By Tom Orsborn, Staff Writer | San Antonio Express-News (SAEN), 2026-07-09 19:55:52
2026年7月9日，内华达州拉斯维加斯托马斯&马克中心，2026年NBA夏季联赛上半场，圣安东尼奥马刺队11号卡特·布莱恩特在对阵亚特兰大老鹰队的比赛中带球过半场。
拉斯维加斯——马刺队希望二年级职业球员卡特·布莱恩特 (Carter Bryant) 能在休赛期成长为一名领袖。
在周四于托马斯&马克中心进行的2026年NBA夏季联赛揭幕战中，马刺以66-93惨败给亚特兰大老鹰队。布莱恩特在这场表现欠佳的比赛后主动承担责任，显然他已经把球队的要求牢记在心。
半场结束前，布莱恩特运动战5投0中，其中三分球4投0中；下半场他及时调整，拿下了个人全部的12分。
“我觉得自己需要找回一些比赛节奏，摆脱生锈的状态，”这位2025年NBA选秀大会的14号秀说道，“自总决赛第五场以来，我就再没打过正式比赛了。”
但让他感到沮丧的，并不是他那包括几次“三不沾”在内的糟糕投篮表现。
“我出现了4次失误，”在场上大部分时间担任进攻组织者的布莱恩特说道，“我在防守端漏人了，防守强度也不够。我必须在防守端做得更好。进攻迟早会找到感觉，就像下半场那样。但输球是不可接受的，尤其是以这种方式输球，对于这支球队来说更是如此。”
除了需要找回比赛状态外，布莱恩特基本上是在和一群陌生人一起打球。但在全场13投4中、三分球7投1中之后，他并没有把这些当作借口。
“随着比赛的进行，我会做得更好，”在仅收获2个篮板和1次助攻后，他表示，“周六（对阵纽约尼克斯队）的比赛会好得多。”
马刺夏季联赛主帅科利斯·威廉姆森 (Corliss Williamson) 表示，他认为20岁的布莱恩特通过在下半场提升表现，已经朝着实现这一目标迈出了第一步。
“下半场一开始，他就挺身而出，在防守端为我们奠定了基调，”威廉姆森说道，“作为他的复出首战，确实还有些生锈。所以，能让他重新回到球场上寻找比赛感觉是一件好事。我们知道他下一场会打得更好。”
威廉姆森重申了一周前在圣安东尼奥举行的马刺夏季联赛迷你训练营中对布莱恩特的评价。
“我希望看到他在领袖气质方面有所提升，”威廉姆森说道，“在参加的训练中他已经做到了这一点。现在他需要做的是在比赛一开始就在防守端为我们奠定基调，带动全队。然后是他的决策能力（需要提高）。决策、投篮选择，我们只是想给他机会去尝试一些他在常规赛中不会打的位置，看看他能否在这些方面有所进步。”
除了敢于担当，布莱恩特在整场比赛中还通过积极发声展现了他的领袖才能，即使在替补席上也是如此。
“他越能发声，就越能从不同的角度来看待比赛，比如如何成为一名领袖并帮助他人，这只会帮助他不断进步，”威廉姆森说道。
2026年7月9日，内华达州拉斯维加斯托马斯&马克中心，2026年NBA夏季联赛上半场，圣安东尼奥马刺队17号贾科比·吉莱斯皮防守亚特兰大老鹰队4号金斯顿·弗莱明斯。
老鹰队有七人得分上双，其中二年级前锋阿萨·纽厄尔 (Asa Newell) 砍下全队最高的15分。
对马刺而言，这场比赛并非毫无亮点。首轮秀前锋小塔里斯·里德 (Tarris Reed Jr.) 贡献了14分和10个篮板的两双数据；次轮秀控卫贾科比·吉莱斯皮 (Ja’Kobi Gillespie)（得到12分，并送出全队最高的6次助攻）则领衔防守端，成功将老鹰队在首轮第八顺位选中、曾效力于休斯敦大学美洲狮队和圣安东尼奥布伦南高中的明星球员金斯顿·弗莱明斯 (Kingston Flemings) 限制到仅得5分。
尽管弗莱明斯送出了全场最高的8次助攻且仅有1次失误，但在吉莱斯皮、落选秀新秀后卫RJ·戴维斯 (RJ Davis) 等人的限制下，他全场运动战仅有7投2中。
“我认为（吉莱斯皮）在贴身防守和给对方制造困难方面做得非常好，”威廉姆森说道。
吉莱斯皮表示，限制住弗莱明斯是全队共同努力的结果。
“他确实是一个非常优秀的球员，”吉莱斯皮说道，“我想我们大家都想接受挑战，去全力防守他。”
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查看原文：Spurs' Carter Bryant struggles to shake off rust in summer league debu
Spurs’ Carter Bryant struggles to shake off rust in summer league debu
Carter Bryant #11 of the San Antonio Spurs brings the ball up the court against the Atlanta Hawks in the first half of a 2026 NBA Summer League game at the Thomas & Mack Center on July 09, 2026 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
LAS VEGAS — The Spurs want second-year pro Carter Bryant to grow as a leader in the offseason.
