By Jeff McDonald, Staff Writer | San Antonio Express-News (SAEN), 2025-07-04 10:24:37
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2025年6月28日星期六，圣安东尼奥，在胜利资本表现中心举行的圣安东尼奥马刺队2025届新秀球迷见面会上，圣安东尼奥马刺队首轮新秀迪伦·哈珀 (Dylan Harper) 向球迷致意。哈珀将因轻微腹股沟伤势缺席加州经典赛，但他备受期待的首秀将是马刺队在NBA夏季联赛期间最值得关注的故事线之一。
旧金山 — 在过去一个半星期的大部分时间里，马刺队新秀卡特·布莱恩特 (Carter Bryant) 一直忙得晕头转向。
前一天他还在布鲁克林参加NBA选秀，不知道自己下一站会去往何方。两天后，他便身处圣安东尼奥，在一座新的家乡寻找住处。
周六，布莱恩特将抵达旧金山，届时这位NBA第14号秀将在加州经典赛上，马刺队夏季联赛揭幕战对阵迈阿密的比赛中完成首秀。
布莱恩特表示，那将是迄今为止他本周最棒的部分。
“这就是篮球，”曾是亚利桑那大学杰出球员的布莱恩特说，“球进篮筐的方式是一样的。你打球的方式也完全一样。你必须像你一生对待篮球那样去对待它。只是享受比赛，从中获得乐趣。”
马刺队将在旧金山进行三场比赛，另外还将在大通中心对阵金州勇士队和洛杉矶湖人队。
这堪称夏季主菜的开胃菜，那场声势浩大的30队拉斯维加斯夏季联赛将于下周末拉开战幕。
考虑到这一点，以下是夏季马刺队周六登场后值得关注的五个故事线：
1. 迪伦·哈珀何时首秀？
不过，首先要提及的是旧金山一场暂时无需关注的看点。上个月NBA选秀大会的榜眼秀哈珀，因球队所称的轻微腹股沟问题，已确定缺席加州经典赛。
哈珀本周将随夏季马刺队前往湾区，但他预计要到7月10日开幕的拉斯维加斯夏季联赛才能身披银黑战袍完成首秀。
一旦哈珀登场，对马刺球迷来说，那将立即成为必看节目。哈珀是马刺队史最受期待的选秀球员之一，他已准备好证明自己。
2. 布莱恩特能否不负肖恩·埃利奥特之名？
与此同时，马刺队的另一位乐透秀将亮相旧金山。布莱恩特被拿来与前马刺名宿肖恩·埃利奥特 (Sean Elliott) 相比较——包括埃利奥特本人也这么说——这不仅是因为两位球员的大学生涯都在亚利桑那大学度过。
像埃利奥特一样，身高6英尺7英寸（约2.01米）的布莱恩特拥有流畅的投篮手感和防守影响力，这可能成为他迅速在NBA获得上场时间的敲门砖。
布莱恩特在亚利桑那大学只打了一个赛季，而且还是一名替补球员，因此他没有埃利奥特在1989年作为探花秀时那般丰富的履历。尽管如此，马刺队相信，经过适当的磨练，布莱恩特最终可以发展成为他们围绕维克托·文班亚马 (Victor Wembanyama) 所建立的体系中不可或缺的一部分。
而这将在本周的加州拉开序幕。
3. 莱利·米尼克斯是NBA级别的射手吗？
截至目前，马刺队尚未通过自由市场采取太多行动来解决其阵容外线投射不足的问题。这为莱利·米尼克斯 (Riley Minix) 带来了夏季联赛的机会，这位身高6英尺7英寸（约2.01米）的射手上赛季与马刺队签下了一份双向合同。
米尼克斯的新秀赛季令人失望，但这并非他本人的过错。这位前默黑德州立大学的杰出球员只在NBA层面出战了一场比赛，在11月6日对阵休斯顿的一场失利中上场7分钟，却未能命中任何一球。
米尼克斯在G联赛奥斯汀马刺队出战了三场比赛，三分命中率高达46.7%，随后因左肩盂唇撕裂倒下，需要进行赛季报销的手术。
目前正处于康复的最后阶段，米尼克斯预计不会随夏季马刺队在旧金山登场。与哈珀一样，球队希望米尼克斯能在拉斯维加斯出战。
如果能在夏季联赛中表现出色，将为米尼克斯重返圣安东尼奥铺平道路，因为他的特定能力——百步穿杨般的精准投篮——是球队目前严重匮乏的。
4. 夏季联赛主帅迈克·诺伊斯能利用他的康涅狄格大学人脉吸引斯蒂芬·卡斯尔吗？
这个问题的简短答案是：当然不能。
在经历了他的最佳新秀赛季后，斯蒂芬·卡斯尔 (Stephon Castle) 已不再承担马刺夏季联赛阵容的正式职责。然而，卡斯尔一直 与夏季联赛球员一起训练，这让主教练迈克·诺伊斯 (Mike Noyes) 大为欣喜。
诺伊斯是马刺队的球员发展总监，于2017年毕业于康涅狄格大学，比卡斯尔加入并离开哈士奇队早了七年。
这些联系不足以让卡斯尔为诺伊斯的夏季联赛球队上场，但球队仍然很高兴能有他作为训练搭档。
2025年4月13日星期日，圣安东尼奥，霜银行中心，圣安东尼奥马刺队后卫斯蒂芬·卡斯尔 (Stephon Castle) (5号) 在马刺队赛季最后一场比赛结束后向球迷抛送T恤。在他获得NBA年度最佳新秀赛季后，卡斯尔尽管没有在夏季联赛阵容名单上，但他一直保持状态并与马刺夏季联赛队一起训练。
5. 哈里森·英格拉姆会有任何进步吗？
马刺队2024届选秀的另一名成员哈里森·英格拉姆 (Harrison Ingram) 在他的新秀赛季基本上被遗忘了。
作为北卡罗来纳大学的第48顺位被选中球员，身高6英尺6英寸（约1.98米）的英格拉姆上赛季出战了五场NBA比赛，他的首秀正是在11月6日对阵火箭队的同一场失利中完成的，那场比赛米尼克斯也完成了首秀。
除此以外，英格拉姆在G联赛中作为一名锋线摇摆人表现稳定，在奥斯汀队出战32场，场均得到12.8分和9.5个篮板。
随着马刺队阵容的提升，球队名额将变得稀缺。现在正是英格拉姆证明自己能留队的时候了。
