By Jeff McDonald, Staff Writer | San Antonio Express-News (SAEN), 2026-07-04 13:24:52
*2026年7月3日，加利福尼亚州旧金山大通中心，在NBA夏季联赛加州经典赛下半场比赛中，迈阿密热火队的弗拉迪斯拉夫·戈尔丁 (Vladislav Goldin)（50号）与圣安东尼奥马刺队的小塔里斯·里德 (Tarris Reed Jr.)（10号）拼抢篮板。*
旧金山——三十年后，马刺队助理教练科利斯·威廉姆森 (Corliss Williamson) 已经记不清自己NBA夏季联赛首秀的具体细节了。
他唯一能记住的，就是自己当时是个不折不扣的“滥投王”。
“我当时只要拿到球就会投篮，”威廉姆森笑着说道。
那时候，威廉姆森所面临的处境，与他本周在旧金山加州经典赛上所带领的这群马刺新秀截然不同。
由于1995年发生了NBA历史上的首次停摆，威廉姆森在新秀赛季并没有夏季联赛可打。
当他终于在1996年代表萨克拉门托国王队登上夏季联赛舞台时，他在前一个赛季已经打过了53场NBA常规赛。
而在周五大通中心进行的一场惊心动魄的比赛中，马刺以87-88惜败于迈阿密热火，完成夏联首秀的三位2026届选秀新人可没有这样的优势。
小塔里斯·里德 (Tarris Reed Jr.)、贾科比·吉莱斯皮 (Ja’Kobi Gillespie) 和马利克·布朗 (Maliq Brown) 在他们身披银黑战袍的首场比赛中都各有闪光点。
然而，他们中并没有人真正抢尽风头。这在他们的教练意料之中。
“我们预料到过程中会遇到一些起伏和困难，”威廉姆森说道。
里德，这位来自康涅狄格大学、身高6英尺11英寸（约2.11米）的魁梧中锋，是马刺在首轮第26顺位选中的新秀。他在自己的首次NBA出手尝试中，在左侧翼投出了一个三分三不沾。
他全场10投3中得到10分，并且——正如人们所预期的那样——以7个篮板领跑全队。
里德对待自己首场夏季联赛的态度，与技术统计表上的数据关系不大。
“就是去适应一下节奏，上场去竞争，”里德说道，“上场努力打球，然后接受任何结果。”
吉莱斯皮，这位来自田纳西大学、身高6英尺1英寸（约1.85米）的神射手，是马刺在次轮第42顺位选中的球员，他在本场比赛中迟迟未能找到投篮手感。
与里德一样，吉莱斯皮也得到了10分，但投篮仅有17投3中。同样正如人们所预期的那样，吉莱斯皮送出了全队最高的8次助攻，同时还贡献了3次抢断。
“我依然对自己的投篮充满信心，”在大四赛季场均贡献18.3分的吉莱斯皮说道，“球没有像我希望的那样落入网窝，但我依然信心十足。”
布朗，这位马刺在次轮第44顺位从杜克大学选中的身高6英尺9英寸（约2.06米）的前锋，或许是这几人中首秀表现最全面的一位。
*2026年7月3日，加利福尼亚州旧金山大通中心，在NBA夏季联赛加州经典赛下半场比赛中，圣安东尼奥马刺队15号马利克·布朗 (Maliq Brown) 迎着迈阿密热火队的防守投射三分球。*
他同样得到了10分，与马刺另外两位新秀持平，但他展现出了极高的效率，全场7投4中。布朗在三分线外4投2中，而这一技术环节在他大学时期并不是他的常规武器。
除此之外，布朗还展现出了最初吸引马刺的防守多面性，在场上频繁切换于前锋和中锋位置之间。
“防守一直是我立足的根本，”布朗说道，“关注马刺的文化并了解他们打球的方式，我绝对能够融入其中。”
周五这群马刺新秀的最高光时刻出现在第四节中段，当时吉莱斯皮妙传布朗完成空中接力扣篮，将马刺的落后分差缩小至74-76。
总而言之，威廉姆森早就预料到这群新秀的表现会有所起伏，毕竟自今年4月NCAA锦标赛结束以来，他们就再也没有打过正式的比赛。
“很大程度上是为了摆脱生锈的状态，可能还有些紧张，”威廉姆森说道，“当你终于踏上NBA赛场时，你可能会投丢一些平时十拿九稳的简单球。”
“让我们感到高兴的一点是，小伙子们一直在坚持竞争，一直在拼搏，”威廉姆森补充道。
对于这群马刺新秀来说，周五夏季联赛最棒的一点在于，接下来还有更多的比赛在等着他们，首当其冲的就是周日在大通中心对阵金州勇士队的比赛。
在威廉姆森看来，夏季联赛对新秀的锻炼意义更多是在心理层面，而非身体层面。
其目标是让他们为秋季开始的职业生涯首次NBA训练营做好准备。
“你想看看他们能否掌握我们在攻防两端的理念和原则，”威廉姆森说道，“这就是夏季联赛的意义所在，让他们适应常规赛期间的打球方式。”
在这方面，威廉姆森认为马刺的新秀们在周五已经赢了，即便输掉了比赛。
“我为他们的态度和个性感到骄傲，”威廉姆森说道，“他们来到这里，乐意接受指导。他们愿意做出调整，并去做那些在这个级别取得成功所必须做的事情。关键在于保持开放的心态，并随时准备学习。”
三十年后，人们对威廉姆森在加利福尼亚州长滩度过的首个夏季联赛的记忆，大多停留在了17岁的科比·布莱恩特 (Kobe Bryant) 代表洛杉矶湖人队完成首秀的那一刻。
威廉姆森敢打赌，很多年以后，不会有人记得吉莱斯皮在自己的夏季联赛首秀中投丢了14个球。
“你总会遇到挣扎的时候，”威廉姆森说道，“每个新秀都会经历这些，哪怕是那些伟大的球员也不例外。关键在于他们要继续‘敲击巨石’，一切终会水到渠成。”
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Why the Spurs rookies’ Summer League debuts went as planned
Vladislav Goldin (50) of the Miami Heat and Tarris Reed Jr. (10) of the San Antonio Spurs battle for a rebound during the second half in the California Classic, an NBA Summer League game, at Chase Center on July 03, 2026 in San Francisco, California.
