By Jeje Gomez | Pounding The Rock (PtR), 2025-06-26 13:18:51
由生成式人工智能翻译，译文内容可能不准确或不完整，以原文为准。
从鲁莽的交易到令人费解的选秀，本文将盘点选秀日第一天的赢家和输家。
马刺队在本届NBA选秀中表现出色。他们用榜眼签选中了迪伦·哈珀 (Dylan Harper)，并在第14顺位摘下了卡特·布莱恩特 (Carter Bryant)，这两次选择被普遍认为是物超所值。圣安东尼奥马刺队迎来了一位新的极具潜力的持球进攻手，以及一名年轻、运动能力出色的3D侧翼，后者未来可能远不止于此。
其他球队也度过了同样成功的夜晚，但也有一些球队表现不尽如人意。当然，现在下定论还为时过早，但让我们一起来看看选秀日第一天哪些球队是赢家，哪些是输家。
赢家：夏洛特黄蜂队，聪明且稳健
黄蜂队拥有四号签，他们本有机会选到埃斯·贝利 (Ace Bailey)，这可能是本届选秀中剩余球员里潜力最高的一个。他们本可以尝试将他与拉梅洛·鲍尔 (LaMelo Ball) 搭配，并寄希望于这两个性格复杂的球员之间能产生化学反应。然而，他们选择稳妥行事，摘下了科恩·克努普尔 (Kon Knuepple)。这名球员的潜力或许不如其他人，但他应该能从第一天起就为球队做出贡献，并且在杜克大学与库珀·弗拉格 (Cooper Flagg) 合作打球的经历也让他习惯了分享聚光灯。这种契合度不仅体现在更衣室，也体现在场上，克努普尔 (Knuepple) 应该会是一名投射手和衔接点，完美融入鲍尔 (Ball) 和布兰登·米勒 (Brandon Miller) 的体系。
这次选秀选择很聪明，他们在选秀夜完成的交易也同样如此——将马克·威廉姆斯 (Mark Williams) 送至太阳队，换来了两个首轮选秀权。诚然，他们得到了本届选秀的第29顺位和一个预计会落到2029年选秀末尾的首轮签，但考虑到交易截止日前与湖人队之间的交易闹剧，这次果断出手似乎是明智之举。他们本可以尝试重塑威廉姆斯 (Williams) 的交易价值，因为他在场上时效率很高，但伤病隐患可能左右了他们的决定。总而言之，他们带着克努普尔 (Knuepple)、另一名投射手利亚姆·麦克尼利 (Liam McNeely)，以及通过利用太阳队功能失调而获得的未来资产，结束了周三的选秀日。
输家：鲁莽且混乱的新奥尔良鹈鹕队
鹈鹕队选中的球员还算不错。杰里迈亚·菲尔斯 (Jeremiah Fears) 在身体和技术上可能都需要时间成熟，但他是一名充满潜力的迷人后卫。新奥尔良鹈鹕队下赛季的大部分时间，甚至整个赛季，都将失去德章泰·默里 (Dejounte Murray)，因此，即使在得到乔丹·普尔 (Jordan Poole) 之后，增加该位置的深度也是有道理的。同样，在普尔 (Poole) 的交易中送走凯利·奥利尼克 (Kelly Olynyk) 后，他们需要更多的内线深度。他们选择了德里克·奎恩 (Derik Queen)，一位技术娴熟的内线球员，他在进攻操作区域与锡安·威廉姆森 (Zion Williamson) 有很多重叠，但可能会被证明是一位高效的球员。他们得到了扎实的潜力股。
问题在于他们为了得到奎恩 (Queen) 付出了什么，以及他们似乎对自己的球队定位感到困惑。鹈鹕队管理层交易了一个无保护的2026年首轮签（这个签位将是他们自己或雄鹿队中顺位更好的那一个），以向上交易10个顺位来选择奎恩 (Queen)。这看起来代价巨大，尤其是在密尔沃基潜在的动荡迫在眉睫的情况下，这也意味着新奥尔良鹈鹕队下赛季需要具备竞争力。但他们选中了一名稚嫩的控球后卫，以及一个可能无法与锡安 (Zion) 搭档的球员。他们的计划是边补强边争冠？还是重建？抑或是竞争？因为他们现在所拥有的阵容可能只会让他们成为一支附加赛球队，而且他们已经花费了自己最好的资产之一。
赢家：实力不济却突然变得有趣的布鲁克林篮网队
篮网队在本届选秀首轮选中了五名球员，创造了历史。其中三名是控球后卫。他们顺位最高的选择是埃戈尔·德明 (Egor Demin)，一个大多数选秀专家都不看好的球员。通常情况下，他们会是输家，但这一切的纯粹怪异性却让他们变得有趣，或许他们的疯狂之中别有深意。
德明 (Demin) 身高6英尺8英寸，速度不算特别快，因此如果他的投篮有所进步，他可能更适合打侧翼。诺兰·特劳雷 (Nolan Traore) 是一名速度型后卫，投篮方面也有些顾虑，但他应该能随心所欲地突破到禁区。本·萨拉夫 (Ben Saraf) 对于控球后卫来说身材高大，身高6英尺5英寸，他运动能力不足，但可以通过技巧弥补。特劳雷 (Traore) 打控球后卫，萨拉夫 (Saraf) 打得分后卫，德明 (Demin) 打小前锋，为什么这三人不能同时在场呢？这感觉就像是马刺队可以围绕达龙·福克斯 (De’Aaron Fox)、迪伦·哈珀 (Dylan Harper) 和斯蒂芬·卡斯尔 (Stephon Castle) 做的版本，尽管潜力稍逊一筹。
也许称他们为“赢家”是过誉了，但选秀之后，他们成为了一支有趣得多的球队，对于一个本就没什么亮点的球队来说，这无疑是进步。
输家：中锋扎堆的开拓者队和太阳队
