By Tom Orsborn, Staff Writer | San Antonio Express-News (SAEN), 2026-03-23 12:45:16
2025年2月20日，星期四，在德克萨斯州奥斯汀的穆迪中心，圣安东尼奥马刺队后卫乔丹·麦克劳克林 (11号) 在对阵菲尼克斯太阳队的赛前奏国歌仪式中肃立。
迈阿密——乔丹·麦克劳克林 (Jordan McLaughlin) 不再收到父亲每年寄来的目标设定清单了。正是这些清单曾帮助他在南加州大学 (USC) 成为入选 Pac-12 联盟最佳阵容的球员，并最终在 NBA 站稳脚跟。
但这并不意味着老麦克劳克林不再是这位马刺替补后卫的坚实后盾。
“过去几年我们有点不再做那件事了，但他始终支持着我，赛前赛后都会给我发短信，叮嘱我上场努力打球，打出自己的风格，”麦克劳克林说道。
这位 29 岁、正处于职业生涯第七个赛季的老将最近一直在做的，就是为锁定季后赛席位的马刺队提供宝贵且稳定的零星上场时间，这让主教练米奇·约翰逊 (Mitch Johnson) 能够在季后赛临近之际，安排一些有伤在身的首发球员进行轮休。
举例来说，在上周六对阵印第安纳步行者的比赛中，在斯蒂芬·卡斯尔 (Stephon Castle)（臀部伤势）和德文·瓦塞尔 (Devin Vassell)（腿筋伤势）缺阵的情况下，身高 6 英尺的麦克劳克林在 18 分钟内 3 投 2 中（均为三分球），贡献了 6 分、3 次助攻和 2 次抢断，帮助马刺以 134-119 击败步行者，取得五连胜。
“林迪·沃特斯 (Lindy Waters) 和麦克劳克林今晚贡献了 35 分钟极其出色的表现，”约翰逊在赛后表示，“这让球队、管理层以及作为教练的我更有信心，如果主力球员状态不是最佳，我们可以（让他们休息）。”
这位马刺队身材最矮小的球员在上周客场 119-115 战胜洛杉矶快船的比赛中同样表现出色，记录了 3 分、2 个篮板、1 次助攻，正负值达到了 +11。
“J-Mac 为我们贡献了 10 分钟非常成熟、职业的表现，”约翰逊在那场比赛后说道，“每一秒钟我们都不可或缺。”
整个赛季以来都是如此。无论何种情况，只要被叫到名字，麦克劳克林总是做好了准备。
“赛季很漫长，各种情况都会发生，我们期望这支球队的每一名成员都能随时待命，”约翰逊说，“当像（麦克劳克林）这样上场机会不多的球员能够挺身而出时，就证明了这一点。这就是这个联盟里的职业球员。”
约翰逊表示，麦克劳克林和马刺队所有的替补球员一样，承担了许多赢得比赛所必需的、默默无闻的苦活累活。
“有时只是传导球，或者是退防时的呼喊沟通，或者是通过卡位让队友抢到篮板，”约翰逊说道，“正是这些细节决定了比赛的胜负。容错空间就是这么小。我认为在当今这个社交媒体和集锦横行的时代，人们很容易沉迷并纠结于数据表，这很正常。但有很多次，正是（替补球员的）那些上场时间扭转了比赛局势，无论是麦克劳克林在对阵快船时的稳健发挥，还是卡特·布莱恩特 (Carter Bryant) 带来的能量，抑或是卢克·科内特 (Luke Kornet) 的掩护以及他在护筐时始终如一的防守。”
“当你谈论长期、大局观的胜利时，这些事情与那些顶级球星显而易见的天赋产出同样重要。”
2025年10月26日，星期日，在圣安东尼奥弗罗斯特银行中心举行的马刺主场揭幕战第三节中，圣安东尼奥马刺队后卫乔丹·麦克劳克林 (0号) 防守布鲁克林篮网队后卫卡姆·托马斯 (24号)。马刺队以 118-107 击败了篮网队。
麦克劳克林是在 2025 年 2 月作为一笔重磅三方交易中被忽视的一部分，从萨克拉门托转投马刺的，那笔交易将全明星后卫达龙·福克斯 (De’Aaron Fox) 带到了圣安东尼奥。说他被忽视，是因为除了总经理布莱恩·莱特 (Brian Wright) 及其团队之外，几乎所有人都没太在意他。
“我们绝对没有把他看作交易的添头，”约翰逊说道，“显然，达龙·福克斯是头牌球星，我不否认这一点。但麦克劳克林在明尼苏达有过高光时刻，在萨克拉门托时也打得不错。我们认为他能成为这支球队优秀的一员。所以当他今年夏天成为自由球员时，我们把他签了回来。”
麦克劳克林表示，他知道马刺“选择他是有原因的”。
“作为职业生涯的第七个赛季，我很清楚自己的工作和角色，”他说道，“我知道自己能做什么，我知道我能帮助球队赢球。”
去年 7 月，麦克劳克林与马刺签下了一份为期一年、价值 300 万美元的合同。这对他和妻子安妮莎 (Anissa) 来说意义重大，去年他们迎来了两人的第一个孩子，一个名叫扎登 (Zaiden) 的儿子。
“能在一个地方待上超过一年总是会增加幸福感，尤其是现在有了家庭，”麦克劳克林感叹道。
麦克劳克林出生于帕萨迪纳，在洛杉矶附近的加利福尼亚州方塔纳长大，家里还有三个姐姐，全家都是体育迷。他的父亲托马斯 (Thomas) 在旧金山巨人队的农场系统担任过几年投手，后来在 T.J. Maxx 担任店长。他的母亲丽莎 (Lisa) 曾是一名理发师，也打过垒球。
“在我很小的时候，他们就把球塞到了我手里，”麦克劳克林回忆道，“他们让我沉浸在体育氛围中。我们全家一起打保龄球、打篮球、打棒球、玩橄榄球。我们什么都玩。我的小妹妹也打篮球，所以我们总是和邻居的孩子们在外面玩各种不同的运动。”
麦克劳克林在洛杉矶内陆帝国地区声名鹊起，当时他效力于兰乔库卡蒙加的埃蒂旺达高中老鹰队，师从功勋教练戴夫·克莱克纳 (Dave Kleckner)。克莱克纳以其“无球星”体系而闻名，并曾指导过未来的 NBA 球员达伦·科里森 (Darren Collison)、杰夫·艾尔斯 (Jeff Ayres) 和拜伦·韦斯利 (Byron Wesley)。
