By Tom Orsborn, Staff Writer | San Antonio Express-News (SAEN), 2026-04-13 11:17:37
在周日马刺以118-128不敌丹佛掘金的比赛中，第四节初期，马刺后卫斯蒂芬·卡斯尔 (Stephon Castle) 与新秀前锋卡特·布莱恩特 (Carter Bryant) 完成了一记本赛季最精彩的空接扣篮。随后，卡斯尔开玩笑地责备了布莱恩特。
“他让我别像个怪人一样盯着他看，”布莱恩特在常规赛收官战后的新闻发布会上说道。
这一回合始于掘金球员大卫·罗迪 (David Roddy) 上篮不中后卡斯尔抢下篮板。卡斯尔带球推进，发现布莱恩特正加速甩开防守冲向篮筐。
卡斯尔从中场位置将球传出，落点恰到好处，布莱恩特顺势完成暴扣。在比赛还剩11分14秒时，这一球将比分追至95-101，也让坐在替补席上的受伤球星维克托·文班亚马 (Victor Wembanyama) 起身为这次配合鼓掌。
赛后，卡斯尔因为布莱恩特大声朝他要球而调侃了他。
“他当时说，‘兄弟，你这么大个儿很难看不见。你身高6英尺8英寸，跑得飞快，’”布莱恩特说道，“他说，‘我看到你了，我保证。’我回道，‘我的错。’”
听到布莱恩特的评论后，卡斯尔说：“是的，他一直在喊我的名字。他差点就暴露了自己的意图。但我看到他了，我一直都盯着他呢。”
此役是卡斯尔因各种小伤缺阵两场后的复出首战，他在29分钟内砍下10分、11个篮板和9次助攻的准三双数据。
卡特在职业生涯新高的30分钟出场时间里，贡献了13分、5个篮板、赛季新高的5次助攻以及赛季最佳的3次盖帽。
除了接卡斯尔传球完成的空接扣篮外，他在上半场还曾在尼古拉·约基奇 (Nikola Jokic) 头顶完成了一记势大力沉的双手暴扣。
卡特是马刺在去年6月的2025年NBA选秀大会上以首轮第14顺位选中的。在经历了一个缓慢的开局后，他以强劲的表现结束了本赛季。在最后三场比赛中，他场均得到14.0分、4.7个篮板和3.7次助攻，三分球场均出手5.3次，命中率高达56.3%。
整个赛季，这位20岁的亚利桑那大学校友共出战71场比赛，场均得到4.2分、2.5个篮板和0.7次助攻，三分球场均出手2.2次，命中率为33.5%。
“根本没人预料到我今年能打上球，”布莱恩特说，“很多人认为我一整年都会在发展联盟 (G League) 度过。所以我为自己感到超级自豪，也非常感谢队友们不断激励我。有时当你看着镜子觉得自己‘什么都做不好’时，他们会告诉你，‘你会没事的，继续努力。’”
“所以我非常感激他们。”
哪怕其中有人叫他“怪人”。
由生成式 AI 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 Stephon Castle called Spurs rookie Carter Bryant a ‘weirdo’
Spurs guard Stephon Castle playfully chastised rookie forward Carter Bryant after the two connected early in the fourth quarter of Sunday’s 128-118 loss to Denver on one of the most spectacular lob dunks of the season.
“He told me to stop staring at him like a weirdo,” Bryant said from the podium after the regular season finale.
The play began with Castle grabbing the rebound after a missed layup by the Nuggets’ David Roddy. Bringing the ball up court, Castle spotted Bryant racing past the defense toward the basket.
Castle released the ball from half court, putting it in perfect position for Bryant to complete a slam that pulled the Spurs within 101-95 with 11:14 left and brought injured star Victor Wembanyama out of his seat on the bench to applaud the play.
Afterward, Castle got on Bryant for shouting at him to make the pass.
“He was like, ‘You’re hard to miss, bro. You’re six (foot) eight. You’re running extremely fast,’ " Bryant said. "He was like, ‘I see you. I promise.’ I was like, ‘My bad.’ "
Told Bryant’s comments, Castle said, “Yeah, he was screaming my name. He almost gave it (away) for himself. But I saw him. I saw him the whole time.”
Castle finished the game with a near triple-double, recording 10 points, 11 rebounds and nine assists in 29 minutes in his return from a two-game absence due to a variety of nagging injuries.
Carter had 13 points, five rebounds, a season-high five assists and a season-best three blocks in a season-high 30 minutes.
In addition to the lob dunk from Castle, he had a forceful two-handed slam over Nikola Jokic in the first half.
Carter, who the Spurs selected 14th overall last June in the 2025 NBA Draft, finished the season strong after a slow start, averaging 14.0 points, 4.7 rebounds and 3.7 assists while shooting 56.3% from 3-point range on 5.3 attempts over the last three games.
For the season, the 20-year-old Arizona alumnus averaged 4.2 points, 2.5 rebounds and 0.7 assists while shooting 33.5% from beyond the arc on 2.2 attempts over 71 games.
“Nobody expected me to play this year at all,” Bryant said. “A lot of people thought I’d be in the G (League) all year. So I’m just super proud of myself and super thankful for my teammates for constantly pushing me. Sometimes when you’re looking in the mirror and you’re like, ‘I can’t do anything right,’ they are telling you, ‘You’re going to be just fine. Just keep going.’
"So I’m super grateful for them.”
Even when one of them calls him a weirdo.
By Tom Orsborn, Staff Writer, via San Antonio Express-News