By Mike Finger, Columnist | San Antonio Express-News (SAEN), 2025-02-06 15:19:39
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夏洛特 — 卢卡·东契奇并不热衷于打造健美身材，也不知道自己会搬到洛杉矶。安东尼·戴维斯也同样猝不及防，从未要求被交易到达拉斯。
凯文·杜兰特或许对在菲尼克斯的生活并不满意，但他最终还是决定不回到金州勇士，而那也不是吉米·巴特勒的首选。在很大程度上，今年NBA交易截止日涉及的最大牌球员要么是违背自己意愿被交易，要么是得到的比他们想要的少。
但有个例外，这位年轻球星出人意料地选择了几乎从未在年轻球星考虑范围内的球队。达龙·福克斯(De’Aaron Fox)清楚地知道自己想去哪里，并且巧妙地运作，最终实现了目标。
那个目的地就是圣安东尼奥。
就这类故事而言，这几乎是前所未有的。但这并非完全出人意料，也说明了马刺在为福克斯和维克托·文班亚马(Victor Wembanyama)招募未来队友方面可能拥有的选择。
马刺的第一个王朝在很大程度上是通过选秀未来的名人堂成员建立起来的——包括一些被联盟其他球队忽视的球员——然后说服他们留下来。但如果还有另一种方式来组建一支超级强队呢？
如果福克斯不是最后一个将圣安东尼奥作为首选的改变者呢？
诚然，马刺在福克斯身上占了几个优势，这些优势可能不适用于所有备受瞩目的目标。首先，他在休斯顿的州际公路旁长大。其次，他的妻子在圣安东尼奥长大，岳父岳母仍然住在那里，其他西部联盟的竞争者很难匹敌这种潜在的保姆深度。
但福克斯本周指出，家庭并不是他渴望加入马刺的主要因素，萨克拉门托以及每个潜在的追求者都知道这一点，他们不敢交易福克斯，冒着他通过自由球员身份前往圣安东尼奥的风险。他说，他选择马刺，是因为他觉得他们“可能是一支特别的球队”，并且“配合（可能）会非常出色”。
上一次像福克斯这样级别的球员对圣安东尼奥做出这样的评估，还是近10年前的事。2015年夏天，拉马库斯·阿尔德里奇以自由球员身份签约，此后，再没有来自组织外部的真正球星在职业生涯巅峰时期选择马刺的例子。
马刺之前曾通过大手笔的交易获得全明星球员，从乔治·格文到丹尼斯·罗德曼再到德玛尔·德罗赞。他们也签下了一些出色的自由球员，从埃弗里·约翰逊到罗伯特·霍里到布鲁斯·鲍文再到克里斯·保罗。但在交易中，球星们并没有极力想来圣安东尼奥。在自由球员签约中，那些签约者并没有收到其他渴望围绕他们建队的球队的大量报价。
但是，阿尔德里奇几乎可以去任何地方。十年后，福克斯的选择可能更具吸引力。
作为一名27岁的控球后卫，已经确立了自己是NBA最佳关键先生之一的地位，他本可以融入十几支不同的竞争球队，包括一些更大的市场。而且他本可以等到与萨克拉门托的合同到期，让那些球队竞相争夺他。
但福克斯明确表示，他更喜欢另一种选择，即在今年8月与马刺签署一份利润丰厚的长期续约合同。他看到了不仅文班亚马的潜力，也看到了阵容中众多年轻天才和选秀权的潜力，这些选秀权可以增加更多天赋。他看到了身处这样的地方如何让他成为更大的明星。
如果事情进展顺利，正如他所希望的那样呢？其他人也会看到同样的潜力。对于马刺来说，在未来几年内为自由球员打破银行，或者进行另一笔巨大的交易可能不是必须的，但他们也不需要排除这些可能性。
这并不是说马刺会像湖人那样建立超级球队。这也不是说他们想这样做。留住文班亚马，并将斯蒂芬·卡斯尔(Stephon Castle)或德文·瓦塞尔培养成冠军级别的助手仍然是长期成功的最佳秘诀。
作为一个市场，圣安东尼奥可能永远无法像洛杉矶或迈阿密那样吸引那么多的明星球员。但如果它能吸引一个呢？
它可能会吸引另一个。
甚至是一个不需要保姆深度的人。
San Antonio Spurs De’Aaron Fox (4) moves on court against the Atlanta Hawks during the second half of an NBA basketball game, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)
San Antonio Spurs De’Aaron Fox (4) works against Atlanta Hawks guard Dyson Daniels (5) during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)
Atlanta Hawks guard Trae Young (11) moves past San Antonio Spurs De’Aaron Fox (4) during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)
San Antonio Spurs guard Stephon Castle (5) shoots against San Antonio Spurs De’Aaron Fox (4) during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)
Atlanta Hawks guard Trae Young (11) passes around San Antonio Spurs De’Aaron Fox (4) during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)
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De’Aaron Fox proved San Antonio was destination at NBA trade deadline
CHARLOTTE — Luka Doncic, unconcerned with building a beach body, had no idea he was moving to Los Angeles. Anthony Davis, just as blindsided, never requested a trade to Dallas.
