By Tom Orsborn, Staff writer | San Antonio Express-News (SAEN), 2025-07-11 00:48:48
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2025年7月10日，星期四，拉斯维加斯，一场NBA夏季联赛下半场比赛中，费城76人队后卫杰伦·胡德-斯奇菲诺 (Jalen Hood-Schifino)（17号）运球突破圣安东尼奥马刺队前锋卡特·布莱恩特（11号）的防守。（美联社照片/大卫·贝克尔）
拉斯维加斯 — 当得知马刺助教迈克·诺伊斯 (Mike Noyes) 在最近一场夏季联赛后说这位新秀前锋“对自己太苛刻了”时，卡特·布莱恩特 (Carter Bryant) 点了点头。
“当你渴望在某件事上做到极致时，你就必须永不懈怠，”布莱恩特说。
“我不认为这是我对自己太苛刻。我只是对篮球这项运动非常投入。我为此付出了很多。我的家人为了我能走到今天这个位置牺牲巨大，所以，用一个不那么好听的词来说，我没有理由去敷衍了事。”
这位19岁的加州小伙对这项运动的热情和好胜心，促使马刺队在上个月的选秀中用首轮第14顺位选中了他。马刺队喜爱他2米01、100公斤的身材、三分投射能力和防守技巧，但他的严谨态度或许是他最大的优势。
“他打球非常努力，而且非常上心，”马刺夏季联赛主教练诺伊斯说。“他全情投入。他的一切都走在正确的轨道上。他渴望胜利。他的未来一片光明。我们很高兴他穿上了马刺队的球衣。”
布莱恩特在夏季联赛中一度表现挣扎，但这对于一个上赛季在亚利桑那大学作为大一新生主要替补出场，并且正在适应与他所称的“成年人”对抗的孩子来说，是可以理解的。
“对我来说，这只是成长，变得更好，但同时也要明白，距离我被选中才过去15天，”他周四说道。“还有很多时间，我每天都还有很多东西需要学习。”
马刺队的教练们对此表示认同。
“这无关他打得好不好，”诺伊斯说。“这是关于他不断进步并适应一切。……他会取得成功的。这就是你学习的方式。”
年轻球员也会通过钻研战术手册来学习。鉴于布莱恩特对篮球痴迷的本性，到10月训练营开始时，他应该能很好地掌握战术。
“当你痴迷于篮球这项运动时，你会很容易做到这一点，因为你会一遍又一遍地研究它，”布莱恩特说。“你会不断观看比赛录像。你会做出调整。你会看录像，然后回过头去看看自己哪里做得不对。看看如何才能变得更好。”
在马刺队周二在旧金山加州经典赛最后一场比赛中以88-89惜败洛杉矶湖人队后，布莱恩特周四晚的表现有所进步。
维克托·文班亚马 (Victor Wembanyama)、德阿隆·福克斯 (De’Aaron Fox) 和其他几位马刺队老将坐在托马斯-马克中心的前排看台上观战，布莱恩特在马刺队拉斯维加斯夏季联赛揭幕战111-70大胜费城的比赛中，防守端表现出色。
无论是单兵防守还是团队防守都表现出色，布莱恩特上半场贡献了3次盖帽，其中两次是在同一回合中于篮下完成。他还成功地在外线防守76人队前锋杰伦·斯劳森 (Jalen Slawson) 时，造成了一次回线违例。
在19分钟的出场时间里，布莱恩特得到5分、5篮板、3盖帽、2助攻和1抢断。他投篮6中1，其中三分球4中1，但诺伊斯对此并不在意。
“卡特表现出色，我不在乎他得了多少分，”诺伊斯说。“他关注的是正确的事情。他专注于防守，今天看到他在场上笑容满面真是太棒了。他玩得很开心。他是那种不仅关心自己成功，也关心如何帮助球队的球员，有时候你只需要放松一点。
“今晚他做到了。他棒极了。”
他也在继续学习。
“我们所做的一切，无论是好是坏还是平平，都必须从中学习，”布莱恩特说。“这有点像我对待一切事物的态度。但很高兴能打了几场比赛，开始理解比赛的身体对抗、速度，所有这些，并适应（三分线）。这条线比大学时远了一点，所以我的大多数投篮都短了。”
考虑到布莱恩特比赛风格仍然稚嫩、仍在发展，他可能会在赛季初在发展联盟的奥斯汀马刺队获得出场时间，他表示对此完全没问题。
“无论教练组需要我做什么，我都会去做，”他说。
可以肯定的是，他会以“永不懈怠”的方式去完成。
San Antonio Spurs forward Carter Bryant (11) blocks a shot by the Philadelphia 76ers during the first half of an NBA summer league basketball game Thursday, July 10, 2025, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/David Becker)
San Antonio Spurs forward Carter Bryant (11) brings the ball down court against the Philadelphia 76ers during the first half of an NBA summer league basketball game Thursday, July 10, 2025, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/David Becker)
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.
