By Marilyn Dubinski | Pounding The Rock (PtR), 2026-07-01 15:50:59
今年的新秀们正迅速赢得马刺球迷的喜爱，其中最受欢迎的或许莫过于第26顺位新秀塔里斯·里德 (Tarris Reed)。他显然是这群人中最有个性的一个，并且已经制造了几个令人难忘的瞬间。例如，作为一个气象迷，我总是很乐意看到新秀们（其实是任何人）在夏天抵达圣安东尼奥时被这里的酷热所震惊。当年德胡安·布莱尔 (DeJuan Blair) 也是如此，如今里德同样重蹈覆辙——他已经被热得受不了了，而且在听说天气还会变得更热时，脸上写满了无奈。
马刺新秀小塔里斯·里德 (Tarris Reed Jr.) 已经开始对南德克萨斯的酷热严阵以待了。
“这里的热完全不一样。那是另一种热，我不知道自己能不能顶得住。”
在被告知天气还会变得更糟时：
“每个人都这么说。为什么每个人都这么说？” pic.twitter.com/hkhzxeHyCk
— Spurs Nation (@ Spurs_Nation) 2026年6月30日
抱歉了，塔里斯，但事实确实如此：这仅仅是个开始。南德克萨斯的夏天是出了名的漫长、炎热且潮湿。在接下来的几个月里，平均最高气温还会再上升4到5华氏度，最早要到10月份才会有所缓解。你可能在密苏里州圣路易斯长大时经历过热浪，但那里没有夹杂着高湿度带来的高酷热指数——在这里，95华氏度体感温度能达到110华氏度。在南方，这只是生活的一部分。
另一个在选秀夜疯传的瞬间是，里德当时正好随身带着一只马刺泰迪熊。他在和某人（大概是布莱恩·莱特 (Brian Wright) 或米奇·约翰逊 (Mitch Johnson)）通话时提到，这是他在8岁时得到的。
小塔里斯·里德在被选中的那个晚上随身带着一只马刺泰迪熊
“拿到这个的时候我大概才8岁……这太疯狂了，兄弟，这是一种恩赐，圣安东尼奥是我的最爱。”#GoSpursGo #PorVida pic.twitter.com/DSxIB8QEo9
— Wemby Alien Era (@ WembyAlienEra) 2026年6月28日
这是一个很有爱的瞬间（另外，帽子弄混的插曲也很有趣——我知道最初是丹佛选中了他，但那顶波士顿的帽子是从哪儿冒出来的？），在昨天夏季联赛训练结束后的首次非正式媒体见面会上，他有机会详细讲述了这件事。
当时他和家人在奥兰多的迪士尼乐园度假（尽管现在他说自己当时是12或13岁），他们去了一家NBA主题餐厅，他在那里玩了娃娃机，碰巧抓到了一只马刺泰迪熊。当时他非常喜欢它，因为那还是“三巨头+科怀·莱昂纳德 (Kawhi Leonard)”的时代。十年后，当他为选秀前的试训做准备时，他碰巧在房间里注意到了这只熊。这让他觉得为马刺效力会是一件很酷的事情（尽管他当时并没指望这一点），但他的妈妈还是把这只熊带到了他的选秀观看派对上。然后，你瞧，马刺通过交易向上交易选签选下了他。就好像命运一直在向他透露其计划一样。
小塔里斯·里德谈到他的马刺泰迪熊：
“我们去奥兰多旅行，去了迪士尼乐园。我们顺道去了一家餐厅……我最后玩了娃娃机，不知怎么的我就赢了，拿到了这只马刺泰迪熊。
而且这还是在，你知道的，那个巅峰时期……” https://t.co/9jEOqWNXz8 pic.twitter.com/kOldYxYaef
— Wemby Alien Era (@ WembyAlienEra) 2026年6月30日
里德并不是唯一一个已经拥有属于自己“马刺时刻”的球员。杰登·昆坦斯 (Jayden Quaintance) 在他的媒体见面会上，无意中说出蒂姆·邓肯 (Tim Duncan) 是他祖父最喜欢的球员，这让全场哄堂大笑，也让在座的每个人都觉得自己老了。他还展现出了自己“宅男”的一面，试图安利里德入坑动漫。（从大卫·罗宾逊 (David Robinson) 到邓肯、维克托·文班亚马 (Victor Wembanyama)，再到如今的昆坦斯，马刺选择“宅男”大个子的传统仍在延续。）
杰登·昆坦斯表示，《死亡笔记》是那部能让小塔里斯·里德成为动漫迷的作品。
这两个新秀相处得真快
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— SpursNationSA (@ SpursNation_SA) 2026年6月30日
鉴于这是自2019年以来马刺首次没有进入乐透区，这届新秀的到来以及他们在圣安东尼奥的活动，与前几年相比显得稍微低调了一些。然而，他们显然玩得很开心，从会见传奇名宿，到参观训练设施、霜冻银行中心（Frost Bank Center）、河滨步道（River Walk）等等。如果你想了解他们选秀夜经历、抵达以及圣安东尼奥之旅的幕后花絮，不妨看看马刺官方发布的这段视频。这绝对能温暖你的心（并在我们度过目前看来相当无聊的自由市场期时提供一些娱乐，大概所有人都在等待勒布朗·詹姆斯 (LeBron James) 做出决定）。
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How a Disney World claw machine foretold Tarris Reed’s destiny as a Spur
This year’s rookie class is quickly endearing itself to Spurs fans, and perhaps none more so than 26th overall pick Tarris Reed. He clearly has the most personality of the bunch and has already produced several memorable moments. For example, as someone who is a weather nerd, I’ve always enjoyed when rookies (or anyone, really) arrives in San Antonio in the summer and is surprised by the heat. It happened with DeJuan Blair back in the day, and it happened again with Reed, who is already overwhelmed by it and appeared exasperated when told it would only get worse.
