By Jeje Gomez | Pounding The Rock (PtR), 2025-05-29 08:52:14
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根据一位与NBA内部联系紧密的知情人士透露，马刺队可能会在休赛期寻求一位明星前锋。
据ESPN的沙姆斯·查拉尼亚 (Shams Charania) 透露，马刺队可能会在休赛期有所行动。
查拉尼亚周二做客 The Pat McAfee Show 节目，简要地讨论了马刺队。在表示他们期望维克托·文班亚马 (Victor Wembanyama) 能够在训练营开始时完全做好准备之后，这位NBA顶级新闻爆料者继续讨论了球队拥有大量的资产，并将积极尝试升级侧翼位置，并提到了扬尼斯·阿德托昆博 (Giannis Antetokounmpo) 和凯文·杜兰特 (Kevin Durant) 作为潜在目标。
"马刺队完全期望文班能够为训练营的开始做好准备……
在交易截止日，马刺队和凯文·杜兰特之间存在相互意向" @ShamsCharania #PMSLive pic.twitter.com/pZXPVUZDko
— Pat McAfee (@ PatMcAfeeShow) May 27, 2025
扬尼斯甚至还没有提出交易申请，我们已经讨论过为什么圣安东尼奥很难得到他。杜兰特作为一个潜在目标很有趣，因为他可能会被交易，而且我们现在有一位内部人士说，过去双方有意联手。因此，让我们仔细看看潜在的杜兰特交易的利弊。
杜兰特加盟马刺的理由
从纯粹的球场角度来看，杜兰特和马刺队似乎是天作之合。上赛季锋线阵容缺少的三件事是稳定的外线投篮（除了哈里森·巴恩斯），自主进攻和弱侧防守。杜兰特将立即解决所有这三个问题。上赛季，他的外线投篮命中率为43％，场均盖帽超过1次，并且44％的进球是无助攻的。这位36岁的前锋可能不在他的巅峰状态，但他仍然是一位明星，可以在一段时间内带领进攻，在他定点投篮时让防守感到恐惧，并利用他的身高来干扰投篮。他和维克托·文班亚马的适配性是完美的，文班亚马曾说过杜兰特是他最喜欢的球员，他们都可以在有球和无球状态下得分，并且会在防守端组成一个可怕的二人组。
杜兰特作为马刺队目标的顾虑是年龄和合同期限。他仍然是一位明星，但应该很快开始下滑，而且他正处于合同的最后一年，所以他可能只是一个短期租借球员。然而，这两个因素并不像最初看起来那样具有破坏性。随着克里斯·保罗 (Chris Paul) 的离开，马刺队可以使用一位赢得更衣室尊重的经验丰富的球员，虽然杜兰特不一定是传统的领袖，但他可以在一个赛季中扮演这个角色。至于他巨额的到期合同，它不会像对于一支更昂贵的球队那样成为一个大问题。圣安东尼奥队在税收或第二层土豪线方面没有任何担忧。一旦合同到期，管理层可以尝试达成一项更新、更便宜的合同。如果事情没有按计划进行，杜兰特离开，马刺队将腾出空间继续控制他们的工资帽。
杜兰特加盟马刺的不利因素
太阳队想要从杜兰特身上得到什么？菲尼克斯队在工资帽和未来资产方面都处于糟糕的境地，只要德文·布克 (Devin Booker) 仍然不可触碰，杜兰特就是他们最大的交易筹码。通常情况下，一位对现状不满且合同即将到期的老将球星不会要求获得丰厚的回报，但太阳队需要一个来改善他们的前景。即使他们是合理的，或者杜兰特利用他的影响力表示他只想被交易到马刺队（这远非确定），杜兰特明年也将获得5400万美元的薪水，而且如果不包括德文·瓦塞尔 (Devin Vassell) 或达龙·福克斯 (De’Aaron Fox)，很难实际匹配他的薪水。管理层不太可能在收购福克斯几个月后就用他换取一位年龄较大的球星，而且瓦塞尔对于一支已经有两位昂贵的得分后卫的球队来说，可能没有太大的价值。
潜在交易的机制很复杂，而且价格可能太高。马刺队需要确信他们将立即成为一支有竞争力的球队，因为他们只会让杜兰特签约一年。即使讨论续约，在一位37岁的球员身上投入巨资，他在从跟腱伤势中恢复过来后，五年内只打过一次超过65场比赛，这似乎并不明智。花一笔小的一年合同签下克里斯·保罗，为更衣室带来庄重感，为球场带来秩序是一回事，而为了让联盟中最昂贵的球员之一做同样的事情而大幅改变目前的阵容完全是另一回事。除非管理层能够确保杜兰特在他的现有合同到期后会签订一份大幅缩水的合同，否则风险似乎太高了。
从球场角度来看，马刺队过去对杜兰特的兴趣是有道理的，但他们是否仍然想追求杜兰特，以及杜兰特是否仍然对他们感兴趣，目前尚不得而知。沙姆斯·查拉尼亚的说法，即圣安东尼奥队将积极尝试改善侧翼位置是完全有道理的，杜兰特将是一个巨大的升级，但很难达成合理的交易。
如果明年能让有史以来最好的球员之一身穿马刺队的球衣，那将是很棒的，而且NBA中任何事情都可能发生，但交易杜兰特似乎没有太大的意义。
点击查看原文：Charania: Spurs looking to upgrade at the wing, had ‘mutual interest’ with Kevin Durant at the deadline
Charania: Spurs looking to upgrade at the wing, had ‘mutual interest’ with Kevin Durant at the deadline
The Spurs could go hunting for a star forward this offseason, according to one of the more well-connected NBA insiders.
