By Jeff McDonald, Staff Writer | San Antonio Express-News (SAEN), 2026-07-06 14:58:10
2026年7月5日，加利福尼亚州旧金山大通中心，2026年加州经典夏季联赛，圣安东尼奥马刺队26号球员李贤重在对阵金州勇士队的比赛中。
旧金山——在李贤重 (Hyunjung Lee) 的内心深处，有那么一部分觉得，自己根本不应该出现在NBA夏季联赛的赛场上。
本周，在遥远的韩国本土，李贤重所在的国家队正在进行两场对阵中国台北和日本的国际篮联（FIBA）世界杯预选赛。作为韩国最顶尖的篮球运动员，未能与国家队并肩作战，让李贤重不禁感到有些愧疚。
然而，这位在国际赛场上被称为“韩国王牌”的李贤重，此刻却身处旧金山，身披马刺战袍，在看台半空的大通中心里一次次出手夏季联赛的三分球，并抱有微茫的希望，期盼着这份牺牲最终能换来回报。
“在NBA打球是我最大的梦想，”25岁的李贤重说道，“这是一个我必须把握住的机会。能为国家队效力我也感到很自豪，但我必须去追逐自己的梦想。”
对于身高6英尺8英寸（约2.03米）的前锋李贤重来说，今年夏天进入NBA球队正式大名单的概率似乎微乎其微。在美国，他声名鹊起的原因，很大程度上是因为他被公认为戴维森学院（Davidson College）历史上仅次于某人的第二好射手。
李贤重正试图用自己精准的远投，来兑现这个微茫的机会。而他的投篮，通常都极为精准。
“我们都知道他能投篮，”马刺夏季联赛主教练科利斯·威廉姆森 (Corliss Williamson) 说道。
过去两个赛季，李贤重一直在海外职业联赛效力，因此在美国篮球观众眼里，他还是一个相对陌生的名字。
然而在韩国，他基本上就是“斯蒂芬·库里 (Steph Curry)”。去年11月，在对阵中国队的世界杯预选赛中，李贤重单场飙中9记三分球，创下了FIBA世预赛单场三分球纪录。这场惊艳的表演也让他成为备受瞩目的国际新星。
在代表马刺出战的前两场加州经典赛中，李贤重在三分线外共计8投3中。
在训练中见识过李贤重那如同激光瞄准般精准的投篮后，马刺的队友们相信，这位被他们称为“H.J.”的球员身上还有更多的潜力等待挖掘。
“他真的很能投，”控球后卫贾科比·吉莱斯皮 (Ja’Kobi Gillespie) 说道，“他在我们的迷你训练营里就展现了这一点。我们绝对信任他。”
李贤重出生于韩国城南市，从小手里就离不开篮球。
他的母亲成贞儿 (Jeong A Seong) 曾代表韩国女篮夺得1984年奥运会银牌。在当年的决赛中，她不幸抽中了“下下签”——负责防守美国队超级巨星谢丽尔·米勒 (Cheryl Miller)。
李贤重的父亲李润焕 (Yunhwan Lee) 则是一位资深的高中篮球教练。
18岁时，李贤重前往澳大利亚堪培拉，加入了NBA环球学院（NBA Global Academy）。
随后，李贤重在戴维森学院打了三个大学赛季。2022年离校时，他成为了该校校史上唯一一位达成投篮命中率至少50%、三分命中率至少40%以及罚球命中率至少90%（即“180俱乐部”）的球员。
考虑到戴维森学院是库里的母校——而后者被公认为篮球史上最伟大的射手——这一成就显得尤为难能可贵。
“能和他在同一所学校上学就是一种荣幸，”李贤重说道。
尽管在大学层面上与库里有着这层渊源，但李贤重表示，他模仿的打法对象其实是勇士冠军后场组合中的另一位成员。
克莱·汤普森 (Klay Thompson) 才是他的偶像。
在李贤重看来，汤普森身上有太多值得学习的品质。他甚至连罚球准备动作都是模仿这位五届NBA全明星球员的。
“不仅是他的投篮能力，还有他的防守、无球跑动、无私的球风，”李贤重说道，“以及他在场上的所有决策。”
在结束了辉煌的大学生涯后，李贤重在2022年选秀前夕遭遇了足部伤势，遗憾落选。随后他加盟了勇士队在圣克鲁斯的G联盟下属球队，但在新秀赛季仅出场了12次。
一年后，李贤重代表费城76人队在夏季联赛中短暂亮相，但未能获得进一步的机会。
此后，他前往澳大利亚和日本的海外联赛打球，并凭借出色的表现获得了今年马刺队发来的夏季联赛邀请。
对于这次重返夏季联赛，李贤重的心态非常简单直接。
“做我自己，做我擅长的事，”李贤重说道，“我在训练中向他们展示了我的能力，我觉得队友们非常信任我，愿意把球传给我。我需要做的就是相信自己，充满自信地出手。”
威廉姆森同样信任李贤重，鼓励他果断出手。
“我不介意他（每场）出手七八次三分球，”威廉姆森说道，“我们见过他的投篮能力。”
即便如此，李贤重想要将他的NBA梦想变为现实，依然面临着巨大的挑战。
马刺队的大名单空间非常有限，目前仅剩两个常规阵容名额，且上限为三个的双向合同名额也已全部满员。
尽管前路艰难，但李贤重决定孤注一掷，为自己拼一把。
“我正努力把每一场比赛都当作我职业生涯的最后一场来打，”他说道。
在韩国国内，同胞们无疑都在为他加油，同时也等待着这位球星的归来。周一，就在李贤重远在大洋彼岸时，韩国队以87-79艰难战胜日本队，成功晋级世界杯预选赛第二阶段。
世预赛将于8月重新开战，而届时李贤重能否出战，将取决于他的NBA追梦之旅进展如何。
李贤重的内心深处，一部分希望到时候能有办法代表国家队出战；但另一部分他也明白，NBA的梦想不等人。
即便是对于这位“韩国王牌”来说，也是如此。
由生成式 AI 翻译，译文内容可能不准确或不完整，以原文为准。
查看原文：Why the 'Ace of South Korea' Hyunjung Lee is summering with the Spurs
Why the ‘Ace of South Korea’ Hyunjung Lee is summering with the Spurs
Hyunjung Lee #26 of the San Antonio Spurs against the Golden State Warriors during their 2026 California Classic Summer League game at Chase Center on July 05, 2026 in San Francisco, California.
