By Jacob Douglas | Pounding The Rock (PtR), 2025-11-02 05:17:33
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。
圣安东尼奥马刺队正经历着队史最佳开局，而好消息不止于他们5胜0负的战绩。他们是在缺少了数名关键球员（包括全明星后卫德阿隆·福克斯 (De’Aaron Fox)）的情况下做到这一切的。这位运动能力出色的控球后卫此前预计将缺席赛季的头几周比赛。本周日将是新赛季第三周的开始，而圣安东尼奥随时都可能迎来福克斯的回归。对于一支正需要补充半场进攻火力的球队而言，增添一名场均得分20+的得分手，将为他们火热的开局锦上添花。
但问题是，球队该如何让他重新融入，同时又不破坏前五场比赛中运行良好的化学反应？他会占据谁的出场时间？他又将取代谁的首发位置？
根据 Pounding the Rock 读者的看法，朱利安·尚帕尼 (Julian Champagnie) 是最有可能从首发五虎中被调整至替补席的球员。尚帕尼是一名稳健的角色球员，但他并没能像人们期待的那样，作为一名3D侧翼展现出火热的投篮手感。他场均出手5.8次三分，命中率仅为30%。或许回到替补席能帮助他找回比赛节奏。
哈里森·巴恩斯 (Harrison Barnes) 是另一位热门人选。这位老将的压阵对马刺最近两场关键胜利至关重要。当他出任四号位时，他也能在一定程度上防守体型更大的前锋。将他移出圣安东尼奥的首发阵容会削弱球队进攻的一个关键环节，并使球队整体阵容变得更小。
或许一个更值得探讨的问题是，当福克斯回归后，哪些球员的出场时间会被压缩。乔丹·麦克劳林 (Jordan McLaughlin) 和卡特·布莱恩特 (Carter Bryant) 的短暂出场时间很可能会被取消。尚帕尼的场均出场时间可能会从30分钟左右降至25分钟。在让他的明星后卫重新融入球队这件事上，米奇·约翰逊 (Mitch Johnson) 将面临一些艰难的抉择。
让约翰逊的决策变得更加困难的，是维克托·文班亚马 (Victor Wembanyama) 的一众配角球员打出的出色表现。迪伦·哈珀 (Dylan Harper) 是联盟中表现最亮眼的新秀之一。凯尔登·约翰逊 (Keldon Johnson) 看起来像一个全新的球员，致力于在替补席上成为一个充满活力的能量球。德文·瓦塞尔 (Devin Vassell) 在防守端倾尽全力，并且三分命中率高达40.5%。卢克·科内特 (Luke Kornet) 在健康时表现出色，并且看起来他能够与文班亚马并肩作战。
哈珀是读者票选出的赛季初最令人惊喜的马刺球员。他也是最有可能因福克斯回归而出场时间受到影响的球员。但很难有理由说哈珀应该打更少的时间。他一直是替补阵容成功的驱动力，并在转换进攻和半场阵地战中为马刺提供了又一个持球冲击篮筐的攻击点。
随着福克斯和其他球员的回归，马刺教练组面前摆着一些艰难的抉择。但与过去几个赛季遇到的问题相比，这些都算是幸福的烦恼了。
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How the Spurs should handle De’Aaron Fox’s return
The San Antonio Spurs are off to their best start in franchise history, and the good news doesn’t stop with their 5-0 record. They’ve done it all without several key members of the team, including all-star guard De’Aaron Fox. The athletic point guard was expected to be out for the first couple of weeks of the season. Sunday will mark the start of the third week of the season, and San Antonio could get Fox back any time. Adding a 20+ point a game scorer to a team that’s needed some half-court offensive firepower will be the cherry on top of a hot start.
But how do they reintegrate him without messing with the mojo that has worked so well in the first five games? Whose minutes does he take? Who does he replace in the starting lineup?
According to Pounding the Rock readers, Julian Champagnie is the most likely candidate to move from the starting five to the bench. Champagnie is a rock-solid role player, but hasn’t been torching the nets like you’d want your three-and-D wing to do. He’s shooting 30% from deep on 5.8 attempts per game. Maybe a move back to the bench will help him get his rhythm back.
Harrison Barnes is another popular candidate. The veteran’s presence has been crucial to the Spurs’ last two clutch wins. He’s also somewhat capable of guarding bigger forwards when he plays the four. Moving him out of San Antonio’s starting lineup takes away a key part of the offense and makes the team smaller overall.
The better question may be what players get their minutes reduced when Fox returns. Jordan McLaughlin and Carter Bryant’s short stints will likely be eliminated. Champagnie will likely go from playing around 30 minutes a night to closer to 25 minutes. Mitch Johnson will have some tough decisions to make when reintegrating his star guard.
Johnson’s decision is made even harder by the stellar play of Victor Wembanyama’s supporting cast. Dylan Harper has been one of the most impressive rookies in the league. Keldon Johnson looks like a totally new player, committed to being a ball of energy off the bench. Devin Vassell has bought in defensively and is shooting 40.5% from deep. Luke Kornet, when healthy, has been great, and looks like he can play alongside Wembanyama.
Harper is the readers’ choice for the most surprising Spur to start the season. He is the most likely player to have his minutes impacted by Fox’s return. It’s hard to make the case that Harper deserves to play less. He’s been the driving force behind the bench unit’s success and gives the Spurs another downhill attacker in transition and in the half-court.
The Spurs staff has some tough decisions ahead of them with Fox and others returning. But these are champagne problems compared to the issues in past seasons.
By Jacob Douglas, via Pounding The Rock