By Jacob Douglas | Pounding The Rock (PtR), 2025-02-04 01:43:23
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圣安东尼奥在2月6日交易截止日期前仍可以提升阵容。
这个周末的NBA交易令人感到不可思议。首先,达拉斯独行侠做出了难以想象的事情,用卢卡·东契奇交换了洛杉矶湖人的安东尼·戴维斯。然后在周日,圣安东尼奥马刺在一笔三方交易中掀起波澜,得到了他们未来的控球后卫德阿隆·福克斯(De’Aaron Fox)。距离交易截止日期还有四天,还有足够的时间进行更多交易。
即使得到了福克斯,圣安东尼奥仍然有一些事情需要解决。现在他们有了维克多·文班亚马(Victor Wembanyama)身边的第二位球星,他们的目标将是争取一个季后赛席位。以下是马刺在实现这一目标之前需要做的:
最终完成交易
截至周一上午,将福克斯送到圣安东尼奥的三方交易尚未最终完成。目前,芝加哥公牛队是阻碍交易完成的球队。在得到扎克·科林斯、特雷·琼斯和凯文·赫尔特之后,公牛队阵容中有17名球员。他们需要裁掉两名球员才能使交易合法化。有传言称,公牛队正在兜售克里斯·杜阿尔特和托里·克雷格。如果他们找不到交易这些球员的机会,他们可能不得不放弃他们。
由于芝加哥的阵容情况,这笔交易可能不会像其他交易那样迅速得到联盟办公室的正式批准。预计很快就会有解决方案,但这一障碍意味着福克斯不会正式成为马刺球员,也不会为他们效力,直到此事解决。福克斯不会出现在他们周一对阵孟菲斯灰熊队的比赛中,而周三在亚特兰大对阵老鹰队的比赛中让他上场的时间也很紧张。看起来周五对阵夏洛特黄蜂队的比赛将是福克斯最有可能的首秀。
确定轮换阵容
可以肯定地说,福克斯将为马刺队首发出场。这意味着至少有一名球员将被排除在首发五人之外。最简单的改变是将克里斯·保罗移到替补席,让福克斯与斯蒂芬·卡斯尔(Stephon Castle)、德文·瓦塞尔、哈里森·巴恩斯和文班亚马一起首发。保罗与马刺签约是为了获得首发时间。他们可以让保罗和福克斯一起首发,并将卡斯尔移回替补席,但这会造成一些第二阵容的问题。
米奇·约翰逊也有可能想让杰里米·索汉(Jeremy Sochan)回到首发阵容。福克斯、瓦塞尔、巴恩斯、索汉和文班亚马的阵容将为马刺提供大量的进攻和防守多功能性。这个阵容看起来是他们目前最适合福克斯和文班亚马二人组的阵容,但时间会证明圣安东尼奥将如何处理首发阵容。
替补席应该基本保持不变。保罗或卡斯尔可能会取代特雷·琼斯成为替补控球后卫。凯尔登·约翰逊和朱利安·尚帕尼将填补侧翼位置。替补中锋的位置仍然是一个主要问题(我们稍后会讨论)。他们还从国王队得到了乔丹·麦克劳克林,他是一位经验丰富、服务周到的后卫,如果他们需要让保罗休息或发现自己正在处理伤病,他可以为这个位置提供一些深度。
随着球队逐渐适应与福克斯一起比赛,预计在接下来的几周内,轮换阵容和首发阵容会有一些调整。马刺队的教练组在找出最大限度地发挥两位球星周围球员天赋的最佳方法时,将面临巨大的挑战。
寻找替补中锋
得到一名明星后卫对马刺来说是一场巨大的胜利。现在,他们有机会通过提升替补中锋位置来巩固本赛季的阵容。随着科林斯的离开,查尔斯·巴塞独自一人成为王位的继承人,但他不稳定的表现使他成为一个不太理想的候选人。
圣安东尼奥可能会寻求交易一名替补大个子。他们可以看看约纳斯·瓦兰丘纳斯、罗伯特·威廉姆斯或雅各布·珀尔特尔的要价是否合理。他们也可以考虑通过引进在交易对话中出现名字的影响力球员,比如迈尔斯·特纳或尼古拉·武切维奇,来制造更大的轰动。
在用琼斯、科林斯和西迪·西索科交易得到福克斯和麦克劳克林之后,马刺队空出了一个阵容名额。这可能会使他们在交易截止日期后成为买断市场的参与者。每年,都会有球员被买断合同并进入自由球员市场,球队可以在赛季中期进行引援。这很可能是那些在大型交易中作为薪资填充物被交易的老将。他们可能不会像通过交易获得一名大个子那样产生相同的影响,但他们仍然可以进行短期升级。
马刺管理层需要问自己的问题是,这个位置是否值得放弃更多的未来资产。如果他们选择这样做,圣安东尼奥仍然拥有足够的资本来获得另一位球星。他们是否需要动用这些资本来获得一名替补中锋?这个位置是否是他们本赛季能否进入季后赛的关键?他们应该优先考虑本赛季的季后赛之旅,还是优先考虑文班和福克斯的长期成功?这些问题可能会决定我们将在本赛季剩余时间里看到谁来替补文班亚马。
长期阵容改进
马刺拥有一对明星大个子-后卫组合,文班亚马和福克斯。他们拥有像瓦塞尔、索汉和卡斯尔这样的引人注目的年轻球员来充实他们的核心阵容。他们在接下来的七个赛季中拥有六个自己的首轮选秀权,以及亚特兰大在2025年和2027年的无保护首轮选秀权。他们在接下来的六场选秀中拥有四场选秀权互换权。他们仍然有足够的资源来改进阵容。
那么他们接下来需要什么呢?一名侧翼悍将将给他们带来许多冠军球队所拥有的“传统”后卫、侧翼、大个子三巨头。如果他们在休赛期有一些抽签运气,他们可以在选秀中找到库珀·弗拉格或艾斯·贝利这样的侧翼球员。他们可以利用现有的资产,通过交易获得一名明星侧翼。这只是一个谁对他们开放以及何时开放的问题。
