By Zach Harper | The Athletic, 2026-01-02 14:45:01
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在2001年的今天，托尼·德尔克 (Tony Delk) 为菲尼克斯太阳队砍下53分。德尔克职业生涯中只是一位可靠的替补球员，但这是我们所见过的最出人意料的50+得分表演之一。这场表现堪比科里·布鲁尔 (Corey Brewer) 和马拉奇·弗林 (Malachi Flynn) 的那两场。这三名球员都曾在单场比赛中得到50分或更多，但他们各自生涯第二高的单场得分却从未突破30分。德尔克打出了联盟历史上33场“50+得分且0助攻”的比赛之一。是的，威尔特·张伯伦 (Wilt Chamberlain) 一个人就占了其中的16场（！）。向托尼致敬。
愿望立此为证！
东部球队的新年愿望
我们已经进入了2025-26赛季属于2026年的部分。每当辞旧迎新之际，制定新年愿望总是热门话题。你可能会想：“扎克，搞新年愿望这种策划是不是有点老套或俗气？”也许吧！但它也可以很有趣！在这里我们崇尚乐趣，尤其是在盘点联盟全部30支球队的时候。我们会尽量避免给出“保持健康”这种简单的愿望，但对某些球队来说，这可能确实是无法回避的主题。因为这正是他们最需要的！让我们深入探讨各队的新年愿望吧。新年快乐！
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活塞 (25-9): 补充一些外线投射和创造力。凯德·坎宁安 (Cade Cunningham) 的表现一直很出色，但球队需要为他找来帮手，分担进攻组织压力。也许只是增加外线射手来拉开空间，但很可能两者都需要。我不确定杰登·艾维 (Jaden Ivey) 是解决这个问题的答案。
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尼克斯 (23-10): 更好地防守三分线。我们知道这支球队得分能力很强，防守也大体不错。但三分线防守仍是个问题：对手三分命中率排在联盟后十位，对手三分出手数则高居联盟第二。防守得更紧一些！
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凯尔特人 (21-12): 请谨慎对待杰森·塔图姆 (Jayson Tatum)。他几乎肯定会从跟腱断裂的伤病中于本赛季复出。所有的传闻都指向了这一点。每个人对伤病的反应都不同，但我只是担心会出现其他问题。这种情况我们已经见过很多次了。不过，他的回归也可能为球队带来一针有趣的强心剂。
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猛龙 (20-15): RJ·巴雷特 (RJ Barrett) 的回归能解决部分问题，但我希望看到多伦多猛龙能更多地站上罚球线。猛龙队拥有运动能力上的优势，他们可以更多地将其转化为罚球得分并给对手造成犯规麻烦。
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76人 (18-14): 重新思考乔尔·恩比德 (Joel Embiid) 的负荷管理策略。赛季初，76人让恩比德每场打20分钟左右。我在想，持续这样做，是否会比让他完全缺席某些比赛是更有效的伤病管理方式。
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魔术 (19-15): 围绕保罗·班凯罗 (Paolo Banchero) 打得更有创造力，减少停滞。奥兰多魔术应该更多地让班凯罗在移动中接球，而不是让他一拿到球就陷入单打，导致全队进攻停滞。更聪明地利用他的力量和身体素质来丰富球队的进攻。
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热火 (19-15): 搞明白双塔阵容的用法。目前效果还不理想，但将凯尔·埃尔·韦尔 (Kel’el Ware) 和巴姆·阿德巴约 (Bam Adebayo) 搭档是他们季后赛成功的关键。同时让诺曼·鲍威尔 (Norman Powell) 和达维恩·米切尔 (Davion Mitchell) 在场也很有帮助。
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骑士 (19-16): 重新拥抱进攻。肯尼·阿特金森 (Kenny Atkinson) 上赛季的体系是骑士在常规赛表现出色的重要原因。克利夫兰需要重新调整，在该体系内运作，看看能否焕发新生。
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公牛 (16-17): 重点关注马塔斯·布泽利斯 (Matas Buzelis)。约什·吉迪 (Josh Giddey) 和科比·怀特 (Coby White) 都受伤了。让我们看看芝加哥能否围绕布泽利斯展开更多进攻，并尝试为这位二年级前锋的发展注入一些动力。这位21岁的球员上赛季末段表现出色。
