By Jeff McDonald, Staff writer | San Antonio Express-News (SAEN), 2025-06-25 23:52:32
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2025年6月25日星期三，在圣安东尼奥拉坎特拉的弗罗斯特广场马刺选秀观影派对上，球迷们庆祝马刺队用榜眼签选中迪伦·哈珀 (Dylan Harper)。
纽约——迪伦·哈珀 (Dylan Harper) 的胃里涌起一阵悸动，随即这股情绪便不可抑制地涌向他的喉咙。
周三，这位马刺新秀在篮球生涯中首次感到难以抑制自己的情绪。
但他最终还是控制住了。
“我差点哭了，”19岁的哈珀在马刺队用2025年NBA选秀大会的榜眼签选中他后说道，“那一刻，你所能感受到的每一种情绪，我都感受到了。”
作为马刺队最新乐透大丰收的正式一员，哈珀本周将离开纽约，前往南德克萨斯州的新家，此时他心中充满了一种更熟悉的情绪——全身心投入工作的决心。
“我已经准备好加入这支球队，并让一切运转起来，”哈珀说。
哈珀是一名身高1米98的左手后卫，拥有吉诺比利式扭曲身体杀入篮下的能力。在周三首轮选秀中，他是除了杜克大学超级巨星库珀·弗拉格 (Cooper Flagg) 之外，最受瞩目的新秀。弗拉格一如预期地以状元身份被达拉斯独行侠选中。
当独行侠队庆祝他们的“弗拉格日”时，马刺队也为自己的好运“开香槟”庆祝。
哈珀，这位前罗格斯大学的明星球员，是马刺队选中顺位最高的新秀，仅次于大卫·罗宾逊 (David Robinson)、蒂姆·邓肯 (Tim Duncan) 和维克托·文班亚马 (Victor Wembanyama)——这三位球员都在各自的选秀中以状元身份被选中。
他是马刺队周三在巴克莱中心选中的两名首轮秀中的头号人物。球队用第14顺位选秀权——该选秀权最初是在2022年德章泰·穆雷 (Dejounte Murray) 交易中从亚特兰大老鹰队获得的——选中了亚利桑那大学的前锋卡特·布莱恩特 (Carter Bryant)。
马刺队将周四的二轮总第38顺位选秀权交易给了印第安纳步行者队，换取了一个未来的二轮选秀权。
“我们对结果很满意，”马刺队总经理布莱恩·莱特 (Brian Wright) 说，“我认为我们得到了两名出色的年轻球员来补充球队。这对我们来说是一个美好的夜晚。”
哈珀无疑是马刺队本届选秀的掌上明珠。
在罗格斯大学的唯一一个赛季，他场均贡献19.9分，投篮命中率达到48%——其中篮下命中率接近70%。作为大十联盟最佳阵容成员，哈珀共得到576分，创造了该校大一新生的历史纪录。
周三，他成为罗格斯大学历史上选秀顺位最高的NBA球员。
一旦抵达圣安东尼奥，哈珀将加入一个后场人员众多的球队，其中包括全明星德亚伦·福克斯 (De’Aaron Fox) 和卫冕最佳新秀斯蒂芬·卡斯尔 (Stephon Castle)。
这种“人员拥堵”的情况并未困扰哈珀，也未困扰他的新老板们。
“在当今时代，位置已经没有那么重要了，”莱特说，“我不太担心位置重叠的问题，更重要的是找到那些能让我们处于优势局面的技能和人才，而他绝对能做到这一点。”
另一方面，布莱恩特则可能为马刺队的阵容带来他们目前所不具备的特质。
身高2米01的19岁布莱恩特被誉为一名高大、全面且运动能力超强的防守者，他在亚利桑那大学的三分命中率接近40%。
不过，他仍是一个有待培养的“璞玉”，在野猫队场均替补贡献6.5分。
布莱恩特表示，他在结束圣安东尼奥的选秀前试训后，曾希望马刺队能给他一个机会。马刺队不仅渴望得到布莱恩特，他们甚至在周三的选秀中徒劳地尝试向上交易选秀权，以确保能够选中他。
当这些交易谈判都没有成功时，莱特和管理层团队一直屏息以待，直到第14顺位选秀权到来。
“他还在那里，真是个惊喜，”莱特说。
布莱恩特表示，他的“3D”打法是模仿前马刺队球星、六届全明星科怀·莱昂纳德 (Kawhi Leonard) 的。
2025年6月25日星期三，在纽约举行的NBA选秀大会首轮中，卡特·布莱恩特在被圣安东尼奥马刺队以第14顺位选中后，与NBA总裁亚当·萧华 (Adam Silver) 合影。（美联社图片/亚当·汉格）