San Antonio Spurs’ first round draft picks Carter Bryant, left, and Dylan Harper onstage during an outdoor fan introduction of the San Antonio Spurs’ 2025 Draft picks at Victory Capital Performance Center in San Antonio, Saturday, June 28, 2025. The anticipation of Harper’s eventual debut and whether Bryant can live up to comparisons to fellow Arizona Wildcat Sean Elliott are two of the top storylines to watch for the Spurs during NBA Summer League.
San Antonio Spurs’ first round draft pick Dylan Harper reacts to a question asking if he knows any Spanish 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. Harper will miss the California Classic with a minor groin injury, but the anticipation of his eventual debut is one of the top storylines to watch for the Spurs during NBA Summer League.
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. Whether Bryant can live up to comparisons to fellow Arizona Wildcat Sean Elliott is one of the top storylines to watch for the Spurs during NBA Summer League.
San Antonio Spurs forward Riley Minix (27), forward Harrison Ingram (55) and guard Brandon Boston Jr. (4) play in the second half of the pre-season NBA match-up against the Oklahoma City Thunder at Frost Bank Center on Monday, Oct. 7, 2024, in San Antonio, Texas. How Minix and Ingram can take a step forward and stand out for the Spurs are two of the top storylines to watch for the team during Summer League play.
San Antonio Spurs forward Harrison Ingram (55) plays against the Charlotte Hornets in the fourth quarter of an NBA game at Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, on Friday, March 14, 2025. How Ingram can take a step forward and stand out for the Spurs is one of the top storylines to watch for the team during Summer League play.
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Dylan Harper’s injury among Spurs Summer League storylines to watch
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. Harper will miss the California Classic with a minor groin injury, but the anticipation of his eventual debut is one of the top storylines to watch for the Spurs during NBA Summer League.
SAN FRANCISCO — For much of the past week and a half, Spurs rookie Carter Bryant has struggled to keep his head from spinning around in circles.
One day he is in Brooklyn for the NBA draft, not knowing where he might be headed next. Two days later, he is in San Antonio, house-hunting in a new hometown.
Come Saturday, Bryant will be in San Francisco, where the NBA’s 14th overall pick will make his Spurs debut in the team’s summer league opener against Miami at the California Classic.
