By Jared Weiss | The Athletic, 2026-02-06 11:00:59
达拉斯——尽管NBA各处交易频发，但圣安东尼奥马刺队在周四的交易截止日过后保持阵容不变。马刺队内外的多数人都感到宽慰。这支球队几乎在各个方面都超出了预期，对于几乎每一位球员来说，这都是一个出色的赛季。
除了杰里米·索汉 (Jeremy Sochan)。
马刺在交易截止日的按兵不动令人意外，因为外界普遍预期球队会为索汉寻找新东家。这位前乐透秀在今年夏天成为受限制自由球员之前，已经掉出了米奇·约翰逊 (Mitch Johnson) 的轮换阵容。联盟消息人士在整个交易周期间告诉 The Athletic，围绕索汉的交易动向相对平静，这使得各队日益预料到，如果没有得到理想的回报，马刺不会轻易放弃他。
据消息人士透露给 The Athletic，马刺曾与纽约尼克斯队就一笔涉及将盖尔雄·亚布塞莱 (Guerschon Yabusele) 和帕科姆·达迪耶 (Pacôme Dadiet) 送往圣安东尼奥的交易进行过讨论，但马刺不愿接手亚布塞莱的球员选项。据消息人士称，他们还曾接近与芝加哥公牛队达成关于达伦·特里 (Dalen Terry) 和朱利安·菲利普斯 (Julian Phillips) 的交易，以及与菲尼克斯太阳队达成一笔将中锋尼克·理查兹 (Nick Richards) 送往马刺的交易。除了达迪耶之外，所有这些球员最终都被交易到了其他球队。
据联盟消息人士透露，索汉并不打算与马刺商讨买断，并计划在圣安东尼奥完成本赛季。
马刺在交易市场上往往行事低调，在截止日哨响前保留了一丝悬念。但即将成为自由球员的索汉、凯利·奥利尼克 (Kelly Olynyk) 和哈里森·巴恩斯 (Harrison Barnes)——后者连续10年、775场首发的纪录于1月31日在夏洛特终结——仍留在马刺阵中。圣安东尼奥与休斯顿和迈阿密一起，成为了唯三在截止日前未进行交易的球队。
虽然索汉的留队令人意外，但马刺今年的耐心策略一直经过精心设计。去年夏天，他们签下了路克·科内特 (Luke Kornet) 作为替补五号位——这直接将索汉挤出了轮换——并保持了核心阵容的稳定性。虽然球队表现超出预期，战绩高居联盟第三，但其净效率值为+5.2，排名联盟第七。马刺此前对阵雷霆队的三场胜利让他们看起来已经初具雏形，成为了卫冕冠军的首要威胁，但此后的20场比赛表明，他们的进攻仍需磨合。
球队拥有大量可靠的射手，但本赛季还没有人达到顶尖水平。凯尔登·约翰逊 (Keldon Johnson) 和朱利安·尚帕尼 (Julian Champagnie) 是马刺阵中唯二三分命中率高于联盟平均水平的球员，球队本赛季的三分命中率排名全联盟第24位。此外，由于维克托·文班亚马 (Victor Wembanyama) 在没有控卫助攻的情况下很难在篮下得分，球队本赛季的篮下命中率也仅排在第21位。
这些都是一支由一群新秀合同球员和前全明星球员德亚隆·福克斯 (De’Aaron Fox) 领导的超预期球队固有的局限性。马刺的主要进攻发起者——文班亚马、斯蒂芬·卡斯尔 (Stephon Castle) 和迪伦·哈珀 (Dylan Harper)——都还在摸索如何掌控进攻。总经理布莱恩·莱特 (Brian Wright) 和管理层意识到，目前并没有多少动作能让他们在本赛季稳操胜券成为争冠球队，而如果不慎操作，可能会透支本应长期且繁荣的争冠窗口期。
联盟消息人士在过去几周一直坚称，球队并未追求扬尼斯·阿德托昆博 (Giannis Antetokounmpo)，而是倾向于培养卡斯尔和哈珀，以保持与文班亚马的成长周期同步。定义这个“成长周期”在本赛季变得更加棘手，因为球队在某些阶段看起来已具备争冠实力，而文班亚马有时也展现出了领导一支赢球球队的能力。考虑到他潜在的伤病风险，马刺必须不断评估是否应该在他达到巅峰后再采取更具侵略性的动作。
未来的计划中不太可能包含索汉，他过去展现出的能力足以让他在自由球员市场上拥有一定的空间。本赛季他的处境艰难，在圣安东尼奥担任了几年首发后，他在轮换中被新秀侧翼卡特·布莱恩特 (Carter Bryant) 所超越。
这位效力马刺四年的球员通常只有在约翰逊想要打极端小球阵容并让他顶到五号位时，或者轮换中顺位靠前的几名侧翼遭遇伤病时才有上场机会。索汉的经纪人曾与球队合作探索交易机会，但马刺没有发现任何既能换回正面价值，又能清理下赛季薪资空间的方案。
这位身高6英尺8英寸的大前锋在马刺重建的前两个赛季是全职首发，但随着球队优先考虑在基石球员文班亚马身边配置空间型侧翼，他的角色逐渐缩减。
“杰里米来到这里已经四年了，在这个组织中积累了很多威望，”约翰逊说道。“我很欣赏他的职业态度，以及他今年愿意以各种方式参与我们要求他做的事情。”
索汉曾希望能找到一个能获得上场时间的新东家，以便为自由球员市场展示自己，提醒全联盟为什么他在马刺重建时期能稳坐首发。虽然马刺更倾向于在截止日前通过交易换取回报，但他们仍可以在今年夏天通过先签后换的方式，换取一些选秀资产或球员。
