By Marilyn Dubinski | Pounding The Rock (PtR), 2025-05-28 00:08:59
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马刺队会如何处理令人垂涎的第二顺位选秀权？以及最新的自由球员市场流言。
2025年NBA选秀大会还有29天才会在6月25日举行，自由球员市场则在一周后开启，所以这留下了充足的时间让各种猜测和流言四起。 圣安东尼奥马刺队拥有两个乐透签（他们自己的签位，以及通过德章泰·穆雷 (Dejounte Murray) 交易获得的来自老鹰队的第14顺位），他们本就注定会与交易流言联系在一起，但当他们在乐透抽签中从第八好的概率跃升至第二顺位时，事情变得更加有趣，这开启了更多机会。
关于马刺队是否会保留这个签位，或者交易它，以及如果是的话，交易给谁，换取什么等等，已经有很多猜测。 当然，目前一切都只是猜测，没有任何事情是确定的，但看看外面都在说什么并进行分析也无妨。
大多数业内人士预计马刺队将保留第二顺位选秀权
尽管罗格斯大学后卫迪伦·哈珀 (Dylan Harper) 被认为是今年选秀中仅次于库珀·弗拉格 (Cooper Flagg) 的第二好球员，但有些人质疑他与马刺队的适配性，因为马刺队已经拥有德阿隆·福克斯 (De’Aaron Fox)（预计马刺队会为他提供续约合同）和卫冕最佳新秀斯蒂芬·卡斯尔 (Stephon Castle)，后者似乎只需练出稳定的跳投，就有潜力成为全明星球员。
尽管如此，许多NBA业内人士认为马刺队将会保留第二顺位选秀权，特别是如果无法通过交易市场得到一位球星（更多内容见下文）。 无论位置是否重叠，保留这个签位都是有意义的，因为有些天赋实在太好了，不容错过，而且哈珀在许多其他选秀中都会是状元的热门人选。 这也将使马刺队的财务状况相对清晰，特别是考虑到福克斯今年夏天可能续约，以及维克托·文班亚马 (Victor Wembanyama) 在两年后也将续约。 这已经是两个顶薪或接近顶薪的球员了，所以马刺队拥有越多新秀合同的天赋，就越好。
扬尼斯·阿德托昆博尚未提出交易申请
即使普遍的共识是马刺队将保留第二顺位选秀权，但有一件事可能会诱使他们交易它，那就是有机会将一位超级球星与文班 (Wemby) 联手，并立即进入争冠行列。 扬尼斯 (Giannis) 被广泛认为是少数几个能说服马刺队放弃他们的选秀权的人之一，如果他提出交易申请的话。 然而，只有一个问题：他还没有提出交易申请。 关于他是否会提出交易申请，人们的看法不一，而且雄鹿队计划全力以赴说服他留下：
因此，雄鹿队游说的重要方面是向扬尼斯推销所谓的“过渡年”的想法，这使他们能够在重新调整球队的同时，让他能够在密尔沃基效力12个赛季后保持其对球队的忠诚度。 非常宽松的东部格局当然增强了这样一种观念，即不需要花费数年时间（复数）才能重返争夺行列。 (马克·斯坦)
即使扬尼斯最终提出离队申请，也可能有比马刺队更好的选择，这取决于密尔沃基希望从那时起走向哪个方向。 如果他们的希望是迅速重组并留在季后赛中，那么像火箭队这样的球队——据报道，火箭队愿意为了扬尼斯送出全明星内线球员阿尔佩伦·申京——将比马刺队更适合他们。 如果他们想重建，那么马刺队的第二顺位选秀权会更具吸引力，但马刺队也必须送回大量有天赋的球员来匹配薪资，这 a) 他们可能不愿意这样做（薪资帽，失去深度等），并且 b) 这可能会阻止雄鹿队彻底摆烂，他们需要让更多的球队参与进来。 在这一点上，由于多种原因，扬尼斯加盟马刺队似乎不太可能，但这总是可能改变的。
马刺队与篮网队的联系总是引发流言
话虽如此，如果马刺队认为他们在后卫位置上已经足够，哈珀不是“那个人”，或者他们想打包他们的一个或两个选秀权进行交易，无论是为了获得即战力还是在选秀中向后移动，那么可能会有其他球队对第二顺位选秀权感兴趣。 赫苏斯·戈麦斯已经分析了几个例子，说明了为什么简单地在选秀中向下交易是不太可能的，所以如果你还没有看过，一定要去看看，但在流言中，马刺队一直与布鲁克林篮网队联系在一起，篮网队今年拥有四个首轮选秀权：他们自己的第8顺位，第19顺位（来自雄鹿队），第26顺位（来自尼克斯队）和第27顺位（来自火箭队）。
据报道，总经理肖恩·马克斯 (Sean Marks) 正在寻求在乐透区向上交易，并且由于他作为前球员、助理教练和高管与马刺队有着广泛的联系，因此这两支球队几乎总是与交易流言联系在一起。 虽然马刺队肯定不需要所有这些选秀权，但篮网队可以将一些诱人的深度球员附加到第8顺位，例如尼古拉斯·克拉克斯顿 (Nic Claxton) 和/或卡梅隆·约翰逊 (Cam Johnson)，他们以合理的成本填补了一些需求领域。
尽管如此，这可能意味着回到马刺队最初认为他们会在选秀中的位置，当他们刚刚经历了如此巨大的乐透抽签跃升时，他们为什么要这样做呢？ 再次强调，所有迹象都表明马刺队将保留第二顺位选秀权并保持现有路线，除非是为了获得一些好到不能错过的东西（正如前面提到的，到目前为止，这种潜在的东西甚至还没有出现）。
