By Michael C. Wright | ESPN, 2025-02-06 02:45:00
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亚特兰大——在一次投篮训练结束后,新加盟圣安东尼奥马刺的控球后卫达龙·福克斯(De’Aaron Fox)在得知与斯蒂芬·卡斯尔(Stephon Castle)一起玩的新投篮游戏的规则后,沮丧地举起了双臂。
上述互动发生在早上的投篮训练中。
但周三晚些时候,在州立农业球馆,学习曲线将变得更加陡峭,福克斯在那里完成了他在马刺的首秀,与划时代球星维克多·文班亚马(Victor Wembanyama)并肩对抗亚特兰大老鹰。
“这是一个非常独特的机遇,”福克斯周三上午表示。“像他这样的球员并不多见。而且我认为不仅仅是他,还有其他所有人。以他们的建队方式、他们的运动能力、他们的臂展,以及他们的年轻,我觉得这可以是一支特别的球队。我觉得我和球队的适配性会很棒,而且我觉得我还有很多年可以打。有人说你加快了(圣安东尼奥的成长)进程。但看看像(俄克拉荷马城)雷霆这样的球队,除了谢伊(吉尔杰斯-亚历山大)和(亚历克斯·卡鲁索)之外,我认为其他所有人几乎都拿着新秀合同。我觉得我们可以做到同样的事情。”
马刺周一正式从萨克拉门托国王队得到了福克斯,这是一笔涉及多名球员和选秀权的三方交易的一部分。福克斯得知这笔交易是在周日,当时他正坐在明尼苏达州的一家酒店房间里,在国王队对阵森林狼队的比赛前,与朋友一起玩《使命召唤:战区》。
“我接到了(国王队共同老板维韦克·拉纳戴夫)、(总经理)蒙蒂·韦斯特、保罗·约翰逊的电话。最后所有人都来到了我的房间,我们讨论了这件事,”福克斯说道。“但从那时起,我基本上与马刺的每个人都取得了联系,这感觉很棒。自从发生以来一直很棒,我已经准备好上场比赛了。”
福克斯提到,周一他收到了马刺队一名成员发来的短信,当时他正在观看孟菲斯灰熊以128-109击败马刺的比赛,马刺在最后时刻停滞不前的进攻导致了失利。马刺队认为福克斯可以缓解圣安东尼奥在那场失利中面临的许多问题。
“这就是我们所缺少的,”根据福克斯的说法,短信中写道。“(圣安东尼奥)正在经历一些进攻上的低迷时期。增加一个可以把球放进篮筐、可以突破并为他人创造机会的球员,我觉得会有所帮助。”
老将控球后卫克里斯·保罗对此表示赞同,并向福克斯解释说,这支年轻的马刺队将面临的障碍之一是球队需要学习如何调整战术,以适应福克斯是左手球员这一事实。
“很高兴看到会是什么样子,”保罗说。“我认识福克斯已经有一段时间了。有机会和他并肩作战,将会非常有趣。”
福克斯,27岁,本赛季场均得到25.0分、6.1次助攻和5.0个篮板。在过去三个赛季中,这位八年级老将在关键时刻的运动战进球数排名前三,他加入了一支本赛季在关键时刻比赛中取得9胜11负战绩的马刺队。
文班亚马将这位新援描述为“一位会扰乱对手很多比赛计划的球员”。
但在他的马刺首秀中,福克斯只想融入他的新球队。
“尽可能地适应所有的战术和术语,(让队友)努力适应我,”福克斯说。“这支球队挣扎的地方正是我可以带来的一些东西:除了文班之外,更多的自主创造能力,能够触及油漆区,进入防守腹地,能够瓦解防守。我觉得即使在我打得不好的比赛中,我仍然能引起人们的注意。(圣安东尼奥)没有失去轮换球员(在这笔交易中),我觉得(随着赛季的进展),我们可以变得更好。”
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De’Aaron Fox: Joining Wembanyama, Spurs ‘unique opportunity’
ATLANTA – Holding his form at the end of a shot, new San Antonio Spurs point guard De’Aaron Fox threw up both arms in exasperation upon learning the rules of a new shooting game he was playing with Stephon Castle.
That interaction took place at morning shootaround.
But the learning curve would steepen later Wednesday at State Farm Arena, where Fox was making his Spurs debut against the Atlanta Hawks alongside generational star Victor Wembanyama.
“It’s a very unique opportunity,” Fox said Wednesday morning. “Not many guys come around like that. And I think it’s not just him, but everybody else. With the way they’re built, with the athleticism, with the length that they have and also the youth, I just felt like this could be a special team. I felt like the fit would be spectacular, and I feel like I have a lot of years left to play. Some people say you kind of expedited [San Antonio’s development] process. But you look at a team like [Oklahoma City], where outside of Shai [Gilgeous-Alexander] and I think outside of [Alex Caruso], everybody else is pretty much on a rookie contract. I feel like we can do the same thing.”
The Spurs officially acquired Fox from the Sacramento Kings on Monday as part of a three-team trade involving several players and draft picks. Fox learned the deal was done Sunday as he sat in a hotel room in Minnesota playing Call of Duty: Warzone with a friend ahead of the Kings’ matchup against the Timberwolves.
“I got the call from [Kings co-owner Vivek Ranadive], [general manager] Monty West, Paul Johnson. Everybody ended up coming into my room, and we talked about it,” Fox said. “But from that point on, I’ve been in contact with basically everybody in the Spurs organization and it has been great. It’s been great since it happened, and I’m ready to get on the court.”
Fox mentioned receiving a text from a member of the Spurs organization on Monday, as he watched stagnant offense down the stretch in Memphis sink the club in a 128-109 loss to the Grizzlies. The organization believes Fox alleviates many of the issues faced by San Antonio in that defeat.
“This is kind of what we missed,” the text read, according to Fox, who added, “[San Antonio was] going through some of those dry spells offensively. Just adding another guy who could put the ball in the basket, who can get downhill and create for others, I feel like will help with that.”
Veteran point guard Chris Paul agreed and has explained to Fox that one of the obstacles this young Spurs team will face will involve the team learning to flip plays to accommodate for the fact that Fox is left-handed.
“Excited to see what it looks like,” Paul said. “I’ve known Fox for a while. To get a chance to play alongside him, it’s going to be a lot of fun.”
Fox, 27, entered Wednesday averaging 25.0 points, 6.1 assists and 5.0 rebounds this season. Over the past three seasons, the eighth-year veteran has ranked in the top three in clutch time field goals, and he joins a Spurs squad that owns a record this season of 9-11 in clutch time games.
Wembanyama described the new addition as “a player that disrupts a lot of the opponent’s game plan.”
But in his Spurs debut, Fox just wanted to fit in with his new team.
“Just try to get comfortable as much as I can with all the playcalls, all the terminology [and have teammates] try to get comfortable with me,” Fox said. “What this team struggles with [are] some of the things that I can bring: more self-creation outside of Vic, being able to touch the paint, get into the teeth of the defense, being able to collapse defenses. I feel like even in games where I haven’t played well, I still command attention. [With San Antonio] not losing a rotational piece [in the trade], I feel like we can be much better [as the season progresses].”
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