen Williams)。
东部联盟的全明星阵容由密尔沃基的扬尼斯·阿德托昆博(Giannis Antetokoumpo)、波士顿的杰森·塔图姆(Jayson Tatum)、克利夫兰的多诺万·米切尔(Donovan Mitchell)和纽约尼克斯的杰伦·布伦森(Jalen Brunson)和卡尔-安东尼·唐斯(Karl-Anthony Towns)组成首发阵容，替补球员包括波士顿的杰伦·布朗(Jaylen Brown)、印第安纳的帕斯卡尔·西亚卡姆(Pascal Siakam)、克利夫兰的达柳斯·加兰(Darius Garland)和埃文·莫布里(Evan Mobley)、底特律的凯德·坎宁安(Cade Cunningham)、密尔沃基的达米安·利拉德(Damian Lillard)和迈阿密的泰勒·希罗(Tyler Herro)。
本周末，马刺队将在弗罗斯特银行中心连续两晚迎战三位东部全明星球员——周五对阵雄鹿队的字母哥和利拉德，周六对阵希罗和热火队。
文班亚马是本赛季入选的六位首次入选全明星的球员之一，其他五位是申京、威廉姆斯、坎宁安、莫布里和希罗。
对于曾在肯塔基大学与希罗一起打球的约翰逊来说，周四的全明星名单公布让他倍感自豪。他为文班亚马和希罗都感到高兴。
“他付出了努力，”约翰逊谈到希罗时说。“他是我认识的最努力的球员之一，我很高兴能参与他的旅程。”
对于约翰逊和马刺队其他球员来说，能够近距离观看过去一个半赛季的“文班秀”也是一种荣幸。
本周可能是文班亚马第一次入选全明星，但约翰逊对此有一个预测。
“这只是开始，未来还会有很多，”约翰逊说道。
San Antonio Spurs center Victor Wembanyama (1) walks up the court during the first half of a Paris Games 2025 NBA basketball game against the Indiana Pacers in Paris, Saturday, Jan. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
San Antonio Spurs center Victor Wembanyama, left, and LA Clippers center Ivica Zubac compete for a rebound during the first half of an NBA basketball game in San Antonio, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
San Antonio Spurs center Victor Wembanyama scores over LA Clippers center Ivica Zubac (40) during the first half of an NBA basketball game in San Antonio, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
LA Clippers center Ivica Zubac (40) is blocked by San Antonio Spurs center Victor Wembanyama (1) during the first half of an NBA basketball game in San Antonio, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
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Spurs see Victor Wembanyama’s All-Star nod as first of many
San Antonio Spurs center Victor Wembanyama (1) celebrates as he comes off the court during the first half of a Paris Games 2025 NBA basketball game against the Indiana Pacers in Paris, Saturday, Jan. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
One by one, the names of the NBA All-Star reserves were announced Thursday in a made-for-TV spectacle on TNT.
Thirteen came and went, with nary a mention of a certain 7-foot-3 Frenchman from San Antonio.
If Victor Wembanyama’s teammates were worried that somehow their superhuman centerpiece would be snubbed, they didn’t let it show.
“I had no worries,” forward Keldon Johnson said.
When TNT analyst Kenny Smith at last flipped the final card with Wembanyama’s name on it, there was not exactly a sigh of relief in San Antonio.
Only a nod of recognition.
“It’s no surprise,” Johnson said. “He put in the work.”
Voted to the player pool for the Feb. 16 game in San Francisco by a ballot of Western Conference coaches, Wembanyama became the Spurs’ first All-Star representative since Dejounte Murray was selected as an injury replacement in 2022.
He is the first Spur voted into the game outright since LaMarcus Aldridge in 2019.
At age 21 and 26 days, Wembanyama is the youngest All-Star in Spurs history. Tim Duncan was the previous holder of that distinction, making his first All-Star game as a rookie in 1998 at 21 years and 10 months.
