By Tom Orsborn, Staff Writer | San Antonio Express-News (SAEN), 2025-10-09 10:19:55
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2025年4月4日，周五，圣安东尼奥弗罗斯特银行中心，NBA比赛下半场，圣安东尼奥马刺队前锋朱利安·尚佩尼 (Julian Champagnie)（30号）迎着克利夫兰骑士队前锋埃文·莫布里 (Evan Mobley)（4号）的防守投篮。在经历了2024-25赛季高产的三分表现后，尚佩尼在季前赛中延续了火热的远投手感。
在马刺队的进攻体系中，朱利安·尚佩尼 (Julian Champagnie) 的任务就是用他的三分投射为球队拉开空间。
在周三晚间马刺于迈阿密以112-107取胜的季前赛中，他为球队创造了海量的空间。
2025年10月8日，周三，迈阿密，一场NBA季前赛下半场，迈阿密热火队后卫诺曼·鲍威尔 (Norman Powell)（24号）持球突破圣安东尼奥马刺队前锋朱利安·尚佩尼（30号）、中锋/前锋卢克·科内特 (Luke Kornet)（7号）和前锋卡特·布莱恩特 (Carter Bryant)（11号）的防守。(美联社图片/丽贝卡·布莱克威尔)
凭借开场三分球5投5中的火热手感，这位身高6尺7寸的前锋全场三分7投5中，贡献了15分。马刺队希望这是一个积极的信号，因为他们正寻求为队内三位冲击篮筐的后卫——德阿龙·福克斯 (De’Aaron Fox)、斯蒂芬·卡斯尔 (Stephon Castle) 和新秀迪伦·哈珀 (Dylan Harper)——拉开进攻空间。
马刺队主教练米奇·约翰逊 (Mitch Johnson) 相信，尚佩尼完全有能力胜任协助球队中那些“快攻尖兵”的任务。当马刺队（2胜0负）在周五晚上7点于弗罗斯特银行中心迎战犹他爵士队（0胜1负）时，他期待这位纽约人能贡献更多的外线火力。
“朱利安加入我们已经好几年了，”约翰逊说。“他非常清楚自己的角色定位，并且打得非常合理。有时候你会因此得到回报，球会自己找到你——无论是幸运女神的眷顾，还是篮球之神的青睐。他现在的表现非常稳定。”
今年夏天在洛杉矶与尚佩尼一同训练的前锋哈里森·巴恩斯 (Harrison Barnes) 表示：“他表现得非常棒。他今年夏天训练极其刻苦，为新赛季做好了充分的准备，无论是身体状态还是比赛信心。你现在看到的就是他努力付出的成果。”
尚佩尼表示，对阵热火时的火热手感，完全得益于他与队友之间的相互熟悉。直到第三节开始四分钟后，他才投失了本场第一记远投。
“这得益于我了解队友们的打球方式，我只需要做好空间牵扯，当他们包夹维克（文班亚马）、德文·瓦塞尔 (Devin Vassell)、凯尔登·约翰逊 (Keldon Johnson) 或其他任何人时，让自己处于可以接球的位置，”他说。“这其实就是所谓的‘KYP’——了解你的队友——这么一回事。”
自2023年2月中旬被马刺队从费城的裁员名单中认领以来，尚佩尼即将迎来他为球队效力的第三个完整赛季。上赛季，他场均出手生涯新高的5.9次三分，命中率达到37.1%。他相信自己本赛季能做得更好，因为对手在防守马刺时将面临“两杯毒药”的困境。
“我们有德阿龙·福克斯、维克、尚未登场的迪伦·哈珀、斯蒂芬，我还会把德文和KJ（凯尔登·约翰逊）也算进去——我们有很多能冲击篮筐的球员，”尚佩尼说。“这将迫使对手做出选择：是收缩内线协防，还是看守外线三分。所以，能同时拥有多样的投射和突破能力是件好事。这会很有趣，会是一种很好的组合。”
2025年4月9日，周三，旧金山，一场NBA比赛下半场，圣安东尼奥马刺队前锋哈里森·巴恩斯（40号）在金州勇士队后卫布兰丁·波杰姆斯基 (Brandin Podziemski) 面前投出一记三分球。巴恩斯是上赛季马刺队最稳定的三分射手，命中率高达43.3%，其中还包括对阵金州勇士队时的压哨绝杀。(美联社图片/戈多弗雷多·A·巴斯克斯)
尚佩尼并非马刺“空间部队”的唯一成员。上赛季以生涯新高的43.3%命中率领跑全队的哈里森·巴恩斯、职业生涯三分命中率36.6%的林迪·沃特斯三世 (Lindy Waters III)、上赛季命中率高达41.8%的凯利·奥利尼克 (Kelly Olynyk)、上赛季命中率为36.8%的瓦塞尔，以及可能加入行列的新秀卡特·布莱恩特——他在亚利桑那大学的大一赛季命中率为37.1%——他们都能为球队拉开空间。
“拥有我们这些射手——我、朱利安、HB（哈里森·巴恩斯）、林迪——对手将很难重点盯防德阿龙、维克、斯蒂芬这些能够杀入篮下的球员，”瓦塞尔说。“当你有能拉开空间的射手时，你就不可能只把防守重点放在一个人身上。”
和尚佩尼一样，沃特斯在季前赛中的外线手感也相当不错。在周一以119-88战胜中国广州龙狮队的比赛中，他三分5投3中得到9分；而在周三的比赛中，他又以4投3中的效率贡献了11分。
“投篮和拉开空间是我的看家本领，所以我会继续努力，并持续展现这一点，”沃特斯说。
尚佩尼也计划如此。
“我是一名空间型球员，所以我的工作就是确保那些队友们拥有他们需要的所有空间去进攻、去创造，去做所有那些事情，”他说。“我相信我们能很好地融合在一起。”
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Spurs’ Julian Champagnie out to create space for slashing guards
San Antonio Spurs forward Julian Champagnie (30) shoots over Cleveland Cavaliers forward Evan Mobley (4) during the second half of their NBA game at the Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, Friday, April 4, 2025. Champagnie is off to a hot start from deep in the preseason after a prolific year from beyond the arc in 2024-25.
