By Marilyn Dubinski | Pounding The Rock (PtR), 2025-09-25 23:15:45
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ESPN连续三天密集公布其2025-26赛季百大球员排行榜，随着今天第10至第1名球员名单的出炉，该榜单的发布也告一段落。毫无疑问，我们尚未见到的那位马刺球员就在这个区间，但他的具体排名可能会让一些人感到惊讶。即将步入个人NBA第三个赛季，且尽管在第二赛季缺席了一半比赛，ESPN的编辑们仍将马刺队大个子维克托·文班亚马 (Victor Wembanyama) 排在第5位，领先于凯文·杜兰特 (Kevin Durant)、勒布朗·詹姆斯 (LeBron James) 和斯蒂芬·库里 (Steph Curry) 等传奇巨星（他很可能配得上这个排名，我只是惊讶于他们竟有胆量做出这样的评判）。
以下是他们的评语：
- 维克托·文班亚马，中锋，圣安东尼奥马刺
2024年NBA排名： 11
文班亚马看起来无疑已经准备好大展拳脚了。圣安东尼奥马刺队最近访问了英格拉姆·汤姆·摩尔高中，该地区在七月份遭受了席卷德州丘陵地带的毁灭性洪水重创。在学生们面前，文班亚马带领球队进行了一次简短的训练。文班亚马将球砸向篮板，随即跃起接球，完成胯下换手后，用一记石破天惊的暴扣将球砸入篮筐，引爆了现场观众的热情。文班亚马让这一切看起来毫不费力。
最大问题： 文班亚马这个旋风般的夏天能否在本赛季收到成效？
答案应该是肯定的。因深静脉血栓缺席了上赛季最后30场比赛后，文班亚马在七月份获得了一份完全健康的证明。在这个忙碌的夏天，这位21岁的年轻人不仅在中国郑州的少林寺训练了10天，还与名人堂级别的内线球员凯文·加内特 (Kevin Garnett) 和哈基姆·奥拉朱旺 (Hakeem Olajuwon) 一同训练。可以肯定的是，与加内特的训练将为这位法国球员的比赛注入更多侵略性，而奥拉朱旺很可能向这位三年级的马刺球员传授了他那华丽的脚步和低位技术，正是这些技术让这位12届全明星在长达18个赛季的NBA生涯中几乎无人能挡。文班亚马相信，他在中国进行功夫训练时所做的一些动作，与他在球场上将要施展的动作有异曲同工之妙。—— (迈克尔·C·) 莱特
标志性数据： 维克托·文班亚马成为自1973-74赛季盖帽/抢断成为官方统计数据以来，第三位在单赛季同时达成“5x5”数据、单场10次盖帽和单场50分的球员，另外两位是1992-93赛季的大卫·罗宾逊 (David Robinson) 和1989-90赛季的哈基姆·奥拉朱旺。
范特西数据预测： 24.7分、11.5篮板、4.0盖帽
显然，大多数ESPN编辑都认为文班已经超越了老一代球星，在他身前的只剩下更近一代的MVP和总冠军得主——尼古拉·约基奇 (Nikola Jokic)、谢伊·吉尔杰斯-亚历山大 (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander) 和扬尼斯·阿德托昆博 (Giannis Antetokounmpo)——以及一位减重成功且斗志昂扬的卢卡·东契奇 (Luka Doncic)。这自然也给文班带来了更大的压力，他需要开始像这些球员一样赢得胜利。在这十年间，这四名球员都至少带领各自球队闯入过总决赛，并且除了东契奇之外，其他三人都已赢得了总冠军。尽管现在说文班本赛季就能做到同样的事情还为时过早（至少在我们看到更多表现之前），但马刺队是时候至少重返季后赛，甚至赢下一两个系列赛了，以此迈出下一步，并帮助他证明自己前五的排名是实至名归的。
好消息是，文班将迎来迄今为止最强的辅助阵容：一位健康的明星控卫德阿隆·福克斯 (De’Aaron Fox) 将掌控全局；由斯蒂芬·卡斯尔 (Stephon Castle)、杰里米·索汉 (Jeremy Sochan) 和迪伦·哈珀 (Dylan Harper) 等人组成的年轻核心充满了渴望和潜力；德文·瓦塞尔 (Devin Vassell) 和凯尔登·约翰逊 (Keldon Johnson) 等优秀的角色球员正步入巅峰；此外，哈里森·巴恩斯 (Harrison Barnes)、卢克·科内特 (Luke Kornet) 和凯利·奥利尼克 (Kelly Olynyk) 的加入，也为球队带来了经验丰富的老将以及他前两个赛季所缺乏的前场深度。
马刺队仍有许多需要提升的地方，例如攻防两端的稳定性、与之互补的外线投射能力以及保持全员健康，但今年正是他们实现飞跃的一年。在强手如林、深度惊人的西部联盟，这条路注定艰难，但拥有四名百大球员，实现这一目标的可能性比过去六年中的任何时候都要大。
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Victor Wembanyama cracks the top 5 of ESPN’s Top 100 Players
We reached the end of ESPN’s three-day blitz of releasing it’s top 100 players for the 2025-26 season, with the release of players 10-1 today. To no one’s surprise, the Spur we haven’t seen yet is in that range, but where he is may surprise some. Heading into just his third season in the NBA, and despite missing half of his second, ESPN staffers have Spurs big man Victor Wembanyama at no. 5, coming in ahead of legends such as Kevin Durant, LeBron James, and Steph Curry (which he very well may be, I’m just surprise they had the nerve to “go there”).
