By Jeje Gomez, Marilyn Dubinski, Mark Barrington | Pounding The Rock (PtR), 2025-07-05 08:00:00
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。
圣安东尼奥队引进了两名潜力新秀和一名可靠的替补老将，在球队管理层摸清现有阵容前，似乎选择了稳妥的策略。
马刺队在选秀中保持了榜眼签和第14顺位，并分别选中了迪伦·哈珀 (Dylan Harper) 和卡特·布莱恩特 (Carter Bryant)。你对此满意吗？还是说你希望他们能更积极地利用选秀权在交易市场上有所作为？
玛丽莲·杜宾斯基 (Marilyn Dubinski)： 我非常满意。他们清楚地表明了对迪伦·哈珀 (Dylan Harper) 的重视程度，考虑到他们（理所当然地）甚至不愿意将榜眼签纳入凯文·杜兰特 (Kevin Durant) 的交易谈判中。虽然听起来他们曾愿意兜售第14顺位选秀权，但他们看重的一名球员还是不期而至地落入了他们手中，所以向上交易或向下交易都没有必要。总的来说，我对他们处理选秀首轮的方式再满意不过了，我很高兴他们坚持了球队的重建时间表，没有为一名年长且经常受伤的球员支付过高的溢价。
马克·巴林顿 (Mark Barrington)： 用榜眼签选中哈珀是如此显而易见的选择，以至于我真的想不出太多可说的，除了我很高兴马刺队没有试图在这件事上玩弄小聪明。我认为卡特·布莱恩特 (Carter Bryant) 掉到马刺队之后，第14顺位选秀权也成了毋庸置疑的选择。那是他们本来打算向上交易去得到的球员，但不知何故，他们设法在没有交易任何筹码的情况下得到了他。布莱恩·莱特 (Brian Wright) 在塞德里克·考沃德 (Cedric Coward) 在第11顺位被选中后可能有点紧张，但随着诺亚·埃森古 (Noah Essengue) 和德里克·奎因 (Derik Queen) 在接下来的两个顺位被选中，银黑军团最终得到了一名完美契合他们需求和时间表的球员。作为一名“长角牛”（译者注：特克萨斯大学昵称），我曾有点希望马刺队能向上交易得到特雷·约翰逊 (Tre Johnson)，因为像他那样的进攻创造者可以适应任何球队，但他们不太可能在不严重透支未来的情况下实现这一点，这对于一支已经拥有众多天赋后卫（尽管他们中没有人的进攻天赋能与约翰逊相比）的球队来说似乎没有必要。
赫苏斯·戈麦斯 (Jesus Gomez)： 我认为马刺队在榜眼签上做出了正确的决定。那种级别的资产你只会用来交易一位超级巨星，而由于扬尼斯·阿德托昆博 (Giannis Antetokounmpo) 并未要求离开密尔沃基，市场上并没有这样的球员。至于第14顺位，市场上并没有太多好的、现实的交易目标。像篮网或老鹰这样的球队也拥有多个选秀权，所以对手有其他的交易伙伴。我曾希望看到布莱恩·莱特 (Brian Wright) 将其交易到一个未来的首轮签，但我也能理解为什么市场不存在这样的机会，而且卡特·布莱恩特 (Carter Bryant) 太诱人，不容错过。
卢克·科内特 (Luke Kornet) 成为马刺队的一员。他值得全额中产特例的大部分吗？你当时有其他目标吗？
杜宾斯基： 自由球员市场上的知名中锋确实不多，而少数几个可用的知名大个子，比如迈尔斯·特纳 (Myles Turner)，都在寻求高薪和/或一个首发位置。虽然德安德烈·艾顿 (Deandre Ayton) 在波特兰裁掉他后意外地加入了市场，但他天赋异禀但态度散漫且职业素养不佳的打法并不符合马刺队的标准。我真正关注的另一个名字是布鲁克·洛佩斯 (Brook Lopez)（他是米奇·约翰逊 (Mitch Johnson) 的大学队友），虽然他作为一名空间型内线会很适合文班亚马 (Wembanyama) 身边，但他可能在寻求一个有保障的首发位置。此外，我能理解为什么马刺队更青睐年轻8岁的科内特。总的来说，我把他们两人列为我的1a和1b（不分先后），所以我对这次签约很满意，而且在如今的劳资协议下，任何一个愿意接受一份每年仅1000万美元长期合同的像样的老将都是值得的。
巴林顿： 他非常适合马刺队的需求，所以我认为这不算一次大幅溢价签约。在他第八个赛季，从NBA的角度来看他有点大器晚成，但过去几年他已经逐渐崭露头角，成为一名可靠的护筐者，并且他在进攻端有足够的威胁性，不会让对手完全放空他。我认为马刺队支付给他的薪水符合他这种水平球员的市场价。
说来也巧，在签约卢克·科内特 (Luke Kornet) 之前，我对签约卢卡·加尔扎 (Luka Garza) 感兴趣，他最终被波士顿凯尔特人队签下，作为科内特的替代者。加尔扎会更便宜，而科内特则是一个更成熟可靠的球员。我对事情的进展并不感到不满。
