By Jeje Gomez | Pounding The Rock (PtR), 2025-05-13 09:33:42
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马刺在休赛期本已具备良好的重建基础，而抽签结果让他们拥有了更好的局面。
2025年NBA选秀抽签已经尘埃落定。我们现在确定了即将到来的选秀的顺位，这次选秀被誉为是人才济济的一届。马刺凭借老鹰队的选秀权维持在第14顺位，但凭借自己的选秀权从第八顺位跃升至第二顺位，有机会选择除库珀·弗拉格(Cooper Flagg)之外的任何球员。
选秀抽签总是提醒我们，球队的命运往往由乒乓球决定，这次也不例外。达拉斯小牛队的前厅做出了一笔令人费解的糟糕交易，却得到了状元签以及一位潜在的划时代的天才球员，而一些摆烂的鱼腩球队却没有得到篮球之神的眷顾。
对于马刺来说，周一是他们重建过程中至关重要的一天。让我们仔细分析一下拥有第二顺位选秀权对圣安东尼奥意味着什么。
虽然无缘库珀·弗拉格，但马刺仍然可以在第二顺位找到基石球员
随着NBA助理总裁不断念出其他球队的名字，马刺球迷们对得到库珀·弗拉格的希望也越来越大。最终，达拉斯获得了状元签，并将选择公认的本届最佳球员，除非尼科·哈里森(Nico Harrison)想在几个月内做出NBA历史上最令人困惑的两个决定。弗拉格是本届选秀的最大奖品，除非发生令人震惊的事情，否则他不会成为马刺球员。
但这并不意味着圣安东尼奥不能为维克托·文班亚马(Victor Wembanyama)找到一位精英级别的搭档。
目前公认的第二号新秀是迪伦·哈珀(Dylan Harper)。这位前NBA总冠军罗恩(Ron)的儿子，身高6尺6寸，是一位经常被拿来与凯德·坎宁安(Cade Cunningham)比较的后卫。或许他与圣安东尼奥略显拥挤的后场并非完美契合，但如果哈珀和斯蒂芬·卡斯尔(Stephon Castle)这两位具有防守潜力的优秀创造者一同成长，而老将达龙·福克斯(De’Aaron Fox)逐渐淡出巅峰期，这将为马刺在外线打下极其坚实的基础，并维持十年以上。凭借福克斯-哈珀-卡斯尔的三人组时刻对防守施压，其他球队在未来几年都将难以阻止马刺冲击篮下。
如果马刺希望在前锋位置上有所补充，哈珀在罗格斯大学的队友埃斯·贝利(Ace Bailey)也是一个选择。这位身高6尺10寸，预计将成为优秀防守者的射手，正是圣安东尼奥所需要的补充型球员，他将有时间在一支拥有经验丰富的前锋的球队中逐步提升身体对抗能力，从而应对新秀赛季中最具挑战性的对决。虽然大多数人认为他是第三号新秀，但也有人更喜欢V.J.埃奇科姆(V.J. Edgecombe)，这是一位运动能力超强、防守上限高、进攻潜力巨大的得分后卫，他能立即为侧翼提供深度和身体对抗。
马刺还有其他令人难以置信的天赋球员可供选择，我们很快将对他们进行深入分析，这些新秀的技能和位置各不相同，例如特雷·约翰逊(Tre Johnson)、卡曼·马拉奇(Khaman Maluach)和卡斯帕拉斯·亚库西奥尼斯(Kasparas Jakucionis)等等。弗拉格不会出现在那里，但升至第二顺位让圣安东尼奥有机会在一个充满潜力新星的强大选秀班中选择下一位最佳球员。
马刺现在拥有极具价值的交易筹码
由于上一节中提到的所有名字，第八顺位是一个不错的交易资产。本届选秀中有很多球员是各支球队梦寐以求的。第二顺位让获得者有机会从中挑选，联盟中有很多球队的管理层可能正在致电马刺，商讨交易事宜。如果布莱恩·莱特(Brian Wright)愿意，这次晋升为他提供了加速重建的工具。
联盟中最主要的交易目标是扬尼斯·阿德托昆博(Giannis Antetokounmpo)，据推测他在密尔沃基并不开心，可能会寻求转会。我们很快将深入探讨这个想法，但毋庸置疑的是，如果“字母哥”提出离队要求，马刺现在拥有的筹码将使他们登上雄鹿管理层电话名单的首位。但圣安东尼奥可以追求的不仅仅是扬尼斯。
一些球队经历了令人失望的赛季，可能会寻求转型重建，例如灰熊和热火。其他球队已经在尝试重建，但选秀顺位下降，可能无法得到他们渴望的球员，例如爵士和奇才。可能还有一些有竞争力的球队，但正在老化或试图降低成本，他们很乐意用一位经验丰富的球星或几位高水平的补充球员来换取一位年轻的、有潜力成为未来核心的球员。即使是目前正在季后赛中拼搏的球队，也可能会爱上哈珀、贝利或埃奇科姆，并决定立即重塑他们的阵容。任何人都有可能成为交易伙伴，因为这个资产确实太好了。
马刺应该会很乐意选择第二顺位并增加一位有价值的年轻球员，但如果有人现在能让他们成为争冠球队，或者有球队给他们开出无法拒绝的报价，他们可以简单地交易掉这个选秀权，加速他们的重建，同时仍然拥有大量的未来选秀资产可供支配。
得到弗拉格固然很棒，但升至第二顺位让圣安东尼奥在开启关键休赛期时处于有利地位。
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What moving up to No. 2 in the 2025 NBA draft means for the Spurs
The Spurs were in great shape to continue the rebuild heading into the offseason, but they are in a much better spot after the lottery.
