By Jeph Duarte | Pounding The Rock (PtR), 2025-06-26 19:00:00
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银黑军团选中了两名他们认为能完美融入球队的球员
昨晚，NBA举行了2025年选秀大会的首轮，马刺队最终摘得了榜眼签迪伦·哈珀 (Dylan Harper) 和第14顺位卡特·布莱恩特 (Carter Bryant)。
当选秀首轮结束后，夜幕降临之际，马刺队总经理布莱恩·莱特 (Brian Wright) 走出决策室，接受了媒体的提问。
今年马刺队手握两个乐透签。尽管此前流言四起，称他们可能会交易其中一个或全部以求换取一名真正的球星，但他们昨晚选择保留并使用了这两个选秀权。
“每年的这个时候，你都得经历一个过程，你都得接听电话。但我想我们很早就明确了目标，以及榜眼签所选球员的潜力。我们听取了所有可能的报价，但我们内心已经非常坚定了。”
马刺队已经明确了他们选择哈珀的意图，但他们对得到布莱恩特的渴望则一直守口如瓶。
“我们在选秀榜单上将布莱恩特排得很靠前，实际上曾尝试做出一些操作来争取得到他，所以能在第14顺位选中他真是个惊喜。我认为他非常全能。他是一名高大侧翼，我们认为他能防守四个位置。他能很好地拉开空间，运动能力很强。他是一个聪明的小伙子，我认为他拥有我们所看重的正确品格和天赋，所以我们很高兴他还在那里，也有些惊喜；他将为我们未来的发展增添一个新的维度。”
马刺队原定在第二轮拥有第38顺位选秀权，但选秀夜早些时候宣布，他们已将该选秀权交易给了印第安纳步行者队，换取一个未来的次轮选秀权和现金补偿。
“我们会权衡每一种情况，并努力展望未来。有时早做决定是明智的，并且可以根据需要随时调整和应对。”
马刺队仍然需要一名替补中锋。当被问及是否会在选秀中考虑这一位置，或是等待自由球员市场时，莱特回应道：
“我们从不把选秀仅仅看作是弥补球队某个短板的途径。建设球队的方式有很多。选秀是一个机会，让你能引进能长期适应球队的球员。你需要着眼于长远的潜力，再根据即时需求来调整阵容。”
当被问及马刺队具体看中了迪伦·哈珀的哪些特质时，他说道：
“他拥有罕见的谦逊与自信并存的特质。他是一个非常脚踏实地、纯粹的孩子，热爱篮球，在整个考察过程中与他相处，你能感觉到他知道自己是个优秀的篮球运动员。但他渴望融入集体，渴望成为团队的一员，他愿意牺牲，愿意为此努力奋斗。我们花在他身上的时间越多，就越对此感到自信。”
去年，马刺队选中了斯蒂芬·卡斯尔 (Stephon Castle)，他的父亲曾与蒂姆·邓肯在 维克森林大学 做过队友。今年，他们又选中了五届NBA总冠军得主罗恩·哈珀 (Ron Harper) 的儿子迪伦·哈珀。当被问及拥有运动员家庭背景是否有所不同时，莱特回答道：
“你知道最棒的一点是什么吗？——当他们第一次听到一些严厉的教诲，或者关于篮球的真理时，这些话不是来自我们，也不是来自教练，而是来自他们的家庭。比如你必须多努力，成为伟大球员需要付出什么，以及为了一项伟大的事业而牺牲意味着什么。他们都深谙此道。所以我们是在强化他们已经学到的东西，而不是从头开始教导他们。”
莱特和球队对当晚的选秀结果感到满意。
“很棒……我们对结果感到兴奋。我想我们得到了两位非常优秀的年轻球员，他们将为球队的未来增添力量。”
当被追问到未来计划时，莱特重申选秀只是宏大蓝图中的一个环节。
“我想我们尝试做的就是脚踏实地，埋头苦干，希望有一天我们能抬头仰望，发现自己已经抵达了目标。我们不会本末倒置。未来几个月乃至几年，我们还有很多工作要做，但我们的希望和目标是尽快达到那个境界。”
马刺队主教练米奇·约翰逊 (Mitch Johnson) 欢迎迪伦·哈珀加盟圣安东尼奥马刺队。
点击查看原文：Open Thread: Spurs GM Brian Wright’s take on the first round of the NBA Draft
Open Thread: Spurs GM Brian Wright’s take on the first round of the NBA Draft
The Silver & Black chose two players they believe will fit right in
Last night the NBA held the first round of the 2025 draft and the Spurs walked away with Dylan Harper as the second overall pick in the draft and Carter Bryant with the fourteenth pick.
