By Jeph Duarte | Pounding The Rock (PtR), 2025-07-02 19:00:00
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。
马刺的“王牌双人组”在FaceTime上进行了交流
圣安东尼奥马刺队一直以其独特的文化底蕴和成员的优良素质而闻名。在这支球队征战NBA的半个世纪里，无论是球员、教练组还是管理层，都极少出现炫耀、不良态度或戏剧性的事件。
格雷格·波波维奇 (Gregg Popovich) 将这种特质描述为“不以自我为中心”。
周四，2025年 NBA选秀 为马刺队带来了迪伦·哈珀 (Dylan Harper) 的加入。选秀夜当天，迪伦·哈珀接到了马刺主教练米奇·约翰逊 (Mitch Johnson) 的电话。虽然接到教练的电话不足为奇，但接到核心球员的电话却可能让人感到意外。
维克托·文班亚马 (Victor Wembanyama) 在迪伦·哈珀这位新援仍在消化这一切时，与他进行了FaceTime视频通话。
文班亚马的通话以这样一句话开始：“我为马刺队效力。我叫维克。”
尽管这句话听起来可能有些幽默，因为任何被选中的新秀几乎肯定都知道维克托·文班亚马是谁以及他效力于哪支球队，但这些话语中却透露出谦逊。
文班待人真诚，毫无矫饰，在他这个年纪和地位上，像这位2023年年度最佳新秀一样自然展现出这种特质的人屈指可数。
这不禁让人联想到托尼·帕克 (Tony Parker) 讲述的趣事，关于蒂姆·邓肯 (Tim Duncan) 在他新秀时期甚至都没有和他说过话。那么，邓肯在马努·吉诺比利 (Manu Ginobili) 被选中时，有没有打电话欢迎他呢？
诚然，帕克当时是名不见经传的第28顺位新秀。而马努·吉诺比利无疑是有史以来第57顺位选秀中最伟大的球员，但没有人能预料到他们多年来建立起的深厚情谊以及随之而来的总冠军。
文班亚马和迪伦·哈珀，以及斯蒂芬·卡斯尔 (Stephon Castle)，代表着三位潜力无限的年轻新星。文班打这通电话完全合情合理，毕竟球迷们已经清楚了对这位“下一代最伟大球员”的期待。
真是如此吗？
点击查看原文：Open Thread: Victor Wembanyama welcomes Dylan Harper to the Spurs
Open Thread: Victor Wembanyama welcomes Dylan Harper to the Spurs
The Spurs “1-2” punch visited on Facetime
The San Antonio Spurs have long been known for their culture and the caliber of the individuals who make up the franchise. From the players to the coaching staff to the front office, there has been very little in the way of showboating, attitude, or drama in the team’s half-century in the NBA.
Gregg Popovich has described the trait as someone who is “over themself.”
On Thursday, the 2025 NBA Draft brought Dylan Harper into the fold. On draft night, Harper received a call from Spurs head coach Mitch Johnson. While getting a call from the coach should come as no surprise, getting one from a cornerstone player might.
Victor Wembanyama FaceTimed with Harper while the new acquisition was still taking it all in.
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Victor’s call started with, “I play for the Spurs. My name is Vic.”
While the statement may seem humorous as any individual being drafted most assuredly knows who Victor Wewmbanyama is and who he plays for, there is humility in those words.
Wemby engages with no pretense, a trait that few men of his age and stature exhibit as naturally as the 2023 Rookie of the Year.
It does harken to Tony Parker’s humorous tale of how Tim Duncan didn’t even speak to him as a rookie. And did Duncan call Manu Ginobili when he was drafted to welcome him?
Granted, Parker was au unknown 28th pick. And while Manu Ginobili has got to be the greatest player ever drafted 57th, no one could have predicted bond that developed over the years and the championships to follow.
Wembanyama and Dylan Harper, along with Stephon Castle represent a trio of young stars with unlimited potential. Wemby making that call makes total sense, because fans have already learned what to expect from this generations next greatest player.
Or do we?
By Jeph Duarte, via Pounding The Rock