By Jeff McDonald, Staff Writer | San Antonio Express-News (SAEN), 2025-10-14 12:28:16
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圣安东尼奥马刺队前锋哈里森·巴恩斯（40号）在2025年10月13日星期一于印第安纳波利斯举行的一场NBA季前赛上半场中，绕过印第安纳步行者队前锋帕斯卡尔·西亚卡姆（43号）进行突破。(图片来源：美联社/AJ Mast)
自然界有些法则是亘古不变的。
太阳东升。冬去春来。万物升必有落。
在NBA圈子里，也有着另一条不可动摇的法则：只要哈里森·巴恩斯 (Harrison Barnes) 在你的阵容中，那么当晚的比赛，他就一定会出场。
“我只是努力打满每一场比赛，”这位马刺队的资深前锋说道。“这对我来说是头等大事。我力争打满82场比赛，并让自己的身体为此做好准备。”
巴恩斯即将迎来他的第14个赛季，并带着联盟第二长的连续304场出战纪录。他已经连续三个赛季全勤出战82场比赛。
更重要的是，在所有这些比赛中，巴恩斯都以首发身份登场。
马刺队主教练米奇·约翰逊 (Mitch Johnson) 表示，当球队于10月22日在达拉斯迎来常规赛揭幕战时，他还未完全敲定首发阵容的每一个名字。
但明眼人都知道，这位34岁的老将将会是其中之一。自2015-16赛季效力于金州勇士队以来，他就再也没有替补出场过。
“如果他没进首发，那将是一个‘幸福的烦恼’，因为这意味着我们有很多球员都打得很好，”约翰逊说道。“哈里森在很长一段时间里都保持着非常、非常稳定的表现。这是他应得的。”
尽管约翰逊尚未承诺揭幕战的首发五虎名单，但他已经透露了一些线索。
周一晚在印第安纳的比赛，是本赛季季前赛以来，马刺队首次拥有足够多的健康球员，让约翰逊能够排出一套可能的首发阵容。
他派出的阵容是：维克托·文班亚马 (Victor Wembanyama)（这毫无悬念）、斯蒂芬·卡斯尔 (Stephon Castle)、朱利安·尚帕尼 (Julian Champagnie)、德文·瓦塞尔 (Devin Vassell)——以及巴恩斯。
迄今为止，文班亚马、尚帕尼和巴恩斯是这套阵容中唯一在球队全部四场季前赛里都首发出战的球员。
当被问及马刺以124-108击败步行者时所使用的这套阵容，是否就是下周对阵独行侠时将派出的首发时，约翰逊仍然不置可否。
圣安东尼奥马刺队前锋哈里森·巴恩斯（40号）在2025年10月13日星期一于印第安纳波利斯举行的一场NBA季前赛上半场中，面对印第安纳步行者队后卫/前锋安德鲁·内姆哈德（2号）的防守准备投篮。(图片来源：美联社/AJ Mast)
“我们阵容中还有很多变数，球员们也仍在竞争，”约翰逊说。“我们会有很多讨论，而这五名球员肯定会是讨论的焦点。”
本周五，当马刺在主场与步行者进行季前赛收官战时，我们或许能看到更多线索。
就像周一在印第安纳时一样，当时马刺的主力球员们一直打到了第四节。约翰逊计划将这场季前赛收官战当作一次接近于总彩排的演练。
“我们会继续磨合，”约翰逊说。“我们有球员缺阵了很长时间，需要继续建立化学反应。”
可以预见，巴恩斯将是这个建队工程中一块稳固的基石。
他早已赢得了队中年轻球员的尊重。
“我从HB（巴恩斯）身上学到的最主要的东西，可能就是如何成为一名职业球员——总是准时出现在任何地方，照顾好自己的身体，以及所有这些小事，”卡斯尔说。“HB把这一切都做得一丝不苟。”
新秀迪伦·哈珀 (Dylan Harper) 与巴恩斯做队友才几周时间，但已经发现这位最年长的队友是一位乐于教导的老师。
“我刚进入这个联盟，而他已经在这里征战多年了，”这位19岁的哈珀说道。“我有很多东西要向他学习。”
平心而论，巴恩斯在季前赛的表现并不能算惊艳。
他场均得到3.5分——甚至低于队内另一位哈里森，双向合同球员哈里森·英格拉姆 (Harrison Ingram)——而且投篮命中率也相当冰冷，只有13%（23投3中）。
在周一对阵步行者的比赛中，巴恩斯7投1中得到4分，其中三分线外5投1中。
但值得注意的是，巴恩斯去年的季前赛表现同样平平。可赛季结束后，他却成为了马刺最稳定的三分射手，同时场均贡献12.3分。
作为一名征战多年的老将，巴恩斯表示，在赛季的这个阶段，倾听身体的声音比关注技术统计更重要。
“你知道你需要做什么样的准备，才能为揭幕战做好准备，”巴恩斯说。“我认为每个人都在努力让自己的身体在健康和体能方面达到最佳状态，并以平和的心态迎接新赛季的到来。”
约翰逊说，唯一知道巴恩斯需要什么才能为真正重要的比赛做好准备的人，就是巴恩斯自己。
“关于哈里森，他比我更清楚，”约翰逊说。
无论需要付出什么，约翰逊都相信，当常规赛开始时，巴恩斯必将调整到常规赛状态。
这，就是那条亘古不变的自然法则之一。
San Antonio Spurs forward Harrison Barnes (40) moves around Indiana Pacers forward Pascal Siakam, left, during the first half of a preseason NBA basketball game in Indianapolis, Monday, Oct. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/AJ Mast)
Indiana Pacers guard/forward Bennedict Mathurin (00) goes up to shoot in front of San Antonio Spurs defenders Luke Kornet (7) and Harrison Barnes (40) during the first half of a preseason NBA basketball game in Indianapolis, Monday, Oct. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/AJ Mast)
Indiana Pacers forward Isaiah Jackson, right, leans into San Antonio Spurs forward Harrison Barnes, left, during the second half of an NBA preseason basketball game in Indianapolis, Monday, Oct. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/AJ Mast)
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Why Harrison Barnes is a lock for the San Antonio Spurs’ starting five
San Antonio Spurs forward Harrison Barnes (40) moves around Indiana Pacers forward Pascal Siakam (43) during the first half of a preseason NBA basketball game in Indianapolis, Monday, Oct. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/AJ Mast)
Some laws of nature are simply immutable.
