By Jeje Gomez | Pounding The Rock (PtR), 2025-02-03 11:24:58
由生成式人工智能翻译，译文内容可能不准确或不完整，以原文为准。
圣安东尼奥没有放弃任何核心球员或多个最佳选秀资产就得到了一位球星。
经过几天的传闻，德阿隆·福克斯(De’Aaron Fox)加盟圣安东尼奥终于尘埃落定。马刺将这位前全明星控球后卫与文班亚马(Victor Wembanyama)搭档，而他们为此付出的代价却低得惊人。ESPN的沙姆斯·查拉尼亚率先报道了这笔交易。
马刺将特雷·琼斯(Tre Jones)和扎克·科林斯(Zach Collins)以及公牛2025年首轮签的互换权送至芝加哥。他们还将西迪·西索科(Sidy Cissoko)、黄蜂2025年首轮签的权利、马刺2027年首轮签、森林狼2031年首轮签以及三个次轮签送至萨克拉门托。国王还从公牛得到了扎克·拉文(Zach LaVine)，并将凯文·赫尔特(Kevin Huerter)送至芝加哥，乔丹·麦克劳克林(Jordan McLaughlin)送至圣安东尼奥。
这是一笔乍一看很复杂的大交易，对所有参与方来说似乎都不错，但对马刺尤其有利。让我们来分析一下。
马刺没有放弃他们最有价值的资产
人们对福克斯交易的担忧在于，马刺将不得不失去一名核心球员或搭上多个最有价值的选秀权才能完成交易。他们两者都没有，这是管理层出色的运作。首先，让我们看看离队的球员。琼斯的出场时间减少了，因为克里斯·保罗(Chris Paul)获得了大部分控球后卫的出场时间，而斯蒂芬·卡斯尔(Stephon Castle)也获得了作为主要控球者的机会。扎克·科林斯由于防守端的挣扎完全掉出了轮换阵容，而且他的合同（延续到下赛季之后的一年）也开始变得糟糕。西迪·西索科是一场没有回报的赌博，这位年轻、运动能力超强的侧翼球员在一个半赛季的联盟生涯中没能开发出一致的投篮。马刺应该能够在每个人都健康的情况下保持相同的轮换阵容，只是福克斯将获得保罗的大部分出场时间，而保罗将获得琼斯的全部出场时间。
在天赋方面，马刺在控球后卫位置上得到了明显的提升，并且他们的整个核心阵容仍然完好无损。通常情况下，为了做到这一点，包含在内的选秀权必须是蓝筹资产，但这次并非如此。圣安东尼奥拥有公牛和黄蜂2025年首轮签的权利，但实际上，由于保护条款，这两个签都不太可能在即将到来的选秀中兑现。公牛的选秀权是前十保护，黄蜂的选秀权是前十四保护，如果今年没有兑现，将变成两个次轮签。考虑到球队进行了重大升级并且拥有文班亚马，国王得到的马刺2027年的选秀权应该不会是一个高顺位签。更有价值的选秀权可以说是圣安东尼奥通过交易上届选秀第八顺位得到的森林狼2031年的首轮签，但马刺拥有2030年与森林狼以及2031年与国王的互换权，所以他们仍然可以在文班的巅峰时期选择高顺位新秀。
马刺总共放弃了很多选秀权，他们送出了四个首轮签和三个次轮签。但其中两个首轮签不太可能兑现，一个不应该很有价值，另一个可能很有价值，但马刺仍然拥有未来的资产来弥补损失。至于次轮签，圣安东尼奥在交易后仍然有多余的。很难想象有比这更好但仍然现实的交易了。
公牛和国王可以从交易中受益，但主要是挽回颜面
公牛在开始重建的过程中收回自己的选秀权对他们来说意义重大。他们可以立即开始重建，而不必担心欠任何球队未来的选秀权。他们还应该能够交易从国王那里得到的赫尔特，并且可能会交易其他老将以换取选秀权。这笔交易给了他们一个方向。也就是说，他们基本上是通过交易拉文来弥补他们在交易得到德玛尔·德罗赞(DeMar DeRozan)时付出的过高代价。剩下的都是薪资填充物。完全有可能没有更好的报价给拉文，控制他们的选秀权对他们来说比从其他球队获得任何选秀权更重要，但这对芝加哥来说根本不是什么好价值。特别是如果他们在一两年前就放弃了他们现在的核心阵容，他们可能早就以更高的价格交易拉文了。
对于国王来说，得到一个准全明星来代替他们失去的全明星球员是一场胜利。球队不想重建，现在他们也不用重建了。天赋上的损失并不大，拉文在接下来的两年里都还有合同，假设他执行了他的巨额球员选项。他们还得到了三个首轮签和三个次轮签，这在纸面上看起来很棒。实际上，由于黄蜂的选秀权条件，他们得到了两个首轮签和五个次轮签。如前所述，马刺2027年的首轮签似乎并不是一个很好的资产。除非马刺在两年后遭遇大规模、不合时宜的伤病，否则这个选秀权可能不会进入乐透区。森林狼的选秀权可能会非常有价值，因为安东尼·爱德华兹(Anthony Edwards)目前的合同将于2029年到期，他可能不会留在球队，但森林狼有动力避免在那段时间进行重建，因为他们也无法控制自己的2030年选秀权。
马刺并没有宰了公牛和国王，但似乎得到了一笔很棒的交易，而其他球队得到了一些不错的资产，并且能够将这笔交易宣传得比实际情况更好。
马刺仍然有足够的筹码进行另一笔交易来争夺附加赛席位
福克斯应该会让马刺变得更好，但交易截止日期还没有到来，马刺还可以进行更多交易，因为他们保留了核心球员和足够的选秀资金，至少可以升级他们的替补阵容。他们目前距离第十名还有两场比赛的差距，并且只差一个优秀的替补中锋就能拥有一个真正优秀的十人轮换阵容。
本赛季没有必要孤注一掷，但既然他们已经完成了这笔大交易，而且没有使用太多的资产，那么巩固弱点，看看这支球队能打出多好的配合就显得合情合理了。未来可能会有一些激动人心的日子。
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The Spurs’ trade for De’Aaron Fox is better than anyone could have imagined
San Antonio didn’t have to part ways with any of its core players or multiple of their best draft asset to get a star.
