By Tom Orsborn, Staff writer | San Antonio Express-News (SAEN), 2025-02-06 13:51:58
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。
圣安东尼奥马刺队的达龙·福克斯(De’Aaron Fox)(4)在2025年2月5日（周三）于亚特兰大举行的NBA篮球比赛上半场中，与亚特兰大老鹰队的后卫戴森·丹尼尔斯(Dyson Daniels)(5)对抗。（美联社照片/迈克·斯图尔特）
北卡罗来纳州，夏洛特——达龙·福克斯(De’Aaron Fox)正在接受一次“速成班”教育，学习如何适应马刺队的“牛仔之旅”。
“我以前从未听说过这个，”这位已经是联盟第八个赛季的明星控卫在周三晚上说道。他在代表马刺队的首秀中贡献了24分、13次助攻和3次抢断，帮助球队以126-125战胜亚特兰大老鹰队。
当福克斯在周一通过萨克拉门托与马刺队的三方交易加盟球队时，他已经离家在外很长时间了。
“我当时正处于为期13天的客场之旅的最后一天，”他说。“我被交易了，然后我看了看（马刺队的赛程），心想这是怎么回事？HB（哈里森·巴恩斯(Harrison Barnes)）给我发短信，他说，‘好吧，我们接下来一个月都要在客场了。’”
马刺队正处于他们“牛仔之旅”的第一阶段，这个旅行每年二月都会发生，因为圣安东尼奥牲畜展和牛仔竞技表演会“入侵”霜冻银行中心。
周五晚上对阵黄蜂队的比赛将是他们六场比赛中的第三场，这六场比赛将于2月12日在波士顿结束。全明星周末之后，马刺队将在奥斯汀进行两场“主场”比赛，然后再次踏上征程，开始“牛仔之旅”的第二阶段，共四场比赛。
福克斯要到3月2日马刺队主场迎战俄克拉荷马雷霆队时，才能迎来他作为马刺球员的第一个真正的主场比赛。但他看到了客场赛程密集的好处，那就是它给了他一个机会，与他的新队友建立场下的化学反应。
“来到一支新球队，我实际上认为这稍微好一些，因为你拥有的只有彼此，所以你们可以一起出去吃饭，真正地在一起，”他说。“在客场你几乎每天都能见到彼此，所以我认为这有助于建立那种化学反应。”
里程碑式的胜利后，波波维奇的计划备受赞扬
在球队战胜老鹰队，追平上赛季的胜场总数后，代理马刺队主教练米奇·约翰逊向格雷格·波波维奇致敬。
约翰逊表示，马刺队在周三取得的里程碑式的成就凸显了波波维奇所倡导的重建球队的耐心和不跳步的方法。波波维奇在11月2日遭受轻微中风后一直远离球队，正在康复中。
“我们两三年前就讨论过这些，我们正在实施和尝试投入的东西，我们不知道胜利何时会到来，而且，当时，并不是每个人都在关注，这没关系，”约翰逊说。“但这就是我们一直努力建立一个项目的方式，也是波波几十年来建立一个项目的方式。
“所以，这是两三年前的努力工作的一些（成果），是一些家伙的稳定性和习惯，现在看到他们，德文·瓦塞尔(Devin Vassell)，朱利安·尚帕尼(Julian Champagnie)，凯尔登·约翰逊(Keldon Johnson)，杰里米·索汉(Jeremy Sochan)等等。作为一名教练，看到这些真是令人欣慰。”
明星中锋维克托·文班亚马(Victor Wembanyama)对这一成就感到喜忧参半。
“当然，这是实际的进步，但我认为这22场胜利应该来得更早，”他说。
文班亚马表示，他期待马刺队继续进步。
“每年我们都必须进步，”他说。“我们几乎都很年轻，所以除了变得更好和进步之外，别无他法。”
文班亚马正在克服疾病
文班亚马表示，他认为自己在与感冒作斗争几天后，正在逐渐恢复健康。
“（在亚特兰大）我呼吸非常急促，”文班亚马说，他在对阵老鹰队的比赛中得到24分和12个篮板。“但我认为现在已经结束了。我认为明天早上我会感觉很好，所以希望那是最后一场奇怪的比赛。”
文班亚马并不是周三唯一一个带伤出战的马刺队球员。
马刺队将克里斯·保罗（左手食指扭伤）的状态从出战成疑升级为可以出战，此前他进行了热身，而福克斯则带着右手（非投篮手）肿胀的拇指参加了比赛。
福克斯在国王队提交的伤病报告中，由于1月23日丹佛的尼古拉·约基奇(Nikola Jokic)在一场比赛中两次击中他的手，被列为右手拇指扭伤。
福克斯整个赛季也一直在处理投篮手的粉红色手指受伤的问题。他还在本赛季早些时候因为一次扣篮尝试后重重摔倒导致臀部挫伤而缺席了三场比赛。
“我的拇指现在肿胀了，但就是这样，伙计，”福克斯说。“我带伤参加了比赛，我出去只是想帮助我的球队获胜。”
马刺队从雄鹿队手中夺得帕特里克·鲍德温
在周四NBA交易截止日前的两个小时，马刺队同意与密尔沃基雄鹿队交易前锋帕特里克·鲍德温(Patrick Baldwin Jr.)。
马刺队还将在这笔交易中获得现金。华盛顿将获得一个受保护的未来第二轮选秀权作为补偿。
这位漂泊不定的前锋似乎不会在圣安东尼奥的阵容中待太久。联盟消息人士称，马刺队计划裁掉鲍德温。
鲍德温是在周三将克里斯·米德尔顿(Khris Middleton)送到华盛顿并将凯尔·库兹马(Kyle Kuzma)送到密尔沃基的交易中来到雄鹿队的。现在他可能又要再次搬家了。
身高6英尺9英寸的鲍德温正处于他的第三个NBA赛季，本赛季在奇才队出战22场比赛，场均得到2.1分。他的三分球命中率为52.4%，尽管样本量相当有限，只有21次尝试。
22岁的鲍德温最初在2022年以第28顺位被金州勇士队选中。
杰夫·麦克唐纳对此报道做出了贡献。
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Rodeo trip delaying Fox’s introduction to Spurs fans
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)
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – De’Aaron Fox is getting an on-the-fly education in how to navigate the Spurs’ rodeo road trip.