他在本赛季早些时候曾展现出作为小球中锋的高光时刻，对于那些想要打“五外”战术并利用他进行掩护的球队来说，他依然有用武之地。索汉的防守全面性和切入终结能力是他最大的两个强项，但他很难在马刺的进攻体系中找到有效的移动方式。一支场上空间更好的球队应该能为他提供更好的切入空隙，尤其是当篮下没有站着一名传统中锋时。
随着尚帕尼在今年夏天获得提前续约资格前表现出色，索汉在马刺轮换中已无出路，除非发生涉及整合球队深度的大型交易。马刺预计今年夏天将远低于奢侈税线，这为他们留下了充足的空间进行微调，或者至少是拒绝尚帕尼的球队选项以给他一份新的长期合同。
今年夏天将是他们评估控卫深度表的第一个检查点，在球队放弃福克斯或卡斯尔之前，哈珀将继续担任第六人。福克斯在赛季前刚签下一份为期五年的顶薪续约合同，表现足以使他成为可行的交易筹码，但他一直是这支需要老将控球的球队的出色领袖。
在选秀抽签赠予了马刺队几十年来联盟罕见的“头奖”后，他们稳步构建了自己的核心阵容。他们有时间去磨炼球队的方向。管理层现阶段的任务主要就是别把事情搞砸。对于马刺来说，这次截止日保持静默正是如此。
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。
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Jeremy Sochan trade saga ends in whimper, Spurs stand pat at NBA trade deadline
DALLAS — Despite a flurry of moves across the NBA, the San Antonio Spurs remain unchanged after Thursday’s trade deadline. Most people around the Spurs are relieved. This team has exceeded expectations in just about every way and it’s been a good season for just about every player.
Except for Jeremy Sochan.
The Spurs’ lack of action at the trade deadline came as a surprise, as the team was widely expected to find a new home for Sochan. The former lottery pick has fallen out of Mitch Johnson’s rotation ahead of restricted free agency this summer. Sources around the league told The Athletic throughout deadline week that activity surrounding Sochan remained relatively quiet, leading teams to increasingly expect the Spurs would not relinquish him without receiving value in return.
The Spurs engaged in discussions with the New York Knicks over a deal that would have sent Guerschon Yabusele and Pacôme Dadiet to San Antonio, but did not want to take on Yabusele’s player option, sources told The Athletic. They also came close to a deal with the Chicago Bulls for Dalen Terry and Julian Phillips, as well as a trade with the Phoenix Suns that would have sent center Nick Richards to the Spurs, according to sources. All of those players, aside from Dadiet, ended up being traded elsewhere.
Sochan does not intend to negotiate a buyout with the Spurs and plans to finish the season in San Antonio, according to a league source.