“克莱克纳教练教会了我们如何以正确的方式打球，在动态进攻中传导球，”麦克劳克林说道，“那是大量的传球和掩护，只为了给队友创造机会。这很好地转化到了大学乃至更高的水平。他培养年轻人成长为男人并迈向下一阶段的方式非常出色。”
在南加州大学效力期间，麦克劳克林成为了 Pac-12 联盟历史上仅有的三位职业生涯助攻数超过 600 次且得分超过 1600 分的球员之一。
“我在那里度过了一段美好的时光，”谈到在特洛伊人队的四年生活时他说道，“我热爱那里，享受其中，遇到了我的妻子，我们在球场上打得很开心，扭转了球队的局面。”
2018 年大四赛季结束后，麦克劳克林在选秀中落选。他在布鲁克林篮网的下属球队打了一年 G 联盟，随后在明尼苏达森林狼度过了他的前五个 NBA 赛季，期间曾参加过 13 场季后赛。
如今，他身处一支正在冲击 60 胜并决心在季后赛走得更远的球队。
“他是一位极致的职业球员，”福克斯评价麦克劳克林道。在周一晚上对阵热火队的比赛前，麦克劳克林在 37 场比赛中场均每 36 分钟贡献 11.5 分、5.1 次助攻、3.9 个篮板和 2.4 次抢断。
“知道自己可能不会一直有上场机会，这可能是极其艰难的，但他已经在联盟待了很长时间，他总是做好了准备，”福克斯补充道。
“他是一个可靠且稳健的人，能够胜任任何需要的角色，”科内特说道。
然后在赛后，他会和父亲一起交流这一切。
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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Why guard Jordan McLaughlin is the Spurs’ ‘extreme professional’
San Antonio Spurs guard Jordan McLaughlin (11) stands for the National Anthem before the Spurs’ game against the Phoenix Suns at Moody Center on Thursday, Feb. 20, 2025, in Austin, Texas.
MIAMI — Jordan McLaughlin no longer receives the annual goal-setting lists from his father that helped him become an All-Pac 12 performer at Southern California before eventually gaining a foothold in the NBA.
But that doesn’t mean the elder McLaughlin is no longer a constant source of support for the Spurs reserve guard.
“We kind of have gotten away from it the last couple of years, but he’s always in my corner, texting me before games, after games, just telling me to go out there and play hard and do what I do,” McLaughlin said.
What the 29-year-old seventh-year pro has been doing lately is giving the playoff-bound Spurs valuable, steady spot minutes that has allowed coach Mitch Johnson to rest some banged-up starters as the playoffs approach.
Case in point, with Stephon Castle (hip) and Devin Vassell (hamstring) out against Indiana on Saturday night, the 6-foot McLaughlin had six points on 2-of-3 shooting from 3-point range, three assists and two steals in 18 minutes to help the Spurs down the Pacers 134-119 for their fifth win in a row.
“Lindy Waters and Jordan McLaughlin played 35 minutes tonight of really, really sharp basketball,” Johnson said afterward. “And so that gives you even more confidence as a team, an organization, as a coach, that if guys aren’t at their best, we can (rest them).”