Here is what they had to say:
5. Victor Wembanyama, C, San Antonio Spurs
**2024 NBA Rank:**11
Wembanyama certainly looks like he’s ready to roll. The San Antonio Spurs recently visited Ingram Tom Moore High School, an area hit hard by devastating floods that swept through the Texas Hill Country back in July, and Wembanyama led the team through an abbreviated workout in front of the students. Tossing the basketball off the backboard, Wembanyama jumped to catch it before putting it through his legs and slamming home a thunderous dunk that whipped the spectators into a frenzy. Wembanyama made it look easy.
**Biggest question:**Will Wembanyama’s whirlwind summer pay dividends this season?
It should. After sitting out the final 30 games of last season because of deep vein thrombosis, Wembanyama received a clean bill of health in July during a busy summer in which the 21-year-old trained for 10 days at a Shaolin temple in Zhengzhou, China, and worked with Hall of Fame big men Kevin Garnett and Hakeem Olajuwon. It’s a safe bet that Wembanyama’s work with Garnett will instill a little more aggressiveness into the Frenchman’s game, while Olajuwon likely schooled the third-year Spur in the sweet footwork and post moves that made the 12-time All-Star virtually unstoppable for 18 seasons in the NBA. Wembanyama believes that some of the moves performed during his Kung Fu training in China mimic what he’ll be doing on the court. — (Michael C.) Wright
Signature stat: Victor Wembanyama became the 3rd player with a 5×5 game, a 10-block game and a 50-point game in the same season since blocks/steals became official in 1973-74, joining 1992-93 David Robinson and 1989-90 Hakeem Olajuwon.
**Fantasy projection:**24.7 PTS, 11.5 REB, 4.0 BLK
It’s clear the majority of ESPN’s staff believes Wemby has already surpassed the old guard, with a more recent generation of MVP’s and champions — Nikola Jokic, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Giannis Antetokounmpo — plus a slimmed down and motivated Luka Doncic being the only players in front of him. That of course puts more pressure on Wemby to start winning at the same level as those players. All four have at least led their teams to the finals in this decade, and all except Doncic won the championship. While it would be a stretch to say Wemby will do the same this year (at least until we see more), it’s time for the Spurs to at least make the playoffs again, maybe even win a series or two, to take the next step and help justify his top 5 ranking.
The good news Wemby will have his best supporting cast yet with an actual star point guard running the show in a healthy De’Aaron Fox, a young core of hungry up-and-comers in Stephon Castle, Jeremy Sochan and Dylan Harper (to name a few), good role players hitting their primes in Devin Vassell and Keldon Johnson, plus experienced veterans and depth in the front court that was lacking in his first two seasons in Harrison Barnes, Luke Kornet and Kelly Olynyk.
There are still many things the Spurs need to get better at, such as consistency on both sides of the ball, complementary outside shooting, and just staying healthy, but this is the year to make a leap. It will be a tough path in a stacked and very deep Western Conference but with 4 top 100 players, it’s much more possible than at any other point over the last six years.
By Marilyn Dubinski, via Pounding The Rock
