By Michael C. Wright | ESPN, 2025-02-04 10:04:00
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田纳西州孟菲斯——圣安东尼奥马刺队交易得到控球后卫德阿隆·福克斯(De’Aaron Fox)的消息，驱散了周一球队投篮训练时的睡意和晨寒。
当马刺球星中锋维克托·文班亚马(Victor Wembanyama)在侧翼练习单腿三分球时，总经理莱特(Brian Wright)在场边找了个座位坐下。在篮筐下，代理主教练米奇·约翰逊(Mitch Johnson)与哈里森·巴恩斯(Harrison Barnes)坐在一起，向他了解福克斯的情况。巴恩斯曾与福克斯在萨克拉门托国王队做过六年队友。
“即使外界对文班、时间线、胜利、发展以及我们经历的演变有很多讨论，但有时这个联盟会从大局出发，决定你这样做的能力或机会，”约翰逊说。“当你引进像德阿隆·福克斯这样的球员，而你已经拥有了坚实的基础，随之而来的就会有各种意见和期望，这意味着什么，时间线是什么。我们会讨论这些，但我们不会回避引进优秀球员以及随之而来的现实。”
周一，圣安东尼奥马刺队正式通过一笔涉及多名球员和选秀权的三方交易获得了福克斯，这为马刺队带来了一位全明星后卫和关键时刻的执行者，他将与文班亚马——这位即将在本月晚些时候迎来全明星首秀的NBA年度最佳新秀——搭档，组成一对极具天赋的组合。莱特和马刺管理层在完成这笔交易的同时，并没有放弃老将克里斯·保罗(Chris Paul)、巴恩斯或任何有潜力的年轻球员，例如新秀后卫斯蒂芬·卡斯尔(Stephon Castle)、德文·瓦塞尔(Devin Vassell)、杰里米·索汉(Jeremy Sochan)或凯尔登·约翰逊(Keldon Johnson)。
福克斯是一位速度极快的突破型得分手，本赛季他在突破后的得分总数排名联盟第四。马刺现在拥有了福克斯和文班亚马这对潜在的挡拆无敌组合。根据Second Spectrum的数据，福克斯作为挡拆持球人在挡拆中的场均得分达到了1.13分，位列联盟第六。与此同时，文班亚马作为挡拆掩护人在挡拆中的场均得分达到了1.16分，位列联盟第二。
“他是一位能够给对手的比赛计划造成很多麻烦和干扰的球员，”在马刺以109-128输给孟菲斯灰熊，遭遇十场比赛中的第七场失利后，文班亚马说道。“实际上我已经和他交手过很多次了，他在防守端是那种你一秒钟都不能忘记的球员，否则他就会过掉你。他在防守端也是一个非常有趣的棋子。他可以在防守端承担非常非常重要的任务。”
27岁的福克斯场均得到25.0分、6.1次助攻和5.0个篮板，并且在过去三个赛季的关键时刻投篮命中数都排名前三。马刺队在关键时刻的比赛中战绩为9胜11负。
“在这两个人之间，你该防谁呢？”在投篮训练结束时，瓦塞尔问道。“我认为我们会打得更快，我们会经常打转换进攻。我认为福克斯担任我们的控球后卫会打开很多局面。他和文班的挡拆？然后还有我、[朱利安]尚帕尼(Julian Champagnie)和其他一些射手。这将是一个令人兴奋的进攻体系，而且我认为在防守端我们也能给对手施加压力。我知道福克斯喜欢全场紧逼，改变比赛的节奏。他将在攻防两端都帮助我们。”
这正是巴恩斯向米奇·约翰逊解释的内容。在他们谈话结束后，当被问及他和约翰逊是否已经在为球队的新援制定战术时，巴恩斯笑了。
“分享知识总是好的，”巴恩斯说。“显然，[约翰逊]作为他的对手，有自己的视角。而我作为他的队友，也有自己的经验。所以[这一切都是为了]将这些融合在一起……一切都会融合的。这就是NBA的特点：事情变化很快，你必须能够调整和适应。我认为我们已经准备好了。”
福克斯的加入意味着圣安东尼奥马刺队的一位常规首发球员可能会被降为替补。约翰逊表示，保罗和福克斯可以在首发阵容中共存。如果马刺选择这个方向，那么卡斯尔在以新秀身份首发了29场比赛后将成为替补。
“他的篮球水平不言而喻。他是联盟中的精英控球后卫，精英球员，充满活力的得分手。他是一个好人，一个顾家的男人，一个德州孩子。更重要的是，我认为他是一个品格高尚的人。当我第一次来到[圣安东尼奥]时，最让我印象深刻的事情之一就是这个组织从上到下每个人都品格高尚。我认为他符合这种模式。我认为他的未来一片光明。”
马刺队的哈里森·巴恩斯谈论他在萨克拉门托的前队友德阿隆·福克斯
“你引进了一个曾经入选全明星并且知道如何赢球的人，”保罗谈到福克斯能为球队带来什么时说道。“很多时候他会吸引包夹，尤其是在转换进攻中。福克斯身上最大的特点，也是我认为我们球队可以利用的，就是他的竞争力。我很高兴能拥有这一点。”
据消息人士透露，福克斯预计将在周三对阵亚特兰大老鹰队的比赛前与球队在亚特兰大会合，他们补充说，这位控球后卫是否会在那时完成马刺首秀还有待确定。
“不用担心状态提升、体能调整之类的问题，”约翰逊说。“我们知道需要一段时间来学习我们的战术体系和术语。无论是等待他们的团队还是加入团队的新成员，双方都会有一些耐心和兴奋。这只是我们需要克服的事情，我们会尽量加快这个过程，即使没有大量的练习时间。”
这对巴恩斯来说不是问题，他说在福克斯结束在国王队八年的职业生涯后，适应圣安东尼奥的“篮球方面会很容易”。
“他的篮球水平不言而喻，”巴恩斯说。“他是联盟中的精英控球后卫，精英球员，充满活力的得分手。他是一个好人，一个顾家的男人，一个德州孩子。更重要的是，我认为他是一个品格高尚的人。当我第一次来到[圣安东尼奥]时，最让我印象深刻的事情之一就是这个组织从上到下每个人都品格高尚。我认为他符合这种模式。我认为他的未来一片光明。”
与此同时，在萨克拉门托，国王队临时教练道格·克里斯蒂(Doug Christie)非常理解福克斯周一的感受，因为他本人也曾在赛季中期被萨克拉门托国王队交易，而他在那里度过了大部分的职业生涯。
“自从我第一次看到他打球，[我]就是他的铁杆粉丝，这并没有改变任何事情，我永远支持他，”克里斯蒂在国王队完成交易后的第一场比赛中以116-114险胜明尼苏达森林狼队之前说道。“我已经把这些都告诉他了。”