太阳队，正如前文所述，交易得到了马克·威廉姆斯 (Mark Williams)，继上次交易截止日得到尼克·理查兹 (Nick Richards) 后，凑齐了这套扎实但缺乏亮点的黄蜂旧将中锋阵容。他们需要一名大个子，这可以理解。但他们还用第10顺位选下了卡曼·马卢奇 (Khaman Maluach)。这三人都是天生中锋。三人都是通过花费大量资产才得到的。除非这名新秀爆发，否则下赛季这三人可能都只是平庸水平。他们可以尝试交易理查兹 (Richards)，但联盟中每支球队都知道他们不得不这样做，因此可能会对他们进行低价收购。这纯粹是糟糕的资产管理。
同样，开拓者队上赛季在前十顺位选中了多诺万·克林根 (Donovan Clingan)，并且拥有德安德烈·艾顿 (DeAndre Ayton) 和罗伯特·威廉姆斯三世 (Robert Williams III) 的合同在身，却在交易向下后选中了杨瀚森 (Yang Hansen)。这位中国大个子是一名不错的潜力股，但很难想象他能与克林根 (Clingan) 搭档，如果这些老将在揭幕战之夜仍留在球队名单中，他可能会被彻底埋在深度榜中。像太阳队一样，他们也可以尝试清理内线拥堵，但可能需要接受低于预期的报价。也许杨瀚森 (Yang Hansen) 足够优秀，让他们无法错过，但这仍然是一个奇怪的选择。
赢家：令人遗憾的是，亚特兰大老鹰队
老鹰队获得了一个有价值的2026年选秀权，并选中了阿萨·纽维尔 (Asa Newell)，据报道他们对这名球员很感兴趣，而且他非常适合他们的球队。他们在选秀夜的交易是他们本周最新的一次出色运作，此前他们还以添头换来了克里斯塔普斯·波尔津吉斯 (Kristaps Porzingis)。这些交易本身都没有特别惊艳，但结合上赛季交易得到戴森·丹尼尔斯 (Dyson Daniels) 的操作，很明显他们知道自己在做什么，这对马刺队来说是个坏消息。亚特兰大老鹰队的选秀权随着他们每一个明智的决定而变得越来越不值钱，所以希望他们的管理层能尽快再次犯错。
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The winners and losers of the first round of the 2025 NBA draft
From reckless trades to head-scratching picks, here’s a look at who came out of Day 1 of the draft looking good, and who didn’t.
The Spurs did a fantastic job in the NBA draft. Their selection of Dylan Harper with the second overall pick and Carter Bryant at 14 has universally been considered to be great value. San Antonio has a new high-upside shot creator and a young, athletic 3-and-D wing with the potential to be more than that.
Other teams had similarly successful nights, while others didn’t do as well. Naturally, it’s still way too early to make definitive conclusions, but let’s take a look at who came out of the first day of the draft looking great and who didn’t.
Winners: The Charlotte Hornets, playing it smart and safe
The Hornets, picking fourth, had the chance to get Ace Bailey, arguably the guy with the most upside left in the draft. They could have tried to pair him with LaMelo Ball and hope that the chemistry between the two complicated characters simply worked out. Instead, they decided to play it safe and draft Kon Knuepple, a player who might not have the potential of others but should be a contributor from Day 1 and is used to sharing the spotlight after playing with Cooper Flagg at Duke. The fit is not just good in the locker room but also on the floor, where Knuepple should serve as a shooter and connector that slots perfectly with Ball and Brandon Miller.