即使有了福克斯,这支球队也需要更多的射手和进攻创造者。关键是在不牺牲太多防守端的情况下找到这些球员。随着马刺继续围绕文班和福克斯建队,他们应该寻找能够防守和投篮的更大号的无球球员,或者在圣安东尼奥的球星不在场时能够为你得分的机会创造者。
首要任务是获得一名球星。他们做到了。现在,他们必须将他续签一份接近顶薪的合同。这将限制他们在自由球员市场上行动的灵活性,但在接下来的几个赛季里,他们将有足够的能力通过交易和选秀获得人才。
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What’s next for the Spurs after the De’Aaron Fox trade
San Antonio could still improve its roster before the February 6th trade deadline.
It’s been a surreal weekend for NBA transactions. First, the Dallas Mavericks did the unthinkable, swapping Luka Doncic for Anthony Davis of the Los Angeles Lakers. Then on Sunday, the San Antonio Spurs made waves in a three-team deal that netted them their point guard of the future, De’Aaron Fox. With four days until the trade deadline, there is still plenty of time for more trade noise.
San Antonio still has some things it must sort out, even with Fox in tow. Now that they have a second star alongside Victor Wembanyama, the expectation will be to push for a playoff spot. Here is what’s next for the Spurs before that can happen:
Finalizing the trade
The three-team deal that sends Fox to San Antonio has not been finalized as of Monday morning. The Chicago Bulls are the team currently holding things up. After acquiring Zach Collins, Tre Jones, and Kevin Huerter, the Bulls have 17 players on their roster. They’ll need to cut two players to make the trade legal. Rumors are that the Bulls are shopping Chris Duarte and Torrey Craig. If they don’t find a trade for those players, they will likely have to waive them.
There is a chance this deal won’t be officially finalized with the league office as quickly as other trades because of Chicago’s roster situation. Expect a resolution sooner rather than later, but this snag means that Fox won’t officially be a Spur and won’t suit up for them until this happens. Fox won’t appear in their contest against the Memphis Grizzlies on Monday, and it would be a tight turnaround for him to suit up on Wednesday in Atlanta against the Hawks. It seems like Friday at the Charlotte Hornets would be the most likely debut for Fox.