“I had never heard of that,” the eighth-year star point guard said Wednesday night after amassing 24 points, 13 assists and three steals in his debut with the Spurs, a 126-125 win at Atlanta.
When Fox joined the team Monday after Sacramento traded him to the Spurs in a three-team deal, he had already been living out of a suitcase for quite a while.
“I was on the last day of a 13-day road trip,” he said. "I got traded and I was looking at the (Spurs schedule) and was like, what’s going on? And HB (Harrison Barnes) texts me, and he is like, ‘Well, we’re going to be on the road for the next month.’ "
The Spurs are in the midst of the first leg of their rodeo odyssey, which comes every February when the San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo invades the Frost Bank Center.
Friday night’s game against the Hornets will mark the third outing in a six-game stretch that ends Feb. 12 in Boston. After the All-Star break, the Spurs play a pair of “home” games in Austin before going back on the road for the four-game second leg of the rodeo trip.
Fox won’t play his first real home game as a Spur until March 2 when the Spurs host Oklahoma City. But he sees a silver lining to the road-heavy schedule in that it gives him a chance to build off-the-court chemistry with his new teammates.
“Coming to a new team, I actually think it’s a little bit better because all you have is each other, so you’re able to go out to dinner and really be together,” he said. “You see each other pretty much every day on the road, so I think it helps build that chemistry a lot.”
Popovich’s plan praised after milestone win
Acting Spurs coach Mitch Johnson paid tribute to Gregg Popovich after the team matched last season’s win total with the victory over the Hawks.
Johnson said the milestone the Spurs reached Wednesday underscored the patient, skip-no-steps approach to rebuilding the club championed by Popovich, who has been away from the team while recovering from the mild stroke he suffered Nov. 2.
“We talked about this two or three years ago, things that we were implementing and trying to put in, and we didn’t know when the wins were going to come and, at that time, not everyone’s paying attention, and that’s fine,” Johnson said. "But that’s how we’ve been trying to build a program, how Pop’s has been building a program for decades now.
“And, so, this is some of the (fruits of the) labor from two to three years ago, of the consistency and the habits of some of these guys, to see them now, Devin Vassell, Julian Champagnie, Keldon Johnson, Jeremy Sochan, et cetera, et cetera. It’s rewarding as a coach to see some of that.”
Star center Victor Wembanyama had mixed feelings about the accomplishment.
“This is factual progress, of course, but I think those 22 wins should have come earlier,” he said.
Wembanyama said he looks forward to the Spurs continuing to progress.
“Every year we have to step up,” he said. “Almost all of us are really young, so there is no other way than getting better and going up.”
Wembanyama getting over illness
Wembanyama said he thinks he’s well on the way to regaining full health after battling a cold for the past several days.
“I had very short breath (in Atlanta),” said Wembanyama, who had 24 points and 12 rebounds against the Hawks. “But I think it is over now. I think that tomorrow morning. I’m going to feel fine, so hopefully that was the last weird game.”
Wembanyama wasn’t the only Spur who played through some discomfort Wednesday.
The Spurs upgraded Chris Paul (sprained left index finger) from questionable to available after he warmed up and Fox played with a swollen thumb on his right, non-shooting hand.
Fox landed on the Kings injury report with a sprained right thumb after Denver’s Nikola Jokic hit his hand twice in a game Jan. 23.
Fox has also been dealing with an injured pinkie on his shooting hand all season. He also missed three games earlier this season with a glute contusion following a hard fall on a dunk attempt.
“My thumb is swollen right now, but it is what it is, man,” Fox said. “I played through those things, and I go out there and just try to help my team win.”
Spurs nab Patrick Baldwin from Bucks
Two hours before Thursday’s NBA trade deadline, the Spurs agreed to a trade with Milwaukee for forward Patrick Baldwin Jr.
The Spurs will also receive cash in the deal. Washington will get a protected future second-round pick as compensation.
It does not appear the journeyman forward is long for the roster in San Antonio. The Spurs intend to waive Baldwin, league sources say.
Baldwin came to the Bucks from as part of the deal that sent Khris Middleton to Washington and Kyle Kuzma to Milwaukee on Wednesday. Now he is likely on the move again.
The 6-foot-9 Baldwin, who is in his third NBA season, averaged 2.1 points in 22 games with the Wizards this season. He shot 52.4% from 3-point range, though in a rather limited sample size of 21 attempts.
Baldwin, 22, was originally drafted 28th overall by Golden State in 2022.
Jeff McDonald contributed to this report.
By Tom Orsborn, Staff writer, via San Antonio Express-News