克里斯·保罗预计不会重返马刺队
考虑保留他们的选秀权并选择哈珀的另一个原因是马刺队实际的后卫深度。 当然，他们已经拥有福克斯和卡斯尔作为潜在的控球手，但除此之外他们没有太多。 他们在福克斯的交易中送走了特雷·琼斯 (Tre Jones)，而布雷克·韦斯利 (Blake Wesley) 和马拉基·布兰纳姆 (Malaki Branham) 目前看起来都不像是长期的拼图（他们也不是可靠的控球手）。
再加上有传言说，尽管克里斯·保罗 (Chris Paul) 尚未公开表态，但他预计不会重返马刺队，并且他自己也有几个追求者（例如独行侠队，他们交易了卢卡·东契奇 (Luka Doncic) 并失去了因前十字韧带撕裂的凯里·欧文 (Kyrie Irving)，所以他们有一个首发控卫的位置空缺，并且可能重视CP3像指导文班一样指导弗拉格），因此马刺队更加需要另一名替补控球手。 他们可以在自由球员市场解决这个问题，或者他们可以选秀一名具有球星潜力的球员，继续有机地成长，也许可以调整哈珀和卡斯尔的位置来试验适配性，并担心将来在某个位置上拥有太多优秀球员。 这又不是什么坏问题。
随着季后赛接近尾声，随着我们接近选秀大会和自由球员市场，流言只会不断增加。 马刺队肯定会与许多流言联系在一起，但请记住哪些是可靠的消息来源，哪些不是。 如果出现任何可靠的流言，我们会在PtR上进行全面报道，所以请务必继续关注！
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Latest Spurs rumors a month ahead of the NBA Draft, Free Agency
What the Spurs could do with the coveted 2nd overall pick and the latest free agency rumors.
The 2025 NBA Draft is still 29 days away on June 25, and free agency is a week later, so that leaves plenty of time for speculation and rumors to swirl. With two lottery picks (their own pick plus the Hawks’ at 14th via the Dejounte Murray trade), the Spurs were already bound to be tied to trade rumors, but things became even more interesting when they experienced a massive rise in the lottery from the 8th best odds to 2nd in a top-heavy draft, opening an even wider array of opportunities.
Much speculation has been swirling over if the Spurs will keep the pick or trade it, and if so, to whom, for what, etc. Of course, everything is just speculation at this point, and nothing is set in stone, but it doesn’t hurt to see what all is being said out there and break it down.
Most insiders expect the Spurs to keep the 2nd overall pick
Despite Rutgers guard Dylan Harper considered the consensus second best player in this draft behind Cooper Flagg, some are questioning his fit with the Spurs, who already have De’Aaron Fox (whom they are expected to offer an extension to) and reigning Rookie of the Year Stephon Castle, who appears to be a consistent jump shot shot away from potential All-Star status.
