By Jared Weiss | The Athletic, 2026-06-29 21:10:47
马刺官方周一宣布，球队侧翼朱利安·尚帕尼 (Julian Champagnie) 同意了一份为期三年、总额4500万美元的新合同。
这位马刺侧翼在常规赛命中了195记三分球，超越了丹尼·格林 (Danny Green) 保持的191记三分的队史纪录。当主教练米奇·约翰逊 (Mitch Johnson) 在今年二月将他提上首发，顶替老将哈里森·巴恩斯 (Harrison Barnes) 之后，马刺队势如破竹，成为了赛季下半程全联盟最炙手可热的球队。在刚刚过去的这个赛季，尚帕尼场均贡献11.1分和5.8个篮板，三分命中率为38.1%，并帮助马刺一路杀进了NBA总决赛。
尽管达龙·福克斯 (De’Aaron Fox) 的顶薪续约本赛季开始生效，马刺目前的薪资空间仍然可控。但随着维克托·文班亚马 (Victor Wembanyama)、斯蒂芬·卡斯尔 (Stephon Castle) 和迪伦·哈珀 (Dylan Harper) 都极有可能在接下来三个赛季拿到顶薪续约，马刺现在就需要用一份中等规模的合同锁定尚帕尼。原本他将继续履行300万美元的球队选项，并在下赛季结束后成为自由球员。现在，马刺用这份新合同将他留在了队中。
随着凯尔登·约翰逊 (Keldon Johnson) 的合同进入最后一年（价值1800万美元），巴恩斯即将成为自由球员，而德文·瓦塞尔 (Devin Vassell) 的合同还剩三年约8000万美元，马刺拥有了一位性价比极高的射手，他既符合球队的长期规划，又保持了阵容的灵活性。卡特·布莱恩特 (Carter Bryant) 也展现出了经过进一步磨炼后能胜任这一角色的闪光点，未来或许能成为最终解决方案。但这支球队现在极度渴求尽可能多的投射火力。
尚帕尼接球后快速出手三分、冲抢篮板以及利用进攻扑防来保持球转移的能力，让他成为了球队的关键一环。他是仅有的两名在季后赛中三分命中率（39.6%）高于常规赛平均水平的核心轮换球员之一（另一位是瓦塞尔，季后赛三分命中率为37.8%）。
然而在季后赛中，尚帕尼在防守端成为了主要的错位攻击目标，谢伊·吉尔杰斯-亚历山大 (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander) 和杰伦·布伦森 (Jalen Brunson) 在相当长的关键时刻里都刻意寻找与他的错位单打机会。此外，在NBA定义的“关键时刻”（即第四节或加时赛最后五分钟，分差在五分以内），他的投篮表现仅为6投1中。但事实上，马刺全队在关键时刻的三分投射都非常挣扎。马刺本赛季有11场季后赛出现了关键时刻，而瓦塞尔是全队唯一在整个季后赛中命中过两记关键三分的球员，这说明了在生死攸关时刻的可靠投篮是球队下赛季最大的短板。而马刺做出了一次明确的押注：尚帕尼能够成为那个他们能够信赖的人。
25岁的尚帕尼是马刺这个时代最杰出的球员培养故事之一，这与十多年前在冠军队伍中扮演类似角色的格林的故事颇为相似。在被费城76人队从双向合同中裁掉后，尚帕尼加盟了马刺。76人队裁掉他腾出了一个名额，从而让马克·麦克朗 (Mac McClung) 得以参加全明星扣篮大赛。而在几天后马刺签下他之前，尚帕尼经历了一段对自己职业生涯能否存续下去的严重自我怀疑。
“我就是受不了那种不知道接下来会发生什么的感觉。生活中很多事情无法掌控，真是太难了，伙计，” 尚帕尼 在一月份告诉 The Athletic。“我的经纪人当时说：‘你会得到机会。我们不知道会在哪儿，但它会发生。’ 但我心里完全没底。我就是很害怕。”
马刺在尚帕尼和他的双胞胎兄弟贾斯汀·尚帕尼 (Justin Champagnie) 之间选择签下了他，而他为自己赢得了一份为期四年的合同，并在今年夏天迎来了球队选项。在球队深陷乐透区的日子里，他成为了临危受命的先发，并在刚刚过去的赛季中证明了自己是首发阵容中在瓦塞尔身边所需的第二射手。最重要的是，他证明了无论何时自己都敢于充满信心地果断出手，而这一点正是马刺想要达到冠军级别所需要所有人具备的特质。
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Julian Champagnie, Spurs agree on 3-year, $45 million contract
San Antonio Spurs wing Julian Champagnie agreed to a new contract that will spread $45 million over the next three seasons, the team announced Monday.