At the end of the night when the first round completed, Spurs General Manager Brian Wright stepped out of the war room to take some questions.
The Spurs had two lottery picks this year and despite conversations circling that they may trade one or both in pursuit of a bonafide star, they chose to retain and utilize both picks last night.
“This time of the year you haver to go through a process, you have to answer the phone, but I think early on we knew what we wanted to do and the potential of the player (in the number two pick). We listened to things as they came in but we were pretty locked in.”
The Spurs had made their intention to draft Harper clear, but their desire to acquire Bryant was kept a little closer to their chest.
“We had Carter pretty high on our board and had actually tried to make some moves to potentially go and get him, so to get him at fourteen was a pleasant surprise for us. I think he’s super versatile. He’s a big wing who we think can guard four positions. He spaces the floor well. He’s a really good athlete. He’s a smart young kid and I think he’s got the right character and makeup that we look for, so I think we’re excited he was there and a little surprised; but he adds a new dimension going forward.”
The Spurs were scheduled to draft the 38th spot tomorrow in the second round, but earlier in the night it was announced that traded that pick to the Indiana Pacers for a future second round pick and cash considerations.
“We weight each thing and try to project forward. Sometimes it makes sense to make decisions early, and you can always adjust and react accordingly as needed.”
The Spurs still have a need for a backup center. When asked if one was considered through the draft or if the Spurs were waiting for free agency, Wright responded,
“We don’t ever approach the draft just trying to fill a need. There a re a lot of ways to build your team out. The draft is a chance you get to add someone who can fit long term. You want to take the long term talent and figure the roster out in terms of immediate fit.”
When asked specifically about what the Spurs liked about Dylan Harper, he stated,
“He’s got a rare confidence with humility. He’s a very down-to-earth, simple kid, loves basketball, and after spending time with him throughout the process you can tell that he knows he’s a good basketball player. But he wants to be part of a group, he wants to be part of a team, he’s willing to sacrifice, he’s willing to work for it. And the more we spent time with him the more we felt confident in that.”
Last year, the Spurs took Stephon Castle whose father played alongside Tim Duncan at Wake Forest. This year, Dylan Harper, son of five-time NBA champion Ron Harper, was chosen. When asked if having family who played the sport made a difference, Wright replied,
“You know what’s great — the first time they are hearing a tough message or the truth about basketball, it is not from us, or coming from a coach, it’s coming from home. How hard you have to work, what it takes to be great, what it means to sacrifice and be part of something great. They get that. So we’re reinforcing something they’ve been taught versus we’re trying to teach them something for the first time.”
Wright and the team felt good about the way the evening panned out.
“It was good…excited with the outcome. I think we got two great young players to add to the group going forward.”
When pressed about the future, Wright maintained that the draft was one facet of the greater picture.
“I think what we try to do is put one foot in front of the other, stay head down, and hopefully we look up one day and we’re right where we want to be. But we don’t put the cart in front of the horse. We’ve got a lot of work to do in the coming months, in the coming years, but our hope and goal is to be there as soon as we can be.”
Spurs head coach Mitch Johnson welcomes Dylan Harper to the San Antonio Spurs.
By Jeph Duarte, via Pounding The Rock