It’s clear he’s taking the order seriously by the way he held himself accountable after his sub-par outing in the 93-66 loss to the Atlanta Hawks on Thursday in the 2026 NBA Summer League opener at the Thomas & Mack Center.
Bryant scored all 12 of his points in the second half after going 0 for 5 from the field and 0 for 4 from 3-point range before halftime.
“I feel like I had to knock the rust off a little bit,” the 14th overall pick of the 2025 NBA Draft said. “I ain’t played a basketball game since Game 5 of the Finals.”
But it wasn’t his shooting performance, which included a couple of air balls, that had him down.
“I had four turnovers,” said Bryant, who ran the offense for much of the time he was on the court. “I’m missing coverages defensively. I’m not being as intense defensively. I just got to be better on that side of the basketball. Offense is going to come, as it did in the second half. But losing is unacceptable, especially like that, for this franchise.”
In addition to having to knock off rust, Bryant was also basically playing with a bunch of strangers. But he didn’t use any of that as an excuse after finishing 4 of 13 from the field and 1 of 7 from beyond the arc.
“I’m going to better as we move forward,” he said after finishing with just two rebounds and one assist. “Saturday (against New York) is going to be a lot better.”
Summer League Spurs coach Corliss Williamson said he thought Bryant, 20, got a jump on making good on that goal by playing better in the second half.
“He came out and set the tone for us defensively early in the second half,” Williamson said. “For his first game back, there’s still a little rust there. So it was just good for him to be out on the court and get a feel for the game again. We know he’ll be better next game.”
Williamson reiterated what he said about Bryant at the mini-camp for the Summer Spurs a week ago back in San Antonio/.
“The areas I want to see him improve in is his leadership,” Williamson said. “He’s done that in the practices he’s been in. Now he just has to start the game off setting the tone defensively for us to get us going. And then his decision-making (needs to improve). Decision, shot-making, just trying to give him opportunities to play in different spots he won’t play in during the regular season and see if he can improve in those areas.”
In addition to his accountability, Bryant also showed off his leadership skills by being vocal throughout the game, including when he was on the bench.
“The more he can grow his voice, the more he can look at the game from a different aspect as far as being a leader and helping others, that’s just going to help him improve,” Williamson said.
Kingston Flemings #4 of the Atlanta Hawks is guarded by Ja’Kobi Gillespie #17 of the San Antonio Spurs in the first half of a 2026 NBA Summer League game at the Thomas & Mack Center on July 09, 2026 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Seven players scored in double figures for Atlanta, including second-year forward Asa Newell with a team-high 15.
The game wasn’t without its highlights for the Spurs. First-round forward Tarris Reed Jr. finished with 14 points and 10 rebounds and second-round point guard Ja’Kobi Gillespie (12 points, team-high six assists) led a defensive charge that limited Kingston Flemings, the former Houston Cougars and San Antonio Brennan star selected eighth overall by Atlanta, to just five points.
Flemings had a game-high eight assists against just one turnover, but Gillespie, undrafted rookie guard RJ Davis and others limited him to 2-of-7 shooting from the field.
“I thought (Gillespie) just did a good job of trying to get into the basketball and making it difficult for him,” Williamson said.
Gillespie said it took a team effort to shut down Flemings.
“He’s just a really good player,” Gillespie said. “I think we all wanted to take on that challenge in trying to guard him.”
By Tom Orsborn, Staff Writer, via San Antonio Express-News