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老鹰 (16-19): 明确球队的未来方向。这个未来是否包括特雷·杨 (Trae Young)？是否意味着要引进安东尼·戴维斯 (Anthony Davis)？为此放弃扎卡里·里萨谢 (Zaccharie Risacher) 值得吗？再次放弃球队的连续性会是明智之举吗？
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雄鹿 (14-20): 密尔沃基应该好好研究2023年热火队所做的一切，当时他们跟随一位超级巨星，以8号种子的身份一路杀入NBA总决赛。虽然两支球队和教练截然不同，但在如今的东部，扬尼斯 (Giannis) 很可能带队走得相当远。
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黄蜂 (11-22): 建立起最基本的防守。对夏洛特来说，好消息是他们的进攻相当不错。但黄蜂队防不住任何人，如果没有建立起一定的防守文化，他们永远无法成为一支真正有竞争力的球队。
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篮网 (10-21): 探索小迈克尔·波特 (Michael Porter Jr.) 的交易市场。布鲁克林并非必须交易他，但如果能通过送走他换来任何资产，就必须这么做。这就是篮网队目前的处境。
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奇才 (8-24): 在交易截止日前积极行动起来。华盛顿已经为自己创造了完美条件，可以作为第三方或第四方球队参与交易。奇才队可以接手薪金合同，同时向交易的球队索要选秀权作为回报。
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步行者 (6-28): 在交易截止日前寻找一名大个子球员。印第安纳应该及早开始为下赛季做准备，届时泰瑞斯·哈利伯顿 (Tyrese Haliburton) 将会伤愈复出。
在稍作休息并浏览一些链接后，我们继续来看西部球队的愿望……
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约翰·霍林格对这些人感到失望
赛季最令人失望阵容。 约翰·霍林格 (John Hollinger) 这次说了大实话。 追梦和特雷的表现未达预期 。
全明星贾马尔？ 掘金队的贾马尔·默里 (Jamal Murray) 应该首次入选全明星。他打得这么好是件好事，因为 他是丹佛掘金目前唯一健康的首发球员。
伤势不重。 维克托·文班亚马 (Victor Wembanyama) 在周三遭遇膝盖过度伸展。 他预计将于下周回归 。
未来何去何从？ 既然一名已被选秀的球员有资格为贝勒大学效力， 未来大学篮球的阵容将会发生什么变化？
球星伤退。 娜菲萨·科利尔 (Napheesa Collier) 将接受双脚踝手术。 她将缺席Unrivaled联赛的赛季 。
通过 Fubo ( 免费试用！) 观看 NBA 直播，并在 League Pass 上收看非本地区比赛。
西部也当立此愿望！
西部球队的新年愿望
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雷霆 (29-5): 重新找回令人畏惧的气势。马刺队无疑戳破了俄克拉荷马城雷霆队一度展现出的不败金身。就连明尼苏达森林狼也在雷霆身上占了便宜。雷霆必须用他们的主力阵容重新找回防守统治力，并以此为基础继续前进。
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马刺 (24-9): 利用好维克托·文班亚马的引力。当文班在场时，对手必然会对他实施包夹。他必须更快地出球，而马刺队则需要抓住机会，成为他身边一支三分命中率排名前十的球队（他们目前排名第16）。
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掘金 (23-10): 只要保证尼古拉·约基奇 (Nikola Jokić) 和阿隆·戈登 (Aaron Gordon) 在季后赛保持健康就行。不用担心排名。一支全员健康的掘金队可以击败任何对手，在“大蜜糖”（约基奇的昵称）缺阵一个月的情况下，他们不必为排名过于焦虑。
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火箭 (21-10): 更好地保护球。休斯顿火箭队在进攻端的大部分表现都很出色，但他们是联盟中失误最多的球队之一。这是火箭在季后赛开始前需要解决的问题。控制失误将是决定成败的关键。
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湖人 (20-11): 至少展现出一点点外线防守。我不知道如果不进行交易这是否可能实现，而他们似乎也不太可能做出重大交易。但如果湖人队能在外线多防守那么每个回合三秒钟，就会大有改观。如果做不到这一点，他们在季后赛赢不了球。
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森林狼 (21-13): 停止在关键时刻失误。他们在关键时刻的失误率高达17.6%，为全联盟最差。作为对比，雷霆队在关键时刻的失误率仅为2.7%，是联盟最佳。别再把球权拱手相让了。