这个比较并非空穴来风。布莱恩特的父亲迪安·布莱恩特 (D’Cean Bryant) 曾是河滨市马丁·路德·金高中 (Martin Luther King High School) 的助理教练，当时莱昂纳德就在那里打球。
“我是一个能带来活力、强硬和身体对抗的球员，”布莱恩特说，“一个总是能稳定出场并拼尽全力的球员。”
布莱恩特的选秀顺位比莱昂纳德在2011年被选中的位置高一位，但他若想达到莱昂纳德在NBA的成就，仍是任重道远。
与此同时，哈珀则长期以来被看作是一位未来的明星。
哈珀在全联盟范围内备受追捧，以至于马刺队在选秀抽签结束后的一整个月里，持续拒绝其他球队为榜眼签开出的报价。
“我们听取了各种报价，”莱特说，“但我认为我们已经相当锁定（哈珀）了。”
即使他在周三醒来时，自己在圣安东尼奥的未来已几乎板上钉钉，哈珀仍承认选秀前的准备阶段对他来说“压力很大”。
哈珀在新泽西州富兰克林湖长大，并选择留在家乡州度过了他唯一的大学赛季。他说，随着选秀夜临近，对未来何去何从的不确定性让他感到煎熬。
“你真的不知道自己将住在哪里，”哈珀说，“我这辈子都待在新泽西。现在终于能知道我要去哪里了，感觉就像卸下了千斤重担。”
2025年6月25日星期三，迪伦·哈珀抵达纽约参加NBA选秀大会首轮。（美联社图片/亚当·汉格）
尽管在不同的海岸长大，但哈珀和布莱恩特从高中一年级在AAU巡回赛时起就是友好的竞争对手。他们经常谈论一起在大学打球，但最终未能协调好一切。
现在，这对搭档将成为马刺队冉冉升起的核心阵容的一部分，该阵容中已经拥有文班亚马和卡斯尔这两位连续两届NBA最佳新秀得主。
如果说还有什么额外的好处，那就是马刺队近期连续获得维尔特·张伯伦奖杯（最佳新秀奖）的成就，为哈珀树立了一个可以追逐的目标。
“这绝对是我的目标，”哈珀说，“让它（最佳新秀奖）实现三连。”
忘了弗拉格吧。卡特·布莱恩特决心在2025-2026赛季的最佳新秀争夺战中，与他的新马刺队友一较高下。
“我们俩中肯定会有一个人得到它，”布莱恩特咧嘴笑着说。
在一个对于这两名最新的马刺队少年来说，充满了各种情绪的周三夜晚，还有一种情绪的空间。
那就是——无拘无束的乐观。
Dylan Harper reacts after being selected second by the San Antonio Spurs In the first round of the NBA basketball draft, Wednesday, June 25, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)
Dylan Harper poses for a photo with NBA commissioner Adam Silver after being selected second by the San Antonio Spurs In the first round of the NBA basketball draft, Wednesday, June 25, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)
Spurs general manager Brian Wright speaks to media following the first night of the 2025 NBA draft at The Rock at La Cantera in San Antonio, Wednesday, June 25, 2025.
Spurs general manager Brian Wright speaks to media following the first night of the 2025 NBA draft at The Rock at La Cantera in San Antonio, Wednesday, June 25, 2025.