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Spurs rookie Carter Bryant’s tenacity shines at NBA Summer League
Philadelphia 76ers guard Jalen Hood-Schifino (17) drives the ball against San Antonio Spurs forward Carter Bryant (11) during the second half of an NBA summer league basketball game Thursday, July 10, 2025, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/David Becker)
LAS VEGAS — Carter Bryant nodded when told that Spurs assistant coach Mike Noyes said after a recent Summer League game the rookie forward was “way too hard on himself."
“When you want to be great at something, you have to be relentless with it,” Bryant said.
“I don’t think it’s me being too hard on myself. I just care about the game of basketball a lot. I’ve put a lot into it. My family sacrificed a ton for me to get to this position, so there’s no reason for me to kind of, for lack of a better term, half-ass it.”
The 19-year-old Californian’s passion for the sport and competitive drive factored into the Spurs selecting him 14th overall in last month’s draft. They love his 6-foot-7, 220-pound frame, 3-point stroke and defensive skills, but his serious approach might be his best asset.
“He plays so hard, and he cares so much,” said Noyes, head coach of the Spurs’ Summer League squad. “He’s intense. He’s about all the right things. He wants to win. The future is bright for him. We are so happy he’s in a Spurs uniform.”
Bryant has struggled at times during Summer League, but that’s understandable for a kid who mainly came off the bench as a freshman at Arizona last season and is adapting to playing against what he called “grown men.”
“For me, it’s just growing, getting better, but also understanding it’s been 15 days since I got drafted,” he said Thursday. “There’s so much more time to go and so much more for me to learn on a daily basis.”
The Spurs coaches agree.
“This is not about him playing great or terrible,” Noyes said. “It’s about him getting better and getting used to things. … He’s going to have success. That’s how you learn.”
Young players also learn by poring over the playbook. Given his obsessive nature when it comes to basketball, Bryant should have a good grasp of it by the time training camp starts in October.
“When you’re obsessed with the game of basketball, that’s something that’s going to come easy because you’re going to look at it over and over again,” Bryant said. “You’re going to watch film constantly. You’re going to make adjustments. You’re going to watch film and go back and see what you did wrong. See how you can get better.”
Bryant showed improvement Thursday night following a rough outing in the Spurs’ 89-88 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday in their final game at the California Classic in San Francisco.
With Victor Wembanyama, De’Aaron Fox and several other Spurs veterans looking on in front row seats at Thomas & Mack Center, Bryant had a strong showing defensively in the Spurs’ 111-70 rout of Philadelphia in their Las Vegas Summer League opener.
Playing well on the ball and in team defense, Bryant finished the first half with three blocks, including two under the rim on one possession. He also forced a backcourt violation while defending 76ers forward Jalen Slawson on the perimeter.
In 19 minutes, Bryant collected five points, five rebounds, three blocks, two assists and one steal. He hit just 1 of 6 from the field, including 1 of 4 from 3-point range, but that didn’t matter to Noyes.
“Carter played excellent and I don’t care how many points he scored,” Noyes said. “He was worried about the right things. He focused on defense and it was great to see him smiling out there today. He was having fun. He’s one of those guys who cares so much about not just his success but helping the team, and sometimes you got to just relax a little bit.
"He did that tonight. He was terrific.”
And he continued to learn.
“Everything we do, we got to learn from it, whether it’s good, bad or indifferent,” Bryant said. “That’s sort of my mentality toward everything. But it’s nice to have a few games under the belt, to understand the physicality, the speed of the game, all those things, get adjusted to the (3-point line). The line is a little further (than it is in college), so most of my shots were short.”
Given the still raw, developing nature of his game, Bryant could see time with the Austin Spurs in the G League early in the season, which he said would be just fine with him.
“Whatever the staff needs me to do, I’m going to do it,” he said.
And it’s certain he will do it in a “relentless” manner.
By Tom Orsborn, Staff writer, via San Antonio Express-News