By Tom Orsborn, Staff Writer | San Antonio Express-News (SAEN), 2026-08-02 21:06:57
马刺队CEO R.C. 布福德 (R.C. Buford) 透露，维克托·文班亚马 (Victor Wembanyama) 将与几位马刺队友及教练本周在法国一同进行集训。
“我们的教练和球员下周将齐聚这里，在巴黎进行一些训练，”布福德最近在做客 TrashTalk 节目时表示，“他们大概有八到十个人，是专程来找维克托的。”
在文班亚马家乡进行的集训，彰显了这位22岁超级巨星的领袖气质，也展现了马刺在2026年NBA总决赛大比分1比4不敌纽约尼克斯队后，誓以最佳状态开启新赛季训练营的决心。
这次集训也将给文班亚马以及其他老将一个与球队今夏新援培养化学反应的机会。文班亚马在7月10日刚刚签下了一份为期五年、价值2.52亿美元的顶薪新秀提前续约合同。而在新援名单中，排在首位的是34岁的前锋托拜厄斯·哈里斯 (Tobias Harris)，他于7月6日与这支卫冕西部冠军签下了一份为期两年、价值3100万美元的合同。
“哈里斯在拥有众多选择的情况下，依然有信心加入我们，这向我们的球队和队员们证明了一点，那就是他尊重我们曾经的成就以及我们正在行进的旅程，”布福德说道。
这次集训也表明了马刺队渴望将总决赛输给尼克斯的阴影甩在脑后，其中包括在第四战中，他们在一度领先29分的情况下，最终以106-107惨遭逆转。
“在整个季后赛期间，我们可能第一次表现得像一支年轻队伍，犯了我们一整年都没犯过的错误，”布福德在谈到第四战时说道，“在比赛前25分钟左右表现如此出色的情况下，没能赢下第四战，确实是一剂难以吞咽的苦药。
“但这是一个让我们的队员感到骄傲的赛季。同时，他们也体验到了这种滋味，并渴望继续成长。光是看到文班亚马主动召集队友说，‘嘿，过来和我一起待上一周吧’，就非常令人振奋。”
作为两届全明星球员、上赛季全票当选的NBA年度最佳防守球员以及最佳阵容一阵成员，文班亚马将在8月份代表法国国家队出战两场热身赛，而在此之前，他将先参加这次队内集训。
法国男篮（Les Bleus）定于8月20日在贝尔格莱德对阵塞尔维亚，并于8月23日在奥尔良与对手再次交锋。此外，法国队还将在8月27日的2027年世界杯预选赛第二阶段揭幕战中主场迎战斯洛文尼亚，随后于8月30日客场挑战瑞典。
在迎来这个忙碌的休赛期之前，文班亚马在上赛季的64场比赛中，场均砍下25.0分、11.5个篮板、3.1次助攻以及联盟最高的3.08次盖帽。他是NBA历史上首位全票当选的年度最佳防守球员，并在常规赛MVP投票中高居第三。
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查看原文：Wembanyama to host Spurs workouts in France, R.C. Buford reveals
Wembanyama to host Spurs workouts in France, R.C. Buford reveals
Victor Wembanyama and several of his Spurs teammates and coaches will work out together this week in France, Spurs CEO R.C. Buford revealed.
“Our coaches and players are going to be here together next week, doing some work in Paris,” Buford said during a recent appearance on TrashTalk. “They’re coming over to see Victor, about eight or ten of them.”
The practices in Wembanyama’s homeland underscore the 22-year-old superstar’s leadership and the Spurs’ commitment to entering camp in tip-top shape after they lost to the New York Knicks in five games in the 2026 NBA Finals.
The workouts will also give Wembanyama, who signed a five-year, $252 million maximum rookie-scale extension on July 10, and other veterans a chance to gain chemistry with the team’s offseason additions. No. 1 on that list is 34-year-old forward Tobias Harris, who signed a two-year, $31 million contract with the defending Western Conference champs on July 6.
“Tobias having the confidence to come join our club because he had so many options is a statement to our team, to our guys, that he respects who we were and the journey we were on,” Buford said.
The practices also signify the Spurs’ desire to put the loss to the Knicks, including losing 107-106 in Game 4 after leading by 29 points, behind them.
“For the first time throughout the playoffs, we probably played young and made mistakes that we hadn’t made throughout the year,” Buford said of Game 4. "Not finishing Game 4 was a difficult pill to swallow after we’d played so well for the first 25 minutes or so.
“But it’s a season that our guys are proud of. And they have also a taste that they want to grow. Just seeing Victor calling his team and saying, 'Hey, come over here and spend a week with me (is encouraging).”
Wembanyama, a two-time All-Star who was the unanimous choice last season for NBA Defensive Player of the Year as well as a first-team All-NBA honoree, will participate in the workouts ahead of playing two exhibition games for the French national team in August.
Les Bleus is set to go against Serbia on Aug. 20 in Belgrade and on Aug. 23 in Orleans. The French will also host Slovenia on August 27 in the opener of the second round of 2027 World Cup qualifying and travel to Sweden on August 30.
Wembanyama’s busy offseason comes after he averaged 25.0 points, 11.5 rebounds, 3.1 assists and a league-high 3.08 blocks in 64 games last season. He was the first unanimous Defensive Player of the Year in league history and finished third in MVP voting.
By Tom Orsborn, Staff Writer, via San Antonio Express-News