By Jacob Douglas | Pounding The Rock (PtR), 2025-03-07 07:36:32
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。
这位老将已经展示了圣安东尼奥马刺队在并非维克托·文班亚马(Victor Wembanyama)的大个子球员身上所需要的东西。
现在回想起来，NBA交易截止日感觉像是很久以前的事了。当时，许多人呼吁圣安东尼奥马刺队再引进一名大个子来支持文班亚马。但最终，什么也没有实现。马刺队仍然坚持着本赛季表现挣扎的替补大个子轮换阵容。当查尔斯·巴锡和文班亚马都因伤缺阵时，圣安东尼奥被迫寻找升级方案。
这时，32岁的老将比斯马克·比永博(Bismack Biyombo)出现了，他已经成为一支仍然充满活力的马刺队的关键贡献者。比永博被推上了首发位置，并提供了能量和内线防守。他正是圣安东尼奥完成今年比赛所需要的，也可能是他们未来支持文班亚马所需要的球员类型。
比斯马克对马刺队的直接影响
比斯马克·比永博拿下了他的第三个两双（13分和赛季最高的12个篮板），证明了他仍然属于这个联盟。 #NBAAfrica pic.twitter.com/RQB2GT4PeF
— NBA Africa (@ NBA_Africa) March 5, 2025
比永博的数据并不亮眼。他场均出场17.7分钟，得到6.1分、5.7个篮板和1个盖帽。但比永博所做的一些小事让他变得很有价值。他是一位可靠的挡拆者和顺下者。他和克里斯·保罗重新找回了他们在菲尼克斯一起打球时的一些协同效应。他是一名身体强壮的防守者，有能力保护篮筐，并且愿意在防守篮板上努力。你不会要求他做太多其他的事情。他就是那种传统的跑动型、干脏活的大个子——而这正是马刺队所需要的。
联盟中没有人可以复制文班亚马所做的事情。这就是为什么替补中锋的水平下降如此明显。在文班亚马时代，圣安东尼奥一直未能从其替补大个子身上找到稳定的表现。扎克·科林斯作为一名空间型内线太不稳定，无法在进攻端发挥作用，巴锡在能够上场时也经历着起起落落。他们需要找到一个稳定的中锋，不会拖累球队。一个充满活力的篮筐冲击者，能够清理篮板，这会是一个很好的选择。
当文班亚马休息时，马刺队可以依靠一名仍然能够提供某种程度的篮筐保护、不会在篮板上被压制、并且只是在进攻端完成终结的替补中锋，无论是在空切传球还是挡拆中。
比永博是长期的解决方案吗？也许不是。他已经32岁了，但显然已经表明他仍然属于NBA。他可能不是未来三到四年内最好的选择，但如果他下赛季仍然保持这种水平，他将是马刺队在这个位置上能找到的性价比最高的选择之一。
自由市场上会有其他更昂贵的选择，圣安东尼奥可以考虑。迈尔斯·特纳、布鲁克·洛佩斯和纳兹·里德都会是很棒的选择，他们可以在提供比永博所做的事情的同时，还提供投篮空间和更多选择。但由于薪金空间有限，马刺队需要以折扣价签下其中一人或进行先签后换。克里斯·布歇、普雷舍斯·阿丘瓦和小拉里·南斯也将是其他有趣的自由球员的名字。对于这些球员的希望是，他们可以利用他们的多功能性，以比永博可能无法做到的方式，在短时间内与文班亚马并肩作战。
他们可以在选秀中升级这个位置。佐治亚大学的大个子阿萨·纽厄尔是一个很有潜力的球员，场均得到15.1分和6.6个篮板。他应该在乐透区末段被选中，这可能是马刺队选择的位置。乔治敦大学的托马斯·索伯是另一个值得关注的新生，场均得到14.5分和8.5个篮板。如果圣安东尼奥决定等到第二轮再签下一名大个子，请关注佛罗里达大学的亚历克斯·康登或克雷顿大学的瑞安·卡尔克布伦纳。但这些球员不太可能像比永博或其他老将那样能够立即做出贡献。
马刺队最终的决定取决于他们对这个位置的重视程度。如果文班亚马是你未来的中锋，而前进的方式是在他周围安排有射程的侧翼和前锋（所有迹象都表明如此），那么将宝贵的资产投入到他的替补身上是最好的主意吗？在这种情况下，找到像比永博这样更便宜但有效的选择作为替补中锋是否更好？
比永博的存在表明，他或像他这样的大个子可以为马刺队增加很多价值。今年夏天的问题是，他的表现是否能为他赢得下一赛季作为他们替补大个子的另一份合同，或者他所展示的这种中锋是他们未来想要投资的方向。
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Bismack Biyombo is exactly who the Spurs need now, and in the future
The veteran has shown what San Antonio needs from it’s big men not named Victor Wembanyama.
