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) 向一家法国媒体透露，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训练。
“我们的教练和球员下周会聚在这里，在巴黎进行一些训练，”布福德最近在做客 TrashTalk 节目时表示，“他们是来找文班的，大概有八到十个人。”
布福德没有透露具体有哪些球员前往法国，但马刺队周一在社交媒体上发布了一段视频，内容是二年级后卫迪伦·哈珀 (Dylan Harper) 在巴黎参观埃菲尔铁塔。哈珀前往法国是为了参加由联盟主办、NBA2K27 呈现的球迷体验活动“NBA Summer House”。
在文班亚马家乡进行的合练，彰显了这位22岁超级巨星的领导力，也展现了马刺队在2026年NBA总决赛五场大战不敌纽约尼克斯队后，誓以最佳状态进入训练营的决心。
“他在对待训练的态度、保养身体的方式，以及与家人和队友的联系上，都树立了极好的榜样，”布福德在谈到文班亚马时说道，“一支球队能有10名球员飞越半个地球聚在一起训练，这种情况并不多见。而这之所以能成行，正是因为大家对文班的尊重、钦佩，以及他所带来的快乐。”
这次合练也让文班亚马（他在7月10日签下了一份5年2.52亿美元的顶薪新秀提前续约合同）和其他老将有机会与球队在休赛期引进的新援培养化学反应。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。
“托拜厄斯在拥有众多选择的情况下，依然有信心加入我们的球队，这向我们的队伍和球员证明了，他尊重我们过去的成就以及我们正在行进的旅程，”布福德说道。
这次合练也表明马刺队渴望将输给尼克斯队的阴影抛诸脑后，其中包括在总决赛第四场中，他们在一度领先29分的情况下最终以106-107憾负。
“在整个季后赛中，我们可能第一次表现得像一支年轻球队，犯了我们一整年都没有犯过的错误，”布福德在谈到第四场比赛（NBA季后赛历史上最大的一次崩盘）时说道，“在比赛前25分钟左右表现如此出色的情况下，没能收下第四场，确实是一个难以咽下的苦果。
“但这是一个让我们的球员感到骄傲的赛季。他们也尝到了成长的滋味，想要继续进步。光是看到文班给他的队友打电话说，‘嘿，来这里和我一起过一周吧’，就非常令人鼓舞。”
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，文班亚马将在参加完这次合练后，于8月份代表法国国家队出战两场热身赛。
法国男篮（Les Bleus）定于8月20日在贝尔格莱德对阵塞尔维亚队，并于8月23日在奥尔良再次交手。法国队还将于8月27日主场迎战斯洛文尼亚队，打响2027年世界杯预选赛第二阶段的首战，随后于8月30日客场挑战瑞典队。
文班亚马迎来忙碌的休赛期。在上赛季的64场比赛中，他场均贡献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。他是联盟历史上首位全票当选的年度最佳防守球员，并在MVP投票中高居第三。
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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 to a French media outlet.
“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.”
Buford didn’t say which players will be in France, but the Spurs posted a social media video Monday of second-year guard Dylan Harper in Paris visiting the Eiffel Tower. Harper is in France to participate in NBA Summer House, a fan experience hosted by the league and presented by NBA2K27.
The practices in Wembanyama’s homeland underscore the 22-year-old superstar’s leadership and the Spurs’ commitment to entering camp in top shape after losing to the New York Knicks in five games in the 2026 NBA Finals.
“He sets a great example in his approach, in the way he takes care of his body, in the way he connects with his family and with his teammates,” Buford said of Wembanyama. “There are not many times where 10 guys from a team are flying halfway around the world to go work out together. And that’s done because of the respect and admiration and joy that Victor brings.”
The workouts 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, the largest collapse in NBA postseason history. "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
