By Tom Orsborn, Staff writer | San Antonio Express-News (SAEN), 2025-07-01 13:56:21
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。
2025年6月28日星期六，圣安东尼奥。圣安东尼奥马刺队首轮新秀迪伦·哈珀在胜利资本训练中心举行的新秀见面新闻发布会上回答提问。马刺队周二开始夏季联赛训练，但哈珀因轻微腹股沟拉伤将缺席加州经典赛。球队希望他能参加7月10日开始的拉斯维加斯夏季联赛。
迪伦·哈珀 (Dylan Harper) 很快就在马刺队的夏季联赛阵容中确立了自己的领袖地位。
“他说话很有分量。”新秀队友卡特·布莱恩特 (Carter Bryant) 谈到这位上周NBA选秀的榜眼秀时说道。
布莱恩特补充道：“他一开口，所有人都听着。没有人会跟他讨价还价，也没有人会打断他。他就是有这种气场。”
遗憾的是，夏季联赛马刺队不得不等待，才能看到哈珀在比赛中掌管大局。球队发言人周二在夏季联赛队伍的首次迷你训练营练习后透露，这位身高6英尺6英寸的后卫本周晚些时候将随队前往旧金山，但他将因“轻微腹股沟伤势”缺席加州经典赛的三场比赛。
马刺队希望哈珀能在7月10日拉斯维加斯对阵费城队的比赛中迎来他的夏季联赛首秀，那将是他们在“罪恶之城”参加的至少五场比赛中的第一场。
马刺队在湾区的揭幕战是周六对阵迈阿密队。
马刺队没有透露哈珀具体何时受伤，但马刺队助理教练迈克·诺伊斯 (Mike Noyes) 强调这只是“轻微”的伤病。
“他没问题。”诺伊斯说道，他将执教马刺队在旧金山和拉斯维加斯的所有夏季联赛比赛。“他已经能在场上活动了。”
和马刺队在第14顺位选中的布莱恩特一样，诺伊斯对哈珀的领导力印象深刻。
2025年6月28日星期六，圣安东尼奥。圣安东尼奥马刺队首轮新秀迪伦·哈珀走出球馆，在胜利资本训练中心举行的圣安东尼奥马刺队2025年新秀球迷见面会上向球迷致意。马刺队周二开始夏季联赛训练，但哈珀因轻微腹股沟拉伤将缺席加州经典赛。球队希望他能参加7月10日开始的拉斯维加斯夏季联赛。
“他一直是一名优秀的队友。”诺伊斯说，“你已经能听到他通过言语展现的领导力了，所以我们很期待他何时能归队。”
诺伊斯表示，哈珀和布莱恩特显然都是品格出众的球员。
“他们对来到这里感到非常兴奋，所以我们有时不得不让他们稍微冷静一下。”诺伊斯谈到这两名19岁的乐透区新秀时说。
诺伊斯说：“他们总是想待在训练馆里，所以我们得到了两个训练刻苦的球员。我们的管理层在球员品格方面从不看走眼。”
哈珀并非唯一一位将在加州经典赛期间轮休的夏季联赛球员。二年级前锋莱利·米尼克斯 (Riley Minix) 也将随队前往旧金山，但他因正在从肩部手术中恢复而无法出战。
马刺队在2024年10月签下了落选自由球员米尼克斯，此前他在莫尔黑德州立大学作为一名大五赛季球员，场均贡献22.4分、10.1个篮板和2.1次助攻。
米尼克斯本赛季大部分时间都通过双向合同效力于奥斯汀马刺队，直到1月1日在一次G联赛比赛中遭遇赛季报销的肩部伤势。这位佛罗里达州本地人于1月14日接受了手术，以修复其左肩撕裂的盂唇。
在奥斯汀马刺队的16场比赛中，他展现了他精准的投篮能力，场均得到20.5分，三分球命中率高达41.1%（场均出手7.8次）。
“他看起来状态很好。”诺伊斯说，“我们为他感到非常兴奋。过去六个月他投入了大量时间，训练比任何人都刻苦。他的康复进度一切正常。我们不确定他具体何时能回归，但我们很期待他能加入我们。”
米尼克斯和哈里森·英格拉姆 (Harrison Ingram)——马刺队在2024年第二轮选中自北卡罗来纳大学——在上周俱乐部向他们开出双向合同资质报价后，目前都是受限制自由球员。
斯蒂芬·卡斯尔 (Stephon Castle) 也参加了周二的训练。这位2024年NBA年度最佳新秀——他去年作为第4顺位被选中，并帮助康涅狄格大学赢得了全国冠军——正在随夏季联赛队伍一起训练，尽管他并非该队伍名单中的一员。
“这说明了他的品格。”诺伊斯说，“他是一名竞争者。当他踏上球场，无论对手是谁，他都渴望胜利。”
布莱恩特表示，他正在努力在训练中尽可能多地向卡斯蒂尔和其他更有经验的球员学习。
“我只是想像海绵一样吸收知识。”他说，“无论是和斯蒂芬聊，还是和哈里森聊，或是和所有这些队友聊。”
诺伊斯表示，他希望布莱恩特能在夏季联赛中专注于磨练他的防守能力。
“我们已经明确了他的角色。”诺伊斯说，“我们不指望他能做到面面俱到，但他需要在防守端为我们定下基调。他移动非常出色，这是我们选中他的一个重要原因。额外的好处是他在进攻端也非常有技术，所以我们相信他能在未来几年在此基础上继续发展。”
“但这首先要从能够防守对方最好的球员做起。”
布莱恩特表示他能够胜任这项挑战。
“我希望带来的东西是身体对抗性，能够防守多个位置，了解对手的习惯，防守多种进攻方式并持续做出努力。”他说，“每个人都想得分，但我如何才能脱颖而出呢？如何才能获得早期上场时间？如何才能留在场上？防守是我能获得上场机会的关键。”
总的来说，夏季联赛阵容共有18名球员。
除了英格拉姆，还有四名球员从去年的阵容中回归：米尼克斯、易卜拉欣马·迪亚洛 (Ibrahima Diallo)、内特·门萨 (Nate Mensah) 和贾米尔·尼尔森二世 (Jameer Nelson Jr.)。
球队还包括落选自由球员奇布佐·阿格博 (Chibuzo Agbo)、穆哈迈德·迪乌夫 (Mouhamet Diouf)、杰克森·莫尼 (Jacksen Moni)、诺亚·法拉坎 (Noah Farrakhan) 和乔什·乌杜杰 (Josh Uduje)。
San Antonio Spurs’ first round draft pick Carter Bryant works with kids from various organizations across San Antonio in a basketball clinic following a press conference to introduce the Spurs’ 2025 Draft picks at Victory Capital Performance Center in San Antonio, Saturday, June 28, 2025. The Spurs began Summer League practices Tuesday, and Spurs coaches want Bryant to focus on making an impact on the defensive end first and foremost.
