By Jeje Gomez | Pounding The Rock (PtR), 2025-05-13 10:39:02
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马刺队的总经理和新教练对球队的选秀乐透运气感到惊讶，但听起来对未来感到兴奋。
在2025年选秀乐透抽签中，马刺队从第八位跃升至第二位，险些错失选择库珀·弗拉格(Cooper Flagg)的机会，但提高了他们进入重要休赛期的前景。
抽签结束后，总经理布莱恩·莱特(Brian Wright)和主教练米奇·约翰逊(Mitch Johnson)与媒体交谈，表达了对获得榜眼签既谨慎又兴奋的心情。
“莱特在被问及球队获得榜眼签时的感受时说：“震惊，兴奋——你感受到了所有的情绪。” 约翰逊也呼应了他的说法，称最初很难跟上结果，因为有很多球队都实现了排名提升。“我知道我们在前四名。我不知道我们和谁在一起。而这显然是唯一的目标，进入前四名，进入广告时间，看看会发生什么。我们以第二名的身份进行了殊死搏斗，但我们很高兴，”约翰逊说，并没有掩饰希望获得状元签和弗拉格的愿望。
两人显然都很高兴能够提升顺位，但同时确保不要提高人们对他们最终选择的新秀的期望。
当被问及他们是否期望榜眼签能立即提供帮助时，约翰逊说：“我不认为你想给它设定时间表或不公平的期望。我想，每个人在这个联盟中都有不同的适应方式。这个联盟并不容易。但是，任何时候你有能力增加一个拥有我们所期待的榜眼签那样的天赋的人，他都是一个具有高上限和高下限的人，你认为这将成为你未来发展的重要组成部分。”
当被问及他们是否期望他们的选秀权能立即提供帮助时，莱特更加谨慎。“你会这么认为。你知道，球员总是需要出去证明自己，赢得他们得到的一切，但在选秀的顶端有一些非常有天赋的球员，所以我们对他们可能带来的东西感到兴奋。”
最后，行政人员和教练都确保不忘记第14顺位，强调他们也认为这是一个可以帮助他们建立更好阵容的良好资产。
“我们很高兴在本次选秀中有两个乐透签，这是一次选秀大年，有很多优秀的球员，很多充满活力、多才多艺、不同类型的球员。所以我认为我们的团队将始终尽职尽责地寻找两个优秀的年轻球员加入球队，”约翰逊说。
“莱特表示：“我认为你会在围绕本次选秀的一些讨论中听到，这是一次选秀大年。因此，我们有很多工作要做来把它整合起来，但在早期规划中，我们喜欢可能存在的潜在群体。”
正如莱特所说，在选秀之前，马刺队还有很多工作要做，但这显然是他们所期待的，因为他们会继续努力打造一支有竞争力的球队。
“我们很高兴能继续前进。对于球队、对于城市、对于团队来说，这是一个伟大的夜晚。”可以肯定地说，马刺队的球迷们和他们的总经理有同样的感觉。
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Spurs’ Brian Wright and Mitch Johnson ‘shocked’ and ‘excited’ after getting the No. 2 pick in the draft
The Spurs’ general manager and new coach were surprised by the team’s lottery luck but sounded thrilled about the future.
The Spurs moved up from eighth to second in the draft order after the 2025 lottery, narrowly missing out on the opportunity to select Cooper Flagg but improving their prospects going into an important offseason.
After the event, General Manager Brian Wright and Head Coach Mitch Johnson talked to the media about it and showed a combination of caution and excitement about what getting to pick second means for the franchise.
“Shock, excitement — you feel all the emotions,” Wright said after being asked how he felt when it was announced that the franchise got the second pick. Johnson echoed his statement, saying that it was hard for him to follow the result initially, with so many teams moving up. “I knew we were in the top four. I didn’t know who we were there with. And that’s obviously the only goal, to get into the top four, making it to the commercial and see what happens. And we went down with a fighting chance with No. 2, but we are happy,” Johnson said, not hiding that the hope was to get the top pick and Flagg.
Both men were clearly ecstatic to have moved up but made sure not to raise the expectations for whoever prospect they end up selecting.
“I don’t think you want to put a timeline on it or unfair expectations,” Johnson said when asked if they expect the No. 2 pick to help out right away. “Everybody has a different, I guess, onboarding in this league. This league is not easy. But any time you have the ability to add someone with the caliber of talent we are looking at with the No. 2 pick, it’s someone who has high upside and a high floor, which you think would be a big part of what you have going moving forward.”
Wright was even more cautious when asked if they were expecting their pick to help immediately. “You’d think so. You know, always guys have to get out there and prove it and earn everything they get, but there are some really talented players at the top of the draft, so we are excited about what they may bring.”
Finally, both the executive and the coach made sure not to forget about the 14th pick, highlighting that they also consider it a good asset that could help them build a better roster.
“We were excited about having two lottery picks in this draft, it’s a deep draft, there’s a lot of good players, a lot of dynamic, versatile, different type of players. And so I think our group is always going to do their due diligence and look at two good young pieces to add to the group,” Johnson said.
“I think you’ll hear it in some of the conversations around this draft, that this is a deep draft,” Wright stated. “So we have a lot of work to do to kind of put it together, but in the early planning, we like the potential group that could be there.”
As Wright said, the Spurs have a lot of work ahead of them before the draft, but it’s clearly something they are looking forward to, as they continue to try to build a contender.
“We are excited to go forward. Great night for the organization, for the city, for the team.” It’s safe to say the Spurs’ fanbase feels the same way their general manager does.
By Jeje Gomez, via Pounding The Rock