By Jeje Gomez | Pounding The Rock (PtR), 2025-09-16 23:27:00
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。
尽管NBA的战火重燃尚需时日，但休赛期里高水平的男子篮球赛事从未停歇。各大洲际锦标赛如火如荼地进行，云集了世界上最顶尖的一批球员，其中星光最为璀璨的当属欧锦赛。
弗朗茨·瓦格纳 (Franz Wagner) 与赛事MVP丹尼斯·施罗德 (Dennis Schroder) 带领德国队击败了阿尔佩伦·申京 (Alperen Sengun) 领衔的土耳其队，最终问鼎冠军。此外，还有多位球员打出了精彩绝伦的表现。扬尼斯·阿德托昆博 (Giannis Antetokounmpo) 和卢卡·东契奇 (Luka Doncic) 展现了他们超级巨星的本色，而劳里·马尔卡宁 (Lauri Markkanen) 和德尼·阿夫迪亚 (Deni Avdija) 也再次证明了自己完全有能力在球队中扮演核心角色。
接下来，让我们深入剖析欧洲赛场上发生的一切，不过首先，我们将目光投向唯一一项有现役马刺球员参与的国际赛事。
大卫·琼斯-加西亚所在的多米尼加队在美洲杯不敌最终冠军巴西队
在代表多米尼加共和国出战美洲杯的前两场比赛中，大卫·琼斯-加西亚 (David Jones-Garcia) 的表现堪称惊艳。这位马刺的双向合同球员在战胜哥伦比亚和阿根廷的比赛中，场均贡献21分、8.5个篮板和4.5次助攻，展现出了如同夏季联赛一般的统治力。
不幸的是，他在与阿根廷比赛末段卷入了一场斗殴，导致他被禁赛两场，缺席了小组赛末战对阵尼加拉瓜以及四分之一决赛对阵巴西的比赛。多米尼加队虽然设法击败了东道主，但最终还是未能战胜巴西队，而后者则在决赛中击败阿根廷，最终捧起了冠军奖杯。
巴西队是本届赛事中阵容最鼎盛的球队之一，他们在半决赛中面对一支拥有数名NBA球员的美国队时上演了惊天大逆转，足以证明其实力。因此，即便琼斯-加西亚出战，他们也可能击败多米尼加。尽管如此，能够看到DJG（琼斯-加西亚的缩写）面对更强悍的对手，检验他是否能延续统治力，本会是一件非常有趣的事。他的赛事以这种方式结束实在令人遗憾，但希望这次参赛经历能成为这位年轻得分手的一次宝贵学习机会。
桑德罗·马穆克拉什维利与切迪·奥斯曼在欧锦赛中为各自国家队立下汗马功劳
有几位前马刺球员出战了本届欧锦赛，其中包括戴维斯·贝尔坦斯 (Davis Bertans) 和胡安乔·埃尔南戈麦斯 (Juancho Hernangomez)。但在这些曾身披银黑战袍的球员中，表现最突出的当属切迪·奥斯曼 (Cedi Osman) 和桑德罗·马穆克拉什维利 (Sandro Mamukelashvili)，他们都在各自球队的成功中扮演了至关重要的角色。
格鲁吉亚队最终名列本届赛事第八，他们在16强赛中爆冷击败了一支年轻的法国队，创造了队史最佳战绩。球队阵容中拥有魔术队的戈加·比塔泽 (Goga Bitadze) 和国际篮坛巨星托尔尼克·申格利亚 (Tornike Shengelia)，他们与马穆（马穆克拉什维利的昵称）组成了一条令人望而生畏的前场阵容。
在这三人中，马穆克拉什维利的表现可以说是最出色的。他场均得到15.3分，仅次于比塔泽的15.8分，位列全队第二，同时他的篮板和抢断数据领衔全队，助攻数也仅次于球队的控球后卫卡马尔·鲍德温 (Kamar Baldwin)。在四分之一决赛对阵芬兰的比赛中，马穆的表现同样至关重要，他出战超过39分钟，贡献了22分、4个篮板和4次助攻的全面数据。格鲁吉亚队的表现令人印象深刻，以至于该国总统给予了他们近百万欧元的奖励，而马穆克拉什维利正是他们能够走这么远的关键功臣。现在，他需要证明自己也能在NBA的舞台上有所作为，而猛龙队应该会给他这个机会。
与此同时，曾在2023/24赛季效力于马刺、之后重返欧洲赛场的奥斯曼，在土耳其队闯入决赛的征程中发挥了巨大作用。这位经验丰富的前锋场均贡献16分、2.8个篮板和1.6次助攻。尽管球队的最大牌球星无疑是阿尔佩伦·申京，但奥斯曼和肖恩·拉金 (Shane Larkin) 提供了关键的领导力和火力输出，极大地补充了这位大个子球员的发挥。
切迪（奥斯曼的昵称）的外线手感热得发烫，他总计三分球出手55次，命中了其中的29球，投出了高达52.7%的惊人命中率，极大地提升了土耳其队的外线得分能力和场上空间。他的球队在半决赛中击败了由扬尼斯·阿德托昆博率领的老对手希腊队，之后才在决赛中负于德国，而奥斯曼在这两场关键比赛中都表现出色。对于这位曾在马刺重建初期提供过帮助的、兢兢业业的职业球员来说，这是一次卓越的演出。