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太阳 (19-14): 继续专注于搅乱西部格局。太阳队的表现远超所有人的预期。他们不能让这股势头减弱。菲尼克斯在关键时刻的得分能力非常出色，如果继续保持这种执行力，他们可以摧毁许多西部球队。
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勇士 (18-16): 交易乔纳森·库明加 (Jonathan Kuminga)。赶紧结束这场闹剧吧。史蒂夫·科尔 (Steve Kerr) 不想用他，而这会一直成为外界热议的话题。在交易截止日前送走他，并重新倚重像巴迪·希尔德 (Buddy Hield) 和德安东尼·梅尔顿 (De’Anthony Melton) 这样的球员。另外，快去帮巴迪找回他的跳投。肯定就在这附近。
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灰熊 (15-18): 我希望看到他们交易一些年轻才俊和/或选秀权，为贾·莫兰特 (Ja Morant) 换来一些帮手。我不太相信让小贾伦·杰克逊 (Jaren Jackson Jr.) 担任二当家能在西部奏效。甚至可能让贾·莫兰特当头号球星都行不通。但他们需要另一位核心人物加入其中。
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开拓者 (14-20): 解决斯库特·亨德森 (Scoot Henderson) 的问题。很奇怪我们本赛季还没在场上见到他。这位21岁的后卫本应已经复出，但他距离回归仍遥遥无期。他将在两周后接受重新评估，但关于他伤情的消息如此之少，实在令人担忧。
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快船 (12-21): 继续保持现状！快船队似乎已经找到了窍门，回到了我们熟悉的状态。科怀·伦纳德 (Kawhi Leonard) 正在大杀四方，快船也已经取得了六连胜。保持下去。
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爵士 (12-21): 开始更多地以埃斯·贝利 (Ace Bailey) 为核心。我希望看到威尔·哈迪 (Will Hardy) 能找到办法，让贝利和基扬特·乔治 (Keyonte George) 同时在场的阵容更具竞争力。贝利的新秀赛季表现尚可，而22岁的乔治则取得了巨大进步。让他们俩一起打出名堂。
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独行侠 (12-23): 交易安东尼·戴维斯。他们可以摆出任何姿态，但最好的选择是送走AD（安东尼·戴维斯），并真正开始围绕库珀·弗拉格 (Cooper Flagg) 建队。不要白白送走他，但我会极力向亚特兰大这样的球队施压，让他们放弃里萨谢来换他。
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国王 (8-26): 尽可能多地交易掉老将。清理门户，尝试以某种方式重置阵容。我知道他们遭遇了伤病，但这仍是我记忆中很长一段时间以来最缺乏激情的球队之一。
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鹈鹕 (8-27): 专注于围绕德里克·奎恩 (Derik Queen)、杰里迈亚·菲尔斯 (Jeremiah Fears) 和特雷·墨菲三世 (Trey Murphy III) 建队。他们都很出色，而且极具观赏性。也许你可以通过展示这个三人组未来能带来多少乐趣，来重新激发球迷的热情。
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On this date in 2001, Tony Delk scored 53 points for the Phoenix Suns. Delk was a solid bench player in his career, but this was one of the most random 50-point performances we’ve ever seen. It’s right up there with Corey Brewer and Malachi Flynn. All three of these players scored 50 or more in a game, but their second-highest scoring game never cracked 30. Delk had one of the 33 games in league history with 50 or more points with zero assists. Yes, Wilt Chamberlain has 16 (!) of them. Shoutout to Tony.
Be it resolved!