戈麦斯： 我喜欢科内特签下的这份合同，主要是因为第四年是球队选项。他是一名优秀的球员，完全符合圣安东尼奥队的需求。亚布塞莱 (Yabusele) 也会是不错的选择，而且我觉得像阿尔·霍福德 (Al Horford) 这样充满马刺气质的球员从未穿上银黑战袍，简直是种罪过，但我也很满意科内特。
如果马刺队以现有阵容结束本赛季，你会感到满意吗？还是说你希望他们在明年夏天之前能有一笔大引援？
杜宾斯基： 很难不对通过一笔重磅交易加速重建进程感到兴奋，但马刺队等待合适的时机和球员是正确的。我理解他们觉得杜兰特不符合他们的重建时间表，如果他们一直在关注密尔沃基和扬尼斯·阿德托昆博 (Giannis Antetokounmpo) 的动向，我也不会感到惊讶。即使本赛季没有大的运作发生，我仍然相信这是一支*如果保持健康*就应该能进入季后赛的球队，所以如果这是他们本赛季开始时的阵容，我对此感到满意。
巴林顿： 我认为马刺队不会签下超级巨星，因为在不送走大量仍处于发展期且尚未达到巅峰的球员的情况下，无法解决薪资空间问题。我的意思是，如果马刺队送走布莱克·韦斯利 (Blake Wesley) 或马拉凯·布兰纳姆 (Malaki Branham) 中的一个或两个，也不会太令人失望，因为尽管我喜欢这两名球员，但我认为他们下赛季上场时间不会太多。但这些球员在薪资上不会带来太大影响，也没有太高的交易价值，所以涉及他们的任何交易都不会改变太多。我看到有球迷非常希望送走德文·瓦塞尔 (Devin Vassell)，但我认为他们很多人低估了他对球队的贡献。我可以预见到马刺队会在自由球员市场签下一些功能型球员，但这个休赛期不会有大牌。当然，如果我错了，那会非常有趣。
戈麦斯： 我很希望能有一笔大引援，但自由球员市场过程表明，随着球队们在新版劳资协议（CBA）环境下摸索前行，大多数球队都在采取保守策略。涉及选秀权的交易也存在通货膨胀，我不希望看到马刺队为了一个无法带来质变的球员而交易掉未来的资产。话虽如此，我希望圣安东尼奥队能伺机而动，对交易保持开放态度，因为下赛季进入季后赛是唯一可以接受的结果。如果一个能带来显著提升的高大锋线突然变得可交易，我希望管理层能去争取。
点击查看原文：The Spurs are having a safe but productive offseason
The Spurs are having a safe but productive offseason
San Antonio added two intriguing rookies and a solid veteran bench piece, seemingly playing it safe until the front office knows what it has.
The Spurs stood pat at second and 14th in the draft and selected Dylan Harper and Carter Bryant. Are you fine with that, or would you have liked them to be more aggressive in the trade market with their picks?
Marilyn Dubinski: I’m perfectly fine with it. They clearly showed how much they valued Dylan Harper considering they (rightfully) wouldn’t even include the 2nd pick in trade talks for Kevin Durant, and while it sounds like they were willing to float the 14th out there, someone they valued fell right into their laps at that pick regardless, so a trade up or out wasn’t even necessary. Overall, I couldn’t be happier with how they handled the first round of the draft, and I’m glad they stuck to the timeline and didn’t overpay for an older, often-injured player.