两位马刺球员的缺席对欧锦赛影响深远
一些前马刺球员参加了欧锦赛，但现役球员中却无一人亮相。维克托·文班亚马 (Victor Wembanyama) 和杰里米·索汉 (Jeremy Sochan) 都曾表达过参赛意愿，但文班在训练营开始前就被排除在外，而索汉则在随国家队训练时不幸于赛前遭遇伤病，被迫退出。他们的缺席所带来的影响是显而易见的。
法国队的本届赛事之旅令人失望。他们的阵容中拥有多位现役和前NBA球员，却在16强赛中被格鲁吉亚队淘汰出局。盖尔雄·亚布塞莱 (Guershon Yabusele) 为球队打出了野兽级的表现，但比拉尔·库利巴利 (Bilal Coulibaly) 和扎卡里·里萨谢 (Zaccharie Risacher) 未能拿出球队所需的发挥，而亚历克斯·萨尔 (Alex Sarr) 也仅出战两场便因伤退赛。
不言而喻，有文班亚马在阵中，这支天赋异禀、足以击败任何对手的法国队将会截然不同。对于文班个人而言，跳过本届赛事或许是正确的决定，但这无疑让法国队元气大伤。
索汉的情况则更令人惋惜。他本已准备好出战，却因伤无法上场，从而错过了波兰国家队在本届赛事的强势表现——他们最终在四分之一决赛中输给土耳其，名列第六。考虑到申京在那场比赛中的统治级表现，以及比赛在第二节后就几乎失去悬念，索汉的出战恐怕也难以帮助球队战胜土耳其。尽管如此，他还是错失了一次宝贵的历练和成长机会。
波兰队在比赛中曾与卢卡·东契奇率领的斯洛文尼亚队、德尼·阿夫迪亚率领的以色列队，以及拥有众多NBA级别前锋的法国队交手。索汉本可以在球队中扮演重要角色，并有机会在进入自己联盟第四个赛季前，与世界上最顶尖的球员们一较高下。一次出色的赛事表现，甚至可能帮助他获得一份续约合同。纵观其职业生涯，索汉的运气似乎总是不太好。希望这种情况能尽快改变。
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EuroBasket recap: Former Spurs shine, Germany takes the title
While NBA basketball won’t return for a while longer, high-level men’s hoops was played in the offseason. Continental tournaments featuring some of the best players in the world raged on, with Eurobasket being the most star-filled event.
Franz Wagner and tournament MVP Dennis Schroder led Germany to the title against Alperen Sengun’s Turkey, but several players had fantastic performances. Giannis Antetokounmpo and Luka Doncic looked like the supertars they are, while Lauri Markannen and Deni Avdija reaffirmed that they can thrive in major roles.
Let’s break down what happened in Europe while first taking a look at the sole international tournament that featured a current Spur.
David-Jones Garcia’s Dominican Republic lost to the champion, Brazil at AmeriCup
David Jones-Garcia was having a fantastic AmeriCup tournament representing the Dominican Republic in their first two games. The Spurs’ two-way player averaged 21 points, 8.5 rebounds, and 4.5 assists in wins against Colombia and Argentina, looking as dominant as he did in Summer League.