The 2025 NBA Draft Lottery is done. We now have the order for the upcoming draft, which has been heralded as a strong one. The Spurs stayed at 14th with the Hawks’ pick but moved up to second overall from eighth with their own selection and will have a shot at anyone not named Cooper Flagg.
The lottery always offers a reminder that the fate of franchises is often decided by ping-pong balls, and this one wasn’t the exception. A Mavericks front office that made a head-scratchingly bad trade was rewarded with the top pick and a likely generational talent, while some bottom-dwellers that tanked did not get blessings from the basketball gods.
As for the Spurs, Monday was a huge day for their rebuild. So let’s take a closer look at what having the second overall pick means for San Antonio.
No Cooper Flagg, but the Spurs could still find a cornerstone at No.2
As the NBA’s assistant commissioner kept naming other teams, the hope of getting Cooper Flagg grew for Spurs fans. In the end, Dallas got the top pick and will select the consensus best player in the draft, unless Nico Harrison wants to make the two most baffling decisions in NBA history in the span of a few months. Flagg was the big prize of this class, and he’s not going to be a Spur unless something shocking happens.
It doesn’t mean San Antonio can’t find Victor Wembanyama an elite running mate, though.
The consensus second-best prospect is Dylan Harper. The son of former NBA champion Ron is a 6’6 guard who has drawn comparisons to Cade Cunningham. The fit might not be ideal in the somewhat crowded San Antonio backcourt, but having two big creators with defensive potential in Harper and Stephon Castle growing up together as the veteran De’Aaron Fox ages out of his prime would give the Spurs an incredibly strong foundation in the perimeter for over a decade. Teams would struggle to keep the Silver and Black off the paint for years to come, with the Fox-Harper-Castle trio putting pressure on the defense at all times.
If the Spurs want size at the forward spots instead, Harper’s teammate at Rutgers, Ace Bailey, is there. A 6’10 shooter who projects to be a good defender is exactly the type of complementary piece San Antonio needs, and he would get time to develop physically on a team that has veteran forwards to go to in the most challenging matchups of his rookie year. While most people think he’s the third-best prospect, others prefer V.J. Edgecombe, an uber-athletic shooting guard with high defensive ceiling and huge offensive upside who would immediately provide depth and physicality at the wing.
There are other incredible talents available for the Spurs that we will soon do deep dives on, a pool of prospects that run the gamut on skills and positions, like Tre Johnson, Khaman Maluach, and Kasparas Jakucionis, to name a few. Flagg won’t be there, but moving to second overall allows San Antonio to get the best next player in a strong class filled with prospects with star potential.
The Spurs now have an incredibly valuable trade piece
The eighth pick was a good trade asset because of all those names mentioned in the previous section. There are a lot of guys from this class that teams would love to have. The second pick allows whoever gets it the chance to choose from all of them, and there are a lot of front offices around the league that are probably calling the Spurs right now about getting it. Moving up provided Brian Wright with a tool to accelerate the rebuild, if he so chooses.
The premier trade target in the league is Giannis Antetokounmpo, who is presumed to be unhappy in Milwaukee and could seek to move on. We will explore the idea in depth soon, but needless to say, the Spurs now have the type of asset that would get them to the top of the queue on the Bucks’ front office’s calling list if the Greek Freak asks out. But it’s not just Giannis that San Antonio could pursue.
Several teams have had disappointing years and could look to pivot into rebuilds, like the Grizzlies and Heat. Others were already trying to rebuild but got pushed down on the draft and might not be in range to grab the player they covet, like the Jazz and Wizards. There might be teams that are competitive but aging out or trying to get cheaper, who would love to move a veteran star or several high-level complementary pieces for a young potential centerpiece for the future. Even the teams currently battling in the playoffs might fall in love with Harper, or Bayley, or Edgecombe and decide to reshape their roster on the fly. Anyone could be a trade partner, because the asset truly is that good.
The Spurs should be comfortable picking second overall and adding another prized young guy, but if someone that can make them a contender now becomes available or if a team makes them an offer they can’t refuse, they could simply move the pick and speed up their rebuild while still having plenty of future draft assets at their disposal.
Getting Flagg would have been fantastic, but moving to second has put San Antonio in a great spot to start a key offseason.
By Jeje Gomez, via Pounding The Rock