对于一支正在为西部季后赛席位而战的球队来说，这笔交易是继主教练迈克·布朗(Mike Brown)被解雇后的又一次震荡。克里斯蒂说，他已经和球队中的一些年轻球员谈过如何应对交易的商业方面。
“我想让他们知道，我在这里支持你们，你们的队友也在这里支持你们，”克里斯蒂说。“这就是其中的一部分。你们并不孤单。”
随着福克斯的离开，马利克·蒙克(Malik Monk)成为了萨克拉门托的首发控球后卫。在战胜森林狼的比赛中，他得到了26分、8个篮板和5次助攻。
“就像坐过山车一样，伙计，”蒙克说。“我们失去了三个兄弟，其中两个自从我来到这里就一直和我们在一起。这是一件很艰难的事情。”
虽然组织进攻和分配球对于蒙克来说并不陌生，但他表示自己仍在适应这种变化。
“这绝对是一个新的机遇和舞台，”蒙克说。“以控球后卫的身份首发是一个很大的机会，在这个联盟中，这种感觉是很重要的，尤其是考虑到福克斯为这支球队、为[萨克拉门托]这座城市所做的一切。我只是想在他离开的地方继续前进。”
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Spurs look forward to ‘exciting offense’ with De’Aaron Fox
MEMPHIS, Tenn. – The buzz surrounding San Antonio’s trade for point guard De’Aaron Fox cut through the grogginess and morning chill Monday at the team’s shootaround.
As Spurs star center Victor Wembanyama heaved one-legged 3-pointers from the wing, general manager Brian Wright found a seat courtside. Under the basket, acting Spurs head coach Mitch Johnson sat with Harrison Barnes to pick his brain about Fox, who was his teammate for six seasons in Sacramento.
“Even when there’s so much talk about Victor, the timeline, winning and development and this evolution that we’ve all gone through, sometimes this league dictates the capacity or opportunity at which you can do that in the big picture,” Johnson said. “When you add a player like De’Aaron Fox and you already have a strong foundation, there will be opinions and expectations that come with that, what that means, what the timeline is. We’ll get into that, but we will not shy away from the reality of adding good players and things that come with that.”
San Antonio officially acquired Fox on Monday as part of a three-team trade involving multiple players and draft picks, giving the Spurs an All-Star guard and clutch performer in Fox to pair with a generational talent in Wembanyama, the reigning NBA Rookie of the Year who is set to make his All-Star debut later this month. Wright and San Antonio’s brass pulled off the deal without surrendering veteran Chris Paul, Barnes or any prized young prospects such as rookie guard Stephon Castle, Devin Vassell, Jeremy Sochan or Keldon Johnson.
In Fox, the Spurs add a speedy downhill scorer who ranks fourth in total points when shooting off drives this season. San Antonio also now features a potentially unstoppable pick-and-roll combination with Fox and Wembanyama. According to Second Spectrum data, Fox has averaged 1.13 points per direct pick as the ball handler on pick-and-rolls, sixth best in the NBA. Wembanyama, meanwhile, has averaged 1.16 points per direct pick as the screener on pick-and-rolls, second in the league.