The Spurs’ smallest player also came up big in the 119-115 road win last week over the Los Angeles Clippers, recording three points, two rebounds, an assist and a plus-11 rating.
“J-Mac gave us 10 minutes of really mature, professional basketball,” Johnson said after that one. “We needed every second.”
And it’s been that way throughout the season. When called on, McLaughlin is always ready — no matter the situation.
“This season is long, circumstances happen, and we expect every member of this team to be ready at all times,” Johnson said. “And when someone that doesn’t play as much (like McLaughlin) answers the bell, it proves that. That’s a professional player in this league.”
Johnson said McLaughlin, like many all of the Spurs reserves, does a lot of the unsung yeoman’s work that win games, Johnson said.
“Sometimes it’s just moving the ball. It’s talking in transition defense. It’s a box out to let your teammate get the rebound,” Johnson said. "It’s those things that go into winning games. The margin of error is that small. And I think it’s easy, especially in this day and age with social media and highlights and all those things, to get enamored and caught up in box scores and stat lines. But there’s plenty of times where those minutes (by reserves) have led to games being flipped, whether it’s Jordan McLaughlin being solid in the Clippers game, whether that’s Carter Bryant bringing energy, whether that’s Luke Kornet setting screens and being so consistent in his resistance at the rim.
“When you’re talking about long-term, bigger-picture winning, those things are just as important as the obvious talent production from some of those high-end guys.”
San Antonio Spurs guard Jordan McLaughlin (0) guards Brooklyn Nets guard Cam Thomas (24) during the third quarter of the Spurs’ home opener at Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, Sunday, Oct. 26, 2025. The Spurs defeated the Nets, 118-107.
McLaughlin came to the Spurs from Sacramento in February 2025 as the overlooked piece in the blockbuster, three-team deal that brought All-Star guard De’Aaron Fox to San Antonio. Overlooked, that is, by just about everyone but general manager Brian Wright and his staff.
“We definitely didn’t view him as a throw in,” Johnson said. “Obviously, De’Aaron Fox is the headliner name. I’m not going to avoid that fact. But Jordan McLaughlin had good times in Minnesota and played well for Sacramento at times. And he was someone we thought could be a good member of this team. And we brought him back this year when he was a free agent.”
McLaughlin said he knows the Spurs “chose him for a reason.”
“I know my job and my role, this being my seventh season,” he said. “I know what I can do. I know I can help a team win.”
McLaughlin signed a one-year, $3 million deal with the Spurs last July, a big deal for him and his wife, Anissa, who last year gave birth to the couple’s first child, a son they named Zaiden.
“Being in a place for more than one year always adds to happiness, especially with a family now,” McLaughlin said.
McLaughlin grew up in a sports-crazed family along with his three sisters in Fontana, Calif., near Los Angeles after being born in Pasadena. His father, Thomas, worked as a store manager at a T.J. Maxx after a few years as a pitcher in the San Francisco Giants farm system. His mother, Lisa, worked as a hairstylist and played softball.
“They put a ball in my hand at a very young age,” McLaughlin said. “They put sports around me. We bowled as a family, played basketball, baseball, tossed the football around. We did everything. My little sister played basketball too, so we would always be outside with the neighborhood kids playing a bunch of different sports.”
McLaughlin gained fame in Los Angeles’ Inland Empire area while playing for the Etiwanda High Eagles in Rancho Cucamonga for longtime coach Dave Kleckner, who was known for his “no stars” system and for guiding future NBA players Darren Collison, Jeff Ayres and Byron Wesley.
“Coach Kleckner taught us how to play the right way, moving the ball in a motion offense,” McLaughlin said. “It was a lot of passing and screening and just trying to make a play for your teammate. It translated well to the next level in college and even beyond. The way he preps young kids to become young men and take the jump to the next stage is pretty good.”
At USC, McLaughlin became just the the third Pac-12 player ever to record more than 600 assists and 1,600 points in a career.
“I had a great time there,” he said of his four years with the Trojans. “Loved it, enjoyed it, met my wife, and we had fun on the court, turning the program around.”
After going undrafted in 2018 following his senior season, McLaughlin played for a year in the G League with Brooklyn’s farm club before spending his first five NBA seasons with Minnesota, a stint that included appearing in 13 playoff games.
Now, he’s on a team fighting for 60 wins and determined to make a deep postseason run.
“He’s an extreme professional,” Fox said of McLaughlin, who entered Monday night’s game against the Heat averaging 11.5 points, 5.1 assists, 3.9 rebounds and 2.4 steals per 36 minutes over 37 games.
“Knowing you’re probably not going to play all the time is probably something that is extremely tough, but he’s been in this league for a long time and he’s always ready,” Fox added.
“He’s just someone who’s reliable and steady and can kind of just fill whatever role is needed,” Kornet said.
And then talk it all over with his dad afterward.
By Tom Orsborn, Staff Writer, via San Antonio Express-News