By Tom Orsborn, Staff Writer | San Antonio Express-News (SAEN), 2025-10-19 11:09:42
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“挺住，兄弟，一定要挺住。”
马刺队后卫德文·瓦塞尔 (Devin Vassell) 在他五个NBA赛季中，与各种伤病作斗争、艰难康复的历程里，曾多次听到过这样或类似的鼓励。如今，他将这份鼓励传递给了队中另一位饱受伤病困扰的成员——前锋杰里米·索汉 (Jeremy Sochan)。
“你必须保持强大的内心，”瓦塞尔说道。“这太难了，尤其是当你一次又一次地进行康复训练。你好不容易接近复出，结果又遭遇了新的挫折。这在精神上对你是个巨大的考验。”
“但我认为他知道我们全队都支持他，无论他何时能够回归，我们都为他感到兴奋。”
马刺队希望这一天能早日到来。上周的核磁共振检查（MRI）确认索汉在训练中扭伤了左手腕，球队因此宣布他将缺席周三客场对阵达拉斯的赛季揭幕战。而这次受伤发生时，他才刚刚开始进行五对五对抗训练，此前他因随波兰国家队训练时遭受小腿伤势而自八月以来一直处于伤停状态。
马刺队教练米奇·约翰逊 (Mitch Johnson) 在索汉最近这次受伤中看到了一丝积极的因素。自从2022年以第九顺位被马刺选中后，这位在贝勒大学度过大一赛季的球员就饱受伤病困扰，包括需要手术的脚踝和拇指伤病。
“我预见这实际上能让他以更好的状态、更充分的准备来迎接比赛，”约翰逊说。“希望这次伤停不会持续太久。”
除了索汉，马刺队在对阵独行侠的比赛中还将缺少后卫德阿龙·福克斯 (De’Aaron Fox)（腿筋）和林迪·沃特斯三世 (Lindy Waters III)（眼部）。
马刺队早就知道福克斯会缺席揭幕战，并且可能还会再缺席一到两场比赛，但沃特斯直到上周五才被列入伤病名单。据球队发言人称，在接受了一次小型激光手术后，他预计将在十一月初的某个时候重返赛场。
“这很不幸，因为他经历了一个非常出色的训练营，”约翰逊在谈到沃特斯时说。
前锋/中锋凯利·奥利尼克 (Kelly Olynyk) 预计将在达拉斯复出，他因休赛期接受脚跟手术康复，并在家陪伴妻子和刚出生的女儿而缺席了整个季前赛。后卫乔丹·麦克劳克林 (Jordan McLaughlin)（腿筋）也应该能够出战，他在周五马刺以133-104战胜印第安纳的季前赛收官战中完成了自己的季前赛首秀。那场胜利让马刺队以5胜0负的战绩结束了季前赛，这也是球队历史上首次在季前赛中保持不败。
在对阵步行者的11分钟里，麦克劳克林贡献了3分、3个篮板和1次抢断，同时他也在努力克服几乎所有伤愈复出的球员都会面临的比赛体能不足的问题。
“你可以做任何你想做的体能训练，但当你真正进入比赛，那感觉和折返跑、做各种训练是完全不同的，”麦克劳克林说。“不过在我的上场时间的后半段，我感觉自己开始缓过劲来了。”
至于瓦塞尔，他现在精神状态极佳。一年前，他因脚部手术直到十一月中旬才迎来自己的2024-25赛季首秀。
“我的数据一直很棒，”瓦塞尔说道，他在对阵印第安纳的比赛中首发出战23分钟，得到10分、4次助攻、3个篮板、1次抢断和1次盖帽。
“我状态正佳，”他补充道。“我感觉很好，身体感觉很好，膝盖也感觉很好。这是我很久以来感觉最好的一次，所以我对此非常兴奋。这是一个很棒的季前赛，我已经迫不及待要开启新赛季了。”
在监督完自己的首个训练营后，约翰逊也已准备好开启新赛季。五个月前，他接替了名人堂成员格雷格·波波维奇 (Gregg Popovich) 的职位，后者在2024年11月遭遇中风后，于今年5月宣布从教练岗位上退休。作为前助理教练，约翰逊在上赛季最后77场比赛中担任代理主教练。
“我对球员们的努力、投入以及执行我们要求的意愿感到非常满意，”约翰逊说。
San Antonio Spurs’ Jeremy Sochan runs up court during an NBA basketball game against the Boston Celtics, March 29, 2025, in San Antonio.
