By Jeff McDonald, Staff Writer | San Antonio Express-News (SAEN), 2026-05-06 15:17:50
2026年4月27日，周一，丹佛，NBA季后赛首轮第五场，明尼苏达森林狼队前锋凯尔·安德森 (Kyle Anderson) (12号) 在上半场比赛中。(美联社照片/David Zalubowski)
上一次马刺队闯入NBA季后赛次轮时，凯尔·安德森 (Kyle Anderson) 就在阵中。
2017年，这位身高6英尺8英寸的前锋年仅22岁，正处于他职业生涯的第二个赛季。当时马刺队在六场比赛内击败了休斯顿，成功晋级西部决赛，对阵金州勇士队。
在那轮系列赛中，他就在场边见证了勇士队的扎扎·帕楚里亚 (Zaza Pachulia) 垫到了科怀·伦纳德 (Kawhi Leonard) 的脚踝，这成了推倒马刺第一个冠军王朝时代的起始骨牌。
如今，安德森已经32岁了，作为明尼苏达森林狼队的资深老将，他正致力于阻止这支焕然一新、充满活力的马刺队重返他们期待已久的西部决赛。
在本周森林狼队与马刺队的系列赛于圣安东尼奥开打前，《圣安东尼奥新闻快报》(Express-News) 对安德森进行了专访。
以下是安德森关于重返故地、2014年在圣安东尼奥受到的“新秀欢迎仪式”，以及为何即便已经进入第12个赛季，他仍觉得自己不算NBA老将的自述：
E-N：你已经离开快八年了。重返圣安东尼奥对你来说还有回家的感觉吗？
安德森：“在季后赛期间没有。常规赛每次回来，球迷们都会展现出极大的热情，你能呼吸到熟悉的空气。但现在不是那种时候。”
E-N：你认为在马刺队开启职业生涯，对你后来的职业道路有何帮助？
安德森：“主要是从那些伟大的球员身上学习习惯，他们不仅是名人堂成员，场下也是非常棒的人。他们在处理各种状况方面给了我很大帮助。丹尼·格林 (Danny Green)、鲍里斯·迪奥 (Boris Diaw)、保罗·加索尔 (Paul Gasol)、托尼 (Tony)，所有人都是。那是一群非常棒的队友。”
E-N：马刺队在2014年选秀大会上用首轮最后一顺位选中了你，那就在他们夺冠后的几天。作为那支球队当时的新秀，是什么感觉？
安德森：“我说这话他们可能会生气，但我能感觉到在我新秀年的那个赛季，他们真的很疲惫。也许他们没有那么强的动力了。我们在首轮遇到了洛杉矶快船队 (Los Angeles Clippers)，打了七场（最后输了）。那是很有趣的一年。我的第二、三、四年也都很棒。”
E-N：你提到了第一年阵容里有一大堆名人堂成员——蒂姆·邓肯 (Tim Duncan)、托尼·帕克 (Tony Parker)、马努·吉诺比利 (Manu Ginobili)。作为一个刚从加州大学洛杉矶分校 (UCLA) 毕业、年仅21岁的年轻人，和这些人共用一个更衣室，你会感到敬畏吗？
安德森：（笑）“我想我以前跟人说过，直到一月份左右才有人跟我说话。这花了好长一段时间。新秀年我在波特兰打了一场好球，大家终于开始跟我说话了。蒂姆走到我面前，问我：‘你叫什么名字？’”
E-N：你在马刺度过了职业生涯的前四个赛季，2019年去了孟菲斯。在去年夏天森林狼把你带回来之前，你还曾在金州、迈阿密和犹他效力过。那么，被视为一名“久经沙场的老将”是什么感觉？
安德森：“挺酷的。不过在那支（老的马刺）球队里，哪怕到了第12年，你依然不算老。他们有很多38岁、37岁的球员。直到我36、37或38岁之前，我都不会把自己看作老将。”
2017年11月20日，周日，在AT&T中心进行的NBA常规赛亚特兰大老鹰队对阵圣安东尼奥马刺队的比赛结束时，圣安东尼奥马刺队的1号凯尔·安德森祝贺队友12号拉马库斯·阿尔德里奇 (LaMarcus Aldridge)。
E-N：现在的这支马刺队和你当时效力的那支构建方式略有不同，更年轻、更有运动能力。你还看到了哪些不同或相似之处吗？
安德森：（大笑）“是的，他们投了很多强投。如果波波 (Pop) 看到我们当时投那种强顶着防守的球，他肯定会疯掉的。”
E-N：你如何看待你们球队在这轮系列赛中的机会？为了走到这一步，你们在首轮对阵丹佛时克服了不少困难。
安德森：“我认为我们非常出色。我们是一支优秀的球队，有能力击败任何人。我们已经准备好在这轮系列赛中大干一场了。圣安东尼奥的情况也一样。他们是一支非常棒的球队。我们拭目以待。”
E-N：你曾和马刺队上一位明星大前锋邓肯共事过。现在他们由一位风格迥异的超级巨星维克托·文班亚马 (Victor Wembanyama) 领衔。作为圣安东尼奥新的火炬传承人，你对他有什么看法？
安德森：“他是那种难得一见的天才。他在攻防两端所展现出的能力简直疯狂。我很期待他的未来，但我们不希望他赢下这轮系列赛。”
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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Timberwolves’ Kyle Anderson goes deep on early days with the Spurs
Minnesota Timberwolves forward Kyle Anderson (12) in the first half in Game 5 of a first-round NBA playoffs basketball series Monday, April 27, 2026, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
The last time the Spurs advanced to the second round of the NBA playoffs, Kyle Anderson was there.