Spurs general manager Brian Wright speaks to media following the first night of the 2025 NBA draft at The Rock at La Cantera in San Antonio, Wednesday, June 25, 2025.
Dylan Harper arrives for the first round of the NBA basketball draft, Wednesday, June 25, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)
Cooper Flagg, second from left, and Dylan Harper, second from right, check their watches before the start of the first round of the NBA basketball draft, Wednesday, June 25, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)
Dylan Harper hugs supporters after being selected second by the San Antonio Spurs In the first round of the NBA basketball draft, Wednesday, June 25, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)
Dylan Harper reacts after being selected second by the San Antonio Spurs In the first round of the NBA basketball draft, Wednesday, June 25, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)
Dylan Harper greets NBA commissioner Adam Silver after being selected second by the San Antonio Spurs In the first round of the NBA basketball draft, Wednesday, June 25, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)
Fans celebrate the Spurs selection of Dylan Harper with the second pick at the Spurs Draft Watch Party at Frost Plaza in La Cantera in San Antonio, Wednesday, June 25, 2025.
The Spurs selection of Dylan Harper with the second selection on the overhead screen at the Spurs Draft Watch Party at Frost Plaza in La Cantera in San Antonio, Wednesday, June 25, 2025.
Alex Garces Jr, center, and other Spurs fans celebrate the Spurs selection of Dylan Harper with the second pick at the Spurs Draft Watch Party at Frost Plaza in La Cantera in San Antonio, Wednesday, June 25, 2025.
Carter Bryant walks off the stage after being selected 14th by the San Antonio Spurs in the first round of the NBA basketball draft, Wednesday, June 25, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)
Carter Bryant poses for a photo with NBA commissioner Adam Silver after being selected 14th by the San Antonio Spurs in the first round of the NBA basketball draft, Wednesday, June 25, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)
Carter Bryant arrives for the first round of the NBA basketball draft, Wednesday, June 25, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)
Carter Bryant arrives for the first round of the NBA basketball draft, Wednesday, June 25, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)
Arizona forward Carter Bryant’s selection by the Spurs with the 14th pick is shown on the outdoor screen at the Spurs Draft Watch Party at Frost Plaza in La Cantera in San Antonio, Wednesday, June 25, 2025.
Fans celebrate the Spurs selection of Arizona forward Carter Bryant with the 14th pick at the Spurs Draft Watch Party at Frost Plaza in La Cantera in San Antonio, Wednesday, June 25, 2025.
Duke forward Cooper Flagg (2) drives against Arizona forward Carter Bryant (9) during the second half of a Sweet 16 round NCAA college basketball tournament game, Thursday, March 27, 2025, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
Fans wait for the Spurs to pick at #14 at the Spurs Draft Watch Party at Frost Plaza in La Cantera in San Antonio, Wednesday, June 25, 2025.
Alex Garces Jr. waits for the Spurs to make their first pick at the Spurs Draft Watch Party at Frost Plaza in La Cantera in San Antonio, Wednesday, June 25, 2025.
Claire Garcia, left, and Matt Fernandez enjoy the Spurs Draft Watch Party at Frost Plaza in La Cantera in San Antonio, Wednesday, June 25, 2025.
Nanette Bronder holds up giant heads of Victor Wembanyama and Jeremy Sochan seated next to Stephanie Arch, left, at the Spurs Draft Watch Party at Frost Plaza in La Cantera in San Antonio, Wednesday, June 25, 2025.
A fan shows his displeasure of the Dallas Maverick’s selection of Cooper Flagg at the Spurs Draft Watch Party at Frost Plaza in La Cantera in San Antonio, Wednesday, June 25, 2025.
Fans wait for the Spurs first selection of the night at the Spurs Draft Watch Party at Frost Plaza in La Cantera in San Antonio, Wednesday, June 25, 2025.
Fans wait for the Spurs to make their first selection of the night at the Spurs Draft Watch Party at Frost Plaza in La Cantera in San Antonio, Wednesday, June 25, 2025.