New Year’s resolutions for the East
We’ve arrived at the 2026 portion of the 2025-26 season. And as with any calendar turn, New Year’s resolutions are going to be all the rage. You may be thinking, “Zach, isn’t it a little corny or hacky to do resolutions?” Maybe! But it can also be fun! We love fun around here, especially as we check in with all 30 teams. We’ll try to avoid the simple “be healthier” resolution, but for some teams it might be unavoidable. Because that would be what’s needed the most! Let’s dive into some resolutions. Happy New Year!
1. Pistons (25-9): Get some outside shooting/creation. Cade Cunningham has been spectacular, but they need to get him some help creating offense for the team. Maybe that’s just more outside shooting to spread the floor, but it’s probably both. I’m not sure Jaden Ivey is the solution with that.
2. Knicks (23-10): Guard the 3-point line better. We know this team can put up a ton of points, and its defense is mostly good. But the 3-point line is still an issue: bottom 10 in percentage allowed and second-highest 3-point volume allowed. Tighten it up!
3. Celtics (21-12): Please be careful with Jayson Tatum. He’s definitely going to come back this season from the Achilles’ rupture. All of the murmurs point toward that. Everybody responds differently to medical stuff, but I just worry something else could go wrong. We’ve seen that plenty of times. It could be a fun boost for them, though.
4. Raptors (20-15): Some of this could be fixed by RJ Barrett being back, but I’d like to see Toronto get to the free-throw line more. The Raptors have athletic advantages, and they can turn that into free points and opponent foul trouble more.
5. 76ers (18-14): Rethink that Joel Embiid load management. At the beginning of the season, the Sixers had Embiid around 20 minutes per game. I wonder if doing that consistently might be more effective injury management than keeping him out of games completely.
6. Magic (19-15): Be more creative and less stagnant with Paolo Banchero. Orlando could stand to get Banchero the ball on the move a lot more instead of stopping everything once he gets the ball in isolation. Use the strength and physicality in a smarter way to expand the offense.
7. Heat (19-15): Figure out the two-big lineup. The results haven’t been there yet, but pairing Kel’el Ware and Bam Adebayo is key to their postseason success. Having Norman Powell and Davion Mitchell on the floor with them has also helped.
8. Cavaliers (19-16): Re-embrace the offense. Kenny Atkinson’s system last season was the big reason the Cavs were so good in the regular season. Cleveland needs to recalibrate operating within the system and see if it can rejuvenate.
9. Bulls (16-17): Focus on Matas Buzelis. Josh Giddey and Coby White are injured. Let’s see Chicago run more offense featuring Buzelis and try to jumpstart some of that development for the second-year forward. The 21-year-old had a great finish to last season.
10. Hawks (16-19): Figure out what the future of this team is. Does it involve Trae Young? Does it mean adding Anthony Davis? Is that worth giving up Zaccharie Risacher? Is foregoing continuity again a good move?
11. Bucks (14-20): Milwaukee should study everything the Heat did in 2023 when they followed a superstar to the No. 8 seed and the NBA Finals. Two very different teams and coaches involved, but in this East, Giannis can probably get you decently far.
12. Hornets (11-22): Establish some level of defense. The good news for Charlotte is that its offense is pretty solid. But the Hornets can’t stop anybody and will never become even semi-serious without some defensive culture.
13. Nets (10-21): Explore that Michael Porter Jr. trade market. Brooklyn doesn’t have to move him, but if you can get any assets by flipping him, you have to do it. That’s the state of the Nets now.
14. Wizards (8-24): Get active at the trade deadline. Washington has set itself up perfectly to be a third or fourth team involved in trades. The Wiz can take on money while also taxing the trading teams’ draft capital.
15. Pacers (6-28): Go find a big man option at the deadline. Indiana should start early on preparing the roster for next season when Tyrese Haliburton is back and healthy.
Onward to the West resolutions after a quick break for some links …
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John Hollinger is disappointed in these guys
All-Disappointment Team. John Hollinger is telling it like it is. Draymond and Trae have not played up to expectations.
All-Star Jamal? The Nuggets’ Jamal Murray should make the All-Star team for the first time. It’s a good thing he’s playing so well, because he’s the only healthy Denver starter.
