By Jeph Duarte | Pounding The Rock (PtR), 2026-07-11 11:00:00
马刺球迷对选中杰登·昆坦斯 (Jayden Quaintance) 感到兴奋，但坦率地说，我们还没有机会看到他在赛场上的表现。这位身高6英尺10英寸的大前锋是在从接连的伤病中恢复期间被选中的。首先是2025年初接受了膝盖手术，一年后又遭遇了半月板撕裂。在选秀新闻发布会上，他表示自己正与马刺医疗团队合作，准备接受另一次手术。
与此同时，昆坦斯一直在场边参与夏季联赛，汲取教练科利斯·威廉姆森 (Corliss Williamson) 传授给球队的知识。
以下是他的一些大学时期高光集锦。有意思的是：在视频1分30秒左右，他封盖了新队友卡特·布莱恩特 (Carter Bryant)。
昆坦斯提前一年从高中毕业。在亚利桑那州立大学度过了一年并打了24场比赛后，他转学到了肯塔基大学，并在那里打了4场比赛。而今天，他迎来了19岁生日。
一旦昆坦斯完全康复，人们对他寄予厚望。作为一名国际象棋爱好者，昆坦斯希望能在棋盘上与维克托·文班亚马 (Victor Wembanyama) 切磋交流。而在球场上，他展现出的防守天赋，有望让马刺队成为联盟中最令人畏惧的球队之一。
目前，这位首轮第20顺位新秀正在拉斯维加斯度过他的生日，结识他的新队友，并等待着重返他所热爱的赛场的机会。
生日快乐，杰登。
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Open Thread: Happy birthday to Jayden Quaintance
Spurs fans are excited about the drafting of Jayden Quaintance, but we honestly haven’t gotten to see him in action. The 6’10” power forward was drafted in the midst of recovering from back-to-back injuries. First, a knee surgery in early 2025 followed by a torn meniscus a year later. In his draft conference, he stated he was working with the Spurs medical staff toward another surgery.
In the meantime, Quaintance has been involved with Summer League from the bench, soaking up the knowledge coach Corliss Williamson is instilling in the team.
Here’s some collegiate highlights. Fun fact: at the 1:30ish mark, he blocks his new teammate Carter Bryant.
Quaintance graduated from high school a year early. After a year and twenty-four games at Arizona State, he transferred to Kentucky where he played in four games. And today, he turns 19.
There are high hopes for Quaintance once he is fully healed. An avid chess player, Quaintance hopes to connect with Victor Wembanyama from across the chess board. On the court, he shows hints at the defensive acumen to make the Spurs one of the most feared teams in the league.
For now, the 20th pick of the draft is spending his birthday in Las Vegas getting to know his new teammates and waiting for his chance to return to the game he loves.
Happy birthday, Jayden.
By Jeph Duarte, via Pounding The Rock