The Spurs Coyote poses for a photo with Fayd Brooks Tchou, left, and Tyrus Tchou at the Spurs Draft Watch Party at Frost Plaza in La Cantera in San Antonio, Wednesday, June 25, 2025.
The Spurs Coyote poses for a photo with Tracey Contreras and her son, Benson, 5, at the Spurs Draft Watch Party at Frost Plaza in La Cantera in San Antonio, Wednesday, June 25, 2025.
Spurs fans wait for the draft to start at the Spurs Draft Watch Party at Frost Plaza in La Cantera in San Antonio, Wednesday, June 25, 2025.
Amy Garcia, left, and Karina Asher take a selfie at the Spurs Draft Watch Party at Frost Plaza in La Cantera in San Antonio, Wednesday, June 25, 2025.
Gerardo Renteria sits at the front of the crowd at the Spurs Draft Watch Party at Frost Plaza in La Cantera in San Antonio, Wednesday, June 25, 2025.
Alex Garces Jr, right, and his son Aven Garces, 14, wait for the Spurs first draft pick at the Spurs Draft Watch Party at Frost Plaza in La Cantera in San Antonio, Wednesday, June 25, 2025.
Tricia Ammann receives a Spurs shirt after signing up for the Spurs Fan Club at the Spurs Draft Watch Party at Frost Plaza in La Cantera in San Antonio, Wednesday, June 25, 2025.
Fans wait at the front of the line for Spurs gear after signing up for the Spurs Fan Club at the Spurs Draft Watch Party at Frost Plaza in La Cantera in San Antonio, Wednesday, June 25, 2025.
Spurs general manager Brian Wright speaks to media following the first night of the 2025 NBA draft at The Rock at La Cantera in San Antonio, Wednesday, June 25, 2025.
Spurs general manager Brian Wright speaks to media following the first night of the 2025 NBA draft at The Rock at La Cantera in San Antonio, Wednesday, June 25, 2025.
Spurs general manager Brian Wright speaks to media following the first night of the 2025 NBA draft at The Rock at La Cantera in San Antonio, Wednesday, June 25, 2025.
Spurs general manager Brian Wright speaks to media following the first night of the 2025 NBA draft at The Rock at La Cantera in San Antonio, Wednesday, June 25, 2025.
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Spurs fans celebrate the Spurs selection of Dylan Harper with the second pick at the Spurs Draft Watch Party at Frost Plaza in La Cantera in San Antonio, Wednesday, June 25, 2025.
NEW YORK — The feeling hit Dylan Harper in the pit of his stomach and began what felt like an inexorable journey up his esophagus.
For one of the first times he could remember when it came to anything to do with basketball, the new Spurs rookie could barely contain his emotions Wednesday.
But contain them he did.
“I almost cried,” the 19-year-old Harper said after the Spurs made him the No. 2 pick in the 2025 NBA draft. “Every emotion you could possibly feel, I felt in that moment.”
Officially in the fold as part of the Spurs’ latest lottery bonanza, Harper will leave New York for a new home in South Texas this week overcome by a more familiar emotion – a determination to get down to work.
“I’m ready to get with that organization and get things rolling,” Harper said.
A 6-foot-6 left-handed guard with a Ginobili-esque ability to squirm his way to the rim, Harper was the most highly touted prospect in Wednesday’s first round outside of Duke superstar Cooper Flagg, who as expected went first overall to Dallas.
As the Mavericks celebrated their version of Flagg Day, the Spurs were popping metaphoric champagne at their own good fortune.
Harper, a former Rutgers standout, is the Spurs’ highest-drafted rookie not named David Robinson, Tim Duncan or Victor Wembanyama, all of whom went No. 1 in their respective drafts.
He was the headliner of a two-man first-round class the Spurs put together Wednesday at the Barclays Center. The club used the No. 14 pick, originally obtained from Atlanta in the 2022 Dejounte Murray trade, to select Arizona forward Carter Bryant.
The Spurs traded their pick in Thursday’s second round, No. 38 overall, to Indiana for a future second-rounder.