The 6-foot-8 forward was 22 and in his second professional season in 2017, when the Spurs defeated Houston in six games to qualify for a Western Conference finals meeting against Golden State.
He was courtside in that series when the Warriors’ Zaza Pachulia slid under the ankles of Kawhi Leonard, the first domino that began the demise of the Spurs’ first championship era.
Now Anderson is 32 and a veteran voice on a Minnesota team looking to deny a revamped and reinvigorated Spurs squad their long-awaited return trip to the conference finals.
The Express-News went one-on-one with Anderson before the Timberwolves’ series before it opened this week in San Antonio.
Here is Anderson on a return to familiar stomping grounds, the rookie welcome he received in San Antonio in 2014 and why he still doesn’t feel like an NBA veteran, even in his 12th season:
E-N: You’ve been gone for nearly eight years now. Does a return to San Antonio still feel like a homecoming at all for you?
Anderson: “Not in the playoffs. Every regular-season game coming back, fans show a lot of love and you breathe familiar air. But not now.”
E-N: How do you think starting your career with the Spurs set you up to have the career you’ve had?
Anderson: “Just learning habits from great guys, Hall of Fame players who were great people off the court. They really helped me out handling situations. Danny Green, Boris (Diaw), Paul Gasol, Tony, all those guys. It was a great bunch of guys.”
E-N: The Spurs selected you with the final pick of the first round in the 2014 draft, literally days after winning the NBA championship. What was it like to be a rookie on that team at that time?
Anderson: “They’ll probably get mad at me for saying this, but I could tell they were pretty tired the year after, my rookie year. Maybe they weren’t as inspired. They got the (Los Angeles) Clippers in the first round and went seven games (and lost). It was a fun year. My second, third and fourth year were great too.”
E-N: You mentioned the boatload of Hall of Famers on the roster your first season – Tim Duncan, Tony Parker, Manu Ginobili. Were you at all in awe to be sharing a locker room with those guys as a 21-year-old fresh out of college at UCLA?
Anderson: (Laughs) “I think I’ve told people this before, but nobody spoke to me until like January. It took a while. I had a good game in Portland my rookie year and people finally started speaking to me. Tim came up to me and was like, “What’s your name?”
E-N: You spent the first four seasons of your career with the Spurs, leaving for Memphis in 2019. You also had stints in Golden State, Miami and Utah before the Timberwolves brought you back last summer. So what’s it like to be considered a grizzled veteran?
Anderson: “It’s pretty cool. On that (old Spurs) team, though, even in year 12, you wouldn’t be that old still. They had a lot of 38-year-olds, a lot of 37-year-olds. I don’t see myself as a vet until I’m 36, 37, 38.”
At the end of the game Kyle Anderson #1 of the San Antonio Spurs congratulates LaMarcus Aldridge #12 of the San Antonio Spurs in NBA game Atlanta Hawks v San Antonio Spurs at the AT&T Center on Sunday, November 20, 2017.
E-N: This Spurs squad is built a little differently than the ones you were on, younger and more athletic. Do you see any other differences or similarities?
Anderson: “(Laughing) Yeah, they shoot a lot of contested shots. Pop would have flipped out if we took those kind of contested shots.”
E-N: What do you make of your team’s chances in this series? You guys had to overcome some adversity against Denver in the first round to get here.
Anderson: “I think we’re really good. We’re a good team, capable of beating anybody. We’re ready to rock and roll in this series. The same situation with San Antonio. They’re a really good team. We’ll see how it goes.”
E-N: You played with the Spurs’ last star big man in Duncan. Now they are led by a completely different kind of superstar in Victor Wembanyama. What are your thoughts on him as the new torch-bearer in San Antonio?
Anderson: “He’s a generational talent. The things he can do on the floor on both ends is just crazy. I’m excited to see his future, but we don’t want him to win this series.”
By Jeff McDonald, Staff Writer, via San Antonio Express-News