The NBA trade deadline feels like ages ago at this point. At the time, many called for the San Antonio Spurs to pursue another big man to back up Victor Wembanyama. Ultimately, nothing came to fruition. The Spurs were stuck with a backup big man rotation that had struggled all season. San Antonio was forced to find an upgrade when Charles Bassey and Wembanyama went down with injuries,
Enter the 32-year-old veteran, Bismack Biyombo, who has been a key contributor to a still feisty Spurs squad. Biyombo has been thrust into a starting role and has provided a jolt of energy and interior defense. He’s been exactly what San Antonio needed to finish out the year and may be the exact type of player they need to back up Wembanyama moving forward.
Bismack’s Immediate impact with the Spurs
Bismack Biyombo with his third double double (13 points and a season high 12 rebounds), proving that he still belongs in the big league. #NBAAfrica pic.twitter.com/RQB2GT4PeF— NBA Africa (@ NBA_Africa) March 5, 2025
Biyombo’s numbers don’t jump off the page. He’s averaging 6.1 points, 5.7 rebounds, and a block in 17.7 minutes. It’s the little things that Biyombo does that make him valuable. He’s a solid screener and roller. He and Chris Paul are reclaiming some of the synergy they had when they played together in Phoenix. He’s a physical defender with the ability to protect the rim, and he’s willing to do the work on the defensive glass. You’re not asking him to do too much outside of that. He’s your traditional rim-running, dirty work big man – and that’s exactly what the Spurs need.
No one in the league can replicate what Wembanyama does. That’s why the drop-off to the backup center is so stark. San Antonio hasn’t been able to find consistent play from its backup bigs during the Wemby era. Zach Collins was too inconsistent as a floor spacer to be effective offensively, Bassey experiences ups and downs when he can play. They need to find a consistent center that doesn’t hurt them. An energetic rim runner who can clean up the glass is a great fit.
When Wembanyama sits, the Spurs can rely on a backup five who still provides some sort of rim protection, doesn’t get crushed on the boards, and simply finishes plays offensively, whether it be on dump-offs or in the pick-and-roll.
Is Biyombo the long-term answer? Maybe not. He’s 32 years old but has clearly shown he still belongs in the NBA. He’s probably not the best option three to four years from now, but if he’s still playing at this level next season, he’d be one of the best bargain options the Spurs could find at the position.
There will be other, more expensive options in free agency that San Antonio can consider. Myles Turner, Brook Lopez, and Naz Reid would be excellent options that can provide what Biyombo does with floor spacing and more. But with limited cap space, the Spurs would need to get one of them on a discount or conduct a sign-and-trade. Chris Boucher, Precious Achiuwa, and Larry Nance Jr. would be other intriguing free-agent names. The hope with those players is that they could play alongside Wembanyama in short-stints using their versatility in ways that Biyombo probably cannot.
They could upgrade the position in the draft. Georgia big man Asa Newell is an intriguing prospect averaging 15.1 points and 6.6 rebounds. He should be available in the late-lottery range where the Spurs may be selecting. Thomas Sorber from Georgetown is another freshman to keep an eye on, averaging 14.5 points and 8.5 rebounds. If San Antonio decides to wait until the second round to scoop up a big man, keep your eyes on Florida’s Alex Condon or Creighton’s Ryan Kalkbrenner. But those players won’t be nearly as ready to contribute as Biyombo or another veteran will be.
What the Spurs do ultimately comes down to how much they value the position. If Wembanyama is your center of the future, and the way forward is playing rangy wings and forwards around him (as all signs point to,) then is it the best idea to dedicate valued assets to his backup? In that case, is it better to find cheaper but effective options like Biyombo as the backup center?
Biyombo’s presence has shown that he, or a big man like him, can add a lot of value to the Spurs. The question for this summer becomes whether his play earns him another contract as their backup big man next season, or is the example of what kind of center they want to invest in moving forward.
By Jacob Douglas, via Pounding The Rock