By Tom Orsborn, Staff Writer | San Antonio Express-News (SAEN), 2026-05-10 13:11:13
2026年5月6日，星期三，在圣安东尼奥霜冻银行中心举行的西部半决赛第二场比赛中，圣安东尼奥马刺队后卫乔丹·麦克劳克林 (0) 在第四节上篮。马刺队以 133-95 大胜森林狼队，将系列赛大比分扳成 1-1。
明尼阿波利斯——马刺队后卫乔丹·麦克劳克林 (Jordan McLaughlin) 很享受回到七年前他 NBA 职业生涯开启的地方。
2019年，麦克劳克林作为一名落选新秀与森林狼队签约。在2021年9月与球队签下一份多年合同之前，他在明尼阿波利斯度过了职业生涯的前五个赛季。
如今，他为了西部半决赛再次回到了这座城市。
“这种感觉很棒。我在这里从未有过糟糕的时刻，”这位出生于加利福尼亚州的球员麦克劳克林说道，“这座城市对我以及我的妻子都非常友好，我们当时也能走进社区提供一些帮助。如果不冷的话，这是一座被严重低估的城市。冷的时候确实有点残酷，但这里的夏天非常美，春天也很好。”
在2024年7月以自由球员身份加盟萨克拉门托之前，麦克劳克林在主教练克里斯·芬奇 (Chris Finch) 麾下效力了他在明尼苏达的最后四个赛季。
“芬奇非常出色，伙计，”麦克劳克林说道，“他真的很专业，掌控全局。他精通各种战术布置。他是一位伟大的教练，我很荣幸曾为他效力。”
麦克劳克林在代表森林狼队出战的 242 场职业比赛中，场均贡献 4.4 分和 3.1 个篮板。在 2023-24 赛季，他为明尼苏达出战了 56 场比赛，在出场次数超过 50 场且场均出场时间至少 10.0 分钟的球员中，他的助攻失误比 (5.79) 排名全联盟第二。
麦克劳克林表示，他很高兴能与标靶中心里那些相识多年的员工叙旧。
“很多引座员、球童，看着他们长大感觉很好，”他说道，“能与他们以及社区和城市里的人重新建立联系，回到这里真的很酷。”
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Spurs’ Jordan McLaughlin has fond memories of time with Timberwolves
San Antonio Spurs guard Jordan McLaughlin (0) lays the ball in during the fourth quarter of Game 2 of the Western Conference semifinals at Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, Wednesday, May 6, 2026. The Spurs rolled past the Timberwolves 133-95 to even the series at 1-1.
MINNEAPOLIS — Spurs guard Jordan McLaughlin enjoys being back where his NBA career began seven years ago.
McLaughlin spent the first five seasons of his NBA career in Minneapolis after signing with the Timberwolves as an undrafted rookie in 2019 before earning a multi-year pact with the club in September 2021.
Now he’s back in the city for the Western Conference semifinals.
“It was great. I never had a bad moment out here,” McLaughlin, a California native, said. “The city was very welcoming to myself and my wife and we were able to get out in the community and help a little bit as well. It’s a pretty underrated city when it’s not cold. When it’s cold, it’s a little brutal. But summers out here are beautiful, and the spring is nice as well.”
Before signing with Sacramento as a free agent in July 2024, McLaughlin played his final four seasons with Minnesota under coach Chris Finch.
“Finchy’s great, man,” McLaughlin said. “He really knows his stuff. He’s on top of it. He knows his Xs and Os. Really great coach and glad to play for him.”
McLaughlin averaged 4.4 points and 3.1 rebounds per game in 242 career games with the Timberwolves. He saw action in 56 games for Minnesota during the 2023-24 season and ranked second in the NBA in assist-to-turnover ratio (5.79) among players who appeared in 50-plus games and averaged at least 10.0 minutes per contest.
McLaughlin said he has enjoyed catching up with some of the employees at Target Center he got to know through the years.
“A lot of the ushers, the ball kids, it’s nice to see them growing up,” he said. “Reconnecting with them and then people outside in the community and the city, it’s really cool to come back here.”
By Tom Orsborn, Staff Writer, via San Antonio Express-News