By Jeff McDonald, Staff Writer | San Antonio Express-News (SAEN), 2025-11-10 15:53:11
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芝加哥电 – 对于朱利安·尚帕尼 (Julian Champagnie) 来说，从马刺队的首发阵容调整至替补席，并没有带来太多改变。
除了有时候感觉自己像是在参与一项不同的运动之外。
“也就多了个骑动感单车的环节，”尚帕尼说道，“仅此而已。”
现年24岁的尚帕尼在马刺队本赛季的前八场比赛中均以小前锋的身份首发出战。达龙·福克斯 (De’Aaron Fox) 从休赛期的腿筋伤势中回归，一系列的连锁反应将尚帕尼调整到了第二阵容。
从周六战胜新奥尔良的比赛开始，尚帕尼不再担任首发。他的新日常变成了在赛前球员介绍仪式结束后，退到球员通道里骑上动感单车，希望能在他被叫到名字上场前保持好身体状态。
“除此之外，其他细节都和以前一样，”尚帕尼在周一于芝加哥对阵的比赛前说道。“我的打球方式没有变，比赛强度也没有变。我只是不再首发登场，仅此而已。”
在作为首发打出火热的赛季开局后，尚帕尼对重回替补角色适应得非常自如——就像，嗯，骑自行车一样轻松。
在对阵鹈鹕队的比赛中，尚帕尼贡献了14分，领衔马刺队所有替补球员，并投出了4中2的三分球表现。
加盟马刺队四个赛季以来，尚帕尼已经为自己赢得了“粘合剂球员”的声誉，他能够胜任多种角色。
在过去两个多赛季里，他已成为球队轮换阵容中的固定一员，在总计173场可能的比赛中出战了165场——包括上赛季的全勤82场。
在这些比赛中，尚帕尼首发出战了其中的96场，并在其余的69场中担任替补。
因此，马刺队教练米奇·约翰逊 (Mitch Johnson) 表示，他毫不怀疑尚帕尼会从容应对这次角色的最新调整。
到目前为止，尚帕尼没有让人失望。
“我在这里就是为了做球队需要我做的任何事，”尚帕尼说。“上场打出我自己的比赛，扮演好那个角色，这对我来说很容易。”
尚帕尼表示，他不仅仅是接受了替补的角色，他更愿意用自己的首发位置换来一个健康的福克斯出现在阵容中。
福克斯在他的赛季首秀中得到24分，带领马刺队战胜了新奥尔良，这也预示着尚帕尼和其他马刺球员所期待的未来。
“我认为他的回归为每个人都打开了局面，”尚帕尼谈到福克斯的复出时说。“你必须得去防守他。他是一位全明星球员。他的回归意义重大。我相信这将帮助我们继续赢得更多比赛。”
无论是首发还是替补，尚帕尼的三分投射和防守存在感都是马刺队在周一于联合中心对决前取得7胜2负开局的关键组成部分。
在这九场比赛中，尚帕尼场均得到10.6分，三分命中率为37.5%。
在他被调整为替补之前，他刚刚在对阵休斯敦的比赛中砍下赛季新高的22分，其中包括6记三分球。
约翰逊表示，即便福克斯回归了，也很少有角色是板上钉钉的。
“这可能不会是本年度最后一版首发阵容，”约翰逊谈到马刺队的新配置时说。
无论是什么角色，尚帕尼都能胜任。他只需要知道，何时该开始蹬车热身了。
San Antonio Spurs forward Julian Champagnie (30) goes for a layup during the second half of an NBA game with New Orleans n San Antonio, Saturday, Nov. 8, 2025. The Spurs beat the Pelicans 126-119.
San Antonio Spurs forward Julian Champagnie (30) tries to get a shot past New Orleans Pelicans center Derik Queen (22) during the second half of an NBA game in San Antonio, Saturday, Nov. 8, 2025. The Spurs beat the Pelicans 126-119.
San Antonio Spurs forward Julian Champagnie (30) drives to the basket on Houston Rockets forward Jabari Smith Jr. (10) during the second half of an NBA game in San Antonio, Friday, Nov. 7, 2025. San Antonio beat Houston 121-110.
San Antonio Spurs forward Julian Champagnie (30) drives past Houston Rockets forward Jabari Smith Jr. (10) during the second half of an NBA game in San Antonio, Friday, Nov. 7, 2025. San Antonio beat Houston 121-110.
San Antonio Spurs forward Julian Champagnie (30) and forward Victor Wembanyama (1) fight for a rebound with Houston Rockets center Steven Adams (12) during the first half of an NBA game in San Antonio, Friday, Nov. 7, 2025. San Antonio beat Houston 121-110.
Los Angeles Lakers guard Luka Doncic, left, tries to pass as San Antonio Spurs forward Julian Champagnie defends during the first half of an NBA basketball game Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
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How the Spurs’ Champagnie really feels about a move to the bench
CHICAGO – The move from the starting lineup to the Spurs bench hasn’t changed much for Julian Champagnie.
Except for the part where it feels like he’s playing a different sport at times.
“Besides me getting on the bike,” Champagnie said, “that’s about it.”
The 24-year-old Champagnie started the first eight games of the Spurs’ season at small forward. De’Aaron Fox’s return from an offseason hamstring injury created a domino effect that bumped Champagnie to the second unit.
No longer in the starting lineup beginning with Saturday’s win over New Orleans, Champagnie’s new routine is to retire to the exercise bike in the team tunnel after pregame introductions, hoping to stay loose until his name is called.
“Other than that, the details stay the same,” Champagnie said before the Spurs’ contest Monday in Chicago. “The way I have to play stays the same. The level of intensity stays the same. I’m just not starting the game. That’s all.”
After a hot start to the season as a starter, Champagnie has taken to his return to a bench role as if we were, well, riding a bike.
Against the Pelicans, Champagnie pumped in 14 points to lead all Spurs bench scorers and made 2 of 4 3-point tries.
In four seasons since joining the Spurs, Champagnie has burnished a reputation as a glue guy who could fill multiple roles.
He has become a rotation fixture the past two-plus seasons, appearing in a 165 of a possible 173 games in that span – including all 82 last season.
Champagnie has started some of those (96) and come off the bench in others (69).
As such, Spurs coach Mitch Johnson said he had no doubt Champagnie would take the latest adjustment to his role in stride.
So far, Champagnie has not disappointed.
“I’m here to do whatever the team needs me to do,” Champagnie said. “It’s pretty easy to go out there and play my game and be that guy.”
More than merely accepting a bench role, Champagnie said he would gladly trade his starting job for to have a healthy Fox in the lineup.
Fox scored 24 points in his season-debut to lead the Spurs against New Orleans, a preview of what Champagnie and other Spurs hope is to come.
“I think it opens up things for everyone,” Champagnie said of Fox’s return. “You have to guard him. He’s an All-Star. Having him back has been big. I think it will help us continue to get some more wins.”
Whether starting or in reserve, Champagnie’s 3-point shooting and defensive presence have been key components in the Spurs’ 7-2 start heading into Monday’s tilt at the United Center.
In those nine games, Champagnie averaged 10.6 points and shooting a 37.5% from 3-point range.
He was coming off a season-high 22-point performance against Houston that included six 3-pointers at the time of his shift to the bench.
Even with Fox back, Johnson said few roles are cemented in stone.
“It probably won’t be the last starting lineup of the year,” Johnson said of the Spurs’ new configuration.
Whatever role works for Champagnie. All he needs to know is when to start pedaling.
By Jeff McDonald, Staff Writer, via San Antonio Express-News