Spurs rookie Tarris Reed Jr. is already bracing for the South Texas heat.
“The heat is different out here. That’s another heat; I don’t know if I can handle it.”
Upon being told that it gets worse:
“Everyone says that. Why does everyone say that?” pic.twitter.com/hkhzxeHyCk
— Spurs Nation (@ Spurs_Nation) June 30, 2026
Sorry, Tarris, but it’s true: this is just the beginning. South Texas summers are notoriously long, hot and humid. The average high will go up another 4-5 degrees (Fahrenheit) across the next few months, and there won’t be any relief until October at the earliest. You may have experienced heat waves growing up in St. Louis, Missouri, but it didn’t have the humidity mixed in for high heat indexes, where 95 degrees can feel like 110. Down here, it’s just a way of life.
Another moment that went viral was on draft night was Reed happened to have a Spurs teddy bear with him, which he said he got when he was 8-years-old while on the phone with someone (presumably Brian Wright or Mitch Johnson).
Tarris Reed Jr had a Spurs teddy bear with him on the night he was drafted
“I was like 8 years old when this was up there.. this is crazy, it’s a blessing bro, San Antonio is my favorite.”#GoSpursGo #PorVida pic.twitter.com/DSxIB8QEo9
— Wemby Alien Era (@ WembyAlienEra) June 28, 2026
It was a cute moment (plus the mix-up of hats was funny — I get that it was initially Denver that drafted him, but where did the Boston hat come from?), and he got a chance to elaborate on it his first informal media session following summer league practice yesterday.
He was at Disney World in Orlando with his family (although now he’s saying he was 12 or 13), and they visited some NBA-themed restaurant, where he played the claw machine game and just so happened to win a Spurs teddy bear. He loved it at the time since this was still during the Big Three+Kawhi era, and he happened to notice it in his room when he was preparing for pre-draft workouts a decade later. That made him think how cool playing for the Spurs would be (although he wasn’t counting on it), but his mom still brought the bear to his draft viewing party. Then, low and behold, the Spurs traded up for him. It was as if density had been telling him its plan all along.
Tarris Reed Jr talks about his Spurs teddy bear:
“We took a trip to Orlando, we went to Disney world. We stopped by a restaurant.. I ended up playing the claw machine, and somehow someway I won, I had the Spurs teddy bear.
And this is during like the peak run of you know the… https://t.co/9jEOqWNXz8 pic.twitter.com/kOldYxYaef
— Wemby Alien Era (@ WembyAlienEra) June 30, 2026
Reed isn’t the only player who has had his Spurs moments already. Jayden Quaintance managed to inadvertently make the entire room laugh at his introductory press conference when he said Tim Duncan was his grandfather’s favorite player, making everyone feel old. He was also seen letting his nerdy side out by trying to get Reed hooked on anime. (From David Robinson, to Duncan, Victor Wembanyama and now Quaintance, the Spurs tradition of picking nerdy big men continues.)
Jayden Quaintance says “Death Note” is the anime that can turn Tarris Reed Jr. into an anime fan
These 2 rooks are getting along quick
— SpursNationSA (@ SpursNation_SA) June 30, 2026
With this being the first time the Spurs weren’t in the lottery since 2019, this class’s arrival and getting around San Antonio has been a bit more subdued compared to recent years. However, they have certainly been enjoying themselves, from meeting legends to seeing the practice facility, Frost Bank Center, River Walk and more. If you want a behind-the-scenes view of all their draft night experiences, arrival and tour of San Antonio, check out this video from the Spurs. It’s sure to warm the heart (and provide some entertainment while we wait through what is proving to be a pretty boring free agency period so far, presumably while everyone waits for LeBron James to make a move).
By Marilyn Dubinski, via Pounding The Rock