Still, many NBA insiders believe the Spurs will keep the 2nd overall pick, especially if there is not a star player to be had via the trade market (more on that below). It would make sense regardless of positional overlap because some talents are too good to pass up, and Harper would be a shoo-in for the top pick in many other drafts. This would also keep the Spurs’ finances relatively clear, especially considering Fox’s likely extension this summer and Victor Wembanyama’s in two years. That is already two max or near-max players, so the more talent the Spurs have on rookie-scale contracts, the better.
Giannis Antetokounmpo has yet to ask for a trade
Even if the general consensus is that the Spurs will keep the 2nd overall pick, one thing that may entice them to trade it is the opportunity to pair a superstar with Wemby and jump into title contention right away. Giannis has widely been listed as one of the few players who could convince the Spurs to give up their pick should he ask for a trade. However, there’s just one problem: he hasn’t asked for one yet. Opinions are mixed over if he even will, plus the Bucks plan on going all in to convince him to stay:
A significant aspect of the Bucks’ pitch, then, is selling Antetokounmpo on the idea of a so-called gap year that enables them to retool the team while allowing him to maintain his one-team affiliation after 12 seasons in Milwaukee. The very forgiving East landscape certainly enhances the notion that it wouldn’t take years (with an s) to return to contention. (Marc Stein)
Even if Giannis does ultimately ask out, there may be better options than the Spurs, depending on what direction Milwaukee wants to go from there. If the hope is to quickly retool and remain in the playoffs, a team like the Rockets — who would reportedly be willing to part with All-Star big man Alperen Sengun for Giannis — would be a better suitor for them than the Spurs. If they want to rebuild, then the Spurs’ 2nd overall pick would be more enticing, but the Spurs would also have to send back plenty of talent for salary matching purposes, which a) they may not want to do (salary cap, loss of depth, etc.), and b) that would likely prevent the Bucks from bottoming out, and they would need to get more teams involved. At this point, Giannis to the Spurs doesn’t seem all that likely for a multitude of reasons, but that could always change.
The Spurs-Nets ties always trigger rumors
That being said, there may be other suitors for the 2nd pick if the Spurs feel they are set at guard, Harper isn’t “the one”, or they want to package their one or both of their picks in a trade, either for immediate talent or to move back in the draft. Jesus Gomez already went over a couple of examples of why simply trading back in the draft is unlikely, so be sure to go check that out if you haven’t already, but one team the Spurs keep getting tied to in the rumor mill is the Brooklyn Nets, who own four first round picks this year: their own at 8th, 19th (via the Bucks), 26th (Knicks) and 27th (Rockets).
GM Sean Marks is reportedly looking to move up in the lottery, and due to his extensive connections with the Spurs as a former player, assistant coach and executive, the two teams are almost always connected in trade rumors. While the Spurs certainly don’t need all those picks, the Nets could attach some enticing depth pieces to the 8th pick like Nic Claxton and/or Cam Johnson, who fill some areas of need at reasonable costs.
Still, that would likely mean moving back to where the Spurs originally thought they would be in the draft, and why would they do that when they just experienced such a great rise in the lottery? Again, all signs point to the Spurs keeping the 2nd overall pick and staying the course unless its for something too good to pass up (and as previously mentioned, so far that potential something hasn’t even become available).
Chris Paul is not expected to return to the Spurs
Yet another reason to consider keeping their pick and selecting Harper is the Spurs’ actual guard depth. Sure, they already have Fox and Castle as potential ball handlers, but they don’t have much beyond them. They traded away Tre Jones in the Fox deal, and Blake Wesley and Malaki Branham aren’t looking like long-term pieces at this point (nor are they reliable ball handlers).
Add that to rumors that although he has not said anything publicly, Chris Paul is not expected to return and has several suitors himself (such as the Mavericks, who traded Luka Doncic and lost Kyrie Irving to a torn ACL, so they have a starting PG position available and may value CP3 mentoring Flagg as he did Wemby), so the Spurs have all the more need for another ball handler off the bench. They could address that in free agency, or they could draft a player with star potential, keep growing organically, perhaps shuffle Harper and Castle around to experiment with fit, and worry about having too many good players at one position down the line. It’s not like that’s a bad problem to have.
As the playoffs come nearer to a close, the rumors will only keep building as we approach the draft and free agency. The Spurs will most certainly be tied to many of them, but just keep in mind who are reliable sources and who is not. If any credible rumors do arise, we will be all over it here at PtR, so be sure to stick around!
By Marilyn Dubinski, via Pounding The Rock