The Spurs wing broke the franchise record for 3s made in the regular season with 195, surpassing Danny Green’s mark of 191. When coach Mitch Johnson moved him into the starting lineup in February, replacing veteran Harrison Barnes, the Spurs went on a tear and were the best team in the NBA in the second half of the season. Champagnie averaged 11.1 points and 5.8 rebounds on 38.1 percent 3-point shooting this past season, as the Spurs made it all the way to the NBA Finals.
San Antonio’s salary-cap situation is manageable today, even as De’Aaron Fox’s max extension kicks in this season. But with Victor Wembanyama, Stephon Castle and Dylan Harper all likely to get max extensions over the next three seasons, the Spurs needed to lock in Champagnie to a mid-sized deal now. He would have played on a $3 million team option and become a free agent after next season. Now, the Spurs will have him locked up on his new deal.
With Keldon Johnson entering the final year of his deal at $18 million, Barnes hitting free agency and Devin Vassell having three years remaining at roughly $80 million, the Spurs have a well-priced shooter who fits their long-term plans while still providing flexibility. Carter Bryant showed flashes of becoming that guy with more development and could be the solution eventually. But this team needs as much shooting as it can get.
Champagnie’s ability to launch 3s quickly off the catch, crash the glass and attack closeouts to keep the ball moving made him a vital cog. He was one of two core rotation players to shoot above their regular-season 3-point average in the postseason at 39.6 percent (Vassell shot 37.8 percent).
However, Champagnie became the primary cross-match target on defense in the playoffs, and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Jalen Brunson spent much of crunch time hunting isolation matchups on him. He also shot just 1 for 6 in clutch situations, defined by the NBA as the final five minutes of the fourth quarter or overtime with a point differential of five or fewer. But everyone on the Spurs shot terribly from deep in the clutch. The Spurs played 11 postseason games with clutch situations, and Vassell was the only Spurs player to hit two clutch 3s over the entire postseason, indicating that reliable shooting with the game on the line is the team’s biggest need next season. The Spurs have made a clear bet that Champagnie can become the guy they can count on.
The 25-year-old Champagnie is one of the Spurs’ best development stories of this era, a similar story to Green, who filled a similar role on the Spurs’ title teams over a decade ago. Champagnie made his way to the Spurs after getting cut from his two-way deal by the Philadelphia 76ers, who opened a spot on their roster that allowed Mac McClung to participate in the All-Star dunk contest. Before the Spurs signed him a few days later, Champagnie went through a moment of serious doubt that his career would last.
“I don’t do well with just not knowing what’s about to happen. It’s so hard not controlling things in life, man,” Champagnie told The Athletic in January. “My agent was like: ‘You will get an opportunity. We don’t know where it’ll be, but it’ll happen.’ But I had no clue. I was just scared.”
The Spurs signed him over his twin brother, Justin, and he earned himself a four-year deal, culminating in the team option this summer. He became a spot starter as the team continued to live in the draft lottery, then proved to be the second shooter they needed in the starting lineup alongside Vassell this past season. Most importantly, he proved willing to shoot with full confidence at any moment, something the Spurs will need more of across the board to reach a championship level.
By Jared Weiss, via The Athletic