Not too bad. Victor Wembanyama hyperextended his knee on Wednesday. He should be back next week.
What’s next? Now that a player who was drafted is eligible for Baylor, what will happen with college basketball rosters in the future?
Star is out. Napheesa Collier is having surgery on both ankles. She’ll miss Unrivaled season.
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New Year’s resolutions for the West
1. Thunder (29-5): Regain the fear. The Spurs definitely deflated that invincibility Oklahoma City was sporting. Minnesota even got a piece of the Thunder. OKC has to find that defensive dominance with its primary lineup and build from there.
2. Spurs (24-9): Take advantage of Victor Wembanyama’s gravity. With Wemby on the court, opponents are going to swarm. He has to get quicker at moving the ball, and the Spurs have to take advantage by being a top-10 3-point shooting team around him (they’re currently 16th).
3. Nuggets (23-10): Just get Nikola Jokić and Aaron Gordon healthy for the postseason. Don’t worry about seeding. The Nuggets at full health can beat anybody, and they can’t stress too much about seeding when missing Big Honey for a month.
4. Rockets (21-10): Value the ball better. Most of what Houston is doing on offense is great, but it’s one of the biggest turnover teams in the NBA. This is something the Rockets need to work on before the playoffs. Limiting mistakes will be the difference.
5. Lakers (20-11): Play a modicum of perimeter defense. I don’t know if this is possible without making a move, and they’re not likely to make a significant move. But if the Lakers could just defend more on the perimeter for three extra seconds per possession, it’d go a long way. They won’t win in the postseason without this.
6. Timberwolves (21-13): Stop turning the ball over in clutch situations. They are the worst in the NBA in turnover rate in the clutch at 17.6 percent. To put that in perspective, the Thunder are the best in the clutch with a 2.7 percent turnover rate. Stop giving it away.
7. Suns (19-14): Keep focusing on disrupting the West. The Suns have been far better than anybody anticipated. They can’t let that wane. Phoenix has been tremendous in clutch scoring and can ruin a lot of West teams by continuing to execute in the clutch.
8. Warriors (18-16): Trade Jonathan Kuminga. Just end the saga already. Steve Kerr doesn’t want to play him, and it’s going to continue to be a storyline. Move him before the deadline and re-emphasize players like Buddy Hield and De’Anthony Melton. Also, go find Buddy’s jumper. It has to be somewhere nearby.
9. Grizzlies (15-18): I’d like to see them move some of their young talent and/or picks for some help to Ja Morant. I don’t really believe Jaren Jackson Jr. as your second guy is going to work in the West. Maybe even Ja as your best guy can’t work. But they need another main person in the mix.
10. Trail Blazers (14-20): Fix whatever is wrong with Scoot Henderson. It’s weird we haven’t seen him on the court this season. The 21-year-old guard was supposed to be back by now, and he’s still not that close to returning. He’ll be re-evaluated in two weeks, but it’s worrisome that it’s been so quiet on that front.
11. Clippers (12-21): Keep doing what you’re doing! The Clippers seem to have figured this out and are back to more of what we’re used to. Kawhi Leonard is cooking, and the Clippers have won six straight. Keep it going.
12. Jazz (12-21): Start featuring Ace Bailey more. I’d like to see Will Hardy figure out how to make lineups with Bailey and Keyonte George together more competitive. Bailey has had a decent rookie campaign, and the 22-year-old George has improved tremendously. Get them going together.
13. Mavericks (12-23): Trade Anthony Davis. They can posture all they want, but it’s best to move on from AD and really start building around Cooper Flagg. Don’t give him away for free, but I’d really press a team like Atlanta to give up Risacher for him.
14. Kings (8-26): Trade as many of the veterans as you can. Clean house and try to reset this roster in some way. I know they’ve had injuries, but this is one of the least inspiring teams I can remember in a long time.
15. Pelicans (8-27): Just focus on building around Derik Queen, Jeremiah Fears and Trey Murphy III. They’re all good, and they’re extremely entertaining. Maybe you can galvanize the fan base by showing how fun this trio can be in the future.
By Zach Harper, via The Athletic