By Jeff McDonald, Staff Writer | San Antonio Express-News (SAEN), 2025-02-08 13:06:44
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圣安东尼奥马刺队后卫德阿隆·福克斯（4）在2025年2月7日星期五于北卡罗来纳州夏洛特市举行的NBA篮球比赛上半场，试图将球传给夏洛特黄蜂队前锋穆萨·迪亚巴特（左）。（美联社照片/Nell Redmond）
佛罗里达州奥兰多市——德阿隆·福克斯(De’Aaron Fox)并非完全靠着强力胶和铁丝来到马刺。
但也差不多了。
去年秋天在萨克拉门托的训练营中左手小指脱臼后，福克斯已经习惯了在投篮手上将小指和无名指缠在一起打球。
“我整个赛季都是这样打的，”福克斯说道。
福克斯表示，他“很可能”需要在休赛期进行手术，清理可能存在的韧带损伤。
“我知道目前他计划缠着绷带继续打球，”马刺代理教练米奇·约翰逊(Mitch Johnson)说道。“我不确定休赛期的更大计划。我相信他们会做对他最好的事情。”
尽管有小指受伤——加上上个月末在国王队遭遇的右手拇指扭伤——自从本周早些时候通过交易加盟马刺以来，福克斯的表现和宣传的一样出色。
这位27岁的前全明星球员在前两场比赛中总共得到46分、19次助攻和7次抢断，第三场比赛计划于周六在奥兰多进行。
这位NBA 2022-23赛季的关键球员在马刺队令人沮丧的117-116负于夏洛特队的比赛中表现出色。
福克斯在比赛还剩7.2秒时投中的追平比分的跳投本应是制胜球，但黄蜂队的迈尔斯·布里奇斯(Miles Bridges)用一记三分球回应了他。
福克斯随后也投中了一记三分球，本可以为马刺队赢得比赛，但时间晚了一点。
“德阿隆是联盟中最关键的球员之一，所以这很重要，”中锋维克多·文班亚马(Victor Wembanyama)说道。“这是一个你无法轻易找到的巨大优势。”
由于马刺队仍在拼命地争夺西部季后赛附加赛的资格，带伤上阵对福克斯来说是理所当然的。
“我们有目标要努力，”他说。
2025年2月7日星期五，在北卡罗来纳州夏洛特市举行的NBA篮球比赛下半场，夏洛特黄蜂队后卫拉梅洛·鲍尔（1）试图对阵圣安东尼奥马刺队后卫德阿隆·福克斯投篮。（美联社照片/Nell Redmond）
马刺队重点关注比永博
由于交易截止日和伤病摧毁了他们的前场深度，马刺队即将达成协议，签下流浪中锋俾斯麦·比永博(Bismack Biyombo)一份为期10天的合同。
这位拥有13个NBA赛季经验的32岁比永博，职业生涯场均得到5.1分、5.9个篮板和1.3次盖帽。身高6英尺8英寸的比永博将成为马刺队在全明星中锋文班亚马身后的短期选择。
周一，球队将替补中锋扎克·科林斯(Zach Collins)交易到芝加哥，作为将德阿隆·福克斯带入球队的三方交易的一部分。当晚，唯一剩下的替补中锋查尔斯·巴锡(Charles Bassey)左膝扭伤。
预计这次受伤将使巴锡至少缺席到全明星赛期间，从而产生了对刚果出生的比永博的需求。
作为2011年选秀大会的第7顺位新秀，比永博自从在夏洛特进入联盟以来一直在流浪。马刺队将成为他的第七支球队，名单还包括多伦多、奥兰多、菲尼克斯、孟菲斯和俄克拉荷马城。
卡斯尔创下马刺队纪录
新秀后卫斯蒂芬·卡斯尔(Stephon Castle)在福克斯加盟后回到了替补席。周五在夏洛特，他证明了自己仍然可以在这个角色中取得成功。
这位来自康涅狄格大学的第4顺位新秀，在对阵黄蜂队的比赛中爆发，得到了职业生涯最高的33分，这是他NBA职业生涯中的首个30+得分。
这个总得分创造了马刺队新秀替补得分的球队纪录，超过了格雷格·“凯迪拉克”·安德森(Greg “Cadillac” Anderson)在1987年11月20日在丹佛获得的31分。
“我认为他试图打得更有冲击力，”约翰逊在谈到卡斯尔时说道。“他在不持球时表现出色，在有空间时发起进攻，在有机会时接球投篮并保持节奏。”
卡斯尔的投篮命中率为15投10中，罚球命中率为11投10中。
这帮助卡斯尔超过了他在1月15日输给孟菲斯的比赛中得到的26分，这是他之前的新秀赛季最高得分。卡斯尔在康涅狄格大学的一个赛季中，最高得分为21分，本赛季他已经达到或超过了这个得分八次。
“你在那里真的只是顺其自然，利用防守给你的机会，”卡斯尔说道。“在过去的几周里，我一直超级自信，所以只是依靠这一点。”
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Spurs guard De’Aaron Fox braces for offseason surgery
San Antonio Spurs guard De’Aaron Fox (4) looks to pass the ball ahead of Charlotte Hornets forward Moussa Diabate, left, during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Charlotte, N.C., Friday, Feb. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Nell Redmond)
ORLANDO, Fla. – De’Aaron Fox did not exactly come to the Spurs held together with super glue and bailing wire.
