By Jeph Duarte | Pounding The Rock (PtR), 2026-04-10 11:00:00
乔丹·麦克劳克林 (Jordan McLaughlin) 是作为德阿隆·福克斯 (De’Aaron Fox) 加盟马刺那笔交易的一部分来到圣安东尼奥的。这支银黑军团虽然失去了特雷·琼斯 (Tre Jones)、扎克·科林斯 (Zach Collins) 和西迪·西索科 (Sidy Cissoko)，但获得了一位能与维克托·文班亚马 (Victor Wembanyama) 搭档的关键首发控卫，同时也为这支年轻球队增添了一份老将经验。
虽然麦克劳克林的加入起初看起来像是为了配平薪资或填补大名单，但马刺在麦克劳克林身上看到了闪光点，并在去年夏天与他续约一年。
在夏天签下迪伦·哈珀 (Dylan Harper) 之后，麦克劳克林的上场时间似乎变得遥不可及，但这位昨天刚满 30 岁的后卫展现了什么叫做“时刻准备着”。
每当 J-Mac（队友们对他亲昵的称呼）被派上场时，他都处于待命状态。
正如雅各布·道格拉斯 (Jacob Douglas) 在谈到麦克劳克林在周三晚上比赛中的贡献时所指出的：
“麦克劳克林表现得非常稳健。他上场打了 9 分钟，完成了自己的任务，贡献了牛皮糖式的外线防守，保护好球权，并融入到进攻流中。作为一名第四后卫，他几乎做到了马刺所能要求的一切。”
他的上场时间可能不多，但他在场上的表现让马刺这台机器保持持续运转。由于周三斯蒂芬·卡斯尔 (Stephon Castle) 缺阵，迪伦·哈珀迎来了本赛季的第三次首发。这也为麦克劳克林从替补席轮换上场留出了空间。
赛后，在 25 分钟上场时间里表现出色的卡特·布莱恩特 (Carter Bryant) 称赞了队友，并特别提到了麦克劳克林。
“J-Mac 对我来说意义重大。他总是对我说：‘相信你的努力，明白你的时刻总会到来。保持自信’……我们有很多球员在名字被叫到时都能表现出色。就像 J-Mac 做了很多工作。每当他获得上场机会时，我都会非常佩服他，因为他上场的机会并不多。但每次他上场都很稳。他始终如一……非常注重细节……无论他打了一场精彩的比赛还是一场糟糕的比赛，你永远看不出他的情绪起伏，从他的肢体语言中你永远无法判断。所以我非常尊敬他，绝对把他视为榜样。”
随着马刺进入季后赛，板凳末端的上场时间可能会变得更加稀缺。虽然保持健康对于核心球员来说至关重要，但对于麦克劳克林的角色而言，保持状态则是关键。
迟到的生日快乐，J-Mac。感谢你所做的一切，祝愿你在名字被叫到时依然能保持专注和渴望。愿你获得更多机会。
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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Open Thread: Jordan McLaughlin exemplifies the ideal of the “next man up”
Jordan McLaughlin came to the Spurs as part of the trade that put De’Aaron Fox in a Spurs jersey. The Silver & Black lost Tre Jones, Zach Collins, and Sidy Cissoko, but gained a clutch starting point guard to pair with Victor Wembanyama while offering a veteran presence to the young squad.
While the inclusion of McLaughlin may have had the appearance of balancing salaries or rosters, the Spiurs saw something in McLaughlin that led to signing him for an additional year over the past summer.
After the summer acquisition of Dylan Harper, it looked as though minutes for Jordan McLaughlin may never materialize, but the guard who turned 30 yesterday has shown what being ready is all about.
Any time J-Mac (as he is affectionately known by his teammates) is called into action, he is ready.
As Jacob Douglas pointed out regarding McLaughlin’s contributions to Wednesday night’s game:
“McLaughlin is just solid. He came in and did his job for 9 minutes, playing pesky perimeter defense, taking care of the ball, and playing within the flow of the offense. He’s about all the Spurs could ask for in a fourth guard.”
He may not get many minutes, but what he does with them keeps the Spurs machine grinding away. Without Stephon Castle on Wednesday. Dylan Harper got his third start of the season. And this left room to rotate McLaughlin in off the bench.
Afterward, Carter Bryant, who shined in his 25 minutes, gave credit to his teammates and a special shout to McLaughlin.
“J-Mac has been a big part of that for me. He’s been like, ‘Just trust your work, understand your time is going to come. Keep being confident in yourself’…We have a lot of guys that when their name is called upon, they do a great job. Like J-Mac does a lot of stuff. Every time he gets an opportunity to play, I admire J-Mac so much because he doesn’t get the opportunity to play too much. But every time he goes in he’s steady. He’s constant…he’s very detailed…you never see him get high or low whether he’s have a great game or a terrible game, by his body language you can never tell. So I respect him a lot and I look up to him for sure. ”
As the Spurs go into the playoffs, minutes can become even more scarce at the end of the bench. While staying healthy is paramount for the marquee players, staying ready is the key to McLaughlin’s role.
Happy belated birthday, J-Mac. Thanks for all you do and here’s to staying ready and willing when your number is called. May there be many opportunities.
By Jeph Duarte, via Pounding The Rock