Kevin Durant might not be satisfied in Phoenix, but he decided he didn’t want to go back to Golden State, which wasn’t Jimmy Butler’s first choice, either. For the most part, the biggest names involved in this year’s NBA trade deadline switched teams against their will or got less than they desired.
The exception, somehow, was the young star who picked the place that almost never checks a young star’s boxes. De’Aaron Fox knew exactly where he wanted to be, and he worked the system to end up there.
That one destination was San Antonio.
When it comes to stories like this, that’s almost unprecedented. But it’s not quite a surprise, and it says something about the options the Spurs might have in adding future running mates for Fox and Victor Wembanyama.
The Spurs’ first dynasty was built in large part by drafting future Hall of Famers — including several who the rest of the league overlooked — and then convincing them to stay. But what if there’s another way to assemble a superpower?
What if Fox isn’t the last difference-maker to make San Antonio his first choice?
Granted, the Spurs had a couple of things working in their favor with Fox that might not apply to all high-profile targets. For one, he was raised right down the interstate in Houston. For another, his wife grew up in San Antonio, and with his in-laws still around, other Western Conference contenders would have been hard-pressed to match that potential babysitting depth.
But Fox noted this week that family wasn’t the overriding factor in his desire to join the Spurs, which was known by Sacramento and by every potential suitor who didn’t dare trade for Fox and risk him leaving for San Antonio via free agency. He chose the Spurs, he said, because he felt they “could be a special team” with a “fit (that) could be spectacular.”
The only other time a player of Fox’s stature made an evaluation like that about San Antonio was almost 10 years ago. In the summer of 2015, LaMarcus Aldridge signed as a free agent, and there remains no other example of a true star from outside the organization choosing the Spurs in the prime of his career.
The Spurs have acquired All-Stars in splashy trades before, from George Gervin to Dennis Rodman to DeMar DeRozan. They’ve made some outstanding free-agent signings, from Avery Johnson to Robert Harry to Bruce Bowen to Chris Paul. But in the trades, the stars weren’t pushing to come to San Antonio. And in free agency, those signees weren’t flooded with offers from other teams eager to build around them.
Aldridge, though, could have gone just about anywhere. And a decade later, Fox’s options might have been even more attractive.
As a 27-year-old point guard already established as one of the NBA’s best clutch performers, he would have fit in with a dozen different contenders, including in some in much bigger markets. And he could have waited until his Sacramento contract expired to let those teams bid for him.
Fox made it clear, though, that he preferred the option that allows him to sign a lucrative long-term contract extension with the Spurs this August. He sees the potential of not only Wembanyama, but also of a roster loaded with young talent and the draft capital to add more. He sees how being in a place like that could make him an even bigger star.
And if it works out like he hopes? Others will see the same potential. For the Spurs, breaking the bank for a free agent or swinging another huge trade in the next few years might not be necessary, but they don’t need to eliminate those kinds of moves as possibilities, either.
This isn’t to say that the Spurs ever will become the Lakers when it comes to building super teams. This also isn’t to say that they want to be. Keeping Wembanayma around, and molding the likes of Stephon Castle or Devin Vassell into championship-level sidekicks remains the best recipe for long-term success.
As a market, San Antonio probably never will attract as many star players as Los Angeles or Miami do. But if it can attract one?
It might attract another.
Maybe even one who doesn’t need the babysitting depth.
By Mike Finger, Columnist, via San Antonio Express-News