“We’re excited with the outcome,” Spurs general manager Brian Wright said. “I think we got two great young players to add to the group. It ended up being a great night for us.”
Harper is the clear-cut crown jewel of the Spurs’ crop.
He averaged 19.9 points in his lone season at Rutgers, converting 48% of his shots — including a nearly 70% success rate at the rim. An All-Big 10 selection, Harper totaled 576 points, a school record for a freshman.
Wednesday, he became the highest NBA draft pick in Rutgers history.
Once in San Antonio, Harper will join an overstuffed backcourt that includes All-Star De’Aaron Fox and reigning Rookie of the Year Stephon Castle.
That logjam does not fuss Harper, or his new bosses.
“Positions in this day and age don’t matter as much,” Wright said. “I’m not as concerned with positional overlap as trying to find skills and people that can put us in advantage situations, and he can definitely do that.”
Bryant, on the other hand, potentially brings to the Spurs’ roster a dimension they don’t already have.
At 6-foot-7, the 19-year-old Bryant is billed as a big, versatile and uber-athletic defender who hit nearly 40% from 3-point range at Arizona.
He remains something of a project, having averaged 6.5 points off the bench with the Wildcats.
Bryant said he left his pre-draft visit to San Antonio hoping the Spurs would take a chance on him. Not only did the Spurs yearn for Bryant, they tried in vain to trade up in Wednesday’s draft to ensure they got him.
When none of those talks panned out, Wright and the front-office group held its breath until the 14th pick arrived.
“It was a pleasant surprise he was there,” Wright said.
Bryant says he has patterned his 3-and-D game after former Spurs great Kawhi Leonard, a six-time All-Star.
Carter Bryant poses for a photo with NBA commissioner Adam Silver after being selected 14th by the San Antonio Spurs in the first round of the NBA basketball draft, Wednesday, June 25, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)
He comes by the comparison honestly. Bryant’s father, D’Cean, was an assistant coach at Martin Luther King High School in Riverside, Calif., when Leonard played there.
“I’m a guy who can bring energy, toughness, physicality,” Bryant said. “Someone who is just going to show up on a consistent basis and work his ass off.”
Drafted one spot ahead of where Leonard went in 2011, Bryant has his work cut out to reach Leonard’s level in the NBA.
Harper, meanwhile, has long been projected as a future star.
So coveted was Harper league-wide that the Spurs spent the month following the draft lottery consistently declining offers from other teams for the No. 2 pick.
“We listened to things as it came in,” Wright said, “but I think we were pretty locked in (on Harper).”
Even with his future in San Antonio all but cemented when he awoke Wednesday, Harper admits the run-up to the draft was “stressful” for him.
Having grown up in Franklin Lakes, N.J., and opting to remain in his home state for his lone college season, Harper said the uncertainty about what came next wore on him as draft night drew closer.
“You don’t really know where you’re going to live at,” Harper said. “I’ve been in Jersey my whole life. Being able to finally know where I’m going, it feels like a big weight is off my back.”
Dylan Harper arrives for the first round of the NBA basketball draft, Wednesday, June 25, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)
Though raised on opposite coasts, Harper and Bryant have been friendly rivals since their time on the AAU circuit as high school freshmen. They often spoke about playing together in college, but couldn’t quite make the logistics work.
Now the pair stands to be a part of an up-and-coming Spurs core that includes back-to-back NBA Rookie of the Year winners in Wembanyama and Castle.
If nothing else, the Spurs’ recent run of Wilt Chamberlain trophies gives Harper a bar at which to take aim.
“That’s definitely a goal of mine,” Harper said, “to make it three in a row.”
Forget Flagg. Carter is determined to give his new Spurs teammate a run for his money in the 2025-2026 Rookie of the Year race.
“One of us is going to get it,” Bryant said with a grin.
On a Wednesday night full of every kind of emotion for the two newest Spurs teenagers, there was room for one more.
Hello, unbridled optimism.
By Jeff McDonald, Staff writer, via San Antonio Express-News