“It is just a testament to his first year and a half in this league and the work he put in prior to that, trusting the process in trying to get incrementally better and not skipping steps,” Spurs acting coach Mitch Johnson said of Wembanyama, the NBA’s No. 1 overall draft pick in 2023. “That allows the talent and unique skill set to shine through.”
The Spurs have placed at least one player on the All-Star roster for 42 of the 48 games held since the NBA-ABA merger in 1976, equaling the Los Angeles Lakers for most of any franchise in that span.
Wembanyama narrowly missed becoming a Western Conference starter, finishing fourth among Western Conference frontcourt players in a vote of fans, media and NBA players behind Denver’s Nikola Jokic, the Los Angeles Lakers’ LeBron James and Phoenix’s Kevin Durant. Golden State’s Stephen Curry and Oklahoma City’s Shai Gilgeous Alexander are the starting guards in the West.
Wembanyama was not available at shootaround Friday morning to discuss his first career All-Star selection, but was expected to talk after the Spurs’ home game that night against Milwaukee.
As the only other player on the Spurs’ roster with All-Star experience on his resume, point guard Chris Paul said he was excited for his younger teammate.
A 12-time All-Star, Paul has appeared in the game as both a starter and a reserve.
“I’ve had the opportunity to be voted in by the coaches and by the fans,” Paul said. “Of course it’s great to be voted in by the fans. If Vic gets voted in by the coaches, that’s an honor to be voted in by your peers.”
Wembanyama made the West squad in his second season while averaging 24.4 points, 10.8 rebounds and league-best 3.9 blocks per game.
He is already the only player in NBA annals to record multiple seasons with at least 150 blocks, 100 assists and 100 3-pointers. In addition, Wembanyama is the only player in league history to log 2,000 points, 1,000 rebounds and 200 3-pointers in his first 100 career games.
Earlier in the week, Wembanyama was also named to the roster for the Rising Stars challenge. Because of his inclusion to the full-fledged All-Star squad, Wembanyama is not expected to compete in Rising Stars event in San Francisco.
“I think to just be acknowledged in that way is a special thing,” forward Harrison Barnes said of Wembanyama’s All-Star bid. “There’s so much expectation on him, especially since his rookie year. For him to be able to have that All-Star nod is really great.”
The rest of the West reserve roster consists of Minnesota’s Anthony Edwards, the Los Angeles Lakers’ Anthony Davis, the Los Angeles Clippers’ James Harden, Memphis’ Jaren Jackson Jr., Houston’s Alperen Sengun and Oklahoma City’s Jalen Williams.
The Eastern Conference roster is comprised of starters Giannis Antetokoumpo of Milwaukee, Boston’s Jayson Tatum, Cleveland’s Donovan Mitchell, and the New York Knicks’ Jalen Brunson and Karl-Anthony Towns, as well as reserves Jaylen Brown of Boston, Indiana’s Pascal Siakam, Cleveland’s Darius Garland and Evan Mobley, Detroit’s Cade Cunningham, Milwaukee’s Damian Lillard and Miami’s Tyler Herro.
The Spurs are set to welcome three of those East All-Stars to the Frost Bank Center on consecutive nights this weekend – Antetokounmpo and Lillard of the Bucks on Friday and Herro and the Heat on Saturday.
Wembanyama is one of six first-time All-Stars selected this season, joining Sengun, Williams, Cunningham, Mobley and Herro.
For Keldon Johnson, who played college ball at Kentucky with Herro, Thursday’s All-Star announcements came with a double dose of pride. He was thrilled for Wembanyama and Herro alike.
“He’s put in his time,” Johnson said of Herro. “He’s one of the hardest workers I know and I’m glad to be a part of his journey.”
For Johnson and the rest of the Spurs’ roster, a front-row seat to the past season and a half of the Wemby Show has been a privilege as well.
This week might have marked the first All-Star selection for Wembanyama, though Johnson has a prediction about that.
“It’s the first of many, many more to come,” Johnson said.
By Jeff McDonald, Staff Writer, via San Antonio Express-News