San Antonio Spurs forward Devin Vassell (24) steals the ball from Indiana Pacers forward Bennedict Mathurin (00) during the first half of a preseason NBA basketball game Friday, Oct. 17, 2025, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Darren Abate)
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“Stay strong, man, stay strong.”
Spurs guard Devin Vassell has heard that encouraging message or ones similar to it several times during his five NBA seasons while fighting his way through various injury rehabs. Now, he’s passing it on to another oft-injured member of the team, forward Jeremy Sochan.
“You got to keep your mental strong,” Vassell said. "It’s tough, especially when you’re rehabbing and rehabbing and rehabbing. You get so close, then it’s another setback. It can be a lot on you mentally.
“But I think he knows we all have his back and we’re just excited for whenever he is able to come back.”
The Spurs are hoping it’s soon. They ruled him out for the season opener at Dallas on Wednesday after an MRI last week confirmed he sprained his left wrist during practice, an injury that occurred just as he was starting to do five-one-five work after being sidelined since August with a calf injury sustained while training with the Polish national team.
Spurs coach Mitch Johnson sees a silver lining in Sochan’s latest setback. Several injuries, including ankle and thumb ailments that required surgery, have plagued Sochan after the Spurs selected him ninth overall in 2022 following his freshman season at Baylor.
“I foresee it actually being a way for him to get in just that much better shape and more prepared to play,” Johnson said. “Hopefully, it won’t be too long term.”
In addition to Sochan, the Spurs will be without guards De’Aaron Fox (hamstring) and Lindy Waters III (eye) when they face the Mavericks.
The Spurs have known for a while Fox would miss the opener and possibly another game or two, but Waters wasn’t added to the injury list until last Friday. He’s expected to return to the court sometime in early November after undergoing a minor laser procedure, a team spokesman said.
“It’s unfortunate because he’s had a great camp,” Johnson said of Waters.
Forward/center Kelly Olynyk is expected to be available in Dallas after missing the preseason while recovering from offseason heel surgery and helping at home with his wife and the couple’s newborn daughter. Guard Jordan McLaughlin (hamstring) should also be active after making his preseason debut in the Spurs’ 133-104 win over Indiana in the preseason finale on Friday, which left them with a 5-0 record, marking the first time in franchise history a team has gone undefeated in exhibition play.
In 11 minutes against the Pacers, McLaughlin had three points, three rebounds and a steal while fighting through the lack of game conditioning almost every player feels upon a return from injury.
“You can do as much conditioning as you want, but when you get in the game, it’s just different than running lines and doing drills,” McLaughlin said. “But I kind of started catching my second wind towards the end of my stint.”
As for Vassell, he’s in high spirits a year after foot surgery prevented him from making his 2024-25 season debut until mid-November.
“My numbers have been great,” said Vassell, who had 10 points, four assists, three rebounds, one steal and one block against Indiana in 23 minutes as a starter.
“I’m in shape,” he added. “I feel good. My body feels good. My knees feel good. This is the best I’ve felt in a long time, so I’m just excited for that. It’s been a good pre-season. I’m just excited to get this thing going.”
Johnson is also ready to get the season started after overseeing his first training camp five months after he succeeded Hall of Famer Gregg Popovich, who retired from coaching in May after suffering a stroke in November 2024. Johnson, a former assistant, served as acting coach for the final 77 games last season.
“I’ve been very pleased with the guys and their effort and their commitment and intention to do what we’ve asked,” Johnson said.
By Tom Orsborn, Staff Writer, via San Antonio Express-News