San Antonio Spurs’ first round draft pick Carter Bryant greets fans as he comes outside for a fan player introduction of the San Antonio Spurs’ 2025 Draft picks at Victory Capital Performance Center in San Antonio, Saturday, June 28, 2025. The Spurs began Summer League practices Tuesday, and Spurs coaches want Bryant to focus on making an impact on the defensive end first and foremost.
San Antonio Spurs’ first round draft pick Dylan Harper receives his jersey from general manager Brian Wright during a press conference to introduce the San Antonio Spurs’ 2025 Draft picks at Victory Capital Performance Center in San Antonio, Saturday, June 28, 2025. The Spurs began Summer League practices Tuesday, but Harper will miss the California Classic with a minor groin injury. The team is hopeful he will be able to play during the Las Vegas Summer League beginning July 10.
San Antonio Spurs’ first round draft pick Dylan Harper answers questions during a press conference to introduce the San Antonio Spurs’ 2025 Draft picks at Victory Capital Performance Center in San Antonio, Saturday, June 28, 2025. The Spurs began Summer League practices Tuesday, but Harper will miss the California Classic with a minor groin injury. The team is hopeful he will be able to play during the Las Vegas Summer League beginning July 10.
San Antonio Spurs’ first round draft pick Carter Bryant works with kids from various organizations across San Antonio in a basketball clinic following a press conference to introduce the Spurs’ 2025 Draft picks at Victory Capital Performance Center in San Antonio, Saturday, June 28, 2025. The Spurs began Summer League practices Tuesday, and Spurs coaches want Bryant to focus on making an impact on the defensive end first and foremost.
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Dylan Harper injury delays Spurs rookie’s Summer League debut
San Antonio Spurs’ first round draft pick Dylan Harper reacts to a question at a news conference to introduce the team’s rookies at Victory Capital Performance Center in San Antonio, Saturday, June 28, 2025. The Spurs began Summer League practices Tuesday, but Harper will miss the California Classic with a minor groin injury. The team is hopeful he will be able to play during the Las Vegas Summer League beginning July 10.
It didn’t take long for Dylan Harper to establish himself as the leader of the Spurs’ Summer League squad.
“He has a powerful voice,” fellow rookie Carter Bryant said of the No. 2 overall pick in last week’s NBA draft.
“When he speaks, everybody listens," Bryant added. "There are no negotiations, no speaking over him. He has that kind of presence.”
