By Marilyn Dubinski | Pounding The Rock (PtR), 2025-07-08 02:50:14
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。
科内特将身穿马刺队7号球衣，这与另一位深受喜爱的替补中锋所穿号码相同。
随着NBA自由球员市场冻结期结束，自由球员们可以正式开始与新球队签约。这其中就包括 卢克·科内特 (Luke Kornet) ，这位身高7英尺1英寸的中锋，马刺队以一份为期四年、价值4100万美元的合同将他从波士顿凯尔特人队招致麾下。
Spurs make the Luke Kornet signing official: pic.twitter.com/vYMVGVdgep
— Matthew Tynan (@ Matthew_Tynan) July 7, 2025
这笔签约的官宣中还透露了一个小细节： 科内特 将身穿马刺队7号球衣。尽管这看似微不足道，但我们今天早些时候已经深入探讨了马刺队新秀们所选球衣号码的传承，那么为什么不也看看7号呢？好消息是，它并没有像2号和11号球衣那样，在马刺球迷中拥有特殊的印记。事实上，尽管多年来共有14名马刺球员穿过此号码——最近的有 小大卫·杜克 (David Duke, Jr.) 、 乔什·理查德森 (Josh Richardson) 、 戈尔吉·吉昂 (Gorgui Dieng) 和 奇梅齐耶·梅图 (Chimezie Metu) ——但几乎所有人在马刺队的悠久历史长河中都只是籍籍无名。
然而，在所有曾穿过7号球衣的球员中，有一个名字脱颖而出，他与 科内特 的比较不仅精准，而且很可能是马刺球迷乐于看到的：他就是 法布里西奥·奥博托 (Fabricio Oberto) 。 奥博托 在2005-06赛季前与马刺队签约，并效力了四个赛季，其中包括作为他们2007年总冠军球队的首发中锋。尽管扮演了不可或缺的角色，但他的数据并不那么亮眼，在2007-08赛季达到巅峰，场均贡献4.8分、5.2个篮板和1.2次助攻，该赛季他场均出战20分钟，并出战了全部82场比赛，其中64场担任首发。
此时你或许会想：“嗯，我记得 奥博托 比这要好得多啊！”是的，你的记忆是正确的。他是一个典型的球员，清楚自己的角色定位并很好地完成了任务，从不试图做超出能力范围的事情。 蒂姆·邓肯 (Tim Duncan) 是球队的明星，而 奥博托 的作用就是为他提供支持。这听起来应该与马刺队今夏为支持 文班亚马 (Victor Wembanyama) 而寻找替补中锋的策略如出一辙。
科内特 的数据与 奥博托 的颇为相似。他职业生涯场均5.2分、3.5个篮板和1.2次助攻同样不亮眼，但他是一名扎实的护筐者，并且像 奥博托 一样，他清楚自己的角色定位，是数据无法完全体现其价值的典型案例。他还拥有相同的总冠军血统，在凯尔特人队2024年夺冠之旅中，他在 克里斯塔普斯·波尔津吉斯 (Kristaps Porzingis) 身后扮演了关键替补角色。 科内特 应该在 文班 身后扮演同样的角色，就像 奥博托 和 邓肯 一样，他们也应该能够同时在场——无论比赛对位需要如何。
奥博托 是马刺队史上一位深受喜爱的人物，尽管他所扮演的角色相对有限，但他的位置仍然难以替代。然而，他与 科内特 之间共有的相似之处——例如打球风格、所处境况、预期角色等等——都使得7号球衣成为 科内特 的选择显得再合适不过了。这是他职业生涯首次在NBA身穿这个号码，除非他被问到选择这个号码的原因*，否则我们很乐意设想他可能是在效仿另一位他能产生共鸣、且与之有着惊人相似之处的前马刺中锋。如果 科内特 能成为马刺队的下一个 奥博托 ，没有人会抱怨。
*更新： 科内特 开玩笑（或承认？）地向媒体表示，他选择7号球衣是因为他希望自己能达到 邓肯 三分之一的水平。这个理由也说得通！
Luke Kornet said he chose the No. 7 because he “hoped to be a third of the player Tim Duncan was,” and also because he “loves multiples, factors.”
— Matthew Tynan (@ Matthew_Tynan) July 7, 2025
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Luke Kornet’s jersey number choice harkens memories of another beloved Spurs center
Kornet will wear #7 for the Spurs: the same another beloved backup center wore.
With the NBA’s Free Agency Moratorium period over, free agents can officially start signing with the their new teams. That includes Luke Kornet, the 7’1” center the Spurs signed away from the Boston Celtics on a 4-year, $41 million deal.
Spurs make the Luke Kornet signing official: pic.twitter.com/vYMVGVdgep
— Matthew Tynan (@ Matthew_Tynan) July 7, 2025
The announcement of the signing also includes the little tidbit that Kornet will wear number 7 for the Spurs. While that may seem insignificant, we dove into the legacy of the jersey numbers chosen by the Spurs’ rookies earlier today, so why not look at #7 as well? The good news is it doesn’t carry the same notoriety among Spurs fans as numbers 2 and 11 do. In fact, despite 14 different Spurs wearing it across the years — most recently David Duke, Jr., Josh Richardson, Gorgui Dieng, and Chimezie Metu — almost all have been practically blips on the radar in the grand scheme of Spurs history.
However, there is one name that stands out among all the #7’s, and it’s a player whose comparison to Kornet is both accurate and probably one Spurs fans would love: Fabricio Oberto. Fab signed with the Spurs ahead of the 2005-06 season and stayed on for four seasons, including being the starting center for their 2007 championship team. Despite playing an integral role, his numbers weren’t all that impressive, peaking at 4.8 points, 5.2 rebounds and 1.2 assists in the 2007-08 season, in which he averaged 20 minutes per game while playing in all 82 games, 64 as a starter.
Now you may be thinking to yourself, “Huh, I remember Fabo as being a lot better than that,” and you would be right. He was a prime example of a player who knew his role and filled it very well without ever trying to do too much. Tim Duncan was the star, and Oberto was there to support him. That should sound extremely familiar to what the Spurs were looking for this summer in their search for a backup center to support Victor Wembanyama.
Kornet’s numbers are pretty similar to Oberto’s. His career averages of 5.2 points, 3.5 rebounds and 1.2 assists also don’t jump off the page, but he’s a solid rim protector, and, like Oberto, he knows his role and is a classic case of stats not telling the entire story. He also has that same championship pedigree after playing a key backup role to Kristaps Porzingis during the Celtics’ 2024 championship run. Kornet should fill that same role behind Wemby, and just like Oberto and Duncan, they should also be able to play alongside each other as well — whichever the matchup calls for.
Oberto is such a beloved figure in Spurs history that despite relative size of the role he played, his are still big shoes to fill. However, the similarities he and Kornet share — such as playing style, circumstance, projected role, etc. — only makes it seem right that #7 is Kornet’s jersey of choice. It’s the first time he’s worn that number in the NBA, and unless he’s asked to explain why he chose it*, it’s fun to think that maybe he’s out to emulate another former Spurs center whose role he can relate to and whom he shares a surprising number of similarities to. If Kornet is the Spurs’ next Fabo, no one will complain.
*UPDATE: Kornet joked (admitted?) to the media that he chose #7 because hopes to be a third of the player Duncan was. That works too!
Luke Kornet said he chose the No. 7 because he “hoped to be a third of the player Tim Duncan was,” and also because he “loves multiples, factors.”
— Matthew Tynan (@ Matthew_Tynan) July 7, 2025
By Marilyn Dubinski, via Pounding The Rock