By Tom Orsborn, Staff writer | San Antonio Express-News (SAEN), 2025-05-06 15:51:41
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米奇·约翰逊在2025年5月5日星期一于圣安东尼奥，作为圣安东尼奥马刺NBA篮球队的新任主教练亮相后，回答了问题。(美联社图片/Eric Gay)
马刺队并没有浪费任何时间，将米奇·约翰逊(Mitch Johnson)推到前台，担任他们的新任主教练。
一位球队发言人表示，在下周一晚上于芝加哥麦考密克会展中心举行的NBA选秀乐透抽签结果公布时，约翰逊将出现在ESPN的摄像机前。
总经理布莱恩·莱特(Brian Wright)将代表球队参加抽签室内的活动，该活动将在晚上6点直播开始前进行。
去年，当NBA副总裁马克·塔图姆(Mark Tatum)公布乐透抽签结果时，莱特也在现场，当时马刺队获得了第4和第8顺位的选秀权。2024年，马刺队在抽签室的代表是他们的篮球战略和法律事务高级经理布兰登·莱布索恩(Brandon Leibsohn)。
2023年，莱特也在抽签室，当时马刺队赢得了状元签，这让他们可以选择法国天才维克托·文班亚马(Victor Wembanyama)。当年，马刺队执行合伙人彼得·J·霍尔特(Peter J. Holt)代表俱乐部出席了仪式。
文班亚马赢得了年度最佳新秀，斯蒂芬·卡斯尔(Stephon Castle)在马刺队于2024年以第四顺位选中他后，今年也获得了这项荣誉。去年，马刺队用第八顺位选中了罗布·迪林厄姆(Rob Dillingham)，他们很快将其交易到了明尼苏达森林狼队，换来了一个2031年无保护的首轮选秀权和一个2030年有保护的选秀权互换权。
在格雷格·波波维奇(Gregg Popovich)结束了他历史性的、充满冠军荣誉的29年主教练生涯后，马刺队于周一正式宣布约翰逊成为球队的第19任主教练。
38岁的约翰逊在上赛季波波维奇在赛季开始五场比赛后不幸轻微中风后，担任了代理主教练。
虽然约翰逊将成为球队在芝加哥的形象代表，但他表示，他休赛期的主要关注点将是球员发展。
约翰逊说：“莱特和球探团队的其他人将尽职尽责地完成他们的工作，然后我们将讨论事情，并像往常一样保持一致。”“但我认为我的精力和时间将投入到这些现有的球员身上，并继续让他们尽可能地进步。”
他希望通过一些亲力亲为的执教来促进这种进步。
约翰逊说：“从维克托·文班亚马、德阿隆·福克斯(De’Aaron Fox)和斯蒂芬·卡斯尔，到哈里森·英格拉姆(Harrison Ingram)、莱利·米尼克斯(Riley Minix)和大卫·杜克(David Duke)，我们的目标是抓住这些机会，并在休赛期尽可能地利用每一个机会让他们变得更好。”“这可以在球场上，可以在录像室里，可以通过演练，可以通过观看季后赛的比赛。我希望在很多方面都站在最前沿。我希望与这些球员一起在球场上并肩作战，帮助他们和我们其他的教练组变得更好。”
但就目前而言，约翰逊的重点可能是在前往芝加哥的旅程中带上一些幸运符，因为他们希望增加更多的天赋，以结束他们俱乐部创纪录的六年季后赛荒。
马刺队将在6月份的选秀大会上拥有两个乐透签，其中包括2022年夏天从亚特兰大老鹰队交易德章泰·穆雷(Dejounte Murray)时获得的选秀权。马刺队自己的选秀权在抽签中拥有第八好的几率，而从老鹰队获得的选秀权则拥有第14好的几率。
这两个选秀权加起来，马刺队有29.7%的机会至少获得一个前四顺位的选秀权。他们获得状元签——以及有机会选中前杜克大学前锋库珀·弗拉格(Cooper Flagg)——的几率为6.7%。
如果他们进入前四名，马刺队还将关注控球后卫迪伦·哈珀(Dylan Harper)；来自xx的后卫/前锋艾斯·贝利(Ace Bailey)；以及来自贝勒大学的后卫VJ·埃吉康姆(VJ Edgecombe)。
马刺队进入休赛期，需要一名能替补7尺3寸的文班亚马的球员，以及能够为这位全明星中锋拉开空间的外部射手。能够满足这些需求的潜在人选包括7尺2寸的前杜克大学中锋卡曼·马卢阿奇(Khaman Maluach)，来自伊利诺伊大学的后卫卡斯帕拉斯·雅库西奥尼斯(Kasparas Jakucionis)，6尺7寸的前杜克大学前锋康·克纽珀(Kon Knueppel)和6尺6寸的前德克萨斯大学后卫特雷·约翰逊(Tre Johnson)。
莱特、约翰逊及其团队将会在选秀联合试训中与弗拉格进行交流，并研究其他潜在人选，联合试训已于周日开始，并将持续到本周。
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Johnson to represent Spurs on lottery stage
Mitch Johnson answers question after he was introduced as the new head coach of the San Antonio Spurs NBA basketball team, in San Antonio, Monday, May 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
The Spurs aren’t wasting any time putting Mitch Johnson front and center as their new head coach.