SAN FRANCISCO — Thirty years later, Spurs assistant coach Corliss Williamson doesn’t recall the specifics of his NBA Summer League debut.
All he really remembers is that he was an absolute chucker.
“I was going to shoot the ball every time,” Williamson said with a laugh.
Back then, Williamson’s situation was different than those facing the collection of Spurs rookies he is leading this week at the California Classic in San Francisco.
Due to the first-ever NBA lockout in 1995, there was no Summer League for Williamson to participate in as a rookie.
By the time he was able to take the summer stage with the Sacramento Kings in 1996, Williamson had already played in 53 NBA games the season before.
There was no such advantage for the trio of 2026 draft picks who made their summer league debuts in the Spurs’ white-knuckle 88-87 loss to Miami at the Chase Center on Friday.
Tarris Reed Jr., Ja’Kobi Gillespie and Maliq Brown all had their moments in their first game in silver and black.
None of them, however, necessarily stole the show. This was not a surprise to their coach.
“We expect for there to be some rough patches there,” Williamson said.
Reed, the statuesque 6-11 center from Connecticut the Spurs selected 26th overall, airballed a left-wing 3-pointer in his first NBA attempt.
He finished 3-of-10 from the floor for 10 points and — as advertised — led the team with seven rebounds.
Reed’s approach to his first Summer League game had little to do with the numbers in the box score.
“Just get my feet wet, go out there and compete,” Reed said. “Go out there and play hard and live with the results.”
Gillespie, the 6-foot-1 sharpshooter from Tennessee whom the Spurs grabbed with the 42nd pick in the second round, struggled to find his range.
Like Reed, Gillespie scored 10 points but went 3 of 17 from the field. Also as advertised, Gillespie led the Spurs with eight assists while snagging three steals.
“I’m still confident in my shot,” said Gillespie, who averaged 18.3 points as a college senior. “They didn’t fall like I wanted them to, but I’m still confident.”
Brown, the 6-9 forward the Spurs snagged out of Duke with the No. 44 pick in the second round, had perhaps the most well-rounded debut of the bunch.
Maliq Brown #15 of the San Antonio Spurs shoots a three-point shot against the Miami Heat during the second half in the California Classic, an NBA Summer League game, at Chase Center on July 03, 2026 in San Francisco, California.
He matched the Spurs’ other two draftees with 10 points, but did it on an efficient 4-of-7 shooting performance. Brown was 2-of-4 from 3-point range, a facet that was not necessarily a part of his game as a collegian.
On top of that, Brown flashed some of the defensive versatility that attracted the Spurs to him in the first place, toggling between the forward and center positions.
“Defense is always where I would hang my hat,” Brown said. “Paying attention to Spurs culture and know how they play basketball, I definitely can fit in with that.”
The highlight for the Spurs’ rookie class Friday came midway through the fourth quarter, when Gillespie found Brown for an alley-oop dunk that cut the Spurs’ deficit to 76-74.
All in all, Williamson expected uneven performances from the rookie class, who had not played organized basketball since the NCAA tournament ended in April.
“A lot of it is shaking off rust, and maybe some jitters,” Williamson said. “You finally make it to the NBA, you miss some of these chippy shots you’re capable of making.”
“The one thing we’re happy about is the guys continued to compete and continued to fight,” Williamson added.
For the Spurs group of incoming rookies, the best thing about Friday’s Summer League game is that there are more games to come, beginning with a contest Sunday against Golden State at the Chase Center.
The way Williamson sees it, the purpose of Summer League for an incoming rookie is more mental than physical.
The goal is to prepare them for the start of their first NBA training camp in the fall.
“You want to see if they can grasp the concepts and our principles defensively and offensively,” Williamson said. “That’s what Summer League is for, to get them acclimated to how you’re going to play during the regular season.”
In that, Williamson believes the Spurs’ new rookies won Friday, even in defeat.
“I’m proud of their attitudes and their personalities,” Williamson said. “They come in willing to accept coaching. They’re willing to adjust and do the things they need to do to be successful at this level. It’s all about being open-minded and ready to learn.”
Three decades later, Williamson’s first Summer League in Long Beach, Calif., is remembered for the moment a 17-year-old Kobe Bryant made his debut for the Los Angeles Lakers.
Years from now, Williamson is willing to bet nobody is going to remember Ja’Kobi Gillespie missing 14 shots in his Summer League debut.
“You’re going to have your struggles,” Williamson said. “Every rookie does, even the great ones. It’s just a matter of them continuing to pound the rock and things work out.”
By Jeff McDonald, Staff Writer, via San Antonio Express-News