By Jeff McDonald, Staff Writer | San Antonio Express-News (SAEN), 2025-10-15 15:48:45
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。
2025年4月13日，星期日，在圣安东尼奥的弗罗斯特银行中心，圣安东尼奥马刺队中锋俾斯麦·比永博在上半场对阵多伦多猛龙队的比赛中为队友加油助威。
俾斯麦·比永博 (Bismack Biyombo) 本不必出现在这里。
他本可以身处某个海滩——无论是在他美国的第二故乡迈阿密，还是某个更具异国情调的地方——一手端着迈泰鸡尾酒，双脚踩着柔软的沙滩，享受着他辉煌NBA生涯所带来的硕果。
然而，这位33岁的马刺大个子在周一晚间的第四节末段，出现在了印第安纳的甘布里奇球馆地板上，带领着一群注定要去G联盟的菜鸟球员，在一场以124-108战胜步行者队的、几乎无关紧要的季前赛中战斗至终场哨响。
而在那一刻，对比永博而言，没有任何地方比这里更让他心之所向。
“能和这群优秀的年轻人待在一起，帮助他们，感觉很棒，”比永博说道。“我认为，当你享受自己所做的事情时，你就不能称之为工作。而我，正享受与这些好人共事。”
八个月前，身高6英尺8英寸的比永博在抵达球队后，没用多长时间便在马刺的更衣室里站稳了脚跟。
这位征战NBA 14年的老将，在二月份以一份10天短合同加盟马刺，并最终签约至赛季结束。
上个月，马刺以一份价值360万美元的一年底薪合同与比永博续约，让他继续留队。
对于马刺队教练米奇·约翰逊 (Mitch Johnson) 来说，这是个受欢迎的好消息。他认为身高6英尺8英寸的比永博正是成长中球队在更衣室里所需要的那种经验丰富的声音。
“无论从言行还是处事方式来看，他都是职业球员的典范，”约翰逊说。“我希望我们的球员们能在他做任何事时都仔细观察和聆听。”
比永博来自刚果民主共和国，他的职业生涯足迹遍布NBA。作为2011年选秀的7号秀，比永博的生涯始于夏洛特，之后辗转多伦多、奥兰多，又重返夏洛特，接着先后效力于菲尼克斯、孟菲斯、俄克拉荷马城和圣安东尼奥。
在他为马刺效力的第二个任期里，他的角色可能会有轻微的改变。
去年二月，当马刺在交易截止日将扎克·科林斯 (Zach Collins) 送到芝加哥后，急需为维克托·文班亚马 (Victor Wembanyama) 寻找一名“紧急备用”的替补中锋，而当时的比永博正处于失业状态。
就在比永博签下第一份10天短合同的11天后，文班亚马因深静脉血栓被宣布赛季报销。
这一诊断将比永博推上了马刺的每晚轮换阵容。他首发出战了26场比赛，这是自2020-21赛季在夏洛特以来，他在同一赛季为单一球队首发次数最多的一次。
在那段时间里，马刺的教练组深深地爱上了比永博——而这并不仅仅因为他场均贡献的5.0分和5.6个篮板。
“他总是准备就绪，”约翰逊说。“他会和队友沟通，并且明白在球馆里的每一分钟都至关重要。”
如果本赛季马刺的一切都按计划进行，那么比永博在场上的贡献可能会越来越少。
文班亚马已经从血栓问题中恢复过来，准备好继续他那席卷NBA的宏伟事业。
马刺将休赛期自由球员市场的大部分预算都用在了身高7英尺1英寸的卢克·科内特 (Luke Kornet) 身上，他将担任文班亚马的首席替补，偶尔也会与他搭档出场。
为了保险起见，俱乐部还通过与华盛顿的交易，得到了另一位身高6英尺11英寸的替补大个子凯利·奥利尼克 (Kelly Olynyk)。
随着在阵容深度表上的位置下滑，比永博目前在场上的主要角色似乎是在球队主力结束当晚的比赛后，帮助马刺打完季前赛的收尾阶段。
“他非常无私，”前锋朱利安·尚帕尼 (Julian Champagnie) 说。“他和那些年轻球员一起上场并指导他们。他在场上指挥交通。这样的东西真的非常宝贵。”
可以毫不夸张地说，比永博是马刺季前赛取得4胜0负开局的重要组成部分，因为在季前赛中，比赛的胜负往往取决于一支球队的板凳末端球员在第四节的表现如何。
2025年10月6日，星期一，在圣安东尼奥举行的一场NBA季前赛下半场，圣安东尼奥马刺队中锋俾斯麦·比永博（18号）在广州龙狮队前锋李祥波（12号）的防守下得分。（美联社图片/埃里克·盖伊）
在对阵印第安纳的决胜阶段，与比永博一同在场的只有另一位手握NBA保障合同的球员——得分后卫林迪·沃特斯三世 (Lindy Waters III)。马刺第四节轮换阵容的其余成员包括曾经和未来的G联盟球员大卫·琼斯·加西亚 (David Jones Garcia)、斯坦利·乌姆德 (Stanley Umude) 和哈里森·英格拉姆 (Harrison Ingram)，有时还有米卡·波特 (Micah Potter)、莱利·米尼克斯 (Riley Minix) 和新秀卡特·布莱恩特 (Carter Bryant)。
在上周加时战胜犹他的比赛末段，比永博一度与米尼克斯、英格拉姆、乌姆德和亚当·弗拉格勒 (Adam Flagler) 并肩作战，在胶着的比赛中为每一个球权拼搏。
