By Marilyn Dubinski | Pounding The Rock (PtR), 2026-07-23 03:30:04
自总决赛结束在法国度假后，维克托·文班亚马 (Victor Wembanyama) 已经返回美国，对他来说，这是充实而忙碌的一周。他被拍到现身国际足联世界杯决赛现场，并理所当然地在网络上走红——这既是因为他的身高，也是因为他利用身高优势遮挡阳光的方式，在那个看台座位上，绝对没有第二个人能做到这一点。（当然，如果法国队能挺进半决赛，他的体验肯定会更好。）
特拉维斯·斯科特 (Travis Scott)、卡洛斯·阿尔卡拉斯 (Carlos Alcaraz) 与文班亚马在世界杯决赛现场同框
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— OnThinIce (@OnThinlce) 2026年7月20日
圣安东尼奥@马刺的@NBA超级巨星文班亚马现身世界杯决赛现场 pic.twitter.com/epJRIeUVBx
— FOX体育 (@FOXSports) 2026年7月19日
本周对他的另一个重大事件是，他荣登将于9月4日发售的《NBA 2K27》标准版封面。与他一同登上封面的还有凯特琳·克拉克 (Caitlin Clark) 和德里克·罗斯 (Derrick Rose)，他们将分别担任豪华版和终极版的封面球星。
篮球高于一切
立即预购《NBA 2K27》！
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— NBA 2K (@NBA2K) 2026年7月22日
虽然文班是首位登上标准版封面的马刺球员，但过去也有其他马刺球员登上过封面，包括《NBA 2K17》法国版的托尼·帕克 (Tony Parker)、同款西班牙版的保罗·加索尔 (Pau Gasol)，以及《NBA 2K17》限量版的蒂姆·邓肯 (Tim Duncan)。
如果真要较真的话，迪伦·哈珀 (Dylan Harper) 和德文·瓦塞尔 (Devin Vassell) 也可以说自己登上了封面，因为他们作为背景同框出镜了。文班的封面形象源自他在常规赛尾声对阵菲尼克斯太阳时投进绝杀球后的庆祝画面——那一球帮助马刺锁定了7年来的首个季后赛席位——而他们两人也被定格在了画面中。据马刺官方透露，这也是2K历史上首次有队友共同出现在封面上。
2K 25年历史上首张包含队友的封面
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— 圣安东尼奥马刺 (@spurs) 2026年7月22日
最后，文班最近接受了《The Athletic》记者杰森·琼斯 (Jason Jones)的采访，并解释了他决定放弃超级顶薪触发条款的原因。这一决定使他的提前续约合同保持在5年2.52亿美元的顶薪额度，而不会增加到3.03亿美元的超级顶薪，从而在未来五年内（从明年夏天开始）为马刺节省了5000万美元的薪金空间。考虑到他只需获得MVP、最佳防守球员或入选最佳阵容即可触发这一条款，而他在新赛季开始时极有可能在这些奖项的赔率中处于领跑地位，因此触发该条款的概率本来是非常高的。
“我们有一支优秀的球队，我们打出了一个非常棒的季后赛，常规赛也表现得很好。但更棒、更伟大的是我们的潜力。当今NBA的现实是，许多球队的潜力往往因为金钱原因而无法完全释放。我只想确保我们永远不会遇到这种情况。”
虽然许多人一直在拿杰伦·布伦森 (Jalen Brunson) 作为做出类似降薪让步的例子，但在圣安东尼奥，这种传统早就源远流长了。众所周知，蒂姆·邓肯、马努·吉诺比利 (Manu Ginobili) 和托尼·帕克都曾为了赢球而选择降薪，以保留球队的核心阵容。
在美国度过了充实的一周后，文班很快将返回海外，代表法国国家队出战分别于8月27日和30日对阵斯洛文尼亚和瑞典的两场世界杯预选赛。对于刚打完NBA总决赛的球员来说，紧接着参加这种级别的国际赛事是相当罕见的，但显然文班已经准备好再次出发了。去年夏天，由于在深静脉血栓的恢复期中无法进行太多篮球训练和提升，他被“剥夺”了宝贵的时间，因此你完全可以理解他为什么想在这个夏天把失去的时间补回来。
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查看原文：Victor Webmanyama graces NBA 2K27 cover, explains taking pay cut
Victor Webmanyama graces NBA 2K27 cover, explains taking pay cut
Victor Wembanyama has returned to the States after vacationing in France since the NBA Finals ended, and it has been an eventful week for him. He was spotted at the FIFA World Cup Final and naturally went viral, both due to his height and taking advantage of it to shield the sun in a manner no one else in his seated position ever could. (I’m sure it would have been an even better experience for him had France made it out of the semi-finals.)
Travis Scott, Carlos Alcaraz, & Victor Wembanyama linked up at the FIFA World Cup Final
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— FOX Sports (@FOXSports) July 19, 2026
Another big event for him this week was he received the honor of being on the cover of the NBA 2k27 Standard edition, which will be released on September 4. He is joined by Caitlan Clark and Derrick Rose, who will be on the Deluxe and Ultimate edition covers, respectively.
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While Wemby is the first Spur to make the cover of the Standard edition, other Spurs who have made covers in the past include Tony Parker on the NBA 2K17 French edition, Pau Gasol on the same Spanish edition, and Tim Duncan on the NBA 2K17 LIMITED edition.
If we want to get really technical, Dylan Harper and Devin Vassell can also make the same claim thanks to cameo appearances, since Wemby’s image comes from his celebration of hitting a game winner against the Phoenix Suns late in the regular season — the shot that clinched the Spurs’ first playoff berth in 7 years — and those two were captured. According to the Spurs themselves, this is the first time teammates have been on the cover.
The first cover in 2K’s 25-year history to have teammates included
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— San Antonio Spurs (@spurs) July 22, 2026
Finally, Wemby recently spoke to Jason Jones of The Athletic, and he explained his decision to waive the supermax escalator, which will keep his extension worth the max of 5 years, $252 million without the possibility of it rising to a supermax worth $303 million, saving the Spurs $50 million in cap space over the next five years (beginning next summer). The odds of it escalating would have been very likely considering all it would have taken was he win MVP, Defensive Player of the Year, or make an All-NBA Team — all of which he very well may enter the season as the odds on favorite for.
“We have a good team, we had a very good playoff run, and we had a very good regular season. But what’s even better and greater is our potential. The reality of today’s NBA is that often, the potential of teams is not fulfilled because of money. I just want to make sure it’s never our case.”
While many keep referring to Jalen Brunson as someone who took a similar discount, it’s been going on a lot longer than that in San Antonio, as Tim Duncan, Manu Ginobili and Tony Parker were all known for taking discounts to keep the team together for the sake of winning over money.
It has been an eventful week in the U.S for Wemby, but soon he will be back overseas to suit up for the French National Team for two FIBA World Cup Qualifers against Slovenia and Sweden on August 27 and 30, respectively. It’s pretty rare for players to play at that level of international play right after making the NBA Finals, but clearly Wemby is ready to get going again. After being robbed of being able to play much basketball and develop last summer while he recovered from deep vein thrombosis, you can’t blame him for wanting to make up for lost time this summer.
By Marilyn Dubinski, via Pounding The Rock