By Tom Orsborn, Staff Writer | San Antonio Express-News (SAEN), 2026-02-13 10:55:26
2025年12月29日，周一，在圣安东尼奥弗罗斯特银行中心主场对阵克利夫兰骑士队的比赛前，首发名单公布时，马刺队前锋凯尔登·约翰逊 (Keldon Johnson)（3号）和前锋维克托·文班亚马 (Victor Wembanyama)（1号）撞胸庆祝。
加利福尼亚州英格尔伍德讯——马刺队前锋朱利安·尚帕尼 (Julian Champagnie) 曾待过那样的球队：那里的当家球星把新秀和普通球员当作自己的私人男仆。
“我不会指名道姓，但我以前待过的一支球队里，我必须帮他们提包，而他们自己什么都不拿，”尚帕尼说道，“他们总是第一个下飞机，第一个上飞机，第一个上大巴。这些我都见过。”
但在尚帕尼目前所在的球队，头号球星却完全不同。尽管拥有全球超级巨星的地位，文班亚马却总是尽职尽责，凡事亲力亲为。
“他不会让任何人帮他拎包，”尚帕尼说，“赛后会有安保人员帮我们，大家都是这样。对于新秀，我们有时会小小地‘欺负’一下，有些人会利用这种特权，但他不是那种行事风格。无论做什么，他的表现都非常谦逊。”
作为NBA未来的门面，文班亚马将于本周日连续第二年出现在全明星正赛的赛场上。但可以肯定的是，当他下周回到圣安东尼奥时，他依然会是那个格外低调、不事张扬的明星。
“我想我天生如此吧，”这位22岁的法国人说道。
对此，米奇·约翰逊 (Mitch Johnson) 倍感欣慰。
这位马刺队教练最近表示，文班亚马身上最被低估的一点就是他“凡事以团队为重”。在本赛季，这位绝代天才甚至接受了球队的安排，作为伤病管理的一部分，他在九场比赛中替补登场且出场时间受限，约翰逊的评价便源于此。
“我从未见过他有任何一次为了个人利益而置团队于不顾，”约翰逊说，“他是球队18名成员之一，而且他时刻都表现得像集体中的普通一员。”
正如尚帕尼所言，文班亚马没有受到任何优待。他像其他人一样排队等待，从不要求特权。就像在他之前的马刺队前辈大卫·罗宾逊 (David Robinson) 和蒂姆·邓肯 (Tim Duncan) 那样，他接受严厉的指导，并在必要时虚心接受斥责。
“我希望自己能承担责任，”文班亚马说，“我不想要优待，我希望和大家得到同样的对待。”
他的队友们非常欣赏他这种无私的态度。达龙·福克斯 (De’Aaron Fox) 对文班亚马没有被篮球成就冲昏头脑、展现出超越年龄的成熟感到惊叹。
“他的人品比他的球技还要出色，这评价已经非常高了，”福克斯说道，他将作为伤病替补球员与文班亚马一同参加全明星赛。
“在他这个年纪和这种地位，能拥有如此优秀的人格，这简直不可思议，”福克斯补充道。
文班亚马包容开放的性格也令人印象深刻。
“他不是那种只顾自己、独来独往的人，”福克斯说，“他努力在拥有7英尺5英寸身高的情况下保持平凡。他绝对能和大家打成一片。他喜欢聚会、玩游戏。他做的都是一个正常的22岁年轻人会做的事。他是个爱玩的人，想尽可能活得像个普通人——尽管他是一个22岁的超级巨星。他热爱生活。”
从名单上的核心主力到负责“垃圾时间”的边缘球员，文班亚马支持队里的每一个人，并且希望能参与到所有集体活动中。他会举办派对，也会积极参加队友们主办的聚会。
“他做得很好，始终把篮球视为一项团队运动，而有些人可能只在乎‘我、我、我’，”尚帕尼说，“但作为球队核心，他在让每个人都有参与感方面做得非常棒，让大家都觉得我们在经历的一切以及我们赢球的原因中都有自己的一份功劳。
“而且他总是参与其中。有时候你去到某些球队，超级巨星可能不会参与这么多，他们可能有各种各样的私事要忙。但只要涉及团队活动，只要是大家一起行动，他准会在场。他在处理这些事情上真的没得说。”
流浪球员斯坦利·乌穆德 (Stanley Umude) 表示，他在马刺训练营的第一天就“立刻看出来”文班亚马是一个“团队型球员”。
“无论你是谁，他都努力去接纳你，让每个人都从上到下地融入球队文化，”乌穆德说，“他一心只想赢球。没有任何自我膨胀的行为。对他来说，‘我们聚在一起都有着共同的目标，我们只想把事情做好。’”
对于文班亚马来说，赢球至高无上。尽管他野心勃勃，但这都是为了帮助马刺队在现有的五座总冠军奖杯基础上再添新誉。
“赢球对我来说太重要了，我愿意为此牺牲个人数据，但我也意识到，让球队赢球的最佳方式就是成为一名伟大的球员，”他说，“不过归根结底，我会不惜一切代价去争取胜利。”
约翰逊表示，文班亚马这种团队至上的态度体现在他渴望看到队友成功，以及当某位队友手感火热时他愿意主动让位的精神。无论是在为斯蒂芬·卡斯尔 (Stephon Castle) 的扣篮或尚帕尼的三分球欢呼，还是在赢球后兴高采烈地挑选队友去敲响场上的胜利之鼓，显然，文班亚马对他的队友们有着深厚的情谊。
“有时候，他与那些非常优秀、充满活力的小将并肩作战，当球在队友手里时，外界往往会有疯狂的期待，希望他时刻包揽一切，”约翰逊说，“他能妥善处理好自己的期望（我们知道那是非常之高的），更不用说外界那些疯狂的杂音，以及每个人都觉得自己对他该做什么了如指掌。他能排除干扰，始终将团队置于首位，这对于他这个年纪的球员来说，需要超乎常人的谦逊、品格和沉着。
“而且说实话，我认为这一点还没有得到足够的讨论。”
但在马刺队的更衣室里，这深受赞赏。
“文班就是文班，天晓得他会在多长的时间里一直保持特别，但他从不自负，”德文·瓦塞尔 (Devin Vassell) 说，“他总是先考虑团队，考虑我们如何赢球以及赢球需要什么。这种精神也感染了每一个人。
“他树立了榜样。”
拎好自己的包，一次一个，以此垂范。
Underscoring Spurs coach Mitch Johnson’s belief “he’s all about the team,” All-Star Victor Wembanyama reacts after teammate Julian Champagnie sank a 3-pointer against Oklahoma City during the second quarter at the Frost Bank Center on Dec. 23, 2025.
