By Tom Orsborn, Staff writer | San Antonio Express-News (SAEN), 2025-03-26 11:58:03
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圣安东尼奥马刺队后卫布雷克·韦斯利 (14) 和后卫马拉基·布兰纳姆 (22) 在德克萨斯州圣安东尼奥的 Frost Bank Center 观看他们的队友于 2025 年 1 月 15 日星期三迎战孟菲斯灰熊队时的反应。马刺队以 129-115 负于灰熊队。
克利夫兰——马刺队后卫马拉基·布兰纳姆(Malaki Branham)最近上场时间不多，但他决心保持状态，以防情况突然发生变化。
考虑到这个目标，除了最近在 G 联盟奥斯汀马刺队的短暂效力之外，他还利用空闲时间在 UTSA 进行了一些训练。
“我只是想保持状态，伙计，努力保持状态，”在周二晚上马刺队在底特律以 122-96 惨败的比赛中出场五分钟后，他说。
自从去年 11 月下旬以来，布兰纳姆一直没有进入代理马刺队主教练米奇·约翰逊的轮换阵容。他签有合同直到 2025-26 赛季，届时他预计将获得 490 万美元，此前他本赛季的收入为 320 万美元。
布兰纳姆在马刺队于 2022 年以第 20 顺位选中他在俄亥俄州立大学效力一个赛季后，已是第三年球员，现年 21 岁的布兰纳姆希望保持状态，希望下个赛季的情况会有所好转。
“我听说了很多故事，说很多球员在没有上场机会时，会养成坏习惯，所以我试图保持积极，努力保持状态，”他说。“我觉得我正在这样做。”
随着赛季临近尾声，赛前投篮训练逐渐减少
马刺队周二上午在底特律进行了赛前投篮训练，此前他们已经好几天没有进行投篮训练了。
通常为了让球员得到休息，约翰逊让他们进行“一些小组训练”，而不是进行全面的赛前投篮训练。
“现在是一年中的这个时候，事情可能会变得有点单调，所以我们一直在体育馆里，但也有一些时候，我们可能会让一两个球员休息一下，只是因为磕磕碰碰，”约翰逊说。“但我们仍然希望让大多数球员都参与进来。所以，有时候进行全面的赛前投篮训练是很困难的。因此，我们一直在努力创新，并注意我们是如何做的。”
前锋朱利安·尚帕涅(Julian Champagnie)表示，当谈到赛前投篮训练时，他“可有可无”。
“这有点像，好吧，我参加，”他说。“但进来并专注于我们必须关注的微小细节绝对很重要。”
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Branham determined to ‘stay ready’ while riding bench
San Antonio Spurs guard Blake Wesley (14) and guard Malaki Branham (22) react as they watch their teammates take on the Memphis Grizzlies at Frost Bank Center on Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025, in San Antonio, Texas. The Spurs fell to the Grizzles, 129-115.
CLEVELAND – Spurs guard Malaki Branham isn’t playing much these days, but he’s determined to stay sharp in case that changes suddenly.
With that goal in mind, he’s worked out some at UTSA on his free time in addition to completing a short, recent stint in the G League with the Austin Spurs.
“I’m just trying to stay ready, man, trying to stay ready,” he said after logging five minutes late in the Spurs’ 122-96 blowout loss at Detroit on Tuesday night.
Branham has been out of acting Spurs coach Mitch Johnson’s rotation since late November. He’s under contract through 2025-26 when he’s scheduled to pocket $4.9 million after earning $3.2 million this season.
A third-year player after the Spurs selected him 20th overall in 2022 following his one season at Ohio State, Branham, 21, wants to stay sharp in the hope things will turn around for him next season.
“I’ve been hearing stories that a lot of guys when they don’t play, they get into bad habits, so I’m trying to keep positive, trying to just stay sharp,” he said. “I feel like I’m doing that.”
As season winds down, shootarounds wane
The Spurs had a shootaround Tuesday morning in Detroit after going through several days without holding one.
Often with the goal in mind of getting the players some rest, Johnson has had them go through “some small group stuff” rather than hold a full-scale shootaround.
“It’s that time of the year where things can get a little mundane, so we’ve been in the gym but there’s also been some times where we’ve held maybe one or two guys out just because of bumps and bruises,” Johnson said. “But we still want to get the majority of the guys in. So it’s tough sometimes to have full shootaround. So, we’ve been trying to be creative and mindful about how we’re doing it.”
Forward Julian Champagnie said when it comes to shootarounds, he “can take it or leave it.”
“It is kind of one of those things where it’s like, all right, I’m in,” he said. “But it’s definitely important to come in here and focus on the minor details we got to focus on.”
By Tom Orsborn, Staff writer, via San Antonio Express-News