The pick was smart, and so was the trade they pulled off on draft night, sending Mark Williams to the Suns for two first-round picks. Granted, they got the 29th pick in this draft and a first that is expected to land near the bottom of the 2029 draft, but considering the trade fiasco with the Lakers from the trade deadline, pulling the trigger seems sensible. They could have tried to rebuild Williams’ trade value, since he’s productive when he’s on the floor, but the injury concerns probably swayed them. All in all, they come out of Wednesday with Knuepple, another shooter in Liam McNeely, and a future asset by preying on the Suns’ dysfunction.
Losers: The reckless, confused New Orleans Pelicans
The players the Pelicans selected are fine. Jeremiah Fears might take some time to mature both physically and skills-wise, but he’s an intriguing guard with plenty of potential. New Orleans won’t have Dejounte Murray for most, if not all, of next season, so getting more depth at the position, even after acquiring Jordan Poole made sense. Similarly, after trading Kelly Olynyk in the Poole deal, they needed more depth inside. They went with Derik Queen, a skilled big man who has a lot of overlap with Zion Williamson in where they operate on offense, but could prove to be a productive player. They got solid prospects.
The problem is what they gave up for Queen, and the confusion they seem to have regarding their identity. The Pelicans’ front office traded away an unprotected 2026 first that will be the best of their own or the Bucks’ to move up 10 spots for Queen. That feels like a lot, especially with potential turmoil looming in Milwaukee, and it also means that New Orleans needs to be competitive next season. But they drafted a raw point guard and a guy who might not be able to play next to Zion. Is the plan to reload on the go? To rebuild? To compete? Because what they have now might make them just a play-in team, and they have already spent one of their best assets.
Winners: The bad but suddenly intriguing Brooklyn Nets
The Nets made history by picking five players in the first round of the draft. Three of those picks were point guards. Their highest selection was used on Egor Demin, someone most draft experts disliked. Normally, they’d be losers, but the sheer weirdness of it all makes them interesting, and there might be a method to their madness.
Demin is 6’8 and not particularly quick, so he might be better suited to play on the wing, provided his shot improves. Nolan Traore is a speedy guard who also has some concerns about his shot, but who should get to the paint at will. Ben Saraf is big for a point guard, standing at 6’5, and what he lacks in athleticism, he makes up for with craft. Is there a reason why all three can’t share the floor, with Traore at point guard, Saraf at shooting guard, and Demin at small forward? It feels like a version of what the Spurs could do with De’Aaron Fox, Dylan Harper, and Stephon Castle, albeit with less upside.
Maybe calling them “winners” is giving them too much praise, but they are a much more interesting team after the draft, and for a franchise that doesn’t have much going for itself, that’s progress.
Losers: The Trail Blazers and Suns, with their logjams of centers
The Suns, as mentioned, traded for Mark Williams, completing the set of solid-but-unexciting former Hornets centers after trading for Nick Richards at the last deadline. They needed a big, so that was understandable. But they also spent the 10th pick on Khaman Maluach. All three are natural centers. All three took significant assets to acquire. All three could be just average next season, unless the rookie breaks out. They could try to trade Richards, but every team in the league will know they have to, so they could low-ball them. That’s just bad asset management.
Similarly, the Blazers, which used a top-10 pick on Donovan Clingan last season and have DeAndre Ayton and Robert Williams III under contract, selected Yang Hansen after trading down. The Chinese big man is a good prospect, but it’s hard to imagine him playing next to Clingan, and he could be completely buried in the depth chart if the veterans are still on the roster on opening night. Like the Suns, they can try to clear the logjam, but might need to take less than they expected to do so. Maybe Yang is good enough that they simply couldn’t pass on him, but it was a strange pick.
Winners: Sadly, the Atlanta Hawks
The Hawks got a valuable 2026 pick and got to draft Asa Newell, someone they were reportedly interested in and who fits their team well. Their draft night deals were the latest good moves they made this week, after landing Kristaps Porzingis for floatsam. None of those transactions on their own is particularly great, but combined with last season’s trade for Dyson Daniels, it’s clear that they know what they are doing, which is bad news for the Spurs. Those Atlanta picks get less valuable with every smart decision, so hopefully, their front office will start making mistakes again soon.
By Jeje Gomez, via Pounding The Rock