By Jeph Duarte | Pounding The Rock (PtR), 2026-06-04 11:00:00
你知道在达龙·福克斯 (De’Aaron Fox) 被交易到圣安东尼奥马刺之前，里奇·保罗 (Rich Paul) 曾计划推动一笔涉及达里厄斯·加兰 (Darius Garland) 前往圣安东尼奥的交易吗？我也不知道。但甚至在福克斯有意离开萨克拉门托之前，这位著名的经纪人就已经预见到这座阿拉莫城需要一位持球手了。
里奇·保罗透露，在福克斯交易之前，他曾准备将达里厄斯·加兰交易至马刺，而且福克斯对于在文班之后担任二号人物完全没有意见：
“我记得有一笔交易正准备发生，达龙和我当时正在讨论这件事，我们聊到了…… pic.twitter.com/FbSTIaqQ1J
— Wemby Alien Era (@ WembyAlienEra) 2026年6月3日
里奇·保罗透露，达里厄斯·加兰当时对克利夫兰感到沮丧。保罗一直在酝酿一笔去马刺的交易。而当时，福克斯还没有离开萨克拉门托的想法。
保罗分享道：
“我记得有一笔交易正准备发生，达龙和我当时正在讨论这件事，我们聊到了他可以去的不同选择等等，显然我差不多已经把马刺给安排妥当了……起初那个人不是达龙，而是我代理的另一位后卫，我当时设想着让他去那里，因为达龙当时还不想被交易……那个人是达里厄斯·加兰。他很心烦，也很沮丧，他想离开……而马刺在拿到2号签之前，他们需要一名控球后卫。我当时想，在文班身边，凭借他的投射和所有这些能力（会很合适）。后来情况发生了变化，他又觉得没问题了。接着迈克·布朗 (Mike Brown) 被解雇了……所以在达龙的案子里，当他终于走到‘你知道吗，可能到时候了’这一步时，我们进行了一次谈话，我们谈到的其中一件事就是：好，如果你去了马刺，你介意当二号人物吗？而（福克斯）甚至毫不犹豫。‘当然，绝对没问题。’”
首先，幕后发生的一切难道不令人惊叹吗？一位为客户着想的经纪人，通过四处斡旋，将他送到最有利于成功的最佳位置。组建一支强大球队背后如同博弈棋局般的运筹帷幄，真是令我大开眼界。我也很欣赏福克斯对于在文班的聚光灯之外打球毫无怨言。他曾公开表达过这一点，但得知这确实是他的真实想法，更加印证了这笔交易对福克斯和马刺来说都是一个双赢的结果。
你们怎么看，各位马刺球迷？加兰能产生和福克斯相同的影响力吗？这两者之间确实有相似之处。但正如我们所见，球队的化学反应对马刺的成功起到了举足轻重的作用。就目前而言，他们已经发展成为一个凝聚力极强的整体。加兰能够无缝融入这支全新面貌的马刺吗？
我们已经和达龙·福克斯一起打进了总决赛，但不妨让我们对这种假设展开一些有趣的畅想。
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。
点击查看原文：Open Thread: How trading for Darius Garland could have altered the Spurs
Open Thread: How trading for Darius Garland could have altered the Spurs
Did you know that before De’Aaron Fox was traded to the San Antonio Spurs, Rich Paul had planned to push a trade to San Antonio involving Darius Garland? Neither did I. But even before Fox was interested in leaving Sacramento, the famed agent saw the need for a ball-handler in the Alamo City.
Rich Paul reveals he had Darius Garland lined up for a trade to the Spurs prior to the Fox trade, and that Fox had no problem with being the #2 behind Wemby:
"I remember a trade getting ready to take place and De’Aaron and I were talking about it, and we were talking about… pic.twitter.com/FbSTIaqQ1J
— Wemby Alien Era (@ WembyAlienEra) June 3, 2026
Rich Paul reveals Darius Garland was frustrated with Cleveland. Paul had been working up a trade to the Spurs. At the time, Fox had not been interested in leaving Sacramento.
Paul shared,
“I remember a trade getting ready to take place and De’Aaron and I were talking about it, and we were talking about different options where he could go etc, and obviously I had the Spurs kinda teed up.. At first it wasn’t De’Aaron, it was another guard that I represent that I was envisioning going there, because De’Aaron wasn’t wanting to be traded yet.. It was Darius Garland. He was flustered, he was frustrated and he wanted to get out.. and the Spurs before they got the 2nd pick, they needed a point guard. And I thought next to Wemby, with shooting and all that. And then things changed and he was fine. And then so now Mike Brown got fired.. and so in De’Aaron’s case when he finally got to the point to where ‘you know what it’s probably time’, and we’re having a conversation, one of the things we talked about was: OK if you get to the Spurs, are you OK being number 2? And (Fox) didn’t even flinch. ‘Absolutely, absolutely.'”
First of all, isn’t it amazing what goes on behind the scenes. An agent, looking out for his client, is wheeling and dealing to get him into the best position to succeed. Blows my mind, the chess that goes into putting together a formidable team. I also loved that Fox never had a problem playing just outside of Wemby’s spotlight. He’s said it publicly, but knowing that’s how he truly feels solidified that the trade worked out well for Fox and the Spurs.
What do you think, Pounders? Could Garland have made the same impact that Fox has made? There are similarities between the two for certain. But as we’ve seen, the dynamic of the team factors heavily into the success of the Spurs. As it stands, they have developed into a cohesive unit. Could Garland have blended seamlessly into this incarnation of the Spurs?
We’re in the NBA Finals with De’Aaron Fox, but have some fun with with the hypothetical.
By Jeph Duarte, via Pounding The Rock