SAN FRANCISCO — There is a part of Hyunjung Lee that believes he does not belong anywhere near NBA Summer League.
Back home in South Korea, Lee’s national team was playing in a pair of FIBA World Cup qualifying games against Taiwan and Japan this week. As his country’s premiere basketball player, Lee can’t help but feel guilty for not being there.
Instead, Lee — known internationally as the “Ace of South Korea” — is in San Francisco with the Spurs, flinging up Summer League 3-pointers in a half-empty Chase Center and hoping against hope the sacrifice proves worth it.
“Playing in the NBA is the biggest dream of mine,” the 25-year-old Lee said. “This is an opportunity that I had to take. I’m also proud to play for the national team, but I have to chase my dream.”
For Lee, a 6-foot-8 forward who made his name stateside as arguably the second-best shooter to come out of Davidson College, the odds of making an NBA roster this summer seem slim.
Lee is aiming to cash in on his long-shot opportunity from long distance. And his aim is usually true.
“We all know he can shoot the basketball,” Spurs Summer League coach Corliss Williamson said.
Having spent the past two seasons playing professionally overseas, Lee is a relative unknown among the American basketball-watching public.
In South Korea, however, he is basically Steph Curry. Last November, Lee set the FIBA single-game record for 3-pointers in a World Cup qualifier with nine, set against China, a performance that established him as an international prospect to watch.
Through his first two games with the Spurs at the California Classic, Lee has made 3-of-8 attempts from beyond the arc.
Having watched Lee fire away in practices with laser-sighted precision, fellow Spurs believe there is even more to unlock from the player they call “H.J.”
“He can really shoot the ball,” point guard Ja’Kobi Gillespie said. “He showed it in our minicamp. We definitely trust him.”
Born in Seongnam, South Korea, Lee grew up with a basketball in his hands.
His mother, Jeong A Seong, played for the South Korea team that earned a silver medal at the 1984 Olympics. She drew the black bean of guarding U.S. superstar Cheryl Miller in the title game.
Lee’s father, Yunhwan Lee, is a longtime high school coach.
At age 18, Hyunjung Lee moved to Canberra, Australia to enroll at the NBA Global Academy.
From there, Lee played three college seasons at Davidson, leaving school in 2022 as the only player in program history to shoot at least 50% from the field, 40% from the 3-point stripe and 90% from the free-throw line.
It is a lofty designation, considering Davidson is the alma mater of Curry, widely regarded as the greatest shooter who ever lived.
“It was just an honor to be at the same school,” Lee said.
Despite his college connection to Curry, Lee said he modeled his game on a different member of the Warriors’ championship-winning backcourt.
Klay Thompson is his guy.
To Lee, the list of Thompson’s imitable qualities is a long one. Lee even lifted his free-throw routine from the five-time NBA All-Star.
“Not only his shooting ability, but his defense, his off-ball movement, his unselfishness,” Lee said. “All the decision-making.”
On the heels of a stellar collegiate career, Lee suffered a foot injury during the lead-up to the 2022 draft and went unselected. He hooked on with Golden State’s G League affiliate in Santa Cruz, but made only 12 appearances as a rookie.
A year later, Lee received another Summer League cup of coffee with Philadelphia that led nowhere.
He played overseas in Australia and Japan, leading to this year’s Summer League invitation from the Spurs.
Lee’s approach to his latest Summer League stint seems straightforward enough.
“Just be myself. Just do what I’m good at,” Lee said. “I showed them in practice, and I think my teammates really trust me to pass me the ball. All I have to do is trust myself and shoot the ball with confidence.”
Williamson has faith in Lee to let it fly as well.
“I don’t mind him getting up seven or eight 3s (a game),” Williamson said. “We’ve seen him shoot.”
Even so, Lee faces a steep climb to make his NBA dream a reality.
The Spurs have limited roster space, with only two regular roster spots remaining and the maximum of three two-way contracts already filled.
Despite the tall task ahead of him, Lee is betting on himself to make it work.
“I’m trying to play each game like it’s the last game of my career,” he said.
Back in South Korea, Lee’s countrymen are no doubt rooting for him even as they wait for their star to come home. With Lee on the other side of the ocean Monday, the South Koreans won a dramatic 87-79 decision over Japan to advance to the second round of World Cup qualifiers.
Competition resumes in August, with Lee’s availability up in the air depending on what becomes of his NBA journey.
Part of Lee hopes there is a way for him to play for his country when the time comes. Part of him understands that NBA dreams wait for no man.
Not even for the “Ace of South Korea.”
By Jeff McDonald, Staff Writer, via San Antonio Express-News