By Tom Orsborn, Staff Writer | San Antonio Express-News (SAEN), 2026-06-25 21:00:20
2026年6月25日，星期四，圣安东尼奥，圣安东尼奥马刺队新秀小塔里斯·里德（右）在胜利资本表现中心的新闻发布会上，与他的新秀队友贾科比·吉莱斯皮握手。
小塔里斯·里德 (Tarris Reed Jr.) 相信，他已经与他的新队友们建立了一种独特的联系。
这位来自康涅狄格大学的强硬中锋和马刺队，都刚刚经历了痛苦的争冠失利，这种痛楚很可能会持续很长时间。
在马刺队于NBA总决赛中五场不敌纽约尼克斯队近两周后，他们于周二向上交易，以第26顺位选中了里德。而在此近三个月前，哈士奇队在NCAA全国冠军赛中以63-69输给了密歇根狼獾队。
“我懂那种感觉，为某件事如此努力、不知疲倦地付出，为它彻夜难眠，最终却功亏一篑——这是一种截然不同的感受，”里德在周四的一场向当地媒体介绍四名新秀的新闻发布会上说道。
这位22岁的圣路易斯人表示，对他和马刺队来说，不幸中的万幸是，他们在进入下赛季时都将背负着证明自己的决心，并努力弥补遗憾。
在对阵密歇根大学的比赛中，里德得到13分和14个篮板，但他全场12投仅4中。康涅狄格大学也因此遭遇了队史七次冠军赛之旅中的首场失利。
马刺新秀塔里斯·里德谈到加入另一位康大校友斯蒂芬·卡斯尔所在的球队时表示：“知道今年能和我的一位康大哈士奇队友并肩作战，这感觉会非常特别。我们肯定会聊一些关于赫尔利教练的很酷、很疯狂、很有趣的故事，或者他…… pic.twitter.com/ukhCf3kmon
— 马刺国度 (@ Spurs_Nation) 2026年6月25日
马刺队在总决赛对阵尼克斯的每场比赛中都曾取得过两位数的领先优势，包括在第四场一度领先29分，却被纽约队逆转，创造了总决赛历史上最大分差的翻盘纪录。
“那可能是我人生中最艰难的时刻，特别是你为之付出了那么多努力，甚至不确定自己是否真的能达到那个高度，然后你真的站到了那里，可当你到了那里，最终却功亏一篑，”里德说，“这是一种无法形容的感觉，很艰难，令人难受。坦白说，直到今天，那种感觉仍然挥之不去。”
“但是的，我认为这对我们明年来说将是一种巨大的动力。（我们）会带着那种不甘心，想要真正地去纠正错误。”
膝盖计划尚不明确： 杰登·昆坦斯 (Jayden Quaintance) 表示，关于马刺队计划如何增强他接受过手术修复的右膝，他没有任何确切的消息可以提供。
这名前锋在马刺队于周二晚以第20顺位选中他后表示，他在2025年3月19日于菲尼克斯的梅奥诊所（当时他还是亚利桑那州立大学的一名新生）接受了右膝前交叉韧带撕裂修复手术后，将面临再次手术。
现年18岁的昆坦斯上赛季在肯塔基大学期间，大部分时间都因手术恢复或伤病管理而缺席比赛。
“我还不知道任何具体的计划，但我知道这里（马刺队）说他们的首要任务是确保我能百分之百的健康，”他说。“所以，就是要信任这里的医疗团队，他们能把我放在最有利的位置上，助我成功。”
昆坦斯周四在右腿上套着一个很长的黑色护套，他说还没有人告诉他是否会参加夏季联赛。
新秀准备向传奇取经： 前锋马利克·布朗 (Maliq Brown) 表示，在周四早上于训练馆看到马刺队的传奇球星蒂姆·邓肯和马努·吉诺比利之后，他渴望能从他们那里汲取智慧。
“就是想问他们各种不同的问题，不仅仅是关于篮球，还包括如何在场上场下做好一个普通人，努力成为一个更好的人，”现年22岁的布朗说。在上赛季作为杜克大学的大四学生表现出色后，马刺队于周三在第二轮选中了他。
马刺队在让他们的2026届新秀参与社区外展工作方面毫不迟疑。这四名新秀计划于周五在圣道大学举办的马刺体育学院夏令营中与孩子们见面。
计划中的空接扣篮： 身高不足的后卫贾科比·吉莱斯皮 (Ja’Kobi Gillespie) 表示，他已经想象过给维克托·文班亚马送出空接扣篮了。
马刺队于周三在第二轮选中了这位身高6英尺、体重180磅的田纳西大学校友。
“是的，当然。只要把球往天上扔就行了，”22岁的吉莱斯皮说，“看起来就是这样。”
吉莱斯皮上赛季作为大四学生，场均送出职业生涯新高的5.4次助攻。
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Why rookie Tarris Reed Jr., Spurs already share a bond
San Antonio Spurs rookie Tarris Reed Jr., right, shakes hands with his new rookie teammate Ja’Kobi Gillespie during a news conference at Victory Capital Performance Center in San Antonio, Thursday, June 25, 2026.
