By Jeph Duarte | Pounding The Rock (PtR), 2026-04-27 11:00:00
今天，“冰人”迎来了他的 74 岁生日。
这听起来有些不可思议，但事实确实如此。
1974 年，乔治·格文 (George Gervin) 在被弗吉尼亚绅士队交易至圣安东尼奥马刺队后来到了这里。那是 ABA 联盟的最后几年。
交易后不久，格文获得了参加 NBA 选秀的资格，并在第 40 顺位被菲尼克斯太阳队选中，但他拒绝了 NBA 的邀请，选择留在马刺。两年后，ABA 与 NBA 合并，格文也随之进入了 NBA。
格文为这支银黑军团带来了华丽的进攻球风，彻底改变了马刺队的比赛方式。作为球队核心，他将马刺提升到了竞争者的行列。他在马刺一直效力到 1985 年，期间除了一个赛季外，每年都带队打入了季后赛。
在他的最后一个 NBA 赛季，他被交易到了芝加哥公牛队。他曾与年轻的迈克尔·乔丹 (Michael Jordan) 并肩作战了一个赛季，随后前往意大利的罗马万通银行队、美国大陆篮球协会 (CBA) 的四城雷霆队以及西班牙的曼雷萨队效力，最终于 1990 年退役。
退役后，格文以社区领袖的身份回到了圣安东尼奥，为弱势群体儿童创造安全的成长空间。1991 年，他成立了乔治·格文青年中心。
次年，他重新加入圣安东尼奥马刺队，这次是担任助理教练。他在任的两年间，大卫·罗宾逊 (David Robinson) 正是马刺的核心；随着格文辅佐这位即将再次改变队史的球员，球队的火炬也完成了传承。
在马刺队自 2019 年以来的首场季后赛中，格文和他的妹妹芭芭拉·格文-霍金斯 (Barbra Gervin-Hawkins) 在球场上接受了表彰，以纪念乔治·格文学院成立 30 周年。
在篮球退役后的 30 年里，他一直扎根于社区。而“冰人”选择留在了圣安东尼奥。这提醒着我们，这个社区包容并热爱着它的球员，这也是为什么你可能会看到格文在家具店闲逛，或者看到罗宾逊坐在墨西哥餐厅里就在你邻桌，或者在 H-E-B 超市偶遇布鲁斯·鲍文 (Bruce Bowen)，或者看到蒙蒂·威廉姆斯 (Monty Williams) 在执教高中篮球，亦或是看到蒂姆·邓肯 (Tim Duncan)、马努·吉诺比利 (Manu Ginobili) 和戈尔吉·吉昂 (Gorgui Dieng) 一起观看马刺比赛，还有托尼·帕克 (Tony Parker) 坐在前排，以及法布里齐奥·奥博托 (Fabricio Oberto) 或鲍里斯·迪奥 (Boris Diaw) 回来探访。
社区接纳了他们，球迷们爱戴他们，而他们也在这里度过了伟大的岁月。
说实话，这一切都始于格文。他带着那标志性的微笑和非凡的风采来到这里，并掌控了局面。他奠定了基调，引领了后来罗宾逊和邓肯的领袖时代，直到现在的文班亚马 (Victor Wembanyama)。
这一切始于五十多年前。
这听起来有些不可思议，但事实确实如此。
生日快乐，“冰人”。希望这是史诗般的一天。
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: Happy birthday to George Gervin
Today the Iceman turns 74.
That doesn’t seem possible, but it’s true.
He moved here in 1974 in after being traded to the San Antonio Spurs by the Virginia Squires. This was in the final years of the ABA.
Soon after the trade, Gervin became eligible for the NBA draft and was chosen 40th overall by the Phoenix Suns, but he turned down the NBA to stay with the Spurs. Two years later, the ABA and NBA merged, bringing Gervin into the NBA.
Gervin brought an offensive flair the Silver & Black that revolutionized the Spurs game. He was their centerpiece elevating them as contenders. He played with the Spurs until 1985, making the postseason for all but one year.
In his final NBA season, he was traded to the Chicago Bulls. He played one season alongside a young Michael Jordan, then moved to playing in Italy with Banco di Roma, Continental Basketball Association Quad City Thunder, and TDK Manrese in Spain before retiring in 1990.
After retiring, Gervin returned to San Antonio as a community leader, creating safe spaces for underprivileged children. In 1991, he established the George Gervin Youth Center.
The following year he rejoined the San Antonio Spurs, this time as an assistant coach. He served for two years while David Robinson was the centerpiece of the Spurs, the mantle being passed as Gervin worked with the next player to revolutionize the franchise.
At the first Spurs playoff game since 2019, George and his sister Barbra Gervin-Hawkins were honored on the court in recognition of the 30th anniversary of the George Gervin Academy.
30 years in the community after retiring from basketball. And The Iceman chose to stay here in San Antonio. A reminder that this community embraces its players, part of the reason you can see George Gervin walking through a furniture store, or David Robinson sitting next to you in a Mexican restaurant, or bump into Bruce Bowen at H-E-B, or Monty Williams coaching high school ball, or see Tim Duncan, Manu Ginobili, and Gorgui Dieng watching a Spurs game, or Tony Parker on the front row, or Fabricio Oberto or Boris Diaw returning for a visit.
The community embraces them, the crowds love them, and they had great years here.
And if we’re really being honest, it started with Gervin. He came in with his winning smile, and his pinache and simply took over. He set the tone that brought the leadership of David Robsinon and Tim Duncan, and now Victor Wembanyama.
It started over fifty years ago.
That doesn’t seem possible, but it’s true.
Happy birthday, Iceman. I hope it is an epic day.
By Jeph Duarte, via Pounding The Rock