Johnson will be on the stage in front of the ESPN cameras when the results of the NBA draft lottery are announced next Monday night at Chicago’s McCormick Place Convention Center, a team spokesperson said.
General manager Brian Wright will represent the team in the drawing room, which will occur before the broadcast starts at 6 p.m.
Wright was on the stage last year when NBA deputy commissioner Mark Tatum revealed the results of the lottery, which included the Spurs winning the Nos. 4 and 8 overall picks. The Spurs representative in the drawing room in 2024 was Brandon Leibsohn, their senior manager of basketball strategy and legal affairs.
Wright was in the drawing room when the Spurs won the lottery in 2023, which allowed them to select French phenom Victor Wembanyama No. 1 overall. Spurs managing partner Peter J. Holt represented the club on the stage that year.
Wembanyama won Rookie of the Year, an honor Stephon Castle also claimed this year after the Spurs selected him fourth overall in 2024. The Spurs used the eighth pick last year to select Rob Dillingham, who they promptly traded to Minnesota for a 2031 unprotected first-round pick and a protected 2030 pick swap.
The Spurs introduced Johnson as the franchise’s 19th head coach Monday after Gregg Popovich ended his historic, championship-studded 29-year run as head coach.
Johnson, 38, served as acting head coach last season after Popovich, 76, suffered a mild stroke five games into the season.
While Johnson will be the face of the franchise in Chicago, he said his main concern this offseason will be on player development.
“Brian and the rest of the (scouting) group will do the due diligence they do and then we will discuss things and be on the same page and aligned as we always are,” Johnson said. “But I think my sweat, equity and time will be devoted to these current guys right here and continue to get them as improved as we can.”
And he hopes to facilitate that improvement through some hands-in coaching.
“From Victor Wembanyama, De’Aaron Fox and Stephon Castle to Harrison Ingram, Riley Minix and David Duke, the goal for us to get those and maximize every opportunity we can this offseason to get them better,” Johnson said. “And that can be on the court, that can be in the film room, that could be through walking through situations, that can be by watching the playoff games. And I hope to be at the forefront of that in a lot of ways. I hope to be in the trenches on the court with those guys, helping them get better the rest of our staff.”
But for now Johnson’s focus might be on packing a few lucky charms with him for the trip to Chicago as they hope to add more talent in the hopes of ending their club-record six-year playoff drought next season.
The Spurs enter the June draft with two lottery picks, including the one obtained from Atlanta in the Dejounte Murray trade in summer 2022. The Spurs’ own pick has the eighth-best odds in the drawing, while the one obtained from the Hawks possesses the 14th-best odds.
Between the two, the Spurs have a 29.7% chance of landing at least one in the top four. Their chances of drawing the top pick – and the opportunity to draft former Duke forward Cooper Flagg – sit at 6.7%.
If they land in the top four, the Spurs will also eye point guard Dylan Harper, a xx Rutgers-ex; guard/forward Ace Bailey, a xx from Rutgers; and VJ Edgecombe, a x-x guard from Baylor.
The Spurs entered the offseason in need of a backup to the 7-foot-3 Wembanyama and outside shooters who can spread the floor for the All-Star center. Prospects who could fill those needs include 7-2 former Duke center Khaman Maluach, x-x Illinois combo guard Kasparas Jakucionis, Illinois, 6-7 former Duke forward Kon Knueppel and 6-6 former Texas guard Tre Johnson.
Wright, Johnson and Co. will look to talk to Flagg and study other prospects at the combine, which started Sunday and runs through this week.
By Tom Orsborn, Staff writer, via San Antonio Express-News