Tarris Reed Jr. believes he already shares a unique bond with his new teammates.
The rugged center from Connecticut and the Spurs are both coming off bitter championship losses that likely will sting for a long time.
The Spurs, nearly two weeks removed from their five-game defeat to the New York Knicks in the NBA Finals, traded up to select Reed 26th overall Tuesday, nearly three months after the Huskies suffered a 69-63 loss to the Michigan Wolverines in the NCAA national championship game.
“I know the feeling, working for something so hard, tirelessly, having sleepless nights about it, coming up short - it’s a different type of feeling,” Reed said Thursday at a press conference to introduce the four-member rookie class to the local media.
The silver lining for him and the Spurs is they will enter next season with chips on their shoulders while striving to make amends, the 22-year-old St. Louis native said.
Reed finished with 13 points and 14 rebounds against Michigan, where he played his first two seasons of college ball, but was 4 of 12 from the field as Connecticut suffered its first loss in seven title game appearances.
Spurs draft pick Tarris Reed, on joining fellow UConn product Stephon Castle: “Just knowing I have another fellow UConn Husky to play alongside with this year is going to be pretty special. Definitely going to talk about some cool, crazy, funny Hurley stories, or something he… pic.twitter.com/ukhCf3kmon
— Spurs Nation (@ Spurs_Nation) June 25, 2026
The Spurs enjoyed double-digit leads in every game against the Knicks, including a 29-point cushion in Game 4 that New York overcame for the biggest comeback in Finals history.
“That was probably the toughest moment of my life, especially working so hard for it, not knowing that you can really get there and then you’re actually there, and then when you get there, you come up short,” Reed said. "It’s an undescribable feeling and it’s tough. It’s uncomfortable. It definitely sticks with me a little bit to this day, I’m not going to lie.
“But, yeah, I feel like that’s going to be huge for us next year. (We) have that chip on our shoulder and (will be) wanting to really make things right.”
Plan for knee unclear: Jayden Quaintance said he didn’t have any firm details to offer regarding the Spurs’ plans to bolster his surgically repaired right knee.
The forward said after the Spurs selected him 20th overall Tuesday night he faces another surgery after undergoing a procedure to repair a torn ACL in his right knee March 19, 2025 at the Mayo Clinic in Phoenix while a freshman at Arizona State.
Quaintance, 18, missed most of last season with Kentucky while either recovering from the surgery or undergoing injury management.
“Don’t know anything concrete all the way up, but I know here (the Spurs) said their priority is making sure I’m 100% hopefully healthy,” he said. “So just trusting the medical staff here that they’re going to put me in the best position to be successful.”
Quaintance, who wore a long black sleeve on his right leg Thursday, said he hasn’t been told yet whether he will participate in Summer League.
Rookie ready to learn from legends: Forward Maliq Brown said he is eager to pick the brains of Tim Duncan and Manu Ginobili after seeing the Spurs greats at the practice facility Thursday morning.
“Just asking them different questions, not just about basketball, but about being a human on and off the court, just trying to be a better person,” said the 22-year-old Brown, who the Spurs selected in the second round Wednesday after he starred as a senior at Duke last season.
The Spurs aren’t wasting any time when it comes to getting their 2026 rookie class involved in their community outreach work. The four rookies are scheduled to meet with youngsters at the Spurs Sports Academy summer camp Friday at the University of the Incarnate Word.
Lob dunks planned: Undersized guard Ja’Kobi Gillespie said he has already envisioned feeding Victor Wembanyama for lob dunks.
The Spurs selected the 6-foot, 180-pound Tennessee alumnus in the second round Wednesday.
“Yeah, for sure. Just throw it up there,” Gillespie, 22, said. “That’s what it looks like.”
Gillespie averaged a career-high 5.4 assists as a senior last season.
By Tom Orsborn, Staff Writer, via San Antonio Express-News