“[He’s] a player that causes a lot and disrupts a lot of the opponent’s game plan,” Wembanyama said after the Spurs lost 128-109 to Memphis on Monday night, their seventh defeat in 10 games. “I’ve actually played against him a fair amount of time already, and it’s somebody that you cannot forget on defense for one second, or he’ll go by you. [He’s] also a very interesting piece on defense. He can take up very, very important jobs on the defensive side.”
Fox, 27, is averaging 25.0 points, 6.1 assists and 5.0 rebounds and has ranked in the top three each of the past three seasons in clutch time field goals. The Spurs are 9-11 in clutch time games.
“Who do you stop between those two?” Vassell asked just as shootaround wrapped up. “I think we’re going to play a lot faster and we’re going to be out in transition a lot. I think it’s just going to open up a lot with Fox being our point guard. Him and Wemby on the screen-and-roll? Then you have me and [Julian] Champagnie and certain shooters around. It’s going to be an exciting offense, and I think defensively we’re going to be able to get after people, too. I know Fox likes to pick up full court and kind of change the pace of the game. He’s going to help us on both ends.”
That’s precisely what Barnes was explaining to Mitch Johnson. After their conversation, Barnes laughed when asked whether he and Johnson were already devising schemes to feature the club’s new acquisition.
“It’s always good to just share knowledge,” Barnes said. “Obviously, [Johnson] has a perspective as a competitor playing against him. I have the experience of being a teammate with him. So [it’s all about] blending that in. … It’s going to all come together. That’s the thing with the NBA: Things change quickly, and you have to be able to adjust and adapt. I think we’re ready for that.”
The addition of Fox means one of San Antonio’s regular starters will likely be relegated to a bench role. Johnson said Paul and Fox can coexist in the starting lineup. If the Spurs go that direction, Castle will become a reserve after starting 29 games as a rookie.
“The basketball speaks for itself. He’s an elite point guard, elite player in this league, dynamic scorer. He’s a great person, a family man, a Texas kid. More importantly, I think he’s a high-character individual. One of the things I was most impressed with when I first came [to San Antonio] was everybody being high character in this organization from the top down. I think he fits that mold. I think the best is yet to come for him.”
Spurs’ Harrison Barnes on De’Aaron Fox, his former teammate in Sacramento
“You bring somebody in that has been an All-Star and knows what it takes to win,” Paul said of what Fox brings to the team. “He commands a double-team a lot of times, especially in transition. The biggest thing about Fox that I know our team can use is his competitiveness. I’m excited to have that.”
Fox is expected join the team in Atlanta ahead of Wednesday’s game against the Hawks, according to sources, who added it’s still to be determined whether the point guard will make his Spurs debut then.
“There’s no concern of ramping up, conditioning or whatnot,” Johnson said. “We know there will be a runway of learning our program and terminology. There will be some patience and some excitement on both sides from the group here waiting on them and then joining the group. It’ll just be something we work through and trying to expedite as much as possible without having a ton of practice time.”
That’s not a concern for Barnes, who said the “basketball part will be easy” in Fox’s transition to San Antonio, after spending the entirety of his eight-year career leading the Kings.
“The basketball speaks for itself,” Barnes said. “He’s an elite point guard, elite player in this league, dynamic scorer. He’s a great person, a family man, a Texas kid. More importantly, I think he’s a high-character individual. One of the things I was most impressed with when I first came [to San Antonio] was everybody being high character in this organization from the top down. I think he fits that mold. I think the best is yet to come for him.”
Meanwhile, in Sacramento, Kings interim coach Doug Christie understood all too well what Fox experienced Monday, having also been traded midseason by Sacramento, where he spent the majority of his playing career.
“Ever since the first time I saw him play, [I] was a big-time fan, and this doesn’t change anything as far as always rooting for him,” Christie said Monday before the Kings eked out a 116-114 win over Minnesota in their first game since the trade. “I told him as much.”
The trade was yet another shake-up after coach Mike Brown’s firing for a team battling to make the Western Conference playoffs. Christie said he had conversations with a few of the team’s younger players about navigating the business side of trades.
“I wanted to let them know that I’m here for you, your teammates are here for you,” Christie said. “That’s part of what this is. You’re not out there all alone.”
With Fox gone, Malik Monk became the starting point guard for Sacramento. He had 26 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists in the victory over the Timberwolves.
“Roller coaster, man,” Monk said. “We lost three of our brothers, two of them have been with us since I’ve been here. It’s a tough thing.”
While the playmaking and distributing isn’t new to Monk, he said he’s still adjusting to the change.
“It’s definitely a new opportunity and stage,” Monk said. “Starting at point guard is a big opportunity, and it’s a big thing to feel in this league for sure, especially what Fox did for the organization, for the city of [Sacramento]. I’m just trying to pick up where he left it.”
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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