By Jeje Gomez | Pounding The Rock (PtR), 2025-03-01 08:38:20
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。
这位前第二轮秀可能因伤赛季报销，让我们来看看他在场上的表现如何。
一位在2024年选秀中被马刺队选中的后卫可能要缺席整个赛季。 别担心， 斯蒂芬·卡斯尔(Stephon Castle) 没事。 胡安·努涅斯(Juan Nuñez) ，圣安东尼奥通过交换次轮选秀权从步行者队获得的第36顺位新秀，一直在与膝伤作斗争，他的教练表示预计他本赛季不会复出。
努涅斯将接受重新评估，并可能复出，因此伤病不应引起长期担忧，但由于他可能赛季报销，现在是考察马刺队唯一藏匿的年轻新秀的好时机。
胡安·努涅斯是谁？
努涅斯是一位20岁的西班牙控球后卫。 马刺队在2024年NBA选秀中以第36顺位选中了他，他留在欧洲继续发展。 最初，有传言说他会立即跳槽到NBA，但一旦克里斯·保罗进入视野，很明显他会留在国外，为欧洲强队巴塞罗那效力。
自青少年时代以来，努涅斯就已为球探所熟知，并被认为是欧洲最好的后卫新秀之一。 他在皇家马德里长大，然后去德国联赛为乌尔姆效力，并迎来了一个突破性的赛季。 巴塞罗那对他产生了兴趣并获得了他的签约权，并非没有争议。 FIBA传奇人物兼前灰熊球员胡安·卡洛斯·纳瓦罗负责巴塞罗那的人事工作。 努涅斯当时正在和纳瓦罗的女儿约会，这导致了一些球迷指责裙带关系。 他在德国的表现、他的年轻以及他在西班牙国家队的丰富经验，使这一指责显得可笑，但这在一段时间内很普遍，部分原因是他在一支力求取胜的球队中是一名正在发展的新秀。
努涅斯的赛季表现如何？
由于超出他控制范围的事情，他的赛季表现起起落落，就像巴塞罗那一样。 最初对努涅斯的计划是让他慢慢进步，因为他的俱乐部有更多经验丰富的球员，比如前马刺球员托马斯·萨托兰斯基和尼古拉斯·拉普罗维托拉，以及凯文·庞特和达里奥·布里祖埃拉等后卫。 伤病迫使巴塞罗那的教练胡安·佩纳罗亚比预计的更依赖这位年轻后卫，而努涅斯在很大程度上胜任了这一挑战。
数据——在欧洲联赛的比赛中，场均出场约15分钟，得到5分、2.4个篮板和3.5次助攻——并不亮眼，但欧洲的比赛时间更短，大多数球队会分散上场时间，而且在欧洲联赛中获得助攻比在NBA更难。 巴萨队也通过庞特和阿莱克斯·阿夫里内斯等外线得分手进行很多进攻，因此努涅斯的角色是扮演一个管理者，而不是一个主要的创造者，这与特雷·琼斯最近在马刺队扮演的角色类似。
努涅斯在本赛季主要展现了他最初被选中时的优点和缺点。 尽管年龄不大，但他像一位老将一样跑挡拆，并且可以使进攻进入到既定套路，这也是他被要求做的事情。 他没有成为一名伟大防守者的条件，但他并没有在防守端拖累巴塞罗那，并且随着赛季的进行而有所进步，就像球队一样。 他确实具有出色的无球本能，并且总是全力以赴。 主要问题仍然是他的横向移动速度。 同样，选秀前的评估似乎仍然适用。
问题在于努涅斯的外线投篮有所退步。 上赛季在欧洲杯比赛中，他的三分球命中率为36％，而本赛季在欧洲联赛中的三分球命中率下降至27％。 在国内联赛中，他在德国的表现很糟糕，在西班牙的表现甚至更糟。 他仍然以不错的出手量投三分，这令人鼓舞，但是跳投就是不可靠。 他也没有中距离投篮能力，而且他糟糕的罚球命中率（职业生涯低于70％）提供了更多令人担忧的理由。
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努涅斯已经表明，他的优势可以转化为在更高水平比赛中扮演更小的角色。 问题在于他一直无法减轻他最大的弱点。
马刺队是否应该在下个休赛期引进努涅斯？
他显然还没有准备好。 努涅斯本应该在巴塞罗那的后卫阵容中度过一个相对没有压力的赛季。 其他人的伤病使这成为不可能，而努涅斯自己的伤病可能会阻止他完成他在最高水平比赛中的第一个赛季。 他很好地应对了更多的责任，但是让他在海外继续发展以获得宝贵经验似乎是正确的决定。
除了不要急于引进一位比目前马刺队阵容中的任何球员（除了斯蒂芬·卡斯尔）都年轻的球员之外，外线投篮是一个很大的问题，除非它不再是一个明显的弱点，否则将努涅斯带到NBA似乎并不明智。 同样适用于他的单防，需要改进以弥补他不太理想的身体条件。 由于他是第二轮选秀，因此无需急于让他签订新秀合同。
努涅斯仍然是一个有趣的新秀，不是因为他有成为球星的潜力，而是因为他可能是一位具有传统特征的可靠控球后卫。 每支球队都可以使用一位具有高篮球智商的出色传球手，而努涅斯符合这一要求。 如果他的投篮能力有所提高，他可能会在某个时候穿上银黑战袍。
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Checking in on Juan Nuñez, Spurs stashed prospect and Barcelona guard
The former second-rounder could be out for the season due to injury, so let’s look at how he did when he was on the floor.