Unfortunately, he was part of a brawl at the end of the matchup with Argentina that got him suspended for two games, against Nicaragua to end group play and against Brazil in the quarterfinals. The Dominican Republic managed to beat the host nation but couldn’t take down Brazil, which would go on to win the title by beating Argentina in the finals.
Brazil was one of the most stacked teams in the tournament, as shown by their huge comeback in the semis against a Team USA that featured a few NBA players, so they could have beaten the Dominican Republic even with Jones-Garcia playing. Still, it would have been fun to watch DJG face tougher competition and see if he could remain dominant. It’s unfortunate how his tournament ended, but hopefully participating in it was a learning experience for the young scorer.
Sandro Mamukelashvili and Cedi Osman were huge for their national teams in EuroBasket
A few former Spurs suited up for EuroBasket, a group that included Davis Bertans and Juancho Hernangomez. But the two standouts who wore Silver and Black in the past were Cedi Osman and Sandro Mamukelashvili, who played huge parts in their team’s success.
Georgia finished eighth in the tournament, getting the upset against a young France team in the round of 16 en route to their best placement ever. The roster featured the Magic’s Goga Bitadze and international superstar Tornike Shengelia, who, along with Mamu, formed a formidable frontcourt.
Of the three, Mamukelashvili arguably had the better tournament, finishing second in the team in scoring at 15.3 a game to Bitadze’s 15.8, while also leading them in rebounding and steals and trailing only their point guard, Kamar Baldwin, in assists. Mamu was also huge against Finland in the quarterfinals, finishing with a 22-4-4 stat line and playing over 39 minutes. The team’s performance was so impressive that the president of Georgia gave them almost a million Euros as a reward, and Mamukelashvili was a big reason why they got as far as they did. Now he needs to show he can get it done at the NBA level, and should have the opportunity with the Raptors.
Meanwhile, Osman, who was with the Spurs in the 2023/24 season before returning to Europe, played a huge part in Turkey’s run to the finals. The veteran forward averaged 16 points, 2.8 rebounds and 1.6 assists. The team’s biggest star was undoubtedly Alperen Sengun, but Osman and Shane Larkin provided leadership and production to complement the play of the big man.
Cedi was scorching hot from the outside, connecting on 29 of his 55 total attempts from beyond the arc, for an absurd 52.7 three-point shooting percentage, boosting Turkey’s perimeter scoring and spacing. His team beat rival Greece, led by Giannis Antetokounmpo, in the semis before losing to Germany in the finals, and Osman was stellar in both games. Great performance by a consummate professional who helped the Spurs earlier in their rebuild.
The absence of two Spurs players loomed large in EuroBasket
Some former Spurs took part in EuroBasket, but no current ones. Victor Wembanyama and Jeremy Sochan expressed a desire to participate, but Wemby was ruled out before training camp started, while Sochan suffered an unfortunate injury close to the tournament that forced him to sit out despite training with his national team. Their absences were definitely felt.
France had a disappointing tournament. Their squad, which featured several current and former NBA players, couldn’t get past the round of 18, as Georgia took them down. Guershon Yabusele was an absolute beast for them, but Bilal Coulibaly and Zaccharie Risacher didn’t have the type of performance the team needed, and Alex Sarr only suited up for two games before having to bow out due to injury.
It goes without saying, but having Wembanyama around would have made a huge difference for a team that, with him in tow, has the talent to beat anyone. It was probably the right call for Wemby to skip the tournament, but it definitely hurt France.
Sochan’s case is more unfortunate. He was ready to play but couldn’t because of an injury, and he missed out on a strong run by the Polish national team, which finished sixth after losing to Turkey in the quarterfinals. It’s unlikely Sochan would have pushed his squad past Turkey, since Sengun dominated a matchup that wasn’t all that close after the second quarter, but he missed out on a great experience and opportunity to grow.
Poland faced Luka Doncic’s Slovenia, Deni Avdija’s Israel, and France, with its core of NBA forwards. Sochan would have played a big role and gotten a chance to face some of the best players in the world right before entering his fourth season in the league. A big performance would have also potentially helped him secure an extension. Sochan hasn’t had much luck in his career. Hopefully, that will change soon.
By Jeje Gomez, via Pounding The Rock