After days of rumors, De’Aaron Fox to San Antonio finally happened. The Spurs will pair the former All-Star point guard with Victor Wembanyama after acquiring him for a surprisingly reasonable price. ESPN’s Shams Charania was the first to report it.
The Spurs sent out Tre Jones and Zach Collins to Chicago, along with the swap rights to the Bulls’ 2025 first-round pick. They also sent Sidy Cissoko, the rights to Charlotte’s 2025 first-round pick, San Antonio’s 2027 first-rounder, and the Timberwolves’ 2031 first-rounder, along with three second-rounders to Sacramento. The Kings also got Zach LaVine from the Bulls in the three-team trade and sent Kevin Huerter to Chicago and Jordan McLaughlin to San Antonio.
It’s a big transaction that looks complex at first glance and seems good for all parties involved but especially favorable for the Spurs. Let’s break it down.
The Spurs didn’t have to part ways with their most valuable assets
The concern about a Fox trade was that the Spurs would have to lose someone from their core or include multiple of their most valuable picks to get it done. They did neither, which is fantastic work by the front office. First, let’s look at the outgoing players. Jones was playing a reduced role, as Chris Paul was getting most of the point guard minutes and Stephon Castle was getting reps as the main ball handler. Zach Collins was out of the rotation entirely due to his struggles on defense and his contract, which extends one year past this season, was starting to look ugly. Sidy Cissoko was a gamble that hadn’t paid off, as the young, überathletic wing couldn’t develop a consistent shot in his one-and-a-half seasons in the league. The Spurs should be able to play the same rotation they had when everyone was healthy but with De’Aaron Fox getting most of Chris Paul’s minutes and Paul getting all of Tre Jones’.
On the talent front, the Spurs ended up with a clear upgrade at point guard and their entire core still in place. Normally to pull that off, the picks included would have to be blue-chip assets, but that wasn’t the case this time. San Antonio had the rights to first-rounders from Chicago and Charlotte in 2025 but in reality, it’s unlikely either would have been conveyed in this upcoming draft because of protections. The Bulls’ pick was top-10 protected and the Hornets’ pick was top-14 protected and turning into two second-rounders if not conveyed this year. The Spurs’ 2027 pick that the Kings are getting should not be a high pick, considering the team made a major upgrade and has Victor Wembanyama in tow. The more valuable of the picks is arguably the Timberwolves’ 2031 first-rounder that San Antonio got by trading the eighth overall selection in the past draft, but the Spurs have swap rights with the Wolves in 2030 and with the Kings in 2031, so they could still pick highly in the middle of Wemby’s prime.
The Spurs gave up a lot of picks in total, as they sent out four first-rounders and three second-rounders. But two of these firsts were unlikely to convey, one should not be highly valuable and the other could be, but the Silver and Black still have future assets that mitigate the loss. As for the seconds, San Antonio still has extra after the trade. It’s hard to imagine a better but still realistic deal.
The Bulls and Kings could benefit from the trade but mostly saved face
The Bulls getting their own pick back is big for them as they embark on a rebuild. They can start right away without having to worry about owing anyone any of their future picks. They should also be able to flip Huerter, who they got from the Kings, and will likely trade other veterans for picks. The trade gives them a direction. That said, they essentially moved LaVine to undo the overpay they made when they traded for DeMar DeRozan. The rest is salary filler. It’s entirely possible there weren’t better offers for LaVine out there and controlling their picks was more important to them than getting any from other franchises, but this is simply not great value for Chicago. Especially since they could have likely traded LaVine sooner for a lot more if they had pulled the plug on their current core a year or two ago.
For the Kings, getting a borderline All-Star to replace the one they lost is a win. The franchise didn’t want to rebuild and now they don’t have to. The loss in talent is not major and LaVine is under contract for two years after this one, assuming he picks up his massive player option. They also got three first-rounders and three seconds, which looks great on paper. In practice, they got two firsts and five seconds because of the Hornets’ pick conditions. As mentioned, the Spurs 2027 first doesn’t seem like a great asset. Unless the Silver and Black suffer massive, untimely injuries two years from now, the pick probably won’t be in the lottery. The Timberwolves pick could be extremely valuable, as Anthony Edwards’s current contract expires in 2029 and he might not stay with the franchise, but the Wolves have an incentive to avoid a rebuild around that time since they also don’t control their 2030 pick.
The Spurs didn’t fleece the Bulls and Kings but seem to have gotten a fantastic deal while the others got some good assets and the ability to spin the trade as better than it is.
The Spurs still have enough to make another move to chase the play-in
Fox should make the Spurs better, but the trade deadline is still ahead and the Spurs could make more moves since they kept their core players and enough draft capital to at least upgrade their bench. They are currently two games back from the 10th spot and are a good backup center away from having a genuinely good 10-man rotation.
There’s no need to go all-in this season, but now that they made their big move without using too many assets, it would make sense to shore up weaknesses and see how well this group can play together. There could be some fun days ahead.
By Jeje Gomez, via Pounding The Rock