Sorting out the rotation
It’s safe to say Fox will start games for the Spurs. That means at least one player will be bumped out of the starting five. The easiest change would be to move Chris Paul to a bench role and start Fox alongside Stephon Castle, Devin Vassell, Harrison Barnes, and Wembanyama. CP3 did sign with the Spurs to get starting minutes. They could start CP3 and Fox together and move Castle back to the bench, which creates some second-unit issues.
There is also a chance that Mitch Johnson wants to insert Jeremy Sochan back into the starting unit. A lineup of Fox, Vassell, Barnes, Sochan, and Wembanyama gives the Spurs a lot of offensive and defensive versatility. That lineup seems like their best current fit around the Fox and Wembanyama duo, but time will tell how San Antonio wants to handle the starters.
The bench should largely remain unaffected. CP3 or Castle will likely replace Tre Jones as the backup point guard. Keldon Johnson and Julian Champagnie will fill out the wings. The backup center position remains a major question (we will get to that.) They also picked up Jordan McLaughlin from the Kings, who is a veteran, serviceable guard who provides some depth at the position if they were to rest Paul or find themselves dealing with injuries.
Expect some tinkering with rotations and lineups over the next few weeks as the team gets used to playing with Fox. The Spurs staff will have their hands full while figuring out the best way to maximize the talent around their two stars.
Finding a backup center
Acquiring a star guard was a huge win for the Spurs. Now, they have a chance to shore up their roster this season by upgrading the backup center position. Charles Bassey stands alone as the heir to the throne with Collins gone, but his inconsistent play makes him a less-than-ideal candidate.
San Antonio could look to trade for a backup big man. They could see if the asking prices for Jonas Valanciunas, Robert Williams, or Jakob Poeltl are reasonable. They could look to make a bigger splash by making a move for impact players whose names have come up in trade conversations, like Myles Turner or Nikola Vucevic.
The Spurs opened a roster spot after dealing Jones, Collins and Sidy Cissoko for Fox and McLaughlin. This could make them a player in the buyout market after the trade deadline. Every year, players are bought out of their contracts and enter free agency, where teams can make mid-season acquisitions. This will likely be veterans who were traded as salary fillers in larger deals. They may not have the same impact as acquiring a big man via trade, but they could still be a short-term upgrade.
The question the Spurs front office needs to ask themselves is whether that position is worth giving up any more future assets. San Antonio is still loaded up with the capital to acquire another star if they choose to. Do they need to dip into that to get a backup center? Is that position the difference between making and missing the playoffs this year? Should they prioritize chasing a playoff run this season over long-term success with Wemby and Fox? These questions will likely determine who we see back up Wembanyama for the rest of the season.
Long-term roster improvements
The Spurs have a star big man-guard duo in Wembanyama and Fox. They have intriguing young players like Vassell, Sochan and Castle to fill out their core. They have six of their own first-rounders in the next seven seasons, as well as Atlanta’s unprotected firsts in 2025 and 2027. They own pick swaps in four of the next six drafts. They are still loaded up to improve the roster.
So what do they need next? A stud on the wing would give them the “traditional” guard, wing, big man, three-headed monster that many championship teams possess. If they have some lottery luck this offseason, they could find that wing in the draft in Cooper Flagg or Ace Bailey. They could look to acquire a star wing via trade with the assets they have. It’s just a matter of who is available to them and when.
Even with Fox in tow, this team needs more shooters and offensive creators. The key will be finding those players without sacrificing too much on the defensive end. As the Spurs continue to build around Wemby and Fox, they should look for bigger off-ball players who can defend and shoot or for advantage creators who can get you a bucket when San Antonio’s stars aren’t on the floor.
The first order of business was to acquire a star. They did that. Now, they’ll have to extend him to a near-max contract. That will restrict their flexibility to make moves in free agency, but they’ll have plenty of ability to acquire talent via trade and through the draft in the next few seasons.
By Jacob Douglas, via Pounding The Rock