From left to right, San Antonio Spurs’ Keldon Johnson, Stephon Castle, Victor Wembanyama and Devin Vassell laugh on the bench during the second half of their NBA basketball game against the Dallas Mavericks, Saturday, Feb. 7, 2026, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Darren Abate)
San Antonio Spurs forward Victor Wembanyama (1) beats on a large drum as the crowd claps in unison following the Spurs’ 130-110 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder at Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2025.
San Antonio Spurs forward/center Victor Wembanyama (1) celebrates with San Antonio Spurs guard/forward Devin Vassell (24) during the second half of an NBA basketball game, Thursday, Dec. 25, 2025, in Oklahoma City.
San Antonio Spurs forward Victor Wembanyama, left, and forward Keldon Johnson (3) chest bump during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Portland Trail Blazers in San Antonio, Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
San Antonio Spurs forward Victor Wembanyama (1) reacts in the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Memphis Grizzlies Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026, in Memphis, Tenn.
San Antonio Spurs center Victor Wembanyama (1) celebrates after a basket during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Dallas Mavericks, Saturday, Feb. 7, 2026, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Darren Abate)
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An inside look at Victor Wembanyama, the Spurs’ unpretentious All-Star
San Antonio Spurs forward Keldon Johnson (3) and forward Victor Wembanyama (1) chest bump as the starting line up is announced before a home game against the Cleveland Cavaliers at Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, Monday, Dec. 29, 2025.
INGLEWOOD, Calif. — Spurs forward Julian Champagnie has been on teams where the star player treated rookies and rank-and-file players like his personal valets.
“I’m not going to name names, but I was on a team where I had to carry bags and they wouldn’t carry anything,” Champagnie said. “They were first to get off the plane, first to get on a plane, first to get on the bus. I’ve seen that.”
But things are different when it comes to the big dog on Champagnie’s current team. Despite his status as a global superstar, Victor Wembanyama pulls his own weight.
“He doesn’t make anyone carry his bags,” Champagnie said. “After a game, we have security that helps us out. We all do that. The rookies, we pick on them a little bit. There are some guys who take advantage of that. But that’s not how he maneuvers. He’s very humble in what he does and how he does it."