That, Bryant said, will be by far the best part of his week.
“It’s basketball,” said Bryant, a former Arizona standout. “The ball goes in the hoop the same way. You play the same exact way. You have to treat it the same as you treat it your whole life. Just enjoying the game, having fun.”
The Spurs are set to play three games in San Francisco, with additional games scheduled against the Golden State Warriors and Los Angeles Lakers at the Chase Center.
It serves as an appetizer to the summer’s main course, the sprawling 30-team Las Vegas Summer League that begins play late next week.
With that in mind, here are five story lines to watch as the Summer Spurs take the floor Saturday:
1. When will Dylan Harper debut?
But first a storyline not to watch in San Francisco. Harper, the No. 2 pick in last month’s NBA draft, has been ruled out of the California Classic due to what the team has termed a minor groin issue.
Harper will travel with the Summer Spurs to the Bay Area this week, but is not expected to make his debut in silver and black until the Las Vegas Summer League that opens July 10.
When that happens, it instantly becomes must-see TV for Spurs fans. Harper is one of the most highly anticipated draft picks in Spurs history, and he is poised to show why.
2. Can Bryant live up to Sean Elliott comparisons?
The Spurs’ other lottery pick, meanwhile, is set to show out in San Francisco. Bryant has drawn comparisons to former Spurs great Sean Elliott — including from Elliott himself — and it is only partially because both players spent their college careers at Arizona.
Like Elliott, the 6-foot-7 Bryant arrives with a smooth shooting stroke and a defensive presence that could be his ticket to quick playing time in the NBA.
Having spent only one season at Arizona, and as a bench player to boot, Bryant does not come with the deep resume Elliott owned as the No. 3 overall pick in 1989. Still, the Spurs believe with proper seasoning, Bryant can in time develop into an integral part of what they are building around Victor Wembanyama.
That starts this week in California.
3. Is Riley Minix an NBA-caliber shooter?
As of yet, the Spurs haven’t done much through free agency to address their roster’s lack of perimeter shooting. That opens an Summer League opportunity for Minix, a 6-7 gunner who spent last season on a two-way contract with the Spurs.
Minix’s rookie season was a disappointment, but not by his own making. The former Morehead State standout appeared in one game at the NBA level, playing seven minutes of a Nov. 6 loss against Houston without making a shot.
Minix managed to play three games with the G-League’s Austin Spurs, where he made 46.7% of his 3-point tries, before going down with a torn labrum in his left shoulder that required season-ending surgery.
In the final stages of his recovery, Minix is not expected to play with the Summer Spurs in San Francisco. As with Harper, the team is hopeful Minix could take the floor in Las Vegas.
A good showing during the summer could pave Minix’s way back to San Antonio, where his specific skill set — dead-eyed shooting — is sorely lacking.
4. Can Summer League coach Mike Noyes use his UConn connections to lure Stephon Castle?
The short answer to this question is definitely not.
After his Rookie of the Year campaign, Castle has been relieved of official duties with the Spurs’ summer squad. Castle has been practicing with the summer leaguers, however, much to the delight of coach Mike Noyes.
Noyes, the Spurs’ director of player development, graduated from Connecticut in 2017, seven years before Castle came and left the Huskies program.
Those connections weren’t enough to get Castle on the floor for Noyes’ Summer League team, but the squad has enjoyed having him around as a practice partner nonetheless.
San Antonio Spurs guard Stephon Castle (5) throws out t-shirts to fans following the Spurs’ last game of the season at Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, Sunday, April 13, 2025. Following his NBA Rookie of the Year season, Castle has been staying loose and working out the Spurs Summer League team despite not being on its roster.
5. Will Harrison Ingram make any sort of leap?
The other member of the Spurs’ 2024 draft class, Ingram, was largely forgotten during his rookie season.
Drafted 48th overall out of North Carolina, the 6-6 Ingram appeared in five NBA games last season, making his debut during the same Nov. 6 loss to the Rockets that saw Minix make his debut.
Ingram was otherwise solid as a combo forward in the G League, averaging 12.8 points and 9.5 rebounds in 32 appearances with Austin.
As the Spurs’ roster improves, spots on it will be at a premium. Now is the time for Ingram to show he belongs.
By Jeff McDonald, Staff Writer, via San Antonio Express-News