Unfortunately for the Summer Spurs, they will have to wait to see Harper take charge in a game. The 6-foot-6 guard will travel with the team to San Francisco later this week, but he won’t play in any of the three games at the California Classic due to a “minor groin issue,” a team spokesperson said Tuesday after the Summer League team’s first minicamp practice.
The Spurs are hopeful Harper will make his Summer League debut in Las Vegas on July 10 when they face Philadelphia, the first of at least five games they will play in Sin City.
The Spurs’ opener in the Bay Area is against Miami on Saturday.
The Spurs did not disclose when Harper suffered the injury, but Spurs assistant coach Mike Noyes stressed that it is a “minor” ailment.
“He’s doing OK,” said Noyes, who will coach the Summer League team in San Francisco and Vegas. “He’s been on the court.”
Like Bryant, whom the Spurs selected 14th overall, Noyes is impressed with Harper’s leadership.
San Antonio Spurs’ first round draft pick Dylan Harper greets fans as he comes outside for a fan player introduction of the San Antonio Spurs’ 2025 Draft picks at Victory Capital Performance Center in San Antonio, Saturday, June 28, 2025. The Spurs began Summer League practices Tuesday, but Harper will miss the California Classic with a minor groin injury. The team is hopeful he will be able to play during the Las Vegas Summer League beginning July 10.
“He’s been a terrific teammate,” Noyes said. “You can already hear his vocal leadership, so we’re excited for whenever he does rejoin us.”
Noyes said it’s clear Harper and Bryant are high-character players.
“They are so excited to be here, so some of it has been having to dial them back a little bit,” Noyes said of the two 19-year-old lottery picks.
“They want to be in the gym all the time, so we got two workers,” Noyes said. “Our front office doesn’t really miss on the person side of things.”
Harper isn’t the only Summer League player who will rest at the California Classic. Second-year forward Riley Minix will also travel to San Francisco but won’t see any action due to his ongoing recovery from shoulder surgery.
The Spurs signed Minix as an undrafted free agent in October 2024 after he averaged 22.4 points, 10.1 rebounds and 2.1 assists as a fifth-year senior at Morehead State.
Minix spent most of the season with the Austin Spurs on a two-way contract before suffering a season-ending shoulder injury Jan. 1 in a G League game. The Florida native underwent surgery Jan. 14 to repair a torn labrum in his left shoulder.
In 16 games with Austin, he showcased his sharpshooting skills, averaging 20.5 points while connecting on 41.1% from 3-point range on 7.8 attempts per game.
“He looks great,” Noyes said. “We are very excited for him. He’s put in a lot of time the last six months. He’s worked as hard as anyone. He’s right on pace. Don’t know exactly when he’ll come back, but we’re excited for him to join us.”
Minix and Harrison Ingram, whom the Spurs drafted in the second round in 2024 out of North Carolina, are restricted free agents after the club tendered two-way contract qualifying offers to them last week.
Stephon Castle also participated in Tuesday’s workout. The 2024 NBA Rookie of the Year, who was the fourth overall pick last year after he helped Connecticut win the national championship, is working out with the Summer League squad even though he’s not part of its roster.
“It just speaks to his character,” Noyes said. “He’s a competitor. When he steps on the court, it doesn’t matter who he’s playing against, he wants to win.”
Bryant said he’s trying to learn as much as he can from Castle and the other older players during practice.
“I’m just trying to be a sponge,” he said. “Whether that’s talking to Steph, talking to Harrison, talking to all these guys.”
Noyes said he wants Bryant to concentrate on honing his defensive game in Summer League play.
“We’ve been clear on his role,” Noyes said. "We don’t expect him to have all the answers, but he needs to set the tone defensively for us. He moves really well, and that is a huge reason why we drafted him. The bonus is that he’s very skilled offensively, so we believe he can build out on that over the years.
“But it starts with being able to defend the other team’s best player.”
Bryant said he’s up to the challenge.
“The one thing I want to bring is the physicality, being able to guard multiple positions, know the guy’s tendencies, guard multiple actions and make multiple efforts,” he said. “Everybody wants to score the ball, but how do I separate myself? How do I get those early minutes? How do I find myself on the floor? Defense is something I could do to get on the floor.”
In all, the Summer League roster boasts 18 players.
In addition to Ingram, four other players return from last year’s squad: Minix, Ibrahima Diallo, Nate Mensah and Jameer Nelson Jr.
The team also includes undrafted free agents Chibuzo Agbo, Mouhamet Diouf, Jacksen Moni, Noah Farrakhan and Josh Uduje.
By Tom Orsborn, Staff writer, via San Antonio Express-News