Mark Barrington: Picking Harper with the second was such an obvious choice that I really can’t think of much to say about it, except that I’m glad the Spurs didn’t try to get too smart with it. I think the 14th pick was also a no-brainer once Carter Bryant fell to the Spurs. That was the player they were trying to trade up to get, and somehow they managed to get him without having to trade anything. Brian Wright was probably sweating a bit after Cedric Coward was picked 11th, but with the Noah Essengue and Derik Queen as the next two picks, the Silver and Black ended up with a player who fit their needs and timeline perfectly. As a Longhorn, I was kind of hoping that the Spurs would have traded up to get Tre Johnson, because a shot creator like that would fit anywhere, but it’s unlikely they could have pulled that off without mortgaging their future pretty heavily, which didn’t seem necessary for a team already packed with talented guards, albeit with none of them with the offensive talent of Johnson.
Jesus Gomez: I think the Spurs made the right decision with the second overall pick. That’s the type of asset you only trade for a superstar, and with Giannis not asking out of Milwaukee, there were none available. As for the 14th pick, there just weren’t many good, realistic targets. Teams like the Nets or Hawks also had multiple picks, so opponents had other trade partners. I would have liked to see Brian Wright move it for a future first, but I can also understand why the market wasn’t there for it, and Carter Bryan was too enticing to pass up.
Luke Kornet is a Spur. Is he worth most of the MLE? Did you have another target in mind?
Dubinski: The market really wasn’t loaded with notable centers, and the few big names that were available, like Myles Turner, were looking for a payday and/or a starting job. While Deandre Ayton was a surprise addition to the market after Portland waived him, his high-talent but low-motor play plus poor attitude does not make him Spurs material. The only other name I was really eyeing was Brook Lopez (who was a college teammate of Mitch Johnson), and while he would have fit in well as a stretch big next to Wemby, he may have been looking for a guaranteed starting role. Plus, I can see why the Spurs are more attracted to Kornet being 8 years younger. Overall, I had those two as my 1a and 1b (in no order), so I’m fine with the signing, and with today’s CBA, almost any decent vet who’s happy with a long-term deal for just $10 million per season is worth it.
Barrington: He’s a great fit for the Spurs’ needs, so I don’t think it was a huge overpay. In his eighth season, he’s a bit of a late bloomer in NBA terms, but he’s been coming into his own the last couple of years as a solid rim protector, and he has enough of an offensive presence to keep teams from ignoring him. I think the Spurs are paying him about the market for a player of his skill level.
Oddly enough, before the Kornet signing, I was interested in signing Luka Garza, who was eventually signed by Boston as Kornet’s replacement. Garza would have been cheaper, while Kornet is much more of a proven commodity. I’m not unhappy with how things played out.
Gomez: I like Kornet on the contract he signed, mostly because the fourth year is a team option. He’s a good player and exactly what San Antonio needed. Yabusele would have been good, and I feel it’s almost criminal that such a Spurs-y player as Al Horford has not worn Silver and Black, but I’m fine with Kornet.
Will you be happy if the Spurs finish the season with the current roster, or do you want a big addition before next summer?
Dubinski: It’s hard not to get excited about accelerating the timeline with a big splash trade, but the Spurs are right to wait for the right time and player. I understand them feeling Durant wasn’t on their timeline, and it wouldn’t surprise me if they’re keeping their eyes on Milwaukee and Giannis Antetokounmpo while all that plays out. Even if a big move doesn’t happen this season, I still believe this is a team that should make the playoffs *if healthy, so if this is the roster they have going into the season, I’m fine with it.
Barrington: I don’t think that the Spurs will sign a superstar, just because there isn’t any way to make the salary work without moving a lot of players that the Spurs are still developing and haven’t yet hit their peak. I mean, it won’t be too disappointing if the Spurs move one or both of Blake Wesley or Malaki Branham, because even though I like both players, I don’t see them getting onto the court much next season. But those players don’t move the needle much salary-wise and don’t have a ton or trade value, so any trade involving them wouldn’t change things much. I’ve seen fans who really want to move Devin Vassell, but I think a lot of them undervalue his contributions to the team. I can see the Spurs picking up some utility players in free agency, but no big names this off-season. Now, if I turn out to be wrong on this, it could be very interesting.
Gomez: I’d love a big addition, but the free agency process has shown that most teams are playing it safe as they navigate the new CBA landscape. There’s also inflation when it comes to deals involving draft picks, and I wouldn’t like to see the Spurs trading future capital for someone who doesn’t move the needle. That said, I’d like San Antonio to be opportunistic and be open to trades, because making the playoffs next season is the only acceptable outcome. If a big wing that represents a serious upgrade suddenly becomes available, I’d like the front office to go for it.
By Jeje Gomez, Marilyn Dubinski, Mark Barrington, via Pounding The Rock