A guard selected by the Spurs in the 2024 draft might be out for the year. Don’t worry, nothing happened to Stephon Castle. Juan Nuñez, the 36th overall pick San Antonio acquired from the Pacers by swapping second-rounders, has been battling with a knee injury and his coach has said he doesn’t expect him to be back this season.
Nuñez will be reevaluated and could return, so the injury should not be a long-term concern, but since he could be done for the year, this feels like a good moment to check in on the only young stashed prospect the Spurs have.
Who is Juan Nuñez again?
Nuñes is a 20-year-old Spanish point guard. The Spurs selected him with the 36th overall pick of the 2024 NBA draft and he remained in Europe to develop. Initially, there were some rumors that he would make the leap immediately, but once Chris Paul was in the picture, it was clear he was going to stay abroad, playing for European powerhouse Barcelona.
Nuñez has been a known quantity to scouts since he was a teenager and considered one of the best European guard prospects. He grew up playing for Real Madrid before going to the German league to play for Ulm and having a breakout season. Barcelona became interested in him and acquired his rights, not without some controversy. FIBA legend and former Grizzlie Juan Carlos Navarro is in charge of personnel in Barcelona. Nuñez was dating his daughter, leading to some accusations of nepotism by fans. His play in Germany, his youth and his extensive career in the Spanish national teams make the accusation laughable, but it was prevalent for a while, in part because he was a developing prospect on a win-now roster.
How has Nuñez’s season been going?
It’s been up and down, just like Barcelona’s, because of things beyond his control. The plan with Nuñez originally was to bring him along slowly, as his club had more established players like former Spurs Tomas Satoranski and Nicolas Laprovittola along with Kevin Punter and Dario Brizuela at guard. Injuries forced Barcelona’s coach Joan Peñarroya, to lean more on the young guard than it was projected, and Nuñez was up to the challenge, for the most part.
The stats — five points, 2.4 rebounds and 3.5 assists in around 15 minutes a game in Euroleague matches — are not flashy, but games are shorter in Europe, most teams spread their playing time around and it’s harder to be credited with an assist than it is in the NBA. Barça also runs a lot of its offense through perimeter scorers like Punter and Alex Abrines, so Nuñez is asked to be a caretaker, not a featured creator, a similar role to the one Tre Jones played for the Spurs recently.
Nuñez mainly showcased the same strengths and weaknesses during the season that got him drafted originally. He runs the pick-and-roll as a veteran despite his age and can get an offense into its sets, which is what he’s been asked to do. He doesn’t have the tools to have a great defender but he hasn’t killed Barcelona on that end and he improved as the season went on, just like the team did. He does have good instincts off the ball and always brings the effort. The main concern remains his lateral quickness. Again, the pre-draft assessments seem to still apply.
The problem is that Nuñez’s outside shot has regressed. After connecting on 36 percent of his attempts in Eurocup competition last season, he’s gone down to 27 percent on Euroleague play. In domestic league play, he was bad in Germany and even worse in Spain. He still shoots threes at a decent volume, which is encouraging, but the jumper is just not reliable. He doesn’t have a mid-range game either and his poor free-throw shooting (under 70 percent for his career) offers even more reasons for concern.
Nuñez has shown that his strengths translate to a smaller role against better competition. The issue is that he hasn’t been able to mitigate his biggest weakness.
Should the Spurs bring Nuñez over next offseason?
He’s clearly not ready. Nuñez was supposed to have a relatively pressure-free season as a part of Barcelona’s guard platoon. Injuries to others made it impossible and Nuñez’s own injury might prevent him from finishing his first season playing at the highest level. He’s dealt with more responsibility well, but it feels like keeping him stashed so he can get valuable experience is the right decision.
Beyond not rushing to bring over a player who is younger than anyone currently on the Spurs’ roster except for Stephon Castle, the outside shot is such a big concern that until it stops being a glaring weakness, bringing Nuñez to the NBA doesn’t seem wise. The same applies to his point-of-attack defense, which needs refinement to make up for his less-than-ideal physical tools. Since he’s a second-round pick, there’s no rush to get him on a rookie contract.
Nuñes remains an intriguing prospect, not because he has star potential but because he could be a solid point guard with traditional traits. Every team could use a good passer with a high basketball IQ and Nuñez fits the bill. If the shot comes around, he’ll probably wear Silver and Black at some point.
By Jeje Gomez, via Pounding The Rock