The sun rises in the east. Spring follows winter. What goes up must come down.
In NBA circles, there is another irrevocable principle: If Harrison Barnes is on your roster, Harrison Barnes is playing in your game that night.
“I’m just trying to be out there for every game,” the veteran Spurs forward said. “That’s the biggest thing for me. I’m trying to play 82 games and put my body in a position to do that.”
Barnes enters his 14th season riding a streak of 304 consecutive games played, the second-longest in the league. He has appeared in all 82 games for three seasons running.
What’s more, Barnes has started all of those games too.
Spurs coach Mitch Johnson says he hasn’t quite decided on every name that will be in his starting lineup when the club opens the regular season at Dallas on Oct. 22.
Smart money says the 34-year-old Barnes will be one of them. He hasn’t appeared in a game off the bench since the 2015-16 season with Golden State.
“If he’s not (starting), then that’s a good problem to have because it means we have a lot of guys playing well,” Johnson said. “Harrison’s been very, very consistent for a long time. He’s earned it.”
Though Johnson has yet to commit to an opening-night starting five, he has left a smattering of breadcrumbs.
Monday night in Indiana marked the first time this preseason the Spurs had enough healthy bodies available for Johnson to assemble a plausible starting five.
He went with Victor Wembanyama (of course), Stephon Castle, Julian Champagnie, Devin Vassell – and Barnes.
Wembanyama, Champagnie and Barnes are the only members of that group to have started in each of the club’s four exhibition contests to date.
Asked if it was safe to assume the lineup the Spurs used to beat the Pacers 124-108 would be the one he would roll out against the Mavericks next week, Johnson remained tentative.
San Antonio Spurs forward Harrison Barnes (40) looks to shoot over Indiana Pacers guard/forward Andrew Nembhard (2) during the first half of a preseason NBA basketball game in Indianapolis, Monday, Oct. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/AJ Mast)
“We have a lot of moving parts, and guys are still competing,” Johnson said. “There will be a lot of conversations, and those five guys will definitely be at the forefront of those conversations.”
There could be more clues come Friday, when the Spurs close the preseason at home with a rematch against the Pacers.
As it was Monday in Indiana, when the Spurs’ regulars played well into the fourth quarter, Johnson aims to treat the exhibition finale as something close to a dress rehearsal.
“We’ll continue to play it out,” Johnson said. “We’ve had people out long enough and we need to continue building.”
Expect Barnes to be a constant brick in that construction project.
He has already earned the respect of the younger players on the roster.
“The main thing I’ve learned from HB is probably just being a pro – being everywhere on time, taking care of your body, just the little stuff,” Castle said. “HB does all that to a T.”
Rookie Dylan Harper has only shared a locker room with Barnes for a few weeks, but already has found his oldest teammate to be a willing teacher.
“I’m new to this league and he’s been in this league a long time,” the 19-year-old Harper said. “I’ve got a lot to learn from him.”
It is fair to say Barnes has not exactly set the world on fire during the preseason.
He is averaging 3.5 points – less than the other Harrison on the roster, two-way player Harrison Ingram – while shooting a not-so-sweltering 13% from the floor (3 of 23).
At Indiana on Monday, Barnes 1 of 7 on his way to four points, including 1 of 5 from the 3-point stripe.
It is worth noting, however, Barnes had a lackluster preseason last year, too. He finished the season as the Spurs’ most consistent 3-point option while averaging 12.3 points.
As a longtime veteran, Barnes said it is more important to listen to his body than the box score at this time of year.
“You know the preparations you need to do to be ready for opening night,” Barnes said. “I think everyone is trying to get their body in the best shape health-wise and conditioning-wise, and just being at peace with everything going into the season.”
The only person who knows what Barnes needs in order to be ready for the games that count, Johnson said, is Barnes.
“With Harrison, he knows better than I do,” Johnson said.
Whatever it takes, Johnson expects Barnes will be in regular-season form by the time the regular season begins.
It is one of those immutable laws of nature.
By Jeff McDonald, Staff Writer, via San Antonio Express-News