在这一切过程中，比永博就像是这支“青年军”中心的定海神针——不停地讲话、呼喊、指点和传达指令。
“第四节末段到加时赛，对于那些年轻球员来说，是积累大量印象和经验的宝贵时刻，”约翰逊说。“能有像（比永博）这样经验丰富的球员来帮助并参与其中，对你的球队项目来说是无价之宝。”
的确，比永博并不认为在第四节承担收尾任务有失身份。相反，他视之为自己的职责。
即便他不会称之为工作。
“当我看着我们这群年轻人时，我看到他们充满渴望，”比永博说。“他们想变得更好，他们想进步，他们想赢。以我们现在的工作方式和前进的节奏，我们都应该为此感到骄傲。”
San Antonio Spurs center Bismack Biyombo (18) moves the ball past Guangzhou Loong-Lions forward Li Xiangbo (12) during the second half of an NBA preseason basketball game in San Antonio, Monday, Oct. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
Miami Heat center Kel’el Ware (7) looks to shoot as San Antonio Spurs center Bismack Biyombo (18) defends during the first half of a preseason NBA basketball game, Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2025, in Miami. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
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Spurs love Bismack Biyombo’s energy and attitude off the bench
San Antonio Spurs center Bismack Biyombo cheers on his teammates during the first half against the Toronto Raptors at Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, Sunday, April 13, 2025.
Bismack Biyombo did not have to be here.
He could have been on a beach somewhere — either in his adopted U.S. hometown of Miami or a more exotic — with a mai tai in one hand and sand in his toes, enjoying the fruits of an NBA life well lived.
Instead, the 33-year-old Spurs big man found himself on the floor at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indiana late into the fourth quarter Monday night, shepherding a group of greenhorn players ticketed for the G League through the final horn of a a mostly meaningless 124-108 preseason victory over the Pacers.
In that moment, there was no place else Biyombo would rather have been.
“It’s a great group of young guys just to be around and help them out,” Biymobo said. “I think when you enjoy doing what you do, then you can’t call it work. And I enjoy working with good people.”
It did not take the 6-foot-8 Biymobo long to entrench himself in the Spurs’ locker room upon his arrival eight months ago.