The Spurs might swing for the fences during the offseason, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania.
Charania was a guest on The Pat McAfee Show on Tuesday and briefly discussed the Spurs. After stating that they expect Victor Wembanyama to be fully ready to go at the start of training camp, the NBA’s premier news-breaker went on to discuss how the team has plenty of assets and will actively try to upgrade at the wing, mentioning both Giannis Antetokounmpo and Kevin Durant as potential targets.
"The Spurs fully expect Wemby to be ready to go for the start of training camp..
There was mutual interest between the Spurs and Kevin Durant at the trade deadline" @ ShamsCharania #PMSLive pic.twitter.com/pZXPVUZDko
— Pat McAfee (@ PatMcAfeeShow) May 27, 2025
Giannis hasn’t even asked for a trade yet, and we’ve already discussed why it would be hard for San Antonio to land him. Durant as a potential target is interesting, since he’ll probably be on the move and we now have an insider saying there was mutual interest in joining forces in the past. So let’s take a closer look at the pros and cons of a potential Durant trade.
Why Durant to the Spurs makes sense
From a purely on-court perspective, Durant and the Spurs seem like a perfect match. The three things that were missing last season from the forward platoon were consistent outside shooting (aside from Harrison Barnes), self-creation, and weakside defense. KD would immediately address all three. Last season, he shot 43 percent from outside, averaged over a block a game, and 44 percent of his buckets were unassisted. The 36-year-old forward might not be at the height of his powers, but he’s still a star who can carry an offense for stretches, terrify defenses when he’s spotting up, and use his length to bother shots. The fit next to Victor Wembanyama, who has said Durant is his favorite player, is pristine, as they can both score on and off the ball, and would form a scary duo on the other end.
The issues with Durant as a Spurs target are age and contract length. He’s still a star but should start to fade soon, and he’s in the last year of his contract, so he could be a rental. Those two factors, however, are not as damming as they initially seem. With Chris Paul gone, the Spurs could use a veteran who commands the respect of the locker room, and while Durant is not necessarily a traditional leader, he could fill that role for a season. As for his massive expiring contract, it wouldn’t be as big an issue as it would be for a more expensive team. San Antonio has no concerns when it comes to the tax or the second apron. Once the contract expires, the front office could try to seal a newer, cheaper one. If things don’t work out and Durant walks, the Silver and Black would clear room to continue to have its cap under control going forward.
Why Durant to the Spurs doesn’t make sense
What do the Suns want for Durant? Phoenix is in a terrible position, both from a cap and future assets perspective, and Durant is their biggest trade chip, as long as Devin Booker remains untouchable. Normally, a disgruntled veteran star on an expiring deal wouldn’t command a big return, but the Suns need one to improve their outlook. Even if they are reasonable or Durant uses his leverage to say that he only wants to be traded to the Spurs (which is far from a given), KD will make $54 million next year, and it’s hard to realistically match his salary without including Devin Vassell or De’Aaron Fox. It’s doubtful the front office would move Fox for an older star mere months after acquiring him, and Vassell might not have great value for a team that has two expensive shooting guards on the books already.
The mechanics of a potential trade are complicated, and the price could simply be too high. The Spurs would need to be convinced that they would be an immediate contender, because they’d only have Durant under contract for one year. Even if an extension is discussed, investing heavily in a 37-year-old who has played over 65 games just once in the five years since returning from an Achilles injury that made him miss an entire season doesn’t seem wise. It’s one thing to throw a small one-year deal to Chris Paul to bring gravitas to the locker room and order to the floor, and another entirely to dramatically change the current roster to get one of the most expensive players in the league to do the same. Unless the front office has the assurance that Durant will take a significantly smaller contract after his current one is up, the risk seems too high.
The Spurs’ past interest in Durant makes sense from an on-court perspective, but it’s unknown if they still want to pursue Durant and if Durant is even still interested in them. Sharania’s claim that San Antonio will actively try to improve at the wing makes perfect sense, and Durant would be a massive upgrade, but it’s hard to make a reasonable deal work.
It would be great to have one of the best players ever wearing Silver and Black next year, and anything can happen in the NBA, but a trade for Durant doesn’t seem to make much sense.
By Jeje Gomez, via Pounding The Rock