By Marilyn Dubinski | Pounding The Rock (PtR), 2026-06-24 18:06:47
当马刺用首轮20号签选中杰登·昆坦斯 (Jayden Quaintance) 时，他们就清楚自己是在做长线投资。虽然他完美符合球队上赛季所缺失的护筐型内线模板，但自从2025年2月在亚利桑那州立大学遭遇前十字韧带和半月板撕裂后，他今年在肯塔基仅出战了4场比赛，始终未能完全恢复到往日水准。这导致他从一个乐透行情的新秀，一路滑落至首轮末段，即便他本是本届选秀中防守前景最好的球员。
他在周二确认，预计将再接受一次医疗手术来清理膝盖，一劳永逸地解决问题。这听起来可能令人生畏，因为此类手术通常需要约6个月的恢复期，所以我们很可能要到下赛季进入2027年之后，才能看到他身披马刺战袍，甚至可能更久。但好消息是，一位知名的NBA医生告诉On3.com，这次手术将是一个长效解决方案，一旦他康复，膝盖的问题应该就能彻底终结。
莱利·威廉姆斯三世 (Riley Williams III) 医生——布鲁克林篮网的首席队医兼骨科外科医生，曾因在2014年为保罗·乔治在美国国家队期间遭遇的触目惊心的开放性胫骨腓骨骨折进行手术而闻名——对昆坦斯受伤的右膝给出了第二诊疗意见，正是这个膝盖让他在列克星敦只打了四场球。威廉姆斯医生建议进行一次后续清理手术，但这可能让他远离赛场六个月。这位身高6尺11寸的新秀的前十字韧带保持完好，膝盖可以维持在目前的状态，但为了永久性解决问题，进行清理手术是更优选择。
…这次手术可能导致他的新秀赛季推迟开启，但换来一份长达15年NBA健康职业生涯的长期回报，才是摆在桌面上的大奖。尽管有传言称他可能跌入第二轮，这让乐透区和首轮中后段的球队始终对他充满兴趣。据接近昆坦斯的消息人士透露，圣安东尼奥在第20顺位的选择，就像是为这位天赋异禀的前锋在选秀之夜准备的一个保护网，而这一基于专业判断的直觉最终被证明是准确的。
有些马刺球迷可能对这种情况感到似曾相识。早在2000年，蒂姆·邓肯 (Tim Duncan) 在常规赛末段撕裂了半月板。他觉得自己能带伤坚持，但马刺为了他的长远职业生涯，决定牺牲那个季后赛以及1999年总冠军的卫冕机会，强迫他立刻接受手术（这让他当时非常懊恼）。如果他没有做手术，或者为了季后赛推迟手术从而导致膝盖受到更严重的损伤，那么我们很可能就不会在这里讨论一位历史前十级别的球员，以及他那跨越19年职业生涯的五座总冠军奖杯了。
虽然我们显然不会给昆坦斯设定邓肯级别的期望（那是维克托·文班亚马的任务），但蒂米是一个光辉的典范，证明了即使你年轻的身体认为自己扛得住，尽早照顾好自己以避免长期影响，最终能带来怎样的成就。
马刺早就清楚他们等得起，可以让昆坦斯安心康复。没有了乐透签必须选对“那个”天选之子的压力，他们展现了在一位极具潜力的球员身上赌一把的意愿——前提是如果他能恢复健康。假设他做到了，这笔风险投资理应物超所值。如果事与愿违，他们也通过向上交易得到26号签选中了小塔里斯·里德，为自己加了一道保险。这是另一位以防守见长、具备即战力的大个子，从第一天起就能填补文班亚马和卢克·科内特身后的轮换空缺。
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Jayden Quaintance expects to undergo knee procedure, miss the start of the 2026-27 season
The Spurs knew they were taking the long approach when they drafted Jayden Quaintance with the 20th overall pick. While he fits the exact big man prototype they were missing last season, he only played in four games for Kentucky this year after suffering a torn ACL and meniscus in February of 2025 with Arizona State, never quite returning to his usual self and causing his slide from lottery prospect to the back of third of the first round despite being the top defensive prospect in the draft.
He confirmed Tuesday that he expects to undergo one more medical procedure to clean up his knee and get right once and for all. That may seem daunting, and such a procedure usually requires about a 6-month recovery period, so it’s very possible we don’t see him in a Spurs uniform until the 2027 portion of next season, if at all, but the good news is one well known NBA doctor told On3.com that the procedure would be a long-term solution, and once he recovers, that should be the end of any issue with that knee.
Dr. Riley Williams III — head team physician and orthopedic surgeon for the Brooklyn Nets and famous for performing surgery on Paul George’s gruesome open tibia-fibula fracture with USA Basketball in 2014 — gave a second opinion on Quaintance’s injured right knee that limited him to four games in Lexington and recommended a follow-up procedure that could keep him off the floor for six months. The 6-foot-11 prospect’s ACL remains fully intact and his knee can be maintained at its current state, but a clean-up is preferred for a permanent resolution.
…This procedure could lead to a delayed start to his rookie season, but the long-term reward of a healthy 15-year career in the NBA is the prize on the table. It kept teams in the lottery and late teens intrigued, despite rumors of a potential fall to the second round. Sources close to Quaintance felt San Antonio at No. 20 was a backstop for the talented forward going into draft night, an educated hunch that proved to be accurate.
This may sound familiar to some Spurs fans. Back in 2000, Tim Duncan tore his meniscus late in the regular season. He felt he could play through it, but the Spurs decided to sacrifice those playoffs and the defense of their 1999 title for the sake of his long-term career and forced him to get surgery then and there (much to his chagrin at the time). Had he not done the surgery or delayed it for the playoffs but caused even more damage to his knee, it’s quite possible we aren’t talking about an all-time top 10 player and five championships across what would become a 19-year career.
While we obviously aren’t giving Quaintance Duncan-level expectations (that’s Victor Wembanyama’s job), Timmy is a shining example of what taking care of yourself early to avoid long-term impact can lead to, even if your young body thinks you can handle it.
The Spurs already knew they could afford be patient and let Quaintance get healthy, and without the pressure that the lottery brings of choosing THE right guy, they showed they were willing to take a chance on a player with extremely high upside if he can get healthy. Assuming he does, he should end up being well worth the risk. If not, they added an insurance policy by trading up to the 26th pick to select Tarris Reed, another defensive minded big man who is NBA-ready and can help fill the gaps behind Wemby and Luke Kornet on day 1.
By Marilyn Dubinski, via Pounding The Rock