The Spurs tend to operate quietly on the trade market, leaving an element of suspense as the deadline reached the buzzer. But pending free agents Sochan, Kelly Olynyk and Harrison Barnes — whose 10-year, 775-game starting streak ended in Charlotte on Jan. 31 — remain with the Spurs. San Antonio joined Houston and Miami as the only teams that didn’t make a deal ahead of the deadline.
While Sochan sticking around is a surprise, the Spurs’ patient approach has been well-choreographed this year. In the summer, they signed Luke Kornet as the backup five — which pushed Sochan out of the rotation — and kept the roster together. While the team exceeded expectations and has the third-best record in the league, it is seventh in net rating at plus-5.2. The Spurs first three wins against the Thunder gave them a sheen of arrival as the preeminent threat to the defending champs, but the 20 games since then have shown their offense still needs work.
The team is stacked with solid shooters, but nobody is lights-out this season. Keldon Johnson and Julian Champagnie are the only Spurs shooting above league average from deep and the team is 24th in 3-point shooting on the season. The team also is ranked 21st in shooting at the rim this season, as Victor Wembanyama struggles to get there without an assist from one of his point guards.
These are all limitations inherent to an overachieving team led by a bunch of players on their rookie contracts and one former All-Star in De’Aaron Fox. The Spurs’ primary creators — Wembanyama, Stephon Castle and Dylan Harper — are all just getting a feel for how to run an offense. GM Brian Wright and the front office recognized that there were few moves out there that would elevate them to surefire contenders this season without compromising what should be a long and prosperous contention window if they play their cards right.
League sources maintained throughout the last few weeks that the team was not pursuing Giannis Antetokounmpo, preferring to develop Castle and Harper to stay aligned to Wembanyama’s timeline. Defining that timeline has become trickier this season, as the team has seemed like a contender for stretches and Wembanyama has looked capable of leading a winner at times. Considering his general injury risk, the Spurs have to continually evaluate whether they should wait for him to peak before making more aggressive moves.
It’s unlikely that future will include Sochan, who has shown enough in the past to have some sort of market in free agency. He has been in a tough position this season, a starter for several years in San Antonio who was surpassed by rookie wing Carter Bryant in the rotation.
The fourth-year Spur has generally only played when Johnson wants to play extra small and put him at the five, or when injuries have taken out several of the wings ahead of him in the rotation. Sochan’s agent worked with the team to explore trade opportunities, but the Spurs did not find anything that would return positive value while clearing the books next season.
The 6-foot-8 power forward was a full-time starter for the rebuilding Spurs in his first two seasons, but saw his role dwindle as the team prioritized spacing wings around its franchise cornerstone, Wembanyama.
“Jeremy has been here now for four years and built up a lot of equity within this organization,” Johnson said. “I’ve appreciated his approach and his willingness to participate in every way we’ve asked him to this year.”
Sochan hoped to find a new home where he could get minutes and showcase himself for free agency, looking to remind the NBA why he was a starter for the Spurs while they were still in rebuild mode. While the Spurs would have preferred to move him for something of value at the deadline, they can still facilitate a sign-and-trade this summer to get some draft capital or a player in return.
He had flashes as an effective small-ball center earlier this season and can work on teams that want to play five-out and use him as a screener. Sochan’s defensive versatility and finishing off cuts are his two best strengths, but he had trouble figuring out how to move effectively in the Spurs’ offensive system. A team that plays with more shooting on the floor should give him better seams to play through, especially when they don’t have a center in the lane.
With Champagnie playing well heading into extension-eligibility this summer, there was no path forward for Sochan in the Spurs rotation without a major trade that consolidated the team’s depth. The Spurs project to be well below the luxury tax this summer, leaving plenty of room to make tweaks or, at the very least, decline Champagnie’s team option to give him a new long-term deal.
This summer will present the first checkpoint in their evaluation of the point guard depth chart, where Harper will remain a sixth man until the team moves on from Fox or Castle. Fox just agreed to a five-year max extension before the season and has played well enough to be a viable trade candidate, but he has been a good leader for a team that needs a veteran on the ball.
The Spurs have steadily built up their core after the lottery gifted them the greatest prize the league has seen in decades. They have time to hone the franchise’s direction. The front office’s job today is mostly to just not screw it up. For the Spurs, that was simply doing nothing.
By Jared Weiss, via The Athletic