But it was close.
Having dislocated his left pinkie during training camp with Sacramento last fall, Fox has become accustomed to playing with the little and ring fingers on his shooting hand taped together.
“I’ve been playing with it all season like that,” Fox said.
Fox said he will “more than likely” need surgery this offseason to clean up possible ligament damage.
“I know at this point he’s planning on taping it and playing with it,” Spurs acting coach Mitch Johnson said. “I’m not sure the bigger picture offseason. I’m sure they’ll do whatever’s best for him.”
Despite his pinkie injury – plus a right thumb sprain he suffered late last month with the Kings – Fox has been as advertised since joining the Spurs in a trade earlier this week.
The 27-year-old former All-Star totaled 46 points, 19 assists and seven steals in his first two games with the club, with a third slated for Saturday at Orlando.
The NBA’s 2022-23 Clutch Player of the year came up big late in the Spurs’ otherwise disheartening 117-116 loss at Charlotte on Friday.
Fox’s tie-breaking jumper with 7.2 seconds to play would have been the game-winner, had the Hornets’ Miles Bridges not answered with a 3-pointer of his own.
Fox retaliated with a 3-pointer than would have won the game for the Spurs, but it came a tick after the final horn.
“De’Aaron is one of the most clutch player of the league, so it’s something,” center Victor Wembanyama said. “It’s a big plus that you can’t find by chance anywhere.”
With the Spurs still desperately scrapping to remain in the Western Conference play-in race, playing hurt is a no-brainer for Fox.
“We have something we’re trying to play for,” he said.
Charlotte Hornets guard LaMelo Ball (1) looks to shoot against San Antonio Spurs guard De’Aaron Fox during the second half of an NBA basketball game in Charlotte, N.C., Friday, Feb. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Nell Redmond)
Spurs zero in on Biyombo
With a combination of trade season and injuries ravaging their frontcourt depth, the Spurs are nearing an agreement to sign journeyman center Bismack Biyombo to a 10-day contract.
A veteran of 13 NBA seasons, the 32-year-old Biyombo has posted career averages of 5.1 points, 5.9 rebounds and 1.3 blocks. The 6-foot-8 Biyombo would serve as a short-term option in the Spurs’ quest for depth behind All-Star center Victor Wembanyama.
On Monday, the team dealt backup center Zach Collins to Chicago as part of the three-team deal that brought De’Aaron Fox into the fold. The same night, lone remaining backup center Charles Bassey went down with a left knee sprain.
The injury is expected to keep Bassey shelved at least until the All-Star break, creating a need for the Congo-born Biyombo.
The No. 7 overall pick in 2011, Biyombo has bounced around since entering the league with Charlotte. The Spurs will be his seventh team, a list that also includes Toronto, Orlando, Phoenix, Memphis and Oklahoma City.
Castle sets Spurs record
Rookie guard Stephon Castle returned to the bench upon Fox’s arrival. Friday in Charlotte, he demonstrated he could still thrive in that role.
The No. 4 overall pick from Connecticut, Castle exploded for a season-high 33 points against the Hornets, notching the first 30-point game of his NBA career.
That total set a Spurs franchise record for points off the bench from a rookie, eclipsing the 31 points Greg “Cadillac” Anderson posted at Denver on Nov. 20, 1987.
“I thought he tried to play downhill,” Johnson said of Castle. “He did a good job of allowing the game to come to him in terms of playing off the ball, attacking when there was space, catching and shooting in rhythm when it was there as well.”
Castle went 10-of-15 from the field and 10-of-11 from the foul line.
That helped Castle surpass his previous rookie-season scoring best of 26 points, tallied in a Jan. 15 loss to Memphis. Castle’s high in one college season at UConn was 21 points, a total he has reached or surpassed eight times this season.
“You’re out there really just flowing taking what the defense is giving you,” Castle said. “I’ve been super confident these past couple weeks, so just leaning on that.”
By Jeff McDonald, Staff Writer, via San Antonio Express-News