Wembanyama is set to appear in his second straight All-Star Game on Sunday as the future face of the NBA, but it’s a safe bet he will remain a remarkably unpretentious celebrity when he returns next week to San Antonio.
“I guess that’s just how I’m built,” the 22-year-old Frenchman said.
For that, Mitch Johnson is grateful.
The Spurs coach said recently the most underappreciated aspect of Wembanyama’s game is that he is “all about the team,” an assessment that comes in a season in which the generational talent accepted the club’s plan for him to come off the bench and play limited minutes for nine games as part of his injury management.
“I have never one time seen him put anything individually self-serving above the team in any way,” Johnson said. “He’s one of the 18 members of the team and he acts like that 100 percent of the time.”
As Champagnie pointed out, Wembanyama receives no favoritism. He waits his turn in line like everybody else and doesn’t ask for any special treatment. And like David Robinson and Tim Duncan, the humble Spurs greats that came before him, he accepts hard coaching and tongue lashings when warranted.
“I want to be held accountable,” Wembanyama said. “I don’t want favors. I want the same treatment as everybody else.”
His teammates appreciate his unselfish attitude. De’Aaron Fox marvels at the way Wembanyama hasn’t “let the basketball thing get to his head” and is mature beyond his years.
“He’s a better person than he is a basketball player, and that’s saying a lot,” said Fox, who will join Wembanyama in the All-Star Game as an injury replacement.
“It’s very abnormal how good of a person he is to be at that level at that time of his life,” Fox added.
Wembanyama’s inclusive nature also stands out.
“He’s not the type of guy that’s just going to be by himself or anything like that,” Fox said. “He’s trying to be as normal as he can while being 7-5. But he definitely is just one of the guys. He likes to have get-togethers, to play games. He does what a normal 22-year-old would do. He’s someone who likes to have fun, and he wants to be as normal as possible, as normal as a 22-year-old superstar can be. He loves life.”
From the upper-crust members of the roster to the garbage-time crew, Wembanyama is supportive of everybody on the team and also wants to be a part of everything. He throws parties and wants to be part of those hosted by his teammates.
“He does a really good job of keeping it a team sport, whereas some guys may be like, me, me, me,” Champagnie said. "But as the head of the snake, he does a really good job of just making everybody feel included, making everybody feel like we all have a part of what’s going on and why we’re winning.
"And he’s always a part of (everything). Sometimes you go to certain teams and superstars might not be a part of as much, might have this (going on), might have that (going on). But whenever it comes to the team doing something, where we’re all doing something, he’s there. He’s real good with that.
Journeyman Stanley Umude said it was “clear right away” on his first day with the Spurs in training camp that Wembanyama was a “team guy.”
“It doesn’t matter who you are, he’s trying to embrace you, get everyone into the culture of the team from top to bottom,” Umude said. “He’s all about winning. No ego stuff going on. With him it’s, ‘We’re all here with the same goal in mind and we’re just trying to get it done.’”
For Wembanyama, winning is paramount. Although he’s extremely ambitious, it’s all in the context of helping the Spurs add to their collection of five NBA titles.
“Winning is so important for me that I’m willing to sacrifice individual stats, but I’m also conscious that the best way to have my team win is by being a great player,” he said. “But, ultimately, I’ll do whatever it takes to win.”
Johnson said that team-first attitude is underscored by Wembanyama’s desire to see his teammates succeed and his willingness to step aside when one has the hot hand. Whether he’s celebrating a Stephon Castle dunk or a Champagnie 3-pointer, or gleefully choosing one of them to beat the celebratory drum on the court after wins, it’s obvious Wembanyama has deep affection for his teammates.
“There are times where he’s playing with really good, young, dynamic players and they get the ball, and (everybody) has these crazy expectations and everybody wants him to do everything all the time,” Johnson said. "And for him to be able to compartmentalize his own expectations, which we know are very, very lofty, let alone the outside world and all the crazy noise and everybody thinking they have the perfect idea of what he should be doing, to be able to (ignore) all that and always put the team at the forefront (takes) a ridiculous amount of humility, character and just composure for someone that age.
“And, to be honest, I don’t think it gets discussed enough.”
But in the Spurs locker room, it’s greatly appreciated.
“Vic is Vic and he’s going to be a special player for God knows how long, but he never comes in and has an ego,” Devin Vassell said. "He’s always worried about the team first and us getting wins and what it takes for us to get wins. And that bleeds into everybody else.
“He sets the example.”
Carrying one bag at a time.
By Tom Orsborn, Staff Writer, via San Antonio Express-News