The 14-year NBA veteran joined the Spurs on a 10-day contract in February and eventually signed on for the remainder of the season.
Last month, the Spurs re-signed Biyombo to a one-year minimum contract worth $3.6 million to stick around.
That came as welcome news for Spurs coach Mitch Johnson, who views the 6-foot-8 Biyombo as the type of experienced voice growing teams need in a locker room.
“He’s the definition of a professional in how you want to act and operate,” Johnson said. “And I hope our guys are watching and listening every time he does something.”
A native of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Biyombo’s career has traversed the NBA map. The No. 7 pick in the 2011 draft, Biyombo began his career in Charlotte before hopscotching to Toronto, Orlando, back to Charlotte, then Phoenix, Memphis, Oklahoma City and San Antonio.
His role is likely to change slightly in his second tour of duty with the Spurs.
Biyombo was jobless last February when the Spurs came calling in search of break-glass-in-case-of-emergency depth behind Victor Wembanyama, after Zach Collins was shipped to Chicago at the trade deadline.
Eleven days after Biyombo signed his first 10-day contract, Wembanyama was pronounced out for the season with deep vein thrombosis.
That diagnosis elevated Biyombo into the Spurs’ nightly rotation. He started 26 games, his most for a single team in the same season since 2020-21 in Charlotte.
In that time, the Spurs staff fell in love with Biyombo — and not necessarily for the 5.0 points and 5.6 rebounds he averaged.
“He is always ready,” Johnson said. “He talks to his teammates and understands every minute in the gym is important.”
If all goes to plan for the Spurs this season, less and less of Biymobo’s contributions are likely to come on the floor.
Wembanyama is back from his blood clot issue, ready to resume the heady work of taking the NBA by storm.
The Spurs spent the bulk of their offseason free-agent budget on the 7-1 Luke Kornet, who will serve as Wembanyama’s top backup and occasional running mate.
For good measure, the club also acquired another backup big man, the 6-11 Kelly Olynyk, in a trade with Washington.
Nudged down the depth chart, Biyombo’s primary on-court role for now seems to be to help the Spurs finish off preseason contests after the team’s regulars have called it a night.
“He is very selfless,” forward Julian Champagnie said. “He goes on the floor with those young guys and teaches them. He’s directing traffic. Stuff like that’s really valuable.”
It is not an understatement to say Biyombo has been a big part of the Spurs’ 4-0 start to the preseason, when games are often decided by how well a team’s deep bench players can hold up in the fourth quarter.
San Antonio Spurs center Bismack Biyombo (18) scores over Guangzhou Loong-Lions forward Li Xiangbo (12) during the second half of an NBA preseason basketball game in San Antonio, Monday, Oct. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
Down the stretch against Indiana, Biyombo shared the floor with one other guaranteed NBA player — shooting guard Lindy Waters III. The remainder of the Spurs’ fourth-quarter rotation included once and future G Leaguers David Jones Garcia, Stanley Umude and Harrison Ingram, and sometimes Micah Potter, Riley Minix and rookie Carter Bryant.
At one point late in last week’s overtime win over Utah, Biyombo found himself fighting possession-by-possession in a tight game alongside Minix, Ingram, Umude and Adam Flagler.
Through it all, Biyombo was the anchor at the center of the Fountain of Youth — talking and chattering and pointing and communicating instructions.
“That end of that fourth quarter into overtime is a ton of impressions and experience for those young guys,” Johnson said. “For someone of (Biyombo’s) experience to be able to help and be a part of that is invaluable for your program.”
Indeed, Biyombo does not view fourth-quarter mop up duty to be beneath him. Rather, he views it as his job.
Even if he wouldn’t call it work.
“When I look at the group of young guys we have, they’re hungry,” Biyombo said. “They want to get better, they want to improve, they want to win. With the way we are working, the pace we’re going at, we’ve all got to feel good about it.”
By Jeff McDonald, Staff Writer, via San Antonio Express-News