By Anthony Slater | ESPN, 2026-03-26 14:53:38
旧金山讯——金州勇士队前锋德雷蒙德·格林 (Draymond Green) 周一晚间表示，他对于圣安东尼奥马刺队中锋维克托·文班亚马 (Victor Wembanyama) 为自己竞逐最有价值球员 (MVP) 造势的行为感到既“反感”又“极其喜爱”。
格林在周三晚勇士以 109-106 战胜布鲁克林篮网队后明确表示，他欣赏文班亚马愿意公开为自己发声，但他不喜欢这种做法所反映出的全美对于篮球比赛理解和报道的现状。
“文班说，‘防守占据了比赛的 50%’，大家就好像在说，噢，难道没人意识到这一点吗？”格林说道，“没人意识到我们打的比赛有一半时间是在球场那一端（防守端）吗？”
在马刺战胜迈阿密热火队后，文班亚马提出了三点论据：指出他的球队在与 MVP 热门人选谢伊·吉尔杰斯-亚历山大 (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander) 领衔的俄克拉荷马城雷霆队的直接对话中取得了 4 胜 1 负的战绩；他在得分之外的进攻影响力；以及他显然是联盟中最具统治力的防守力量这一公认事实。
“每个人都说他说的很有道理，”格林在谈到文班提醒大家防守占比赛一半时说道，“哈喽？你觉得呢？我反感的是他必须亲自说出来，大家才会这么认为。突然之间，你打开电视，每个人都在说，‘实际上，也许文班才是 MVP。’”
格林还没准备好宣布文班亚马就是他心目中的 MVP，他说“也许他是”，但仍有工作要做。随后他将话题转回到对防守端的理解上。
“这是对篮球运动的一种控诉，”格林说，“当卢卡·东契奇 (Luka Doncic) 的防守达不到标准时，每个人都想击垮他。但我们有这样一个能防住对手整支球队的家伙，却没人把这考虑在内，直到他说防守占比赛的 50%。我想为他如此深刻的言论点赞，但这真的有那么深刻吗？然而这确实是事实。可竟然需要他亲口说出来大家才明白。”
格林在过去几年的奖项评选季中以自我推销而闻名。去年 3 月，他在同一个新闻发布台上发表了同样生动的讲话后，让自己重新回到了年度最佳防守球员 (DPOY) 的讨论中。格林最终在投票中排名第三。
“在这些奖项中，如果你不发声，人们就看不见，”格林说，“对于篮球比赛，别表现得好像每个人只要睁开眼就知道发生了什么。……直到埃文·莫布利 (Evan Mobley) 去年终于开口，否则没人会把年度最佳防守球员奖给他。如果你不站出来为自己说话，那是行不通的。”
截至周三晚，文班亚马已经参加了 57 场常规赛，外加一场 NBA 杯决赛的额外场次，这意味着他必须在马刺最后 10 场比赛中出战 7 场，才有资格获得赛季末奖项。
假设他达到了要求，文班亚马被认为是年度最佳防守球员的绝对热门，但在挑战吉尔杰斯-亚历山大的 MVP 地位方面仍有很大难度。他将在下周三晚在 ESPN 的全美直播中对阵格林的勇士队。
“我向文班致敬，因为他愿意坐在那个台上说‘这就是原因’，”格林说，“不回避问题，不只是假设他们能看明白。不，他们看不明白。我很高兴他足够聪明，知道他们看不明白。如果你不帮他们看清，该死的，他们真的看不见。”
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Green: Wembanyama shouldn’t have to state importance of defense
SAN FRANCISCO – Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green said he “hated” and “absolutely loved” the MVP self-promotion from San Antonio Spurs center Victor Wembanyama on Monday night.
Green made clear after Wednesday night’s 109-106 win over the Brooklyn Nets that he enjoyed Wembanyama’s willingness to publicly advocate for himself but didn’t like what the national response to it revealed about the consumption and coverage of basketball.
“Wemby said, ‘Defense is 50% of the game,’ and it was like, oh, no one realized that?” Green said. “No one realized that 50% of the game we play is on that end of the floor?”
Wembanyama presented a three-pronged argument after the Spurs’ win over the Miami Heat, noting his team’s 4-1 head-to-head record against MVP favorite Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the Oklahoma City Thunder, his offensive impact beyond scoring and the accepted fact that he is clearly the most dominant defensive force in the league.
“Everybody says he has a great point,” Green said of Wembanyama’s reminder that defense is half the game. “Hello? You think? I hated that he had to do that for it to be said. All of a sudden, you turn on the TV and everybody is like, ‘Actually, maybe Wemby is the MVP.’”
Green wasn’t ready to declare Wembanyama his choice for MVP, saying “maybe he is” but there remains work to be done. He then rerouted his answer to the understanding of the defensive end.
“It’s an indictment on the game of basketball,” Green said. “Everybody want to crush Luka Doncic when Luka doesn’t live up to the standard of defense. But we got this guy defending entire teams and nobody took it into account until he said defense is 50% of the game. I want to give him so much credit for such a profound statement, but was it really that profound? But it’s so true. Yet it took for him to say that.”
Green is well-known for his self-promotion during award season in past years. He jolted himself into the Defensive Player of the Year conversation last March after a similarly lively news conference on the same podium. Green finished third in voting.
“With these awards, if you don’t talk, people can’t see,” Green said. “With the game of basketball, let’s not act like everyone can just open their eyes and know what’s going on. … Until Evan Mobley finally said something last year, no one was going to give him Defensive Player of the Year. If you don’t come out and speak for yourself, it don’t work.”
As of Wednesday night, Wembanyama had played in 57 regular-season games, plus the bonus game for the NBA Cup championship, meaning he must appear in seven of the Spurs’ final 10 games to qualify for postseason awards.
Assuming he does, Wembanyama is considered the runaway favorite for Defensive Player of the Year but still a long shot to challenge Gilgeous-Alexander for MVP. He faces Green’s Warriors next Wednesday night on ESPN.
“I tip my cap to Wemby for being willing to sit up there on that platform and say, ‘This is why,’” Green said. “Not hide from the question. Not just assume they’ll figure it out. No, they won’t. I’m happy he’s smart enough to know they won’t figure it out. You don’t help them see it, damn it they can’t see.”
By Anthony Slater | ESPN, via ESPN