Julian Champagnie’s job within the Spurs’ offensive scheme is to create space with his 3-point shooting.
On Wednesday night in the Spurs’ 112-107 preseason win at Miami, he created a galaxy’s worth of it.
Miami Heat guard Norman Powell (24) drives forward through the defense of San Antonio Spurs forward Julian Champagnie (30), center/forward Luke Kornet (7) and forward Carter Bryant (11) during the second half of a preseason NBA basketball game, Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2025, in Miami. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
Fueled by a red-hot 5-for-5 start, the 6-foot-7 forward hit 5 of 7 from beyond the arc in a 15-point performance the Spurs hope is a sign of things to come as they seek to open up the floor for their trio of rim-attacking guards: De’Aaron Fox, Stephon Castle and rookie Dylan Harper.
Spurs coach Mitch Johnson believes Champagnie is more than up to the task of assisting the team’s downhill racers. He’ll be looking for more outside shooting from the New York City native when the Spurs (2-0) face Utah (0-1) at 7 p.m. Friday at the Frost Bank Center.
“Julian’s been with us a few years,” Johnson said. “He’s pretty clear what his role is and he’s playing within himself, and you get rewarded for that sometimes and the ball finds you — Lady Luck, basketball gods, this and that. And he’s just playing very consistent right now.”
Said forward Harrison Barnes, who worked out with Champagnie this summer in Los Angeles, “He’s been great. He worked really hard this summer and put himself in great position to come into this season in shape and ready to play with confidence. You’re seeing the result of that hard work.”
Champagnie said his hot hand against the Heat all had to do with his familiarity with his teammates and vice versa. He misfired from deep for the first time four minutes into the third period.
“That was an effect of me knowing how guys want to play and just spacing and making myself available for them to pass whenever they doubled Vic (Wembanyama) or whoever else, Devin (Vassell), Keldon (Johnson),” he said. “It’s just a KYP — know your personnel — type of deal.”
Entering his third full season with the Spurs after they claimed him off waivers from Philadelphia in mid-February 2023, Champagnie is coming off a season in which he connected on 37.1% from deep on a career-best 5.9 attempts per game. He believes he can do even better this season as defenses face a pick-your-poison situation against the Spurs.
“With De’Aaron Fox, Vic, Dylan Harper, who hasn’t played yet, Steph, and I would consider Devin in that group along with KJ, we have a lot of guys who can put pressure on the rim, and it is going to force teams to say we’re either going to collapse and guard that, or we’re going to guard the three,” Champagnie said. “So, it’s nice to have that variety of shooting, plus attacking. It should be fun. It will be a good mix.”
San Antonio Spurs forward Harrison Barnes (40) shoots a 3-point basket in front of Golden State Warriors guard Brandin Podziemski during the second half of an NBA basketball game Wednesday, April 9, 2025, in San Francisco. Barnes was the Spurs’ most consistent 3-point shooter last season at 43.3%, including the game-winner against Golden State at the buzzer. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)
Champagnie isn’t the only member of the Spurs’ Space Force. Harrison Barnes, who led the Spurs in 3-point accuracy last season with a career-best 43.3% effort; Lindy Waters III, a 36.6% shooter for his career; Kelly Olynyk, who hit 41.8% of his attempts last season; Vassell, who connected on 36.8% last season; and possibly rookie Carter Bryant, who shot 37.1% last season as a freshman at Arizona, can all open things up.
“With the shooters we have, with me, Julian, HB, Lindy, it’s going to be hard to key in on De’Aaron, Vic, Steph, all of our guys that can get to the basket,” Vassell said. “You can’t just key on one person when you’ve got shooters that can spread it out.”
Like Champagnie, Waters has looked good in the preseason firing away from outside. He sank 3 of 4 on Wednesday en route to 11 points after hitting 3 of 5 for nine points in Monday’s 119-88 win over China’s Guangzhou Loong-Lions.
“That’s my bread and butter, being able to shoot and spread the floor, so I’m going to keep working on that and keep showing it,” Waters said.
Champagnie plans on doing the same.
“I’m a spacer, so my job is to make sure that those guys have all the space they need to attack and create and do all that kind of stuff,” he said. “I think it will all come together pretty